Osvaldas Olisevičius (born 10 January 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A. He can play both small forward and power forward positions.[1][2]
| No. 31 – Universo Treviso Basket | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Lega Basket Serie A | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 January 1993 Vilnius, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Akademija Vilnius | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Šarūnas Marčiulionis Academy | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Trakai | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | s.Oliver Würzburg | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Medi Bayreuth | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Reggio Emilia | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Treviso Basket | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
editIn 2014 Olisevičius was chosen as NKL Most Improved Player, while playing for Trakai and averaging 12.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists.[3][4] Next season he joined Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys by signing a three-year deal.[5] On 10 June 2017, Olisevičius signed with the German team s.Oliver Würzburg.[6] On 3 January 2018, Olisevičius returned to Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys.[7]
In 2020, Olisevičius won the 2020 King Mindaugas Cup Three-Point Contest, playing for Neptūnas Klaipėda.[8] He averaged 10.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in the 2019–20 season. On 12 August 2020, Olisevičius signed with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga.[9]
On 10 July 2021, Olisevičius signed with Reggio Emilia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[10] On 1 February 2022, he extended his contract with the team until 2024.[11]
On 21 November 2023, he signed with Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A.[12]
International career
editOlisevičius won silver medal while representing the Lithuanian U-16 National Team during the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Osvaldas Olisevičius". LKL.lt. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Osvaldas Olisevičius / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ Baublys, Motiejus. "Labiausiai patobulėjęs NKL krepšininkas O. Olisevičius: "Esu nustebęs ir labai pamalonintas"". NKLlyga.lt. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Osvaldas Olisevičius". NKLlyga.lt. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ Malinauskas, Lukas. "Olisevičius susiejo ateitį su "Pieno žvaigždėmis"". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "S.Oliver Wuerzburg inks Osvaldas Olisevicius and Vytenis Lipkevicius". 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Sugrįžtantis O. Olisevičius pakeis J. Kazakauską". bcpienozvaigzdes.lt (in Lithuanian). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Augustis, Mindaugas. "Paguoda Klaipėdai: snaiperio konkursą paskutiniu metimu laimėjo publikos numylėtinis". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Medi Bayreuth lands Osvaldas Olisevicius". Sportando. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Colpo lituano per la UNAHOTELS, ingaggiato Osvaldas Olisevicius". pallacanestroreggiana.it. 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Reggio Emilia re-sign Osvaldas Olisevicius until June 2024". Sportando. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Treviso signs Osvaldas Olisevicius and Justin Robinson". Sportando. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania / U16 European Championship Men (2009)". FIBAEurope.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.