Mindaugas Kupšas

Mindaugas Kupšas (born 9 April 1991) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Kaohsiung Aquas of the T1 League. Standing at 7 ft 1.25 in (2.17 m), he plays at the center position.

Mindaugas Kupšas
Kupšas with Žalgiris in January 2014
No. 49 – Kaohsiung Aquas
PositionCenter
LeagueT1 League
Personal information
Born (1991-04-09) 9 April 1991
Plikiškiai, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height7 ft 1.25 in (2.17 m)
Listed weight269 lb (122 kg)
Career information
CollegeLithuanian Sports University
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2010–2015Žalgiris Kaunas
2010-2011→Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
2011–2012→Baltai Kaunas
2012–2013→Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2014–2015→Kalev/Cramo Tallinn
2015Vienna
2015–2016Nevėžis Kėdainiai
2016–2017Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas
2017Clavijo
2017–2018Juventus Utena
2018Chongqing Sanhai Lanling
2018–2019Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2019–2020Hapoel Jerusalem
2020Filou Oostende
2020-2021Juventus Utena
2021-presentKaohsiung Aquas
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen National Team

Professional career

Kupšas played for Lietkabelis in the 2012–13 season and averaged 10.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per 21 minutes of game action.[1] He went undrafted at the 2013 NBA draft.[2]

On August 6, 2014, Kupšas was loaned to the Estonian team BC Kalev/Cramo for the 2014–15 season.[3]

On August 14, 2016, Kupšas signed with Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas. On February 7, 2017, he parted ways with Vytautas to join CB Clavijo of the Spanish LEB Oro.[4]

On August 10, 2017, Kupšas signed a one-year deal with BC Juventus.[5]

On August 7, 2018, Kupšas returned to Lietkabelis Panevėžys for a second stint, signing for the 2018–19 season.[6] In 56 games played with Lietkabelis, he averaged 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds, while shooting 62 percent from the field.

On August 14, 2019, Kupšas signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League.[7]

On March 2, 2020, Kupšas parted ways with Hapoel Jerusalem to join Filou Oostende of the Belgian Pro Basketball League.[8]

On October 1, 2021, Kupšas signed with Kaohsiung Aquas of the T1 League.[9] On June 30, 2022, Kupšas was selected to the all-defensive first team of the T1 League in 2021–22 season.[10] On July 20, Kupšas re-signed with the Kaohsiung Aquas.[11] On August 6, 2023, Kupšas re-signed with the Kaohsiung Aquas.[12]

References
  1. "Mindaugas Kupšas LKL.lt". Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  2. "NBA naujokų biržos rinkimuose M. Kupšas savo pavardės neišgirdo". delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. "M.Kupšas karjerą tęs Talino "Kalev/Cramo" klube". zalgiris.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. "Mindaugas Kupsas (ex Vytautas) agreed terms with CB Clavijo". Eurobasket.com. February 7, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  5. "Mindaugas Kupsas moves to Utenos Juventus". Sportando.basketball. August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  6. "KK Lietkabelis signs Mindaugas Kupsas". Sportando.basketball. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  7. "חיזוק ליטאי: קופשאס מצטרף לירושלים". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  8. "Welkom Mindaugas Kupsas". bcoostende.be (in Dutch). March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  9. "立陶宛國家隊巨塔來了！　中鋒庫薩斯加盟高雄海神". ETtoday. October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  10. "T1最強防守專家是他！　林秉聖再奪2項年度防守大獎". ETtoday. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  11. "立陶宛巨塔續留海神 庫薩斯：目標就是連霸". United Daily News. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  12. "海神與兩大冠軍班底續約 布銳克曼：新賽季目標絕對是冠軍". ETtoday. August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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