Gintautas Matulis (born 6 December 1986) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Jurbarkas-Karys of the National Basketball League (NKL). He plays at the small forward position.[1][2]

Professional career

Matulis spent the 2017–18 season with Nevėžis Kėdainiai in the Lithuanian Basketball League and FIBA Europe Cup. On 5 July 2018, he signed with Þór Þorlákshöfn of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[3] He left the team in November due to injuries after averaging 9.8 points and 5.0 rebounds in 4 games.[4]

On 13 June 2020, Matulis returned to Juventus Utena.[5]

Post-playing career

On 13 April 2023, Matulis became the general manager of Juventus Utena.[6]

National 3x3 team

As a member of the Lithuania men's national 3x3 team, Matulis won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics[7][8] and a silver medal at the 2022 FIBA 3x3 World Cup.

References

  1. ^ "Gintautas Matulis". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Gintautas Matulis / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Öflugur Lithái til Þór Þ". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. ^ Davíð Eldur (11 November 2018). "Gintautas Matulis yfirgefur lið Þórs". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  5. ^ ""Juventus" susigrąžino Gintautą Matulį". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 13 June 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ ""Juventus" direktoriaus pozicijoje Skersį keičia Gintautas Matulis". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 13 April 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  7. ^ "MATULIS Gintautas". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. (alternate link)
  8. ^ Carro, Javier (28 November 2024). "Gintautas Matulis: "Sport is not the final stage of our lives"". Inside the Games.


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