Gytis Masiulis

Gytis Masiulis
Masiulis with Lithuania in 2022
No. 21 – Rytas Vilnius
PositionPower forward
LeagueLKL
BCL
Personal information
Born (1998-04-10) 10 April 1998 (age 26)
Kaunas, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight99 kg (218 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2020: undrafted
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

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

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 signed with Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB.[5]

On July 2, 2022, Masiulis 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.