Ovidijus Varanauskas

Ovidijus Varanauskas

Varanauskas with Juventus Utena in 2015
No. 6 – Pallacanestro Varese
Position	Point guard
League	Lithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1991-02-23) February 23, 1991 Vilnius, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	187 cm (6.14 ft)
Listed weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2013 / Undrafted
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008–2009	KM-Magnus-Orem Vilnius
2010–2011	Sakalai Vilnius
2011–2013	Statyba Vilnius
2013–2014	Polpharma Starogard Gdański
2014–2015	Prienai
2015	Juventus Utena
2015–present	Varese
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Lithuania FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship 2007 Greece National Team

Ovidijus Varanauskas (born February 23, 1991) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player. He plays for point guard position.^[1][2][3]

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.^[4]

3x3

Varanauskas made his 3x3 debut in 2013 at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Prague Masters, 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, 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, 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.

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