Edgaras Želionis (born 4 June 1989) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player for
Kaohsiung Aquas
The Kaohsiung Aquas ( zh, 高雄全家海神) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung City
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of the
Taiwan Professional Basketball League
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(TPBL). He plays at the
power forward
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and
center
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positions.
Professional career
On 5 July 2017 Želionis signed with
Neptūnas Klaipėda of the
Lithuanian Basketball League
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.
On 10 January 2020 he signed with
ESSM Le Portel
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...
of the French
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Sport
* Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, a professional basketball league in the Dominican Republic
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.
On 24 July 2021 Želionis returned to
Neptūnas Klaipėda.
On 13 September 2022 Želionis signed with
New Taipei CTBC DEA
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of the
T1 League
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. On 21 June 2023 Želionis re-signed with the
New Taipei CTBC DEA
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.
On 27 May 2024 Želionis signed with the
Marinos B.B.C. of the
Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto
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(SPB). On December 3, Želionis signed with the
Kaohsiung Aquas
The Kaohsiung Aquas ( zh, 高雄全家海神) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung City
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in southern Taiwan. ...
of the
Taiwan Professional Basketball League
The Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL, zh, 台灣職業籃球大聯盟) is a professional basketball List of basketball leagues, league in Taiwan composed of 7 teams. It is the fourth Taiwanese professional basketball league after the ...
(TPBL).
National team career
Želionis played for the
Lithuania national team during
2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.
References
1989 births
Living people
Afyon Belediye S.K. players
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club basketball players
Basketball players from Kaunas
BC Barsy Atyrau players
BC Juventus players
BC Khimik players
BC Neptūnas players
BC Prienai players
BK Liepājas Lauvas players
BK Ventspils players
Centers (basketball)
ESSM Le Portel players
Kaohsiung Aquas players
Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
Lithuanian men's basketball players
21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen
Marinos B.B.C. players
New Taipei CTBC DEA players
Power forwards
T1 League imports
T1 League All-Stars
Taiwan Professional Basketball League imports
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