Martynas Echodas

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Martynas Echodas
Rytas Vilnius
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Lithuania Lithuania
FIBA European U-20 Championship
Silver medal – second place
2016 Finland
 Team
FIBA European U-18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Greece Team

Martynas Echodas (born 7 July 1997) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[1][2]

Playing career

Echodas was born in

Pardubice.[4]

In August 2017, Echodas signed a three-year contract with Rytas Vilnius.[5] In his second year with Rytas, Echodas won the EuroCup's Rising Star Award for the 2018–19 season.[6] During 18 games played, he averaged 9.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 11.7 point PIR rating, while shooting 62.6% from the field. He re-signed with the team on July 23, 2020.[7]

On June 29, 2021, Echodas signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[8]

On July 1, 2022, Echodas returned to Rytas Vilnius, signing a contract until the end of the 2023–2024 season.[9]

National team career

Echodas was part of the U-16 and U-18 Lithuanian youth teams that participated in the

Hungary national basketball team 80–75 during the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.[11]

Personal life

Echodas is of Jewish descent (through his maternal grandfather).[12]

References

  1. ^ "Martynas Echodas". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Martynas Echodas / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Martynas Echodas skolinamas „Šiauliams"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. ^ "BK Pardubice v BC Siauliai Boxscore - FIBA Europe Cup 2017 – FIBA.com". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Rytas reels in young scorer Echodas". Eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Rising Star Trophy winner: Martynas Echodas, Rytas Vilnius". Eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Rytas Vilnius re-signs Martynas Echodas". Sportando. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Reyer Venezia lands Martynas Echodas". Sportando. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Martynas Echodas return to Vilnius". BC Rytas Vilnius. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Martynas Echodas | U18 Europe Championship Men - Division A". u18men.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  11. ^ Dobrovolskas, Karolis. "Solidžiai rinktinėje debiutavęs Martynas Echodas: „Mačo pradžioje šiek tiek drebėjo kinkos"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Žydų žurnalistų į „Maccabi" klubą „siunčiamas" Echodas nežada atsisakyti Lietuvos pilietybės". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 April 2019.

External links

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