Deividas Kumelis (born April 6, 1995) is a Lithuanian professional

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player for

Apollo Amsterdam Apollo Amsterdam is a professional basketball team based in Amsterdam. The club plays its games in the BNXT League, the Dutch top league. The club was founded in 2011 and has been playing in the highest national level for years. The amateur sectio ...

of the BNXT League. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. Kumelis has played in Lithuania, Portugal and the Netherlands over his career.

Early life

Kumelis started playing basketball at age 7 at the

Šarūnas Marčiulionis Raimondas Šarūnas Marčiulionis () (born June 13, 1964) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player. Widely considered one of the greatest international players, he was one of the first Europeans to become a regular in the Nationa ...

Basketball Academy.

Professional career

On September 28, 2017, Kumelis signed with

Aris Leeuwarden Aris Leeuwarden is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Leeuwarden. The club competes in the BNXT League, and has competed at the highest national level since 2004. Aris plays its home games at the Kalverdijkje. Its most notable successes ...

of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). In his debut on October 8, Kumelis recorded 19 points and 7 assists in an 80–96 win over

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. He averaged 7.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists in his debut season in the DBL. On August 1, 2018, he re-signed for another year with Aris. He averaged 5.6 points, 2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the 2018–19 season. In the 2019–20 season he played for both BC Lūšis and BC Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian National Basketball League (NKL). On 2 October 2020, Kumelis was announced by

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, newcomer in the Dutch Basketball League. On 27 March 2021, Kumelis scored a career-high 42 points in a 77–76 win over

. On 16 June, he extended his contract with one more season. On August 22, 2022, he has signed with

of the BNXT League.

International career

Kumelis played with the

Lithuanian national basketball team The Lithuania men's national basketball team ( lt, Lietuvos nacionalinė vyrų krepšinio rinktinė) represents Lithuania in international basketball competitions. They are controlled by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, the governing body ...

U20 team at the

2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 18th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The competition took place in Lignano Sabbiadoro and Latisana, Italy, from 7 to 19 July 2015. Participating teams * (Runners-up, 2014 FIB ...

, where the country finished in 7th place.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumelis, Deividas 1995 births Living people Apollo Amsterdam players Aris Leeuwarden players BC Mažeikiai players BC Nevėžis players BC Lūšis players CAB Madeira players Dutch Basketball League players Lithuanian men's basketball players Point guards The Hague Royals players