Arnas Beručka

Arnas Beručka
No. 21 – Neptūnas Klaipėda
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 27)
Vilnius, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2018Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2015-2018→Perlas Vilnius
2017→Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas
2018-2020Juventus Utena
2018-2019→BC Ežerūnas
2020–2021BK Inter Bratislava
2021–2022Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2022–2024BC Wolves
2024–presentNeptūnas Klaipėda
Medals
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Greece U18 National Team

Arnas Beručka (born 17 March 1997) is a Lithuanian basketball player for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League.

Professional career

Beručka started his professional career signing with BC Perlas in 2015. He played 2 seasons in Perlas. In the second season, he was one of team leaders, averaging 11 points per game.

On 20 April 2017, Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas registered him because half of the team was injured and the pool of replacement candidates was small (LKL rules mandate a maximum age of signed players of 21 years).[1]

On July 26, 2022, he has signed with BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[2]

On June 19, 20224, he has signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[3]

International career

Beručka represented Lithuanian youth national teams multiple times during the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ ""Vytautas" pasikvietė dar vieną NKL žaidėją - Krepsinis.net".
  2. ^ "Oficialu: „Wolves" gretas papildė Arnas Beručka". Sportando. July 26, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  3. ^ ": Klaipėdos „Neptūnas" ir Arnas Beručka sukirto rankomis" (in Lithuanian). Basketnews. June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "Arnas Berucka | U16 European Championship Men (2013)". www.FIBAEurope.com. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Arnas Berucka profile, U18 European Championship Men 2015". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Arnas BERUCKA at the Players of the FIBA U20 European Championship Division A 2017". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.