Dominykas Milka Explained

Dominykas Milka
Position:Forward / center
Height Cm:203
Weight Kg:114
League:Úrvalsdeild karla
Team:Njarðvík
Nationality:Lithuanian / American
Birth Date:1992 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Druskininkai, Lithuania
High School:Christ The King Regional
(Queens, New York)
College:Saint Rose (2010–2014)
Career Start:2014
Years1:2014–2015
Team1:BC Prienai
Years2:2015
Team2:Hiroshima Dragonflies
Years3:2016
Team3:TLN Kalev
Years4:2016–2017
Team4:Tartu Ulikool/Rock
Years5:2017
Team5:Geneva Lions
Years6:2017–2018
Team6:CEP Lorient
Years7:2018–2019
Team7:La Charite Basket 58
Years8:2019–2023
Team8:Keflavík
Years9:2023–present
Team9:Njarðvík
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Dominykas Milka (born 1 August 1992) is a Lithuanian-American professional basketball player who plays for Njarðvík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[1] He played college basketball at College of Saint Rose.

Early life

Milka was born in Lithuania but moved with his parents to the United States when he was 13.[2] The family settled in New York where he attended Christ The King Regional High School[3] before playing four years of college basketball at College of Saint Rose.[4]

Professional career

After graduating from college, Milka went on to play professionally in his country of birth with BC Prienai. He later played for Hiroshima Dragonflies in Japan, TLN Kalev and Tartu Ulikool/Rock in Estonia. Joined Geneva Lions and won second place in the top league of Switzerland before moving on to France to play for CEP Lorient[5] and later La Charite Basket 58.[6]

In June 2019, Milka signed with Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[7] On 19 December 2020, he finished with a triple-double, 16 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists, in a victory against ÍR.[8] With one game left of the regular season, the rest of the season and playoffs was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Iceland. For the season he led the league in rebounds with 12.1 rebounds and finished third in scoring with 20.9 points per game,[9] helping Keflavík finish in second place in the league.[10] In April 2020, Milka signed a contract extension with Keflavík for the 2020-2021 season.[11] During the season, he averaged 22.8 points and 10.7 rebounds, helping Keflavík to the Úrvalsdeild finals where they lost to Þór Þorlákshöfn.[12] During the 2021-2022 season, Milka averaged 15.4 and 9.6 rebounds.[13] On 30 April 2022, Milka confirmed that Keflavík had terminated his contract.[14] However, on 22 May, it was announced that Keflavík and Milka had agreed on a contract for the 2022-2023 season.[15]

In July 2023, Milka signed with Keflavík's rivals Njarðvík.[16]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson . Dominykas Milka: Ég held að það hjálpi deildinni að það eru alltaf fleiri útlendingar að bætast við . 15 May 2021 . . 15 May 2021 . Icelandic.
  2. News: Jóhann Páll Kristbjörnsson . Vakna á hverju degi til að gera foreldra mína stolta . 22 June 2021 . . 8 May 2021 . Icelandic.
  3. News: Christopher Chavez . Christ The King's Dominykas Milka Chooses The College Of St. Rose . 19 April 2020 . . 29 April 2010.
  4. News: Brien Bouyea . Big season continues for Saint Rose center Milka . 19 April 2020 . . 7 April 2014.
  5. News: Basket. Le CEP Lorient recrute le pivot Dominykas Milka . 19 April 2020 . . 11 August 2017 . French.
  6. News: Dominykas Milka remplace Beka Bekauri à La Charité basket . 19 April 2020 . Le Journal Du Centre . 13 September 2018 . French.
  7. News: Davíð Eldur . Dominykas Milka til Keflavíkur . 19 April 2020 . Karfan.is . 13 June 2019 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Milka er +130 í tíu leikjum í vetur . 19 April 2020 . . 20 December 2019 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Einn sá besti áfram í Keflavík . 19 April 2020 . . 10 April 2020 . Icelandic.
  10. News: Sindri Sverrisson . Milka á óklárað verk fyrir höndum í Keflavík . 19 April 2020 . . 14 April 2020 . Icelandic.
  11. News: Anton Ingi Leifsson . Milka áfram í Keflavík . 19 April 2020 . . 10 April 2020 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Sögðu upp samningi Milka . 1 May 2022 . . 1 May 2022 . Icelandic.
  13. News: Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson . Milka yfirgefur Keflvíkinga . 1 May 2022 . . 1 May 2022 . Icelandic.
  14. News: Davíð Eldur . Dominykas Milka yfirgefur Keflavík . 30 April 2022 . Karfan.is . 30 April 2022 . Icelandic.
  15. News: Davíð Eldur . Dominykas Milka semur aftur við Keflavík . 22 May 2022 . Karfan.is . 22 May 2022 . Icelandic.
  16. News: Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson . Milka óvænt til Njarðvíkur . 13 July 2023 . . 12 July 2023 . Icelandic.