Ovidijus Varanauskas
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Born | Vilnius, Lithuania | February 23, 1991||||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 187 cm (6.14 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2013: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2008–2024 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | KM-Magnus-Orem Vilnius | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Sakalai Vilnius | ||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Statyba Vilnius | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Polpharma Starogard Gdański | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Prienai | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Juventus Utena | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Varese | ||||||||||||||
2016 | BK Valmiera | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Gries-Oberhoffen Basket Club | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Rouen Métropole Basket | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Skycop Prienai | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Trefl Sopot | ||||||||||||||
2019-2020 | Limoges CSP | ||||||||||||||
2019-2020 | Yeni Mamak Spor | ||||||||||||||
2020-2021 | UJAP Quimper | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Saint-Vallier BD | ||||||||||||||
2022-2023 | Omega-Tauras-LSU | ||||||||||||||
2023-2024 | Milasta Birštonas | ||||||||||||||
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Ovidijus Varanauskas (born February 23, 1991) is a former professional Lithuanian basketball player. He plays the point guard position.[1][2][3]
International career
Varanauskas previously represented the Lithuanian youth squads and won bronze medal with the Lithuanian U-16 Team in 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[4]
3x3
Varanauskas made his 3x3 debut in 2013 at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Prague Masters,[5] 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,[6] 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 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan,[7] and reached 6th place. In the 3x3 professional circuit, he had a masterful performance at the Lausanne Masters,[8] 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.[9]
References
- ^ "Ovidijus Varanauskas". LKL.lt. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Ovidijus Varanauskas". Krepsinis.net. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Ovidijus Varanauskas Player Profile". Basketball.RealGM.com. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Ovidijus Varanauskas / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160807010755/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/13/3x3/prague/p//index.html
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20151031210632/http://russia2014.fiba.com/
- ^ European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan[usurped]
- ^ https://www.fiba.basketball/3x3WT/2015/lausanne
- ^ https://www.fiba.basketball/3x3WT/2015/abu-dhabi