Ovidijus Varanauskas | |
Number: | 9 |
League: | LNB Pro B |
Team: | SVBD |
Position: | Point guard |
Height: | 187cm (74inches) |
Weight: | 75kg (165lb) |
Nationality: | Lithuanian |
Birth Date: | 23 February 1991 |
Birth Place: | Vilnius, Lithuania |
Draft Year: | 2013 |
Career Start: | 2008 |
Team1: | KM-Magnus-Orem Vilnius |
Years1: | 2008–2009 |
Team2: | Sakalai Vilnius |
Years2: | 2010–2011 |
Team3: | Statyba Vilnius |
Years3: | 2011–2013 |
Team4: | Polpharma Starogard Gdański |
Years4: | 2013–2014 |
Team5: | Prienai |
Years5: | 2014–2015 |
Team6: | Juventus Utena |
Years6: | 2015 |
Team7: | Varese |
Years7: | 2015–2016 |
Team8: | BK Valmiera |
Years8: | 2016 |
Team9: | Gries-Oberhoffen Basket Club |
Years9: | 2016–2017 |
Team10: | Rouen Métropole Basket |
Years10: | 2017–2018 |
Team11: | Skycop Prienai |
Years11: | 2018–2019 |
Team12: | Trefl Sopot |
Years12: | 2019 |
Team13: | Limoges CSP |
Years13: | 2019-2020 |
Years14: | 2019-2020 |
Years15: | 2020-2021 |
Years16: | 2022 |
Team14: | Yeni Mamak Spor |
Team15: | UJAP Quimper |
Team16: | Saint-Vallier BD |
Ovidijus Varanauskas (born February 23, 1991) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player for Saint-Vallier Basket Drôme[1] of the LNB Pro B. He plays the point guard position.[2] [3] [4]
Varanauskas previously represented the Lithuanian youth squads and won bronze medal with the Lithuanian U-16 Team in 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[5]
Varanauskas made his 3x3 debut in 2013 at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Prague Masters, representing the city of Vilnius and finishing 6th.
One year later, Varanauskas was called up to represent Lithuania at the FIBA 3x3 World Championships in Moscow, Russia, and led the team to the semi-finals. He collected bronze three months later at the FIBA 3x3 European Championships in Bucharest, Romania.
In 2015, Varanauskas made another national team appearance at the first-ever and reached 6th place. In the 3x3 professional circuit, he had a masterful performance at the Lausanne Masters, leading Team Vilnius to the win and getting MVP honours. His squad finished 11th at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final in Abu Dhabi, UAE.