Valdas Vasylius (born 3 September 1983) is a Lithuanian
basketball
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player. He played
collegiately at
Old Dominion University
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. He also represented the
Lithuanian national basketball team at the
2007 Summer Universiade.
Growing up in Lithuania, Vasylius learned to speak Lithuanian, Russian and German before learning English.
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.
Professional career
After graduating with a degree in international business, Vasylius returned to Europe to play with Polish team
Anwil Włocławek
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History
Anwil is first mentioned in 1276.
Geography
Anwil has an are ...
, signing a one-year deal with the club. He left Polish team due to lack of playing time and joined
Rethymno BC in
Greece
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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.
Vasylius started the 2019–2020 season with
BC Å ilutÄ— in the
NKL where he averaged 17.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in 4 games. He played his last game with Å ilutÄ— on 12 October 2019 and three days later he signed with
GrindavÃk of the Icelandic
Úrvalsdeild karla. In his GrindavÃk debut, Vasylius posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in GrindavÃk's narrow loss against
Haukar. He helped GrindavÃk to the
Icelandic Cup Finals in February 2020 where it lost to
Stjarnan.
After two years with
BC Å ilutÄ—, he returned to GrindavÃk in August 2022.
Euroleague career statistics
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References
External links
Valdas Vasyliusat espn.com
Valdas Vasyliusat euroleague.net
at odusports.cstv.com
at nklyga.lt
1983 births
Living people
BC Krasnye Krylia players
BC Lietkabelis players
BC Neptūnas players
GrindavÃk (men's basketball) players
KK Włocławek players
Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Lithuanian men's basketball players
21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen
Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball players
Rethymno B.C. players
Small forwards
Basketball players from KlaipÄ—da
Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players
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