Gintautas Matulis
Lithuanian basketball player (born 1986)
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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]
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| Title | Small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | NKL | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 December 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2008: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2008–2023, 2024–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2014 | Juventus Utena | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Ežerūnas-Karys Molėtai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Sūduva-Mantinga Marijampolė | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Nevėžis Kėdainiai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Þór Þorlákshöfn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Nevėžis Kėdainiai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Sūduva-Mantinga Marijampolė | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Juventus Utena | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Jurbarkas-Karys | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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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.
