Gytis Masiulis

Gytis Masiulis (born 10 April 1998) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the LKL and the Basketball Champions League.

Gytis Masiulis
Masiulis with Lithuania in 2022
No. 21 – Rytas Vilnius
PositionPower forward
LeagueLKL
Personal information
Born (1998-04-10) 10 April 1998
Kaunas, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight99 kg (218 lb)
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2020Žalgiris Kaunas
2014–2018→ Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2018–2020→ Neptūnas Klaipėda
2020→ Fraport Skyliners
2020–2021Lietkabelis Panevežys
2021–2022Bilbao Basket
2022–presentRytas Vilnius
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA U18 European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Turkey Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Greece Team

Professional career

Masiulis started his professional career when he signed with BC Žalgiris-2 in summer 2014. He debuted for the senior team of Žalgiris Kaunas on 22 January 2017 against Nevėžis Kėdainiai.[1] In June 2017, he participated in adidas Eurocamp in Treviso, and led Europe to an 82–62 victory over the United States, scoring 16 points and grabbing 4 rebounds.[2] In July 2018, Masiulis was loaned to Neptūnas Klaipėda. In the following year, he was named LKL Best Young Player as the top under-21 player in the league.[3]

On 28 May 2020, Masiulis was loaned to Fraport Skyliners of the Basketball Bundesliga.[4]

On July 7, 2021, he has signed with Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB.[5]

On July 2, 2022, he signed with Rytas Vilnius of the LKL and the Basketball Champions League.[6]

National team career

Gytis Masiulis made his youth debut for Lithuania at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Latvia.[7] He won a bronze medal with Lithuania in the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.[8] One year later, he won silver medal at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Turkey.[9] In 2017, Masiulis represented Lithuania at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.[10]

Personal life

Gytis is the son of former Lithuanian national basketball team member Tomas Masiulis, who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and previously had success with Žalgiris Kaunas and Prokom Trefl Sopot in the EuroLeague.[11]

References
  1. "Gytis Masiulis debiutavo "Žalgirio" komandoje". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. "Gytis Masiulis sužibėjo prestižinėje stovykloje Trevize". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. "LKL sezono uždaryme – Š.Jasikevičiaus, E.Ulanovo ir „Žalgirio" triumfas". 15min.lt. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. Maggi, Alessandro (28 May 2020). "Fraport Skyliners announces Gytis Masiulis". Sportando. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  5. "RETAbet Bilbao signs Gytis Masiulis". Sportando. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  6. "Naujokas sostinėje: G. Masiulis papildė „Ryto" puolėjų grandį — BC "Rytas"". www.rytasvilnius.lt. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  7. "Gytis Masiulis profile, U16 European Championship Men 2014". FIBA.com. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  8. "Gytis Masiulis profile, U18 European Championship Men 2015". FIBA.com. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  9. "Gytis MASIULIS at the Players of the FIBA U18 European Championship Division A 2016". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  10. "Gytis MASIULIS at the Players of the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  11. ""Žalgirio" talentas Gytis Masiulis tobulėja tėčio vadovaujamoje komandoje". lrytas.lt. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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