Gintautas Matulis

Gintautas Matulis

Jurbarkas-Kary
Position	Small forward
League	NKL
Personal information
Born	(1986-12-06) 6 December 1986 (age 38) Rokiškis, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2008: undrafted
Playing career	2008–present
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Career history
2008–2014	Juventus Utena
2014–2015	Ežerūnas-Karys Molėtai
2015–2017	Sūduva-Mantinga Marijampolė
2017–2018	Nevėžis Kėdainiai
2018	Þór Þorlákshöfn
2018–2019	Nevėžis Kėdainiai
2019–2020	Sūduva-Mantinga Marijampolė
2020–2023	Juventus Utena
2024–present	Jurbarkas-Karys
Career highlights and awards
BBL Challenge Cup champion (2011) 2× NKL champion (2016, 2017)
Medals Men's 3x3 basketball Representing   Lithuania Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2022 Antwerp Team

Gintautas Matulis (born 6 December 1986) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Jurbarkas-Karys of the National Basketball League (NKL). He plays at the small forward position. ^{[1] [2]}

Professional career

Matulis spent the 2016-2017 season with Nevėžis Kėdainiai in the Lithuanian Basketball League and FIBA Europe Cup. On 5 July 2018, he signed with Þór Þorlákshöfn of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. ^[3] He left the team in November due to injuries after averaging 9.8 points and 5.0 rebounds in 4 games. ^[4]

On 13 June 2020, Matulis returned to Juventus Utena. ^[5]

Post-playing career

On 13 April 2023, Matulis became the general manager of Juventus Utena. ^[6]

National 3x3 team

As a member of the Lithuania men's national 3x3 team, Matulis won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics ^{[7] [8]} and a silver medal at the 2022 FIBA 3x3 World Cup.

References

1. "Gintautas Matulis". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 17 July 2017.
2. "Gintautas Matulis / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 17 July 2017.
3. "Öflugur Lithái til Þór Þ". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
4. Davíð Eldur (11 November 2018). "Gintautas Matulis yfirgefur lið Þórs". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
5. ""Juventus" susigrąžino Gintautą Matulį". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 13 June 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
6. ""Juventus" direktoriaus pozicijoje Skersį keičia Gintautas Matulis". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 13 April 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
7. "MATULIS Gintautas". Paris 2024 Olympics . Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. (alternate link)
8. Carro, Javier (28 November 2024). "Gintautas Matulis: "Sport is not the final stage of our lives"". Inside the Games .

External links

• Gintautas Matulis at FIBA
• Gintautas Matulis at FIBA 3x3
• RealGM.com profile
• Icelandic league statistics (in Icelandic)
• Gintautas Matulis at Olympics.com
• Gintautas Matulis at the Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas (in Lithuanian)
• Gintautas Matulis on Facebook