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Arvydas Eitutavičius (born 18 September 1982) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player who last played for
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of the National Basketball League. He attended Norfolk Collegiate School and
Laurinburg Institute Laurinburg Institute is a historic African American preparatory school in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The school was founded in 1904 by Emmanuel Monty and Tinny McDuffie at the request of Booker T. Washington. Emmanuel McDuffie was a graduate ...
before enrolling to
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to play
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for the
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. Subsequently he pursued a professional career, playing for several clubs in Europe. Eitutavičius is a
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.


Amateur career

Eitutavičius left Lithuania in 2001 to play high school basketball in the
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. He attended the Norfolk Collegiate School in Norfolk, Virginia for a year and the
Laurinburg Institute Laurinburg Institute is a historic African American preparatory school in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The school was founded in 1904 by Emmanuel Monty and Tinny McDuffie at the request of Booker T. Washington. Emmanuel McDuffie was a graduate ...
in North Carolina for another year before enrolling into
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's
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based in
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He saw little playing time during his freshman and sophomore years, but became the team's starting shooting guard in his junior and senior years. As a senior, he recorded 25.3 minutes, 11.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists per game.


Professional career

After graduation, he signed with
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, a minor Spanish basketball team playing in
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. After starring in 24 games, Eitutavičius then played for CB Tíjola of the second-tier LEB league. There, however, he played only 2 games and recorded 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in 2 games. In 2008, he returned to his homeland and played for
BC Neptūnas Basketball Club Neptūnas (), commonly known as Neptūnas or Neptūnas Klaipėda, is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The club participates in the Lithuanian Basketball League. It was founded in 1962 under t ...
. He appeared in 29 games for the club, averaging 13.0
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, 3.9 rebounds per game, 3.1 assists per game and 1.1 steals per game in 28.8 minutes per game. The following season, he moved to
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playing in Pro A. That season, his team won the Pro A championship and he was an important bench player for the team, averaging 6.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. He also debuted in Eurocup that season, averaging 9.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. After the championship season, Eitutavičius signed with the Greek basketball club Iraklis. He appeared in 24 games for the club, averaging 7.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.9 steals per game on 25.5 minutes per game. In the subsequent years, he moved around Eastern and Central Europe, playing in Czech Republic, Ukraine and Poland. In 2013, he once again returned to his homeland to play for
BC Neptūnas Basketball Club Neptūnas (), commonly known as Neptūnas or Neptūnas Klaipėda, is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The club participates in the Lithuanian Basketball League. It was founded in 1962 under t ...
. He appeared in 17 games for the club, averaging 4.1
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, 2.1 rebounds per game and 2.2 assists per game in 16.8 minutes per game. In August 2014 Eitutavičius returned to
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.


Lithuania national basketball team

Eitutavičius was a candidate to represent the Lithuania national basketball team at the
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. He played for the reserve team and was invited by coach Kęstutis Kemzūra to join the main roster. He, however, was released from the team one week prior to the start of the championship.Alfa.lt: Eitutavičius and Lukauskis leave the team
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DraftExpress profile

EuroBasket profile

EuroCup profile
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