Gytis Masiulis Explained

Gytis Masiulis
Position:Power forward
League:LKL
BCL
Team:Rytas Vilnius
Number:21
Height M:2.07
Weight Kg:99
Nationality:Lithuanian
Birth Date:10 April 1998
Birth Place:Kaunas, Lithuania
Career Start:2014
Draft Year:2020
Years1:2014–2020
Team1:Žalgiris Kaunas
Years2:2014–2018
Team2:Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
Years3:2018–2020
Team3:Neptūnas Klaipėda
Years4:2020
Team4:Fraport Skyliners
Years5:2020–2021
Team5:Lietkabelis Panevežys
Years6:2021–2022
Team6:Bilbao Basket
Years7:2022–present
Team7:Rytas Vilnius
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Gytis Masiulis (born 10 April 1998) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the BCL.

Professional career

Masiulis started his professional career when he signed with BC Žalgiris-2 in summer 2014. He debuted for the senior team of Žalgiris Kaunas on 22 January 2017 against Nevėžis Kėdainiai.[1] In June 2017, he participated in adidas Eurocamp in Treviso, and led Europe to an 82–62 victory over the United States, scoring 16 points and grabbing 4 rebounds.[2] In July 2018, Masiulis was loaned to Neptūnas Klaipėda. In the following year, he was named LKL Best Young Player as the top under-21 player in the league.[3]

On 28 May 2020, Masiulis was loaned to Fraport Skyliners of the Basketball Bundesliga.[4]

On July 7, 2021, he signed with Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB.[5]

On July 2, 2022, Masiulis signed with Rytas Vilnius of the LKL and the Basketball Champions League.[6]

National team career

Gytis Masiulis made his youth debut for Lithuania at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Latvia.[7] He won a bronze medal with Lithuania in the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.[8] One year later, he won silver medal at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Turkey.[9] In 2017, Masiulis represented Lithuania at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.[10]

Personal life

Gytis is the son of former Lithuanian national basketball team member Tomas Masiulis, who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and previously had success with Žalgiris Kaunas and Prokom Trefl Sopot in the EuroLeague.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gytis Masiulis debiutavo "Žalgirio" komandoje. BasketNews.lt. 22 January 2017. lt.
  2. Web site: Gytis Masiulis sužibėjo prestižinėje stovykloje Trevize. BasketNews.lt. 11 June 2017. lt.
  3. Web site: LKL sezono uždaryme – Š.Jasikevičiaus, E.Ulanovo ir "Žalgirio" triumfas . . 4 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Maggi . Alessandro . Fraport Skyliners announces Gytis Masiulis . Sportando . 5 June 2020 . 28 May 2020.
  5. Web site: RETAbet Bilbao signs Gytis Masiulis. July 7, 2021. Sportando. En. July 7, 2021.
  6. Web site: Naujokas sostinėje: G. Masiulis papildė "Ryto" puolėjų grandį — BC "Rytas" . 2022-07-02 . www.rytasvilnius.lt.
  7. Web site: Gytis Masiulis profile, U16 European Championship Men 2014. FIBA.com. 7 July 2017.
  8. Web site: Gytis Masiulis profile, U18 European Championship Men 2015. FIBA.com. 7 July 2017.
  9. Web site: Gytis MASIULIS at the Players of the FIBA U18 European Championship Division A 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20190615223144/http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u18/2016/player/Gytis-Masiulis. live. June 15, 2019. FIBA.com. 7 July 2017. en.
  10. Web site: Gytis MASIULIS at the Players of the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209172351/http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u19/2017/player/Gytis-Masiulis. live. December 9, 2019. FIBA.com. 7 July 2017. en.
  11. Web site: "Žalgirio" talentas Gytis Masiulis tobulėja tėčio vadovaujamoje komandoje. lrytas.lt. 6 December 2016. 24 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180224232711/https://sportas.lrytas.lt/krepsinis/zalgirio-talentas-gytis-masiulis-tobuleja-tecio-vadovaujamoje-komandoje.htm. dead.