Gintaras Kadžiulis

Gintaras Kadžiulis

Kadžiulis with Lietkabelis Panevėžys in 2015
Lietkabelis Panevėžys
Position Assistant coach
League Lithuanian Basketball League
Baltic Basketball League
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1980-03-29) March 29, 1980
Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2002 / Undrafted
Playing career 1996–2014
Position Point guard
Career history
As player:
1996–1999 Kalnapilis Panevėžys
1999–2001 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2001–2002 Alita Alytus
2002–2003 Ural Great Perm
2003–2005 Anwil Włocławek
2005–2006 Panionios Athens
2006 Anwil Włocławek
2006–2007 Kager Gdynia
2007–2008 Atlas Stal Ostrów
2008–2009 Šiauliai
2009–2010 Trefl Sopot
2010–2011 Budućnost Podgorica
2011–2014 Prienai
As coach:
2014 Lietkabelis Panevėžys (assistant)
2014–2015 Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2015–present Lietkabelis Panevėžys (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Gintaras Kadžiulis (born 29 March 1980) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. His playing position was combo guard. He is currently the assistant coach for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of Lithuanian Basketball League.

Professional career

Born in Panevėžys, Kadžiulis started his professional basketball career at the age of 16, when he signed with Kalnapilis Panevėžys. After three seasons, he moved to Lietuvos rytas Vilnius. In 2002, Kadžiulis was an entrant in the NBA draft, but went undrafted. Continuing his career in Europe, Kadžiulis played for various Russian and Polish teams. He came back to Lithuania in 2008, signing with Šiauliai, but following the season, he again moved abroad. In 2011, he returned to Lithuania and signed with Prienai.

Coaching career

Right after declaring his retirement in 2014, he announced he was coming home to Panevėžys and became an assistant coach for Mindaugas Budzinauskas of Lietkabelis Panevėžys.[1] After Budzinauskas left the team just a few months into the 2014–15 season, he was given the role of head coach.[2] In his debut as head coach, Lietkabelis defeated BC Valmiera in the Baltic Basketball League 96–85. He was replaced as head coach in December 2015 by Kazys Maksvytis, though he remained in the team as an assistant coach.

References

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