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Ovidijus Varanauskas

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Ovidijus Varanauskas
Varanauskas with Juventus Utena in 2015
No. 9 – SVBD
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLNB Pro B
Personal information
Born (1991-02-23) February 23, 1991 (age 33)
Vilnius, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height187 cm (6.14 ft)
Listed weight75 kg (165 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2009KM-Magnus-Orem Vilnius
2010–2011Sakalai Vilnius
2011–2013Statyba Vilnius
2013–2014Polpharma Starogard Gdański
2014–2015Prienai
2015Juventus Utena
2015–2016Varese
2016BK Valmiera
2016–2017Gries-Oberhoffen Basket Club
2017–2018Rouen Métropole Basket
2018–2019Skycop Prienai
2019Trefl Sopot
2019-2020Limoges CSP
2019-2020Yeni Mamak Spor
2020-2021UJAP Quimper
2022Saint-Vallier BD
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Greece National Team

Ovidijus Varanauskas (born February 23, 1991) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player for Saint-Vallier Basket Drôme[1] of the LNB Pro B. He plays the point guard position.[2][3][4]

International career

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Varanauskas previously represented the Lithuanian youth squads and won bronze medal with the Lithuanian U-16 Team in 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[5]

3x3

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Varanauskas made his 3x3 debut in 2013 at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Prague Masters,[6] representing the city of Vilnius and finishing 6th.

One year later, Varanauskas was called up to represent Lithuania at the FIBA 3x3 World Championships in Moscow, Russia,[7] and led the team to the semi-finals. He collected bronze three months later at the FIBA 3x3 European Championships in Bucharest, Romania.

In 2015, Varanauskas made another national team appearance at the first-ever European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan,[8] and reached 6th place. In the 3x3 professional circuit, he had a masterful performance at the Lausanne Masters,[9] leading Team Vilnius to the win and getting MVP honours. His squad finished 11th at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final in Abu Dhabi, UAE.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Varanauskas remplace Williams". SVBD (in French). 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  2. ^ "Ovidijus Varanauskas". LKL.lt. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Ovidijus Varanauskas". Krepsinis.net. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Ovidijus Varanauskas Player Profile". Basketball.RealGM.com. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Ovidijus Varanauskas / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  6. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160807010755/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/13/3x3/prague/p//index.html
  7. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20151031210632/http://russia2014.fiba.com/
  8. ^ European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan[usurped]
  9. ^ https://www.fiba.basketball/3x3WT/2015/lausanne
  10. ^ https://www.fiba.basketball/3x3WT/2015/abu-dhabi