Deividas Dulkys (born 12 March 1988) is a Lithuanian professional

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coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the

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of the

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. (NBA). He played as a

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College career

Dulkys moved to the U.S. in 2005 to attend high school in the hopes of obtaining a college scholarship. He first attended Liberty Christian Academy in

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before moving to Findlay College Prep in

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, participating in their 32–1 record during his senior year (the loss in the National Prep school championship game). During his time in Nevada he also played for the Branch West All-Star AAU."Deividas Dulkys."
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''. Retrieved on 24 May 2015. He committed to

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of the

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in April 2007 amidst interest from

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and

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. With Florida State he played 131 career games (2nd best for FSU) as they reached the NCAA tournament in every of his 4 years in Florida, reaching the Sweet Sixteen in 2011. He was part of the first Seminoles team to win the ACC tournament during his senior season in

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, Dulkys finished his collegiate career with 203 three-point shots made, including a FSU record 8 against #3 ranked

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on ESPN College GameDay on 14 January 2012.

Professional career

Going undrafted in the

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, the Lithuanian returned home to join LKL and

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side Lietuvos rytas Vilnius in July 2012, signing a multi-year contract. He started the season with the Lithuanian giants, playing in Europe's top tier

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, before they loaned him to Latvian team Barons Riga for the second part of the season in order to gain more playing time, having played American basketball for more years he struggled re-adapting during his first year back in Europe. For the 2013–14 season he was loaned from the start of the season to Polish side

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of the, Tauron Basket Liga, he played well in Poland, being named best player in the TBL February 2014, earning a call-up to the All Star Game against Czech League players the same month. Dulkys left the Polish side a few days later, being re-loaned by Lietuvos rytas Vilnius to Turkish outfit

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for the remainder of the season after they bought out Anwil's contract with the player, the latter agreeing to lose a mayor player for financial reasons.Rimkus, Kęstutis
"Lietuvos rytas loan D.Dulkys to Turkish club."
, '' Lrytas.lt'', 11 March 2014. Retrieved on 25 May 2015. He scored 11.4 points on 54.5 percent from 3-point range in 10 games, as Tofaş made it to the Turkish Basketball League quarter-finals. After his two-year contract was seemingly not extended by Lietuvos rytas Vilnius, he joined Italian

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team

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in July 2014. On 19 June 2015, he signed with Yeşilgiresun Belediye of the

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for the 2015–16 season. On 11 October 2016, Dulkys signed with Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro. Following the solid season in

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where he averaged 10.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists, he joined the

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for the 2017 NBA Summer League. In August 2017, Dulkys signed with İstanbul BB. He averaged 6.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in four games, a season shortened due to injury. On 4 August 2018, Dulkys signed with the Polish club

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. On 13 September 2019, he has signed with Baxi Manresa of the

. Dulkys signed an extension with Manresa on 24 December. On 13 November 2020, Dulkys returned to Manresa.

Coaching career

On 23 October 2021, Dulkys became an assistant coach for the

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. On 12 August 2022, Dulkys became a player development coach for the

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. On May 31, 2024, the

announced the hiring of Dulkys as an assistant coach.

National team career

Fresh out of college Dulkys played for

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in the 2012 Olympic qualification, he finished with a solitary three-pointer scored in six minutes spread across three games, but was not selected for the Olympics competition."2012 FIBA world Olympic qualifying tournament - Deividas Dulkys."
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Personal life

Dulkys met his wife whilst they were both studying at Florida State University. She has an interior design shop.Pierre, Nathalie
"FSU's Loucks, Dulkys, Reid enjoying success overseas."
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'', 8 July 2014. Retrieved on 26 May 2015.

References

External links

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''DraftExpress (Commercial website)''. Retrieved on 24 May 2015.

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