Tomas Delininkaitis
Tomas Delininkaitis (born June 11, 1982) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He was a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship . He is 1.90 m (6 ft 2 3⁄4 in) and weighs 82 kg.
 Tomas Delininkaitis with Lithuania men's national team | |
| Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| League | Lithuanian Basketball League Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 11, 1982 Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2002 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| 2002–2007 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
| 2007–2009 | Azovmash Mariupol |
| 2009 | Budivelnyk Kyiv |
| 2009–2010 | CB Murcia |
| 2010 | PAOK |
| 2010–2012 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2012–2013 | Cherkaski Mavpy |
| 2013 | VEF Rīga |
| 2013–2014 | Torku Selçuk Üniversitesi |
| 2014–2015 | AEK Athens |
| 2016 | Rethymno Cretan Kings |
| 2016–2017 | Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas |
| 2017–2020 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Medals
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Professional career
Delininkaitis established his career in Lietuvos Rytas. Alongside Robertas Javtokas and Simas Jasaitis, he led Rytas to an ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) trophy in 2005, although Rytas lost the LKL and BBL titles to their Lithuanian rivals Žalgiris that season.
In the next season, Rytas played in the EuroLeague, where Delininkaitis began to fade away from his leadership role in the team, and he was left only as a reserve player. Still, Rytas had their best season that year, winning their easiest LKL Finals series (4–0) against Žalgiris. In his last season with Rytas, Delininkaits was the team's sixth man, and he helped Rytas reach their 2nd ULEB Cup (EuroCup) final, which they lost to Real Madrid 75–87. In 2007, he signed with Azovmash Mariupol. In 2009, he joined Budivelnyk Kyiv. After playing a fraction of the 2008–2009 season, he moved to CB Murcia to start his 2009–2010 season. After the relegation and the financial problems of Murcia, his contract was terminated, and he joined PAOK, in April 2010. He appeared in 6 games (4 games of the regular season and 2 play-off games) for the Greek side, and he averaged 10.33 points, 2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.[1]
After winning a bronze medal with the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, he was signed by Žalgiris Kaunas,[2] and became a key player for the team.
On November 5, 2014, he signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.[3] In 25 regular season games, he averaged 9.76 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game[4]
On January 12, 2016, he signed with Rethymno of the Greek Basket League, for the rest of the season.[5]
On August 12, 2016, he signed with Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas. In April, he helped BC Vytautas win the BBL championship, becoming the MVP in the process. Later he was named to the LKL All-Tournament Team on June 13, 2017.[6]
On July 20, 2017, he signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda.[7]
National team career
At the 2010 FIBA World Championship, Delininkaitis played for the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, which won the tournament's bronze medal.
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 | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
Awards and achievements
Pro clubs
- 3× Lithuanian League Champion: 2006, 2011, 2012
- 4× BBL Champion: 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012
- EuroCup Champion: 2005
- Eurocup Runner-up: 2007
- BBL Runner-up: 2005
- 3× LKL Runner-up: 2004, 2005, 2007
- Ukrainian League Champion: 2008
Lithuanian national team
References
- ZALGIRIS, Delininkaitis sign multi-year deal
- Carl English and Tomas Delininkaitis join AEK Athens.
- "Paskelbtas simbolinis geriausių LKL žaidėjų penketas". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- TOMAS DELININKAITIS DVEJUS METUS VILKĖS „NEPTŪNO“ MARŠKINĖLIUS (in Lithuanian)
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