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Lithuanian basketball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gilvydas Biruta (born 10 October 1991) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player currently working as an assistant coach for the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League. He used to play at the power forward position.[1]
Biruta Gilvydas in 2017 | |
| Grand Rapids Gold | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 October 1991 Jonava, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 236 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Saint Benedict's (Newark, New Jersey) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–2023 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Coaching career | 2024–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2015–2016 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| 2016 | Lavrio |
| 2016–2017 | Aries Trikala |
| 2017 | Assigeco Piacenza |
| 2017–2018 | JL Bourg |
| 2019 | Cherkaski Mavpy |
| 2020 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
| 2020 | Heroes Den Bosch |
| 2020–2021 | CBet Prienai |
| 2021– | CEP Lorient |
| 2021–2022 | Dax Gamarde basket 40 |
| 2022–2023 | Vendée Challans Basket |
| As coach: | |
| 2024–present | Grand Rapids Gold (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
After graduating University of Rhode Island, Biruta was a part of Denver Nuggets during the 2015 NBA Summer League.[2]
On 5 August 2015, Biruta signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda.[3]
On 24 February 2016, Biruta signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League.[4] In five games Biruta averaged 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds. On August 30, 2016, he signed with Aries Trikala.[5] In March 2017, he moved to Assigeco Piacenza of the Serie A2.[6]
On 4 July 2017, Biruta signed with JL Bourg-en-Bresse of the Pro A.[7]
Biruta played one game for Cherkaski Mavpy but left the team in January 2019 with an injury. On 5 January 2020, Biruta joined Lietkabelis Panevėžys.[8] He averaged 4.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. On 18 September 2020, Biruta signed with Heroes Den Bosch of the Dutch Basketball League.[9] He was released on 20 October after the DBL had been suspended due to a national spike in coronavirus infections.[10]
Biruta led the Lithuanian U-16 National Team to the bronze medals in the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship by averaging 14.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocks.[11] He also been a part of Lithuanian U-18 team twice. First time he won silver medal with the Donatas Motiejūnas' led U-18 National Team. During his second appearance, Lithuanians finished fourth. Though, the successful youth national team years ended painfully when the U-20 team he represented suffered an fiasco, finishing only 14th in the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
On October 1, 2024, Biruta became an assistant coach for the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League.[12]
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