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Ignas Vaitkus

Ignas Vaitkus
No. 22 – Nevėžis Kėdainiai
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeagueLKL
Personal information
Born (1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 31)
Šiauliai, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight97 kg (214 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Saulė-Aukštabalis Šiauliai
2012–2013Meresta Pakruojis
2013–2014BC Mažeikiai
2014–2015Nafta-Uni-Akvaservis Klaipėda
2015–2016BC Šilutė
2016BC Vytis
2016–2017Nevėžis Kėdainiai
2017–2019BC Šiauliai
2019–2022Juventus Utena
2022–2023Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2023–presentNevėžis Kėdainiai
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Antwerp Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Team

Ignas Vaitkus (born 22 February 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[1]

Early career

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Born in Šiauliai, Vaitkus started his career with Saulė-Aukštabalis Šiauliai of the third-tier Regional Basketball League (RKL), where he played for one season in 2011–12. In 2012, he moved to the NKL when he signed with Meresta Pakruojis.

Professional career

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Vaitkus started his professional career with BC Mažeikiai in 2014. He made his debut in the Lithuanian Basketball League on 27 September 2014, scoring 17 points in a loss against Neptūnas Klaipėda.

On 3 August 2023, Vaitkus returned to Nevėžis Kėdainiai.[2]

National team career

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Vaitkus won gold medal with the Lithuanian team during the 2017 Summer Universiade after defeating the United States' team 74–85 in the final.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ignas Vaitkus / Žaidėjai".
  2. ^ "Kėdainių klube – I. Vaitkus". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Results - Men Gold Medal Game 2017". fisu.net. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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