Vaidas Kariniauskas

Vaidas Kariniauskas
Kariniauskas with Kymi in 2016
No. 8 – CSM Oradea
Position Shooting guard / Point guard
League Liga Națională
Basketball Champions League
Personal information
Born (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993
Alytus, Lithuania
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2013 BC Žalgiris-2
2013–2015 BC Žalgiris
2013–2014 → BC Lietkabelis
2015–2016 Kymis
2016–2017 Pallacanestro Cantù
2017–2018 U BT Cluj-Napoca
2018–present CSM Oradea
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
2009 LithuaniaTeam

Vaidas Kariniauskas (born 16 November 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for CSM Oradea. He plays both guard positions.

Professional career

He won the NKL bronze in 2012 and 2013 with BC Žalgiris-2.[1] On 19 November 2013 he was loaned to BC Lietkabelis in order to get more playable time.[2] After his loan spell, he rejoined Žalgiris for the 2014–15 season, winning the LKL league and the LKF Cup.[3]

On 19 June 2015 he joined Kymis signing a 1+1 year deal.[4]

On 18 August 2016 he signed with Italian club Pallacanestro Cantù.[5] On 1 February 2017 he parted ways with Cantù.[6] The same day, he signed with Romanian club U BT Cluj-Napoca.[7]

National team career

Kariniauskas was an active participant of youth competitions and won a silver medal at the 2009 European U-16 Championship. In 2015 he was included into the Lithuania men's national basketball team head coach Jonas Kazlauskas extended candidates list.[8] Though, he was not invited into the training camp later on.[9] He was invited into the training camp the following year.[10] Firstly, Kariniauskas did not qualify into the Olympic roster, but later on he replaced Edgaras Ulanovas due to injury.[11]

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "Zalgiris guard Vaidas Kariniauskas loaned to Lietkabelis". Sportando.com. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Zalgiris Kaunas brings back Edgaras Ulanovas and Vaidas Kariniauskas". Sportando.com. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kariniauskas signs Kimi deal!". SDNA.gr. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Pallacanestro Cantù signs Vaidas Kariniauskas
  6. ↑ Cantù parts ways with Vaidas Kariniauskas
  7. ↑ Vaidas Kariniauskas inks with U-BT Cluj-Napoca
  8. ↑ "Paviešintas Lietuvos rinktinės kandidatų sąrašas". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "J. Kazlausko sprendimas: paaiškėjo, kurie krepšininkai ruošis Europos čempionatui". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "J. Kazlauskas apsisprendė: rinktinės sąrašas – be L. Lekavičiaus, bet su naujais veidais". Krepsinis.lt. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Miklovas, Jonas. "Olimpinėse žaidynėse debiutuosiantis Vaidas Kariniauskas: "Vykau su mintimi, kad turiu šansą patekti"". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 31 July 2016.


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