Mindaugas Kupšas
Lithuanian basketball player (born 1991)
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Mindaugas Kupšas (born 9 April 1991) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Yankey Ark of the P. League+. Standing at 7 ft 1.25 in (2.17 m), he plays at the center position.
Kupšas with Kaohsiung Aquas in December 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | P. League+ | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1991 Plikiškiai, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 1.25 in (2.17 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 269 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Lithuanian Sports University | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2008–2015 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | →Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | →Baltai Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | →Lietkabelis Panevėžys | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | →Kalev/Cramo | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Zepter Vienna | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Nevėžis Kėdainiai | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Clavijo | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Juventus Utena | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Chongqing Sanhai Lanling | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Filou Oostende | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Juventus Utena | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Kaohsiung Aquas | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Hefei Storm | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | BC Šiauliai | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Trotamundos de Carabobo | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Yankey Ark | ||||||||||||||
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Professional career
Kupšas played for Lietkabelis in the 2012–13 season and averaged 10.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per 21 minutes of game action.[1] He went undrafted at the 2013 NBA draft.[2]
On August 6, 2014, Kupšas was loaned to the Estonian team BC Kalev/Cramo for the 2014–15 season.[3]
On August 14, 2016, Kupšas signed with Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas. On February 7, 2017, he parted ways with Vytautas to join CB Clavijo of the Spanish LEB Oro.[4]
On August 10, 2017, Kupšas signed a one-year deal with BC Juventus.[5]
On August 7, 2018, Kupšas returned to Lietkabelis Panevėžys for a second stint, signing for the 2018–19 season.[6] In 56 games played with Lietkabelis, he averaged 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds, while shooting 62 percent from the field.
On August 14, 2019, Kupšas signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League.[7]
On March 2, 2020, Kupšas parted ways with Hapoel Jerusalem to join Filou Oostende of the Belgian Pro Basketball League.[8]
On October 1, 2021, Kupšas signed with Kaohsiung Aquas of the T1 League.[9] On June 30, 2022, Kupšas was selected to the all-defensive first team of the T1 League in 2021–22 season.[10] On July 20, Kupšas re-signed with the Kaohsiung Aquas.[11] On August 6, 2023, Kupšas re-signed with the Kaohsiung Aquas.[12] He was the league's blocks leader for the 2023–24 season.[13] On May 9, 2024, Kupšas was selected to the T1 League all-defensive first team in 2023–24 season.[14] On May 10, 2024, Kupšas awarded the T1 League Defensive Player of the Year in 2023–24 season.[15]
On June 27, 2024, Kupšas signed one–year contract with Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[16]
