Vytenis Lipkevičius

Vytenis Lipkevičius
Lipkevičius with Žalgiris Kaunas in 2014
No. 10 – Lietkabelis Panevėžys
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
LeagueLKL
Personal information
Born (1989-05-19) May 19, 1989
Vilkija, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2016Žalgiris Kaunas
2006–2008→Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
2008–2009→Triobet Kaunas
2009–2010→Aiščiai Kaunas
2010–2011→Rūdupis Prienai
2011→Baltai Kaunas
2016–2017Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas
2017–2018s.Oliver Würzburg
2018–presentLietkabelis Panevėžys
2018–2019→SkyCop Prienai
Career highlights
  • LKL Best Defender (2022)
  • 6× LKL champion (2011–2016)
  • 3x BBL champion (2011, 2012, 2017)
  • 2x LKF Cup winner (2012, 2015)
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2008 Latvia National Team

Vytenis Lipkevičius (born May 19, 1989) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player and team captain for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), he primarily plays at the small forward position.

Professional career

On 11 August 2010, Lipkevičius joined Rūdupis Prienai of the LKL, after being loaned by Žalgiris Kaunas.[1] For the 2011–12 season, he went on loan to Baltai Kaunas. On 28 October 2011, Lipkevičius was brought back from his loan by Žalgiris.[2] On 24 July 2013, Lipkevičius re-signed with the club until the end of the 2015–16 season.[3] On 20 July 2015, he signed a new two-year contract with Žalgiris.[4] On 12 September 2016, Lipkevičius mutually parted ways with the club and subsequently joined Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas.[5]

On 10 June 2017, Lipkevičius signed a one-year deal with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[6]

On 12 July 2018, Lipkevičius signed a two-year contract with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[7] On 6 November, he was loaned to Skycop Prienai for the remainder of the season.[8] On 2 July 2022, he re-signed with Lietkabelis until 2024.[9]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2011–12 Žalgiris Kaunas 12 7 8.6 .333 .333 1 1.3 .5 .4 .0 .8 1.4
2012–13 14 0 9.8 .348 .250 .417 1.1 .1 .2 .1 1.6 .7
2013–14 23 22 21.1 .438 .440 .839 2.6 .7 .4 .0 4.7 4.7
2014–15 14 2 7.2 .600 .600 .600 1.2 .9 .4 .0 2.1 2.8
2015–16 1 0 5.5 .333 .000 .000 2.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0 1.0
Career 64 31 13.0 .435 .405 .714 1.7 .6 .4 .0 2.7 2.7

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2020–21 Lietkabelis Panevėžys 10 9 25.7 .419 .308 .714 4.7 1.3 2.0 .0 5.4 10.2
2021–22 18 13 29.4 .459 .391 .915 4.7 2.1 1.0 .0 9.6 13.2
2022–23 19 11 27.8 .423 .301 .868 4.9 2.1 .8 .0 8.2 12.2
2023–24 15 13 28.2 .475 .358 .878 4.9 2.7 1.3 .1 8.7 13.6
2024–25 15 3 21.4 .351 .294 .769 2.8 1.2 1.1 .1 5.8 6.5
2025–26 7 1 16.2 .474 .538 .900 2.4 1.1 .6 .0 4.9 5.7
Career 84 50 25.9 .432 .344 .859 4.2 1.9 1.1 .0 7.5 10.9

References

  1. ^ "(Lietuviškai) A.Juškevičius ir V.Lipkevičius skolinami Prienų "Rūdupio" ekipai". zalgiris.lt (in Lithuanian). 11 August 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Lipkevičius keliasi į "Žalgirį"". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 October 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Klimavicius and Lipkevicius will continue in Kaunas". zalgiris.lt. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Ulanovas, Vene, Lipkevicius and Vecvagars stay in Zalgiris". zalgiris.lt. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. ^ "V.Lipkevičius keliasi rungtyniauti į "Vytauto" ekipą". zalgiris.lt (in Lithuanian). 12 September 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Flügelspieler aus Litauen im Doppelpack". wuerzburg-baskets.de (in German). 10 June 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Pirmasis naujokas – V.Lipkevičius". kklietkabelis.lt (in Lithuanian). 12 September 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  8. ^ "V.Lipkevičius skolinamas "Skycop" – Lietkabelis". kklietkabelis.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Dar dvejiems metams lieka V.Lipkevičius". kklietkabelis.lt (in Lithuanian). 2 July 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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