Deividas Kumelis
Kumelis with Apollo Amsterdam in 2023 | |
| Rotterdam City Basketball | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| League | BNXT League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 6, 1995 |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2015–2025 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 10 |
| Coaching career | 2025–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2014–2017 | Nevėžis |
| 2014 | CAB Madeira |
| 2017–2019 | Aris Leeuwarden |
| 2020 | Lūšis |
| 2020 | Mažeikiai |
| 2021–2022 | The Hague Royals |
| 2022–2023 | Apollo Amsterdam |
| 2023–2025 | Sakiu Vytis |
Coaching | |
| 2026–present | Rotterdam City Basketball |
Deividas Kumelis (born April 6, 1995) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who played at the point guard position. He is the current head coach for Rotterdam City Basketball of the BNXT League. Kumelis has played in Lithuania, Portugal and the Netherlands over his career.
Early life
Kumelis started playing basketball at age 17 at the Šarūnas Marčiulionis Basketball Academy.[1]
Professional career
On September 28, 2017, Kumelis signed with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[2] In his debut on October 8, Kumelis recorded 19 points and 7 assists in an 80–96 win over BAL.[3] He averaged 0.9 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists in his debut season in the DBL. On August 1, 2018, he re-signed for another year with Aris.[4] He averaged 0.6 points, 2 rebounds and 0.5 assists in the 2018–19 season.
In the 2019–20 season he played for both BC Lūšis and BC Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian National Basketball League (NKL).
On 2 October 2020, Kumelis was announced by The Hague Royals, newcomer in the Dutch Basketball League.[5] On 27 March 2021, Kumelis scored a career-high 12 points in a 77–76 win over BAL.[6] On 16 June, he extended his contract with one more season.[7]
On August 22, 2022, he has signed with Apollo Amsterdam of the BNXT League.[8]
Coaching career
On February 8, 2026, he signed with Rotterdam City Basketball of the BNXT League.[9]
International career
Kumelis played with the Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where the country finished in 17th place.
References
- ^ "Interview met: Deividas Kumelis". #1 Basketball Platform van Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Aris trekt Deividas Kumelis aan". DBL. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Aris Leeuwarden vs BAL". DBL. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Deividas Kumelis terug in het Kalverdijkje - Nieuws Algemeen". Aris Leeuwarden (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Deividas Kumalis will wear the green and yellow jersey". 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Kumelis vonnist BAL". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Deividas Kumelis gaat met de The Hague Royals de BNXT League in". BasketballPlus.nl. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "D.Kumelis lieka Nyderlanduose, tačiau keliasi į kitą klubą". krepsinis.net (in Lithuanian). August 22, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Deividas Kumelis appointed new head coach of Rotterdam City Basketball". bnxtleague.com. February 8, 2026. Retrieved February 8, 2026.