Gintautas Matulis (born 6 December 1986) is a Lithuanian professional
basketball
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player for
Jurbarkas-Karys of the
National Basketball League (NKL). He plays at the
small forward
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position.
Professional career
Matulis spent the 2017–18 season with
Nevėžis Kėdainiai in the
Lithuanian Basketball League
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and
FIBA Europe Cup. On 5 July 2018, he signed with
Þór Þorlákshöfn of the Icelandic
Úrvalsdeild karla. He left the team in November due to injuries after averaging 9.8 points and 5.0 rebounds in 4 games.
On 13 June 2020, Matulis returned to
Juventus Utena.
Post-playing career
On 13 April 2023, Matulis became the
general manager
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of
Juventus Utena.
National 3x3 team
As a member of the
Lithuania men's national 3x3 team, Matulis won a bronze medal at the
2024 Summer Olympics
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and a silver medal at the
2022 FIBA 3x3 World Cup.
References
External links
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RealGM.com profileIcelandic league statistics
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1986 births
Living people
BC Juventus players
BC Nevėžis players
Lithuanian men's basketball players
21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Rokiškis
Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players
Þór Þorlákshöfn (basketball club) players
3x3 basketball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic 3x3 basketball players for Lithuania
Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Lithuania
Olympic medalists in 3x3 basketball
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