Eimantas Bendžius

Eimantas Bendžius (born 23 April 1990) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 2.07 m (6 ft 9+1⁄2 in), he plays as a power forward.

Eimantas Bendžius
Bendžius with Lithuania in 2021
No. 20 – Dinamo Sassari
PositionPower forward
LeagueLBA
Personal information
Born (1990-04-23) April 23, 1990
Klaipėda, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2010Perlas Vilnius
2010–2014Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2011–2012→ Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2014–2015Trefl Sopot
2015–2018Obradoiro
2018–2020Rytas Vilnius
2020–presentDinamo Sassari
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Bendžius started his career with Perlas Vilnius, playing in the NKL in 2008. During the 2009–10 season, he became one of the leaders of Perlas, a team that debuted in the LKL that season. On 2 June 2010, Bendžius joined Lietuvos rytas Vilnius.[1]

Bendžius became one of the key players for Lietuvos rytas during the 2012–13 LKL season. In an important game against the rival Žalgiris Kaunas, Bendžius hit 6 out of 9 three-pointers to overcome Žalgiris.[2] Because of this win, Lietuvos rytas secured a second place in the regular season and avoided meeting Žalgiris before the finals.

In June 2015, Bendžius signed a two-year contract with the Spanish team Río Natura Monbús Obradoiro.[3]

On 10 July 2018, he signed with Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[4]

On 7 July 2020, he signed with Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[5]

National team career

Bendžius represented Lithuania at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. In the game against Kazakhstan, Bendžius scored 21 points.[6] He later participated at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia, as part of the Lithuania students' basketball team.[7]

Bendžius represented primary Lithuania men's national basketball team during the EuroBasket 2017 for the first time and averaged 2.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists.[8]

References
  1. "Lietuvos Rytas lands Siknius, Kelys, Dambrauskas, Bendzius and Staniulis for the next season".
  2. "Eimantas Bendzius Player Profile, Banco di Sardegna Sassari, News, Stats - Eurobasket".
  3. "Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro hace su primer fichaje: Eimantas Bendzius" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 3 June 2015.
  4. "Rytas Announce Bendzius and Kairys". lkl.lt. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. "Sassari signs Eimantas Bendzius, ex Rytas". Eurobasket.com. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. "FIBA.com: 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men Player accumulated statistics". Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  7. "Tritaskis.lt - Krepšinio naujienos | Sportas.lt".
  8. "Eimantas BENDZIUS at the FIBA EuroBasket 2017 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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