Laurynas Beliauskas

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Laurynas Beliauskas
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Beliauskas with Skyliners Frankfurt in 2023
No. 9Juventus Utena
Position Shooting guard / Point guard
League LKL
Personal information
Born (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27)
Klaipėda, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2019 Neptūnas Klaipėda
2014–2015Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2015–2016Nafta-Uni-Akvaservis Klaipėda
2019–2020 Nevėžis Kėdainiai
2020–2022 Obradoiro
2022–2023 Skyliners Frankfurt
2023–2024 PAOK Thessaloniki
2024 Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2024–present Juventus Utena
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Finland U20 National Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Greece National Team

Laurynas Beliauskas (born 3 May 1997) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). [1]

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Professional career

Beliauskas made his debut with Neptunas Klaipeda during the 2014-15 season. He played in 2014–15 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament for BC Žalgiris youth. Although his team didn't make to the final, he won the three-point shootout contest. [2]

On 9 August 2023, Beliauskas signed with Greek club PAOK. [3] [4] On January 26, 2024, he requested to be released from the team. He was averaging 8.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, shooting with 36.7% from the three-point line.

On 2 February 2024, he signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). [5] He averaged 17.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game, shooting 44.7% from beyond the arc.

On 12 June 2024, Beliauskas signed a one-year deal with Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). [6]

National team career

He won bronze medals with the Lithuania national team in 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. [7]

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References

  1. Laurynas Beliauskas
  2. Žalgiris youth won Euroleague individual contests
  3. @paokbasketball (9 August 2023). "PAOK BC announces the agreement with Laurynas Beliauskas, a great shooter & scorer from Lithuania 🇱🇹 Welcome @lbeliauskas to the #PAOKfamily ⚪️⚫️" via Instagram.
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  7. Laurynas Beliauskas European U-18 bronze medalist