Martynas Echodas

Martynas Echodas (born 7 July 1997 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[1][2] Echodas is of Jewish descent (through his maternal grandfather).[3]

Martynas Echodas
No. 14 – Rytas Vilnius
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueLithuanian Basketball League
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1997-07-07) July 7, 1997
Kaunas, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2013–2017Žalgiris Kaunas
2013–2016→ Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2016–2017→ Šiauliai
2017–presentLietuvos rytas Vilnius / Rytas Vilnius
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Lithuania
FIBA European U-20 Championship
2016 FinlandTeam
FIBA European U-18 Championship
2015 GreeceTeam

Playing career

A product of Žalgiris' youth system, Echodas spent his first three seasons playing for Žalgiris-2 Kaunas of National Basketball League (NKL). On September 1, 2016, Echodas was loaned to BC Šiauliai of the LKL.[4] On November 23, he recorded a career-high 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 37 efficiency points in a FIBA Europe Cup match against Pardubice.[5]

In August 2017, Echodas signed a three-year contract with Rytas Vilnius.[6] In his second year with Rytas, Echodas won the EuroCup's Rising Star Award for the 2018–19 season.[7] During 18 games played, he averaged 9.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 11.7 point PIR rating, while shooting 62.6% from the field.

National team career

Echodas was part of the U-16 and U-18 Lithuanian youth teams that participated in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. In the latter tournament, he averaged 9.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in just 18.2 minutes per game.[8] On February 23, 2018, Echodas debuted as a member of the Lithuania men's national basketball team by scoring 5 points and grabbing 6 rebounds, and helped to defeat the Hungary national basketball team 80–75 during the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.[9]

References
  1. "Martynas Echodas". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  2. "Martynas Echodas / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  3. "Žydų žurnalistų į „Maccabi" klubą „siunčiamas" Echodas nežada atsisakyti Lietuvos pilietybės". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. "Martynas Echodas skolinamas „Šiauliams"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. "BK Pardubice v BC Siauliai Boxscore - FIBA Europe Cup 2017 – FIBA.com". fiba.com. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  6. "Rytas reels in young scorer Echodas". Eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. "Rising Star Trophy winner: Martynas Echodas, Rytas Vilnius". Eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  8. "Martynas Echodas | U18 Europe Championship Men - Division A". u18men.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  9. Dobrovolskas, Karolis. "Solidžiai rinktinėje debiutavęs Martynas Echodas: „Mačo pradžioje šiek tiek drebėjo kinkos"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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