Mindaugas Kačinas
Lithuanian basketball player (born 1993)
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Mindaugas Kačinas (born June 30, 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for KK Split of the Premijer liga. He plays the power forward position.
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| Position | Power forward / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Premijer liga | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 30, 1993 Klaipėda, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Word of Life Fire Traditional School (Wichita, Kansas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | South Carolina (2012–2016) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Stelmet Zielona Góra | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Keflavík | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Palencia Baloncesto | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Río Breogán | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | San Pablo Burgos | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Edmonton Stingers | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | HLA Alicante | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Trefl Sopot | ||||||||||||||
| 2026–present | KK Split | ||||||||||||||
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Early career
Kačinas played for Word of Life Fire Traditional School in Wichita, Kansas under head coach Ryan Hujing, averaging 23.6 points and 12.1 rebounds in his senior season.[1]
College career
Kačinas played college basketball for South Carolina from 2012 to 2016, averaging 6.7 points in 132 games.
Professional career
After graduating from the South Carolina Gamecocks,[2] Kačinas signed a two-year deal with Neptūnas Klaipėda.[3]
In December 2018, Kačinas signed with Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[4] In his debut, he had 20 points and 8 rebounds in a narrow loss against Njarðvík.[5]
In July 2019 Kačinas signed a one-year deal with Palencia Baloncesto of the second Spanish league. He averaged 8.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game on 54.9 percent shooting in 2019–20.[6]
On September 23, 2022, he signed with San Pablo Burgos of the LEB Oro.[7]
On November 28, 2024, Kačinas signed with HLA Alicante of the Primera FEB.[8]
On August 27, 2025, he signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[9]
International career
Kačinas played in 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Lithuania men's national under-20 and was one of the team's leaders, averaging 9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[10]
Personal life
Mindaugas is the son of Ricardas Kačinas and Rita Kačinienė. He has a brother, Arvydas, and a sister, Reda. He supports the Miami Heat and is a fan of Kevin Durant. At South Carolina, he majored in hotel management.[1]
