Martynas Echodas

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Martynas Echodas
Martynas Echodas by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg
Echodas with Lithuania in 2022
Alba Berlin
Position Center
League BBL
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 28)
Kaunas, Lithuania
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight110 kg (243 lb)
Career information
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2013–2017 Žalgiris Kaunas
2013–2016→Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2016–2017→Šiauliai
2017–2021 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius / Rytas Vilnius
2021–2022 Reyer Venezia
2022–2024 Rytas Vilnius
2024–2025 Manisa
2025–present Alba Berlin
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
FIBA European U-20 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Finland Team
FIBA European U-18 Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Greece Team

Martynas Echodas (born 7 July 1997) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the FIBA Champions League. [1] [2]

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Playing career

Echodas was born in Kaunas, Lithuania. A product of Žalgiris' youth system, Echodas spent his first three seasons playing for Žalgiris-2 Kaunas of National Basketball League (NKL). On 1 September 2016 Echodas was loaned to BC Šiauliai of the LKL. [3] On November 23, he recorded a career-high 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 37 efficiency points in a FIBA Europe Cup match against Pardubice. [4]

In August 2017, Echodas signed a three-year contract with Rytas Vilnius. [5] In his second year with Rytas, Echodas won the EuroCup's Rising Star Award for the 2018–19 season. [6] During 18 games played, he averaged 9.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 11.7 point PIR rating, while shooting 62.6% from the field. He re-signed with the team on 23 July 2020. [7]

On 29 June 2021 Echodas signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [8]

On 1 July 2022 Echodas returned to Rytas Vilnius, signing a contract until the end of the 2023–2024 season. [9]

On 29 July 2024 he signed with Manisa Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). [10]

On August 30, 2025, Echodas signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga. [11]

National team career

Echodas was part of the U-16 and U-18 Lithuanian youth teams that participated in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. In the latter tournament, he averaged 9.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in just 18.2 minutes per game. [12] On 23 February 2018 Echodas debuted as a member of the Lithuania men's national basketball team by scoring 5 points and grabbing 6 rebounds, and helped to defeat the Hungary national basketball team 80–75 during the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification. [13]

Personal life

Echodas is of Jewish descent (through his maternal grandfather). [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Martynas Echodas". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Martynas Echodas / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Martynas Echodas skolinamas „Šiauliams"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "BK Pardubice v BC Siauliai Boxscore - FIBA Europe Cup 2017 – FIBA.com". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rytas reels in young scorer Echodas". Eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Rising Star Trophy winner: Martynas Echodas, Rytas Vilnius". Eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Rytas Vilnius re-signs Martynas Echodas". Sportando. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Reyer Venezia lands Martynas Echodas". Sportando. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Martynas Echodas return to Vilnius". BC Rytas Vilnius. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Martynas Echodas (ex Rytas) signs at Manisa". Eurobasket. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "ALBA signs Lithuanian big man Martynas Echodas - Eurohoops". www.eurohoops.net. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Martynas Echodas | U18 Europe Championship Men - Division A". u18men.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  13. ↑ Dobrovolskas, Karolis. "Solidžiai rinktinėje debiutavęs Martynas Echodas: „Mačo pradžioje šiek tiek drebėjo kinkos"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Žydų žurnalistų į „Maccabi" klubą „siunčiamas" Echodas nežada atsisakyti Lietuvos pilietybės". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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