Ignas Vaitkus (born 22 February 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[1]
| No. 22 – Nevėžis Kėdainiai | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | LKL | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1993 Šiauliai, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Saulė-Aukštabalis Šiauliai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Meresta Pakruojis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | BC Mažeikiai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Nafta-Uni-Akvaservis Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | BC Šilutė | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | BC Vytis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Nevėžis Kėdainiai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | BC Šiauliai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Juventus Utena | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Nevėžis Kėdainiai | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Early career
editBorn in Šiauliai, Vaitkus started his career with Saulė-Aukštabalis Šiauliai of the third-tier Regional Basketball League (RKL), where he played for one season in 2011–12. In 2012, he moved to the NKL when he signed with Meresta Pakruojis.
Professional career
editVaitkus started his professional career with BC Mažeikiai in 2014. He made his debut in the Lithuanian Basketball League on 27 September 2014, scoring 17 points in a loss against Neptūnas Klaipėda.
On 3 August 2023, Vaitkus returned to Nevėžis Kėdainiai.[2]
National team career
editVaitkus won gold medal with the Lithuanian team during the 2017 Summer Universiade after defeating the United States' team 74–85 in the final.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Ignas Vaitkus / Žaidėjai".
- ^ "Kėdainių klube – I. Vaitkus". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Results - Men Gold Medal Game 2017". fisu.net. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.