Edgaras Želionis (born 4 June 1989) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player for

Kaohsiung Aquas The Kaohsiung Aquas ( zh, 高雄全家海神) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung City Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in southern Taiwan. ...

of the

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(TPBL). He plays at the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

On 5 July 2017 Želionis signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the

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. On 10 January 2020 he signed with

ESSM Le Portel Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale, commonly known as ESSM Le Portel or simply Le Portel, is a professional basketball team based in Le Portel, France. The team currently plays in the LNB Pro A, Pro A, the first tier in France. ...

of the French

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. On 24 July 2021 Želionis returned to Neptūnas Klaipėda. On 13 September 2022 Želionis signed with

New Taipei CTBC DEA The New Taipei CTBC DEA ( zh, 新北中信特攻) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in New Taipei City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium. ...

of the

T1 League The T1 League ( zh, T1聯盟) was a professional basketball league in Taiwan. It was the third Taiwanese professional basketball league after the now-defunct Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA; 1994–1999) and P. League+ (PLG; founded in 2020). ...

. On 21 June 2023 Želionis re-signed with the

. On 27 May 2024 Želionis signed with the Marinos B.B.C. of the

Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto The Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto, commonly known as the SPB, is the Venezuelan first division national professional basketball league. Founded in 1974 as the Liga Especial de Baloncesto, it adopted the name Liga Profesional de Baloncesto i ...

(SPB). On December 3, Želionis signed with the

of the

(TPBL).

National team career

Želionis played for the Lithuania national team during 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

References

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