Ovidijus Varanauskas Explained

Ovidijus Varanauskas
Number:9
League:LNB Pro B
Team:SVBD
Position:Point guard
Height:187cm (74inches)
Weight:75kg (165lb)
Nationality:Lithuanian
Birth Date:23 February 1991
Birth Place:Vilnius, Lithuania
Draft Year:2013
Career Start:2008
Team1:KM-Magnus-Orem Vilnius
Years1:2008–2009
Team2:Sakalai Vilnius
Years2:2010–2011
Team3:Statyba Vilnius
Years3:2011–2013
Team4:Polpharma Starogard Gdański
Years4:2013–2014
Team5:Prienai
Years5:2014–2015
Team6:Juventus Utena
Years6:2015
Team7:Varese
Years7:2015–2016
Team8:BK Valmiera
Years8:2016
Team9:Gries-Oberhoffen Basket Club
Years9:2016–2017
Team10:Rouen Métropole Basket
Years10:2017–2018
Team11:Skycop Prienai
Years11:2018–2019
Team12:Trefl Sopot
Years12:2019
Team13:Limoges CSP
Years13:2019-2020
Years14:2019-2020
Years15:2020-2021
Years16:2022
Team14:Yeni Mamak Spor
Team15:UJAP Quimper
Team16:Saint-Vallier BD

Ovidijus Varanauskas (born February 23, 1991) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player for Saint-Vallier Basket Drôme[1] of the LNB Pro B. He plays the point guard position.[2] [3] [4]

International career

Varanauskas previously represented the Lithuanian youth squads and won bronze medal with the Lithuanian U-16 Team in 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[5]

3x3

Varanauskas made his 3x3 debut in 2013 at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Prague Masters,[6] representing the city of Vilnius and finishing 6th.

One year later, Varanauskas was called up to represent Lithuania at the FIBA 3x3 World Championships in Moscow, Russia,[7] and led the team to the semi-finals. He collected bronze three months later at the FIBA 3x3 European Championships in Bucharest, Romania.

In 2015, Varanauskas made another national team appearance at the first-ever European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, and reached 6th place. In the 3x3 professional circuit, he had a masterful performance at the Lausanne Masters,[8] leading Team Vilnius to the win and getting MVP honours. His squad finished 11th at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final in Abu Dhabi, UAE.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-01-08. Varanauskas remplace Williams. 2022-01-22. SVBD. fr-FR.
  2. Web site: Ovidijus Varanauskas. LKL.lt. 9 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Ovidijus Varanauskas. Krepsinis.net. 9 August 2015.
  4. Web site: Ovidijus Varanauskas Player Profile. Basketball.RealGM.com. 9 August 2015.
  5. Web site: Ovidijus Varanauskas / Žaidėjai. BasketNews.lt. 9 August 2015.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807010755/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/13/3x3/prague/p//index.html
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20151031210632/http://russia2014.fiba.com/
  8. https://www.fiba.basketball/3x3WT/2015/lausanne
  9. https://www.fiba.basketball/3x3WT/2015/abu-dhabi