Vytautas Šulskis

Vytautas Šulskis
Šulskis in 2015 with Šiauliai
No. 88 BC Pieno Žvaigždės
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League LKL
Personal information
Born (1988-08-08) August 8, 1988
Vilnius, Lithuania
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school The Rock School
(Gainesville, Florida)
College Youngstown State (2007–2011)
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Nevėžis Kedainiai
2012–2015 Šiauliai
2015–2016 Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas
2016–2017 Juventus Utena
2017 Beirut First Sport
2017–2018 Neptūnas Klaipėda
2018- present Pieno Žvaigždės
Career highlights and awards

Vytautas Šulskis (born August 8, 1988) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player.

High school

Born in Vilnius, Šulskis attended The Rock of Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Florida, where he played soccer and basketball. During his high school off-season Šulskis played AAU basketball for Florida Elite out of Tampa, Florida.[1] Šulskis was teammates with a number of highly regarded basketball players including Larry Sanders, Justin Morin, and Dominque Jones while playing AAU for the Elite.

College career

After graduation from high school, Šulskis went on to play for the Youngstown State University Penguins of NCAA. While playing for Penguins, Šulskis scored more than 1,000 career points and starred in 120 consecutive games. He averaged 13.1 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game and 2 assists per game his senior year.

Professional career

In August 2011, he signed a one-year contract with BC Žalgiris of Lithuania.[2] However, he ended up not playing there and moving to BC Nevėžis. In 2012, Šulskis signed with BC Šiauliai. From 2015 he is playing for Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas. In the 2015–16 season, Šulskis was named the Most Valuable Player of the LKL.[3]

In December 2017, Šulskis returned to Lithuania and signed with BC Neptūnas.[4]

References

  1. "Florida Elite 2006 Team".
  2. "Žalgiryje" - lietuvis puolėjas iš NCAA
  3. LKL: Zalgiris is the champion for the sixth time in a row
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