Arvydas Eitutavičius
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| Born | 18 September 1982 Dzūkija Alytus |
| 2016-2017 | BC Šilutė |
| 2017-2019 | BC Gargždai-SC |
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Arvydas Eitutavičius (born 18 September 1982) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who last played for BC Gargždai-SC of the National Basketball League. He attended Norfolk Collegiate School and Laurinburg Institute before enrolling to American University to play college basketball for the Eagles. Subsequently he pursued a professional career, playing for several clubs in Europe. Eitutavičius is a point guard.
Amateur career
Eitutavičius left his homeland in 2001 to play high school basketball in the United States. He attended the Norfolk Collegiate School in Norfolk, Virginia for a year and the Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina for another year before enrolling into NCAA Division I's American University based in Washington, D.C. He saw little playing time during his freshman and sophomore years, but became the team's starting shooting guard in his junior and senior years. As a senior, he recorded 25.3 minutes, 11.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists per game.[1]
Professional career
After graduation, he signed with
After the championship season, Eitutavičius signed with the Greek basketball club
Lithuania national basketball team
Eitutavičius was a candidate to represent the Lithuania national basketball team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.[7] He played for the reserve team and was invited by coach Kęstutis Kemzūra to join the main roster. He, however, was released from the team one week prior to the start of the championship.[8]
References
- ^ "Arvydas Eitutavicius player profile". ESPN. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Arvydas Eitutavičius" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (Lithuanian Basketball League). Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Πήρε Εϊτουταβίτσιους" (in Greek). Makedonia newspaper. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Εϊτουταβίτσιους Αρβιντας Στατιστικά (Arvydas Eitutavičius Statistics)" (in Greek). Greek Basket League. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ ve.lt: Eitutavičius will play in Neptūnas
- ^ "Arvydas Eitutavicius znów koszykarzem Anwilu Włocławek (Arvydas Eitutavicius again in Anwil Włocławek basketball)" (in Polish). naszemiasto.pl. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ Lrytas.lt: New candidate to the main roster - A. Eitutavičius
- ^ Alfa.lt: Eitutavičius and Lukauskis leave the team