Vaidas Kariniauskas
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2023–present | BC Wolves | ||||||||||||||
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Vaidas Kariniauskas (born 16 November 1993) is a Lithuanian professional
Professional career
Kariniauskas won the NKL bronze in 2012 and 2013 with
On 19 June 2015, Kariniauskas signed a 1+1 year deal with Kymis of the Greek A2 Basket League.[4]
On 18 August 2016, Kariniauskas signed with Italian club
On 22 July 2021, Kariniauskas signed with
On 2 August 2022, Kariniauskas signed a one-year deal with
On 8 December 2022, Kariniauskas signed with Rapid București of the Romanian Liga Națională.[10]
On 14 September 2023, Kariniauskas signed a two-year contract with
National team career
Kariniauskas was an active participant on youth competitions and won a silver medal at the 2009 European U-16 Championship. In 2015 ,he was included into the Lithuania men's national basketball team head coach Jonas Kazlauskas extended candidates list.[12] Though, he was not invited to the training camp later on.[13] He was invited to the training camp the following year.[14] Firstly, Kariniauskas did not qualify for the Olympic roster, but later on he replaced Edgaras Ulanovas due to injury.[15]
In 2023, Kariniauskas represented Lithuania at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. On 3 September 2023, he scored a team-high 15 points, along with four rebounds and two assists, leading Lithuania to a 110–104 win over the United States.[16]
References
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ "Zalgiris guard Vaidas Kariniauskas loaned to Lietkabelis". Sportando.com. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Zalgiris Kaunas brings back Edgaras Ulanovas and Vaidas Kariniauskas". Sportando.com. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Kariniauskas signs Kimi deal!". SDNA.gr. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ Pallacanestro Cantù signs Vaidas Kariniauskas
- ^ Cantù parts ways with Vaidas Kariniauskas
- ^ Vaidas Kariniauskas inks with U-BT Cluj-Napoca
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (21 July 2021). "Rytas Vilnius inks Vaidas Kariniauskas". Sportando. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Vaidas Kariniauskas verstärkt Brose Bamberg". bblprofis.de (in German). 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Oficial. Vaidas Kariniauskas revine în România și va juca pentru Rapid". Baschet.ro (in Romanian). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Wolves sign Vaidas Kariniauskas, Cedevita Olimpija tabs Jaka Klobucar". Eurohoops. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Paviešintas Lietuvos rinktinės kandidatų sąrašas". Delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "J. Kazlausko sprendimas: paaiškėjo, kurie krepšininkai ruošis Europos čempionatui". Delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "J. Kazlauskas apsisprendė: rinktinės sąrašas – be L. Lekavičiaus, bet su naujais veidais". Krepsinis.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ Miklovas, Jonas. "Olimpinėse žaidynėse debiutuosiantis Vaidas Kariniauskas: "Vykau su mintimi, kad turiu šansą patekti"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
External links
- Vaidas Kariniauskas at euroleague.net
- Vaidas Kariniauskas at fiba.com
- Vaidas Kariniauskas at realgm.com