Dovis Bičkauskis Explained

Dovis Bičkauskis
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:194
Birth Date:5 September 1993
Birth Place:Šiauliai, Lithuania
Nationality:Lithuanian
League:Lithuanian Basketball League
EuroCup
Team:Lietkabelis Panevėžys
Number:2
Draft Year:2015
Career Start:2010
Years1:2010–2011
Team1:Puntukas Anykščiai
Years2:2011–2012
Team2:BC Statyba
Years3:2012–2013
Team3:KK Radviliškis – Juodeliai
Years4:2013–2014
Team4:Perlas-MRU
Years5:2014–2015
Team5:BC Trakai
Years6:2015–2016
Team6:Sūduva-Mantinga
Years7:2016–2019
Team7:Juventus Utena
Years8:2019–2021
Team8:Rytas Vilnius
Years9:2021–2022
Team9:CSM Oradea
Years10:2022–2023
Team10:CBet Jonava
Years11:2023–present
Team11:Lietkabelis Panevėžys
Highlights:

Dovis Bičkauskis (born 5 September 1993 in Šiauliai) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. Standing at, he plays at the point guard position.[1] [2]

Career

Bičkauskis spent many years in the National Basketball League (NKL), playing for BC Statyba, KK Radviliškis – Juodeliai, Perlas-MRU, BC Trakai, before joining Sūduva-Mantinga, with whom he won the championship in 2016. After the season, he signed with Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) team Juventus Utena, where over the next three seasons, he quickly became one of the top point guards in the league. In 2019, he led the LKL in assists, with 5.7 per game.[3]

On 3 July 2019, Bičkauskis signed a 2-year deal with Rytas Vilnius, the runners-up in the LKL.[4]

On 21 June 2023, Bičkauskis signed a two-year (1+1) contract with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[5]

National team career

Bičkauskis won gold medal with the Lithuanian team during the 2017 Summer Universiade after defeating the United States' team 74–85 in the final.[6] He was also invited to the Lithuania men's national basketball team to play in the FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification in 2019.[7]

Career statistics

EuroCup

|-| style="text-align:left;"|2019–20| style="text-align:left;"|Rytas Vilnius| 16 || 3 || 16.1 || .328 || .286 || .643 || 1.8 || 2.8 || .6 || .0 || 3.7 || 4.7|-| style="text-align:left;"|2023–24| style="text-align:left;"|Lietkabelis Panevezys| 6 || 6 || 28.0 || .585 || .444 || .600 || 3.3 || 5.5 || 1.3 || .0 || 10.8 || 14.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career| 22 || 6 || 19.4 || .456 || .344 || .621 || 2.2 || 3.2 || .8 || .0 || 5.6 || 7.4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dovis Bičkauskis . lkl.lt . 12 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Dovis Bičkauskis / Žaidėjai . BasketNews.lt . 12 October 2019 . lt.
  3. Web site: Player stats . lkl.lt . 12 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Vilniaus "Rytas" ir Dovis Bičkauskis pasirašė dvejų metų sutartį . rytasvilnius.lt . 12 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Pirmasis tarpsezonio naujokas – Dovis Bičkauskis. kklietkabelis.lt. 21 June 2023. 21 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Results - Men Gold Medal Game 2017 . fisu.net . 12 October 2019 . 12 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191012131749/https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/eng/bk/engbk_basketball-results-men-1-01.htm . dead .
  7. Web site: Kazlauskas . Rytis . Į Lietuvos rinktinę pakviestas Dovis Bičkauskis: "Maniau, kad įsivėlė klaida" . . 12 October 2019 . lt.