Mindaugas Kačinas

Mindaugas Kačinas
Keflavík
Position	Power forward
League	Úrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born	June 30, 1993 (age 30); Klaipėda, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m)
Listed weight	223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
College	South Carolina (2012–2016)
NBA draft	2016: undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2018	Neptūnas Klaipėda
2018	Stelmet Zielona Góra
2018-2019	Keflavík
2019-present	Palencia Baloncesto
Men’s basketball
Representing Lithuania
Summer Universiade

Mindaugas Kačinas (born June 30, 1993) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player. He plays at the power forward position.

College career

Kačinas played college basketball for South Carolina from 2012 to 2016, averaging 6.7 points in 132 games.

Professional career

After graduating from the South Carolina Gamecocks,^[1] Kačinas signed a two-year deal with Neptūnas Klaipėda.^[2]

In December 2018, Kačinas signed with Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.^[3] In his debut, he had 20 points and 8 rebounds in a narrow loss against Njarðvík.^[4]

In July 2019 Kačinas signed a one-year deal with Palencia Baloncesto of the second Spanish league. He averaged 8.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game on 54.9 percent shooting in 2019-20.^[5]

International career

Kačinas played in 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Lithuania men's national under-20 and was one of the team's leaders, averaging 9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.^[6]

References

^ https://www.basketnews.lt/news-96132-laimonas-chatkevicius-ir-mindaugas-kacinas-baige-karjera-ncaa.html
^ "Peržiūroje sublizgėjusiam iš NCAA atvykusiam lietuviui "Neptūnas" suteiks vietą starto penkete".
^ Davíð Eldur (21 December 2018). "Mindaugas og Mantas með Keflavík frá áramótum". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 December 2018.
^ Smári Jökull Jónsson (7 January 2019). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Keflavík - Njarðvík 85-88 - Elvar Már frábær þegar Njarðvík lagði nágrannana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Taylor, Collyn (April 5, 2020). "Gamecocks in the pros: basketball edition". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
^ "Mindaugas Kacinas / U20 European Championship Men (2013) / FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

External links

College statistics at Sports Reference
Pofile at realgm.com

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[1] ttps://www.basketnews.lt/news-96132-laimonas-chatkevicius-ir-mindaugas-kacinas-baige-karjera-ncaa.html

[2] "Peržiūroje sublizgėjusiam iš NCAA atvykusiam lietuviui "Neptūnas" suteiks vietą starto penkete".

[3] Davíð Eldur (21 December 2018). "Mindaugas og Mantas með Keflavík frá áramótum". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 December 2018.

[4] Smári Jökull Jónsson (7 January 2019). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Keflavík - Njarðvík 85-88 - Elvar Már frábær þegar Njarðvík lagði nágrannana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[5] Taylor, Collyn (April 5, 2020). "Gamecocks in the pros: basketball edition". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

[6] "Mindaugas Kacinas / U20 European Championship Men (2013) / FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

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