Ovidijus Varanauskas

Ovidijus Varanauskas

Varanauskas with Juventus Utena in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1991-02-23) February 23, 1991 (age 33) Vilnius, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	187 cm (6.14 ft)
Listed weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2008–2024
Position	Point guard
Career history
2008–2009	KM-Magnus-Orem Vilnius
2010–2011	Sakalai Vilnius
2011–2013	Statyba Vilnius
2013–2014	Polpharma Starogard Gdański
2014–2015	Prienai
2015	Juventus Utena
2015–2016	Varese
2016	BK Valmiera
2016–2017	Gries-Oberhoffen Basket Club
2017–2018	Rouen Métropole Basket
2018–2019	Skycop Prienai
2019	Trefl Sopot
2019-2020	Limoges CSP
2019-2020	Yeni Mamak Spor
2020-2021	UJAP Quimper
2022	Saint-Vallier BD
2022-2023	Omega-Tauras-LSU
2023-2024	Milasta Birštonas
Medals Men's basketball Representing   Lithuania FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship 2007 Greece Team Men's 3x3 basketball Representing   Lithuania FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships 2014 Bucharest Team

Ovidijus Varanauskas (born February 23, 1991) is a former professional Lithuanian basketball player. He plays the point guard position. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

International career

Varanauskas previously represented the Lithuanian youth squads and won bronze medal with the Lithuanian U-16 Team in 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. ^[4]

3x3

Varanauskas made his 3x3 debut in 2013 at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Prague Masters, ^[5] representing the city of Vilnius and finishing 6th.

One year later, Varanauskas was called up to represent Lithuania at the FIBA 3x3 World Championships in Moscow, Russia, ^[6] and led the team to the semi-finals. He collected bronze three months later at the FIBA 3x3 European Championships in Bucharest, Romania.

In 2015, Varanauskas made another national team appearance at the first-ever European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, ^[7] and reached 6th place. In the 3x3 professional circuit, he had a masterful performance at the Lausanne Masters, ^[8] leading Team Vilnius to the win and getting MVP honours. His squad finished 11th at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final in Abu Dhabi, UAE. ^[9]

References

1. "Ovidijus Varanauskas". LKL.lt. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
2. "Ovidijus Varanauskas". Krepsinis.net. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
3. "Ovidijus Varanauskas Player Profile". Basketball.RealGM.com. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
4. "Ovidijus Varanauskas / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807010755/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/13/3x3/prague/p//index.html
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20151031210632/http://russia2014.fiba.com/
7. European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan ^[usurped]
8. https://www.fiba.basketball/3x3WT/2015/lausanne
9. https://www.fiba.basketball/3x3WT/2015/abu-dhabi

External links

• Ovidijus Varanauskas at FIBA ( archive )
• Ovidijus Varanauskas at FIBA 3x3