Ovidijus Varanauskas
 Varanauskas with Juventus Utena in 2015 | |||||||||||||
| No. 6 – Pallacanestro Varese | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||
| League | Lithuanian Basketball League | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
February 23, 1991 Vilnius, Lithuania | ||||||||||||
| 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–present | ||||||||||||
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| 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–present | Varese | ||||||||||||
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Ovidijus Varanauskas (born February 23, 1991) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player. He plays for 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, 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, 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 and reached 6th place. In the 3x3 professional circuit, he had a masterful performance at the Lausanne Masters, 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.
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.