Tomas Delininkaitis
 Tomas Delininkaitis with Lithuania men's national team | |
| No. 9 – Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| League | Lithuanian Basketball League FIBA Europe Cup |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 11, 1982 Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2002 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| 2002–2007 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
| 2007–2009 | Azovmash Mariupol |
| 2009 | Budivelnyk Kyiv |
| 2009–2010 | CB Murcia |
| 2010 | PAOK BC |
| 2010–2012 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2012–2013 | Cherkaski Mavpy |
| 2013 | VEF Rīga |
| 2013–2014 | Torku Selçuk Üniversitesi |
| 2014–2015 | AEK Athens |
| 2016 | Rethymno Cretan Kings |
| 2016–present | Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Medals | |
Tomas Delininkaitis (born June 11, 1982) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who currently plays for Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He was a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team for the 2010 FIBA World Championship . He is 1.90 m (6 ft 2 ¾ in) and weighs 82 kg.
Pro career
Delininkaitis established his career in BC Lietuvos Rytas. Alongside Robertas Javtokas and Simas Jasaitis he led Rytas to a ULEB Cup trophy in 2005, although Rytas lost the LKL and Baltic Basketball League titles to their Lithuanian rivals Žalgiris.
The next season, Rytas played in the Euroleague where Delininkaitis began to fade away from his leadership role and he was left only as a reserve player. Still, Rytas had their best season that year, winning their easiest LKL series (4–0) against Žalgiris. In his last season with Rytas, Delininkaits was the team's sixth man and he helped Rytas reach their 2nd ULEB Cup final, which they lost to Real Madrid Baloncesto 75–87. In 2007, he signed with Azovmash Mariupol. In 2009, he joined Budivelnyk Kyiv. After playing a fraction of the 2008–2009 season, he moved to CB Murcia to start his 2009–2010 season. After the relegation and the financial problems of Murcia his contract was terminated and he joined PAOK BC in April 2010. He appeared in 6 games (4 games of regular season and 2 play-off games) for the Greek side and he averaged 10.33 points, 2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. [1]
After winning bronze medals with Lithuanian national basketball team in the 2010 FIBA World Championship he was signed by Žalgiris Kaunas[2] and became a key player for the team.
On November 5, 2014 he signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.[3] In 25 regular season's games he averaged 9.76 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists [4]
On January 12, 2016 he signed with Rethymno B.C. of the Greek Basket League for the rest of the season. [5]
On August 12, 2016 he signed with Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas.
Career statistics
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Lietuvos Rytas | 19 | 2 | 14.2 | .400 | .264 | .714 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | 5.2 | 2.4 |
| 2010–11 | Žalgiris | 16 | 5 | 19.3 | .344 | .388 | .851 | 1.9 | 2.0 | .5 | .0 | 8.8 | 8.1 |
| 2011–12 | Žalgiris | 16 | 4 | 10.5 | .464 | .467 | .682 | .8 | .9 | .4 | .0 | 5.2 | 3.3 |
Lithuanian national team
At the 2010 FIBA World Championship he played for the Lithuanian national basketball team, which won Bronze medals.
Awards and achievements
- Lithuanian League Champion – 2006, 2011, 2012
- BBL champion – 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012
- ULEB Cup winner – 2005
- ULEB Cup Vice-Champion – 2007
- BBL Vice-champion – 2005
- LKL Vice-champion – 2004, 2005, 2007
- Ukrainian Basketball Super League Champion – 2008
- 2010 FIBA World Championship, Turkey – Bronze medalist
References
External links
Template:Lithuania Squad 2006 FIBA World Championship Template:Lithuania Squad EuroBasket 2009
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Template:Lithuania Squad EuroBasket 2011
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- A.E.K. Athens B.C. players
- BC Azovmash players
- BC Budivelnyk players
- BC Lietuvos rytas players
- BC Žalgiris players
- BK VEF Rīga players
- CB Murcia players
- Greek Basket League players
- Liga ACB players
- Lithuanian basketball players
- PAOK B.C. players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Klaipėda
- Neptūnas players