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Arnas Velička (born 10 December 1999) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League.
Professional career
In 2015, after solid performance in
In January 2016, Velička played for Žalgiris Kaunas youth in Adidas Next Generation Tournament which was held in Kaunas. Velička and Isaiah Hartenstein helped the team to win and qualify for the final stage of the tournament where his team finished third in Group A and didn't qualify for the final game. He was selected to an All-Tournament Team, averaging 14.7 points, 8.0 assists and 4.4 rebounds in 30 minutes in 7 games of both tournaments.
On 3 July 2016, Velička signed with
On 23 June 2020, Velička signed with
After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Velička joined the Boston Celtics for the 2021 NBA Summer League.[8] On August 20, 2021, he signed in Italy with Napoli Basket, just promoted to the Serie A.[9]
On August 11, 2022, he signed with Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[10]
On July 26, 2023, he came back to Lithuania and signed with Lithuanian Basketball League runners-up Rytas Vilnius.[11]
National team career
Velička debuted for the junior national team of Lithuania in the
References
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- ^ "Perspektyviausiam Lietuvos įžaidėjui – NBA specialistų įvertinimas". 24sek.lt. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Ekipą papildė A.Velička". www.kklietkabelis.lt (in Lithuanian). 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "A.Velička: "Esu laimingas, kad "Žalgiris" manimi pasitikėjo" (VIDEO)". zalgiris.lt (in Lithuanian). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Arnas VELICKA signe au CCRB !". champagne-basket.fr (in French). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Arnas VELICKA quitte le CHAMPAGNE BASKET". champagne-basket.fr (in French). 8 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Litauischer Nationalspieler Arnas Velicka verstärkt Backcourt". basketball-loewen.de (in German). 8 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Boston Celtics 2021 MGM Resorts NBA Summer League Roster". NBA. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Ingaggiato il play lituano Arnas Velicka. Grassi: "Giocatore di talento, obiettivo di coach e società". Sacripanti: "Investimento importante, atleta di grande personalità"". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Arnas Velicka joins Niners Chemnitz". Sportando. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Arnas Velička – apie puikiai pažįstamą „Ryto" branduolį, Barselonoje sutiktą Rice'ą ir pasiilgtus spragėsius". Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Bosnių lyderių nesulaikę Lietuvos šešiolikmečiai iškovojo sidabrą (2 video, foto, komentaras)". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 16 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Velička – simboliniame geriausių žaidėjų penketuke". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 16 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Sexton takes 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship MVP honours, tops All-Star Five". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Stebuklingas metimas: Arnas Velička paskandino Rusiją ir atvedė Lietuvą į pusfinalį". 24sek.lt (in Lithuanian). 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Veličkos dūris rusams – gražiausias čempionato epizodas". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 24 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.