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]
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]
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]