Arnas Butkevičius

Arnas Butkevičius

Butkevičius with Žalgiris Kaunas in 2025
No. 51–Žalgiris Kaunas
Position	Small forward / power forward
League	LKL EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1992-10-22) 22 October 1992 (age 32) Klaipėda, Lithuania
Listed height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2014: undrafted
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2010	Kuršiai Neringa
2010–2012	Sakalai Vilnius
2012–2013	Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2013–2017	Neptūnas Klaipėda
2017–2022	Rytas Vilnius
2022–present	Žalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights and awards
LKL champion (2022, 2023) LKL Finals MVP (2022) 3× All-LKL Team (2019, 2020, 2022) 3× King Mindaugas Cup winner (2019, 2023, 2024)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing   Lithuania FIBA World Under-19 Championship 2011 Latvia National Team FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2012 Slovenia National Team

Arnas Butkevičius (born 22 October 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.

Professional career

Arnas was alumni of V.Knašius Basketball School at his young age, started his professional career at Neringa's Kuršiai in third Lithuanian league when he was 17. Next season he joined Sakalai in LKL. Arnas joined Neptūnas in 2013, after showing good performance in Lithuanian Basketball League playing for BC Lietkabelis scoring 8.1 points and 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals at his last season there, before the end of the season he joined Neptūnas for the playoffs. He quickly became an important part for the team, helping Neptūnas reach the LKL finals twice, as well as playing in the EuroLeague and EuroCup competitions.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2014–15	Neptūnas	10	1	20.4	.558	.471	.519	2.8	1.1	.9	.5	7.0	7.8
2022–23	Žalgiris	37	12	22.5	.414	.254	.873	3.6	1.6	1.1	.3	5.3	7.4
2023–24		22	6	20.9	.507	.389	.704	3.3	.9	.6	.1	5.0	5.7
Career		69	18	21.7	.465	.325	.760	3.4	1.3	.9	.2	5.4	6.9

References

• Arnas Butkevičius. Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga (Lithuanian Basketball League). Accessed 2014-09-18.

External links

• Arnas Butkevičius at euroleague.net
• Arnas Butkevičius at LKL.lt