Donatas Tarolis (born March 30, 1994) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for CSM Oradea of the Romanian Liga Națională. Standing at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), he plays as a power forward.[1] Tarolis is a native of Gargždai.
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Romanian League | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 30, 1994 Gargždai, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2011–2013 | BC Gargždai / BC Gargždai-Bremena | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | → Žalgiris-2 Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | U-BT Cluj-Napoca | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Afyon Belediye | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Budućnost VOLI | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | CSM Oradea | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
editTarolis started his career in his hometown club BC Gargždai-Bremena, which played in the Lithuanian second-tier National Basketball League (NKL). For the 2013–2014 season, he moved to Žalgiris-2 Kaunas, the reserve team of Žalgiris Kaunas. After averaging 16.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, Tarolis received the NKL Most Valuable Player award. In the following year, he joined the senior Žalgiris Kaunas squad. In 18 Lithuanian Basketball League games, he averaged 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds.
On 9 October 2015, Tarolis signed with Traiskirchen Lions of the Austrian Basketball Superliga.[2]
On 8 September 2016, Tarolis signed a three-year contract with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[3]
On 9 August 2019, Tarolis signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională.[4] He averaged 12.4 points per game during the 2019-20 season with Cluj. On July 2, 2020, he re-signed with the team.[5]
On 3 August 2021, Tarolis signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[6] Tarolis averaged 10.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game.
On 8 December 2021, Tarolis signed with Budućnost VOLI of the Adriatic League and the EuroCup.[7]
On 30 July 2022, Tarolis signed with CSM Oradea of the Liga Națională.[8]
National team career
editTarolis won gold medal with the Lithuanian team during the 2017 Summer Universiade after defeating the United States' team 74–85 in the final.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Donatas Tarolis". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Arkadia signs Donatas Tarolis". interperformances.com. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Lietkabelis signed Tarolis". EuroHoops. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "U-Banca Transilvania Cluj-Napoca signs Donatas Tarolis". Sportando. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Cluj re-signs Donatas Tarolis". Sportando. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ "Afyon'a Litvanyalı power forvet" (in Turkish). basketfaul. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (December 8, 2021). "Donatas Tarolis (ex Afyon) is a newcomer at Buducnost". Eurobasket. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ "Donatas Tarolis revine în LNBM în sezonul 2022-23". baschet.ro (in Romanian). 30 July 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Results - Men Gold Medal Game 2017". fisu.net. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
External links
edit- Donatas Tarolis at realgm.com
- Donatas Tarolis at lkl.lt