Valdas Vasylius

Valdas Vasylius (born 3 September 1983) is a Lithuanian basketball player. He played collegiately at Old Dominion University. He also represented the Lithuanian national basketball team at the 2007 Summer Universiade.[1]

Valdas Vasylius
Grindavík
PositionForward
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1983-09-03) 3 September 1983
Klaipeda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorfolk Collegiate School
(Norfolk, Virginia)
CollegeOld Dominion (2003–2007)
NBA draft2007: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007Anwil Włocławek
2007Rethymno Aegean
2008Nevėžis Kėdainiai
2008–2009Neptūnas Klaipėda
2009–2010Krasnye Krylia Samara
2010–2011Neptūnas Klaipėda
2011–2012Šiauliai
2012Dnipro
2013–2015Neptūnas Klaipėda
2015–2016Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2016–2017BC Juventus
2017-2018Klaipėdos Nafta-Universitetas
2018–2019BC Nevėžis
2019BC Šilutė
2019–2020Grindavík
2020–2022BC Šilutė
2022–presentGrindavík
Career highlights and awards

Growing up in Lithuania, Vasylius learned to speak Lithuanian, Russian and German before learning English.[1]

College career

Vasylius began as the sixth man on the ODU squad, but was the star player by his senior year, being named to the All-CAA First team. He also led his team to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship his sophomore and senior years.

Professional career

After graduating with a degree in international business, Vasylius returned to Europe to play with Polish team Anwil Włocławek,[2][3] signing a one-year deal with the club.[4] He left Polish team due to lack of playing time and joined Rethymno BC in Greece and later BC Nevėžis in Lithuania. In summer he signed with his hometown team BC Neptūnas. While a talented offensive player, his lack of athleticism hurt his chances of catching on with an NBA team. He also played for BC Siauliai during the 2011–2012 season.[5]

Vasylius started the 2019–2020 season with BC Šilutė in the NKL where he averaged 17.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in 4 games.[6] He played his last game with Šilutė on 12 October 2019 and three days later he signed with Grindavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[7] In his Grindavík debut, Vasylius posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in Grindavík's narrow loss against Haukar.[8] He helped Grindavík to the Icelandic Cup Finals in February 2020 where it lost to Stjarnan.[9]


After two years with BC Šilutė, he returned to Grindavík in August 2022.[10]

Euroleague 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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2014–15 Neptūnas 10114.8.464.261.5562.6.8.2.16.85.9
Career 10114.8.464.261.5562.6.8.2.16.85.9

References
  1. Radford, Rich (2007-01-13), ODU's Lithuanian forward is playing like a winner, Virginian-Pilot, retrieved 2007-11-13
  2. Team Focus: Anwil Wloclawek, ULEB Cup, 2007-11-02, retrieved 2007-11-13
  3. Givony, Jonathan (2007-11-06), The Journey: Undrafted Rookie Free Agent Destinations, DraftExpress, retrieved 2007-11-13
  4. VALDAS VASYLIUS FOR 1 YEAR WITH ANWIL WLOCLAWEK (POLAND), Promotex, 2007-09-24, retrieved 2007-11-13
  5. Maurer, Matthew (2007-04-10), 2007 Portsmouth Draft Camp Player Evaluations, NBADraft.net, retrieved 2007-11-13
  6. "Grindavík bætir við sig fyrrum EuroLeague leikmanni". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  7. Hjörvar Ólafsson (15 October 2019). "Grindavík eykur hæðina í liði sínu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  8. Benedikt Grétarsson (20 October 2019). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Haukar - Grindavík 97-93 - Baráttusigur Hauka gegn Grindavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  9. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (15 February 2020). "Leik lokið: Grindavík - Stjarnan 75-89 - Stjörnumenn bikarmeistarar annað árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  10. Davíð Eldur (23 August 2022). "Valdas aftur til Grindavíkur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 August 2022.


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