Lina Pikčiutė Explained

Lina Pikčiutė
League:KMKL
Team:Neptūnas
Position:Center
Birth Date:1990 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Klaipeda, Lithuania
Nationality:Lithuanian
Height Cm:192
Career Start:2006
Years1:2006–2010
Team1:Klaipėdos
Years2:2010–2012
Team2:VIČI-Aistės Kaunas
Years3:2012–2014
Team3:Kibirkštis-VIČI Vilnius
Years4:2014–2015
Team4:Umeå Udominate
Years5:2015–2016
Team5:Uni Girona CB
Years6:2016–2017
Team6:Marijampolė Sūduva
Years7:2017
Team7:CD Zamarat
Years8:2017–2019
Team8:Gruener Stern Keltern
Years9:2019
Team9:Ciudad de los Adelantados
Years10:2019–2020
Team10:Laboratorios Ynsadiet Lagenes
Years11:2020–2021
Team11:Fjölnir
Years12:2022–present
Team12:BC Neptūnas
Highlights:
  • LBF women's player of the year (2013)
  • LMKL champion (2011–2014, 2017)
  • 5× LMKL Cup winner (2011–2014, 2017)
  • BWBL champion (2011, 2012, 2014)
  • DDBL champion (2018)
  • Supercopa de España (2015)

Lina Pikčiutė (born 17 November 1990) is a Lithuanian basketball player who last played for KMKL club BC Neptūnas. During her career, she has won the Lithuanian Women's Basketball League five times and the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga once.[1] In 2013, she was named the Lithuanian Basketball Federation women's player of the year.[2] [3]

Playing career

During the 2014–2015 season, she played for Udominate Basket Umeå in the Swedish Basketligan dam, helping the team to the best record in the league. In the playoffs, Umeå lost to the Norrköping Dolphins in the finals.[4] After winning her fifth LMKL title with Marijampolė Sūduva in 2017, she signed with CD Zamarat of the Spanish Liga Femenina for the 2017–2018 season.[5]

In January 2019, Pikčiutė signed with Ciudad de los Adelantados of the Spanish LF2 and helped the team achieve promotion to the LF1. She continued to play in the LF2 the following season, signing with Laboratorios Ynsadiet Lagenes.[6]

In May 2020, Pikčiutė signed with Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Fjölnir.[7] On 3 October 2020, she had 29 points and 16 rebounds in a victory against Valur.[8] During the regular season, Pikčiutė averaged 15.4 points and 12.5 rebounds per game, helping Fjölnir to an unexpected fourth place finish. During the playoffs she averaged 16.3 points and 7.7 rebounds in Fjölnir's first round loss against eventual champions Valur.

National team career

Pikčiutė debuted with the Lithuanian national team in 2013.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Nýliðar Fjölnis semja við 192 sentímetra landsliðskonu frá Litháen . 15 May 2020 . . 15 May 2020 . Icelandic.
  2. News: Metų laureatus apdovanojo A.Sabonis . 15 May 2020 . sportas.info . 13 January 2014 . Lithuanian.
  3. News: Geriausi 2013 metų Lietuvos krepšininkai – M. Kalnietis ir L. Pikčiutė! . 15 May 2020 . . 18 December 2013 . Lithuanian.
  4. Web site: A3 Basket Umea . basketligandam.se . 15 May 2020 . Swedish.
  5. News: Lina Pikčiutė apie Marijampolės vairuotojus, legionierės karjerą ir krepšinio ilgesį . 15 May 2020 . tv3.lt . 31 January 2017 . Lithuanian.
  6. News: Paco Simón . Lina Pikciute, Kristina Rakovic y Sara Zaragoza, tres refuerzos de altura para el Ynsadiet Leganés . 15 May 2020 . alcabodelacalle.es . 18 July 2019 . Spanish.
  7. News: Nýliðarnir fá landsliðsmiðherja frá Litháen . 15 May 2020 . Karfan.is . 15 May 2020 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Davíð Eldur . Besti leikmaður 3. umferðar – Lina Pikciuté . 3 October 2020 . Karfan.is . 3 October 2020 . Icelandic.
  9. News: L. Pikčiutė pasirašė sutartį su Ispanijos klubu . 15 May 2020 . . 11 July 2017 . Lithuanian.