Vytautas Šulskis Explained

Vytautas Šulskis
Number:8
Position:Small forward / power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lbs:203
League:LKL
Team:Sūduva-Mantinga
Birth Date:8 August 1988
Birth Place:Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality:Lithuanian
High School:The Rock School (Gainesville, Florida)
College:Youngstown State (2007–2011)
Draft Year:2011
Career Start:2011
Years1:2011–2012
Team1:Nevėžis Kedainiai
Years2:2012–2015
Team2:Šiauliai
Years3:2015–2016
Team3:Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas
Years4:2016–2017
Team4:Juventus Utena
Years5:2017
Team5:Beirut First Sport
Years6:2017–2018
Team6:Neptūnas Klaipėda
Years7:2018–2019
Team7:Pieno Žvaigždės
Years8:2019–present
Team8:Juventus Utena
Years9:2022-2023
Team9:BC Jonava
Team10:Sūduva-Mantinga
Years10:2023-2024
Highlights:

Vytautas Šulskis (born August 8, 1988) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player.

High school

Born in Vilnius, Šulskis attended The Rock of Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Florida, where he played soccer and basketball. During his high school off-season Šulskis played AAU basketball for Florida Elite out of Tampa, Florida.[1] Šulskis was teammates with a number of highly regarded basketball players including Larry Sanders, Justin Morin, and Dominque Jones while playing AAU for the Elite.

College career

After graduation from high school, Šulskis went on to play for the Youngstown State University Penguins of NCAA. While playing for Penguins, Šulskis scored more than 1,000 career points and starred in 120 consecutive games. He averaged 13.1 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game and 2 assists per game his senior year.

Professional career

In August 2011, he signed a one-year contract with BC Žalgiris of Lithuania.[2] However, he ended up not playing there and moving to BC Nevėžis. In 2012, Šulskis signed with BC Šiauliai. From 2015 he is playing for Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas. In the 2015–16 season, Šulskis was named the Most Valuable Player of the LKL.[3]

In December 2017, Šulskis returned to Lithuania and signed with BC Neptūnas.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Florida Elite 2006 Team.
  2. http://www.eurobasket.lt/lt/naujienos/65657/all "Žalgiryje" - lietuvis puolėjas iš NCAA
  3. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/lithuania/201400/lkl-zalgiris-is-the-champion-for-the-sixth-time-in-a-row.html LKL: Zalgiris is the champion for the sixth time in a row
  4. Web site: "Neptūną" papildys Vytautas Šulskis. 30 December 2017.