Saulius Kulvietis (born February 14, 1991) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays at the small forward and power forward positions.[1][2]
 Kulvietis with Club Joventut Badalona in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 7 – Šiauliai | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | LKL | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | February 14, 1991 Kaunas, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Lietuvos rytas | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | →Perlas Vilnius | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | →Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Sakalai | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Vytautas Prienai | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Joventut | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Lietkabelis | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | JDA Dijon | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Rytas Vilnius | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | VEF Rīga | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | MoraBanc Andorra | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Büyükçekmece Basketbol | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Śląsk Wrocław | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Šiauliai | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
editOn July 29, 2018, Kulvietis signed a one-year contract with Lietkabelis Panevėžys.[3]
Kulvietis spent the 2019–20 season with JDA Dijon of the LNB Pro A, averaging 7.3 points per game.
On July 27, 2020, Kulvietis signed with BC Rytas Vilnius.[4] On October 15, 2020, he left the team on a mutual agreement after not being able to play.[5]
On April 1, 2021, Kulvietis signed with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB until the end of the 2021–2022 season.[6]
On September 8, 2021, Kulvietis signed a one-year deal with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[7]
On August 6, 2022, Kulvietis signed with Büyükçekmece of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[8]
On August 6, 2023, he signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the PLK.[9]
On August 20, 2024, Kulvietis signed one–year contract with Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[10]
References
edit- ^ "Saulius Kulvietis". LKL.lt. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Saulius Kulvietis / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ ""Lietkabelis" pasirašė sutartį su Kulviečiu". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). July 29, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 27, 2020). "Rytas Vilnius announces Saulius Kulvietis". Sportando. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "Kompensaciją sumokėjęs "Rytas" nutraukė sutartį su Kulviečiu". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). October 15, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "Kulvietis fitxa fins final de temporada". MoraBanc Andorra (in Catalan). April 1, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "Saulius Kulvietis verstärkt die Baskets". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). September 8, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ "Büyükçekmece Basketbol, Saulius Kulvietis'i Transfer Etti". Eurohoops (in Turkish). August 6, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "Saulius Kulvietis zawodnikiem Śląska". wks-slask.eu. August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Solidžią patirtį sukaupęs Kulvietis atvyksta į "Šiaulius"". bcsiauliai.lt (in Lithuanian). August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
External links
edit- Saulius Kulvietis at eurobasket.com
- Saulius Kulvietis at RealGM.com
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