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Arnas Butkevičius
File:Arnas Butkevičius.png
No. 51 – Rytas Vilnius
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
LeagueLithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1992-10-22) 22 October 1992 (age 32)
Klaipėda, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010Kuršiai Neringa
2010–2012Sakalai Vilnius
2012–2013Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2013–2017Neptūnas Klaipėda
2017–presentRytas Vilnius
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA World Under-19 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Latvia National Team
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Slovenia National Team

Arnas Butkevičius (born 22 October 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for BC Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).

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 20.5 .558 .471 .519 2.8 1.1 .9 .5 7.0 7.8
Career 10 1 20.5 .558 .471 .519 2.8 1.1 .9 .5 7.0 7.8

References