| Martynas Echodas | |
| Height M: | 2.06 |
| Weight Kg: | 110 |
| Number: | 14 |
| League: | LKL |
| Position: | Center |
| Nationality: | Lithuanian |
| Birth Date: | 7 July 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Career Start: | 2016 |
| Years1: | 2013–2017 |
| Team1: | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Years2: | 2013–2016 |
| Team2: | → Žalgiris-2 Kaunas |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Team3: | → Šiauliai |
| Years4: | 2017–2021 |
| Team4: | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius / Rytas Vilnius |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Team5: | Reyer Venezia |
| Years6: | 2022–2024 |
| Team6: | Rytas Vilnius |
| Highlights: |
|
Martynas Echodas (born 7 July 1997) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[1] [2]
Echodas was born in Kaunas, Lithuania. A product of Žalgiris' youth system, Echodas spent his first three seasons playing for Žalgiris-2 Kaunas of National Basketball League (NKL). On September 1, 2016, Echodas was loaned to BC Šiauliai of the LKL.[3] On November 23, he recorded a career-high 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 37 efficiency points in a FIBA Europe Cup match against Pardubice.[4]
In August 2017, Echodas signed a three-year contract with Rytas Vilnius.[5] In his second year with Rytas, Echodas won the EuroCup's Rising Star Award for the 2018–19 season.[6] During 18 games played, he averaged 9.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 11.7 point PIR rating, while shooting 62.6% from the field. He re-signed with the team on July 23, 2020.[7]
On June 29, 2021, Echodas signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[8]
On July 1, 2022, Echodas returned to Rytas Vilnius, signing a contract until the end of the 2023–2024 season.[9]
Echodas was part of the U-16 and U-18 Lithuanian youth teams that participated in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. In the latter tournament, he averaged 9.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in just 18.2 minutes per game.[10] On February 23, 2018, Echodas debuted as a member of the Lithuania men's national basketball team by scoring 5 points and grabbing 6 rebounds, and helped to defeat the Hungary national basketball team 80–75 during the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.[11]
Echodas is of Jewish descent (through his maternal grandfather).[12]