Augustas Marčiulionis | |
Position: | Point guard |
Height M: | 1.93 |
Weight Kg: | 88.5 |
Birth Date: | 2002 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Vilnius, Lithuania |
Number: | 3 |
Team: | Saint Mary's Gaels |
League: | West Coast Conference |
College: | Saint Mary's (2021–present) |
Career Start: | 2018 |
Years1: | 2018–2020 |
Team1: | Perlas |
Years2: | 2020–2021 |
Team2: | Rytas Vilnius |
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Augustas Marčiulionis (born 21 March 2002) is a Lithuanian basketball player for NCAA Division I Saint Mary's College after having played for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[1] Standing, he plays the point guard position.[2]
Marčiulionis made his professional career debut with BC Perlas in the 2018–19 season.[3] On 23 June 2020, Marčiulionis stayed with the Rytas Vilnius.[4] On 19 September 2020, Marčiulionis, as a member of the Rytas Vilnius, debuted in the Lithuanian Basketball League and contributed to a 106–77 season opening victory versus the Juventus Utena.[5] However, he played under amateur contracts for both Perlas and Rytas to preserve his eligibility to play NCAA basketball.[1]
On 16 June 2021, Marčiulionis signed a letter of intent to play at Saint Mary's.[1]
In 2020, Marčiulionis was invited to play for the senior Lithuania men's national basketball team during the EuroBasket 2022 qualification on 27–29 November.[6] He had previously played for Lithuania's U16 and U18 national teams, and is scheduled to play for Lithuania at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup.[1]
Augustas is the son of Hall of Fame player Šarūnas Marčiulionis.[1] [7]