Gediminas Orelik Explained

Gediminas Orelik
Height M:2.00
Weight Kg:105
Birth Date:1990 5, df=y
Birth Place:Šiauliai, Lithuania
League:LKL
Team:Juventus Utena
Number:17
Nationality:Lithuanian
Draft Year:2012
Career Start:2006
Years1:2006–2010
Team1:Šiauliai
Years2:2008–2009
Team2:→Meresta Pakruojis
Years3:2010–2013
Team3:Rūdupis / TonyBet Prienai
Years4:2013–2016
Team4:Lietuvos rytas
Years5:2016–2017
Team5:Banvit
Years6:2017–2018
Team6:Reyer Venezia
Years7:2020
Team7:Šiauliai
Years8:2020–2021
Team8:Spars Sarajevo
Years9:2021–2022
Years10:2022–2023
Team10:Beşiktaş
Years11:2023–2024
Team11:Lietkabelis Panevėžys
Years12:2024–present
Team12:Juventus Utena
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Gediminas Orelik (Lithuanian: Gediminas Orelikas) (born 14 May 1990) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He primarily plays at power forward position.

Professional career

At the conclusion of the Lithuanian League's 2012–13 season, Orelik won the league's season MVP award, after averaging 17.1 points per game, 5.4 rebounds per game, and 21.2 efficiency points per game.[1] On 17 May 2013, it was announced that Orelik signed with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius.[2]

On 1 August 2016, Orelik signed with Banvit of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[3] [4]

On 15 July 2017, Orelik signed with Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), for the 2017–18 season.[5] He averaged 14.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists in the LBA, along with 14.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the Champions League, before suffering a season-ending knee injury in January 2018.[6]

On 14 October 2020, Orelik signed with BC Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[7]

On 11 July 2021, Orelik signed a one-year contract with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.[8] He averaged 15.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals in 15 EuroCup games played.

On 29 July 2022, Orelik signed with Beşiktaş of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[9] On 16 January 2023, he left the club on a mutual agreement.[10] On the same day, he returned to Lietkabelis Panevėžys, signing until the end of the season.[11]

On 5 July 2024, Orelik signed a two-year deal with Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[12]

National team career

Lithuanian junior national team

Orelik was a part of the Lithuanian Under-16, Under-18, Under-19, and Under-20 junior national teams. In 2009, he played alongside Donatas Motiejūnas, and led Lithuania to a 9th-place finish at the Under-19 World Cup. In 2011, he won a bronze medal, while representing Lithuania at the 2011 Summer Universiade.

Lithuanian senior national team

In 2015, Orelik was included into the senior Lithuanian national team's extended candidates list.[13] However, he was not invited into the team's training camp later on.[14]

Personal life

Orelik is of Belarusian and Polish descent.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mikalajūnas. Tautvydas. Kaune apdovanoti LKL geriausieji, naudingiausias finalo serijos žaidėjas - M. Kuzminskas. lrytas.lt. 24 September 2016. lt-LT. 14 May 2013.
  2. Web site: "Lietuvos rytą" sustiprino geriausias LKL reguliariojo sezono žaidėjas. Delfi.lt. 24 September 2016. lt-LT. 17 May 2013.
  3. Web site: Gediminas Orelik joins Banvit. EuroHoops. 1 August 2016. 16 January 2023.
  4. Web site: Gediminas Orelik Banvit'te. www.banvitbasketbol.com. 24 September 2016. tr-TR. 1 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160927063705/http://www.banvitbasketbol.com/haber-detay/4579/gediminas-orelik-banvit-te. 27 September 2016. dead.
  5. News: Orelik signed with Venezia. EuroHoops. 15 July 2017. 16 January 2023.
  6. News: End of the season for Gediminas Orelik. EuroHoops. 16 January 2018. 16 January 2023.
  7. Web site: Gediminas Orelikas gaivina krepšininko karjerą: grįžta žaisti į "Šiaulius". basketnews.lt. lt. 14 October 2020. 16 January 2023.
  8. News: Priekinę liniją sustiprino G.Orelikas. 11 July 2021. kklietkabelis.lt. 11 July 2021. lt-LT.
  9. Web site: Gediminas Orelik Beşiktaş'ta. July 29, 2022. bjk.com.tr. tr. August 5, 2022.
  10. Web site: Beşiktaş Emlakjet'te Gediminas Orelik ile Yollar Ayrıldı. EuroHoops. tr. 16 January 2023. 16 January 2023.
  11. Web site: Gediminas Orelikas grįžta į "7bet-Lietkabelį". kklietkabelis.lt. lt. 16 January 2023. 16 January 2023.
  12. Web site: Utenos "Uniclub Casino – Juventus" papildė Gediminas Orelikas. utenosjuventus.lt. lt. 5 July 2024. 8 July 2024.
  13. Web site: Paviešintas Lietuvos rinktinės kandidatų sąrašas. Delfi.lt. 5 May 2015. lt-LT. 5 May 2015.
  14. Web site: J. Kazlausko sprendimas: paaiškėjo, kurie krepšininkai ruošis Europos čempionatui. Delfi.lt. 9 July 2015. lt-LT. 9 July 2015.
  15. Web site: Mazalas. Šarūnas. "Be kaklaraiščio". Orelikas: "Futbole ar gynėjas, ar puolėjas – visur būčiau kiauras". BasketNews.lt. 24 September 2016. lt-LT. 3 December 2012.