Eimantas Bendžius (born 23 April 1990) is a Lithuanian professional

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player for APU Udine of the Italian

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(LBA). Standing at , he plays as a

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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. 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. Because of this win, Lietuvos rytas secured a second place in the regular season and avoided meeting Žalgiris before the finals. Rytas went on to the LKL finals against Žalgiris - this time, Žalgiris beat Rytas. In June 2015, Bendžius signed a two-year contract with the Spanish team Río Natura Monbús Obradoiro. On 10 July 2018, he signed with Rytas Vilnius of the

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. On 7 July 2020, he signed with

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of the Italian

(LBA).

National team career

Bendžius represented Lithuania at the

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. In the game against Kazakhstan, Bendžius scored 21 points. He later participated at the

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, as part of the Lithuania students' basketball team. Bendžius represented primary

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during the

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for the first time and averaged 2.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists.

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