Mindaugas Kačinas (born June 30, 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for San Pablo Burgos of the

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. He plays at the

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position.

Early career

Kačinas played for Word of Life Fire Traditional School in

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under head coach Ryan Hujing, averaging 23.6 points and 12.1 rebounds in his senior season.

College career

Kačinas played college basketball for

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from 2012 to 2016, averaging 6.7 points in 132 games.

Professional career

After graduating from the

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, Kačinas signed a two-year deal with Neptūnas Klaipėda. In December 2018, Kačinas signed with

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of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. In his debut, he had 20 points and 8 rebounds in a narrow loss against

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. In July 2019 Kačinas signed a one-year deal with

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of the second Spanish league. He averaged 8.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game on 54.9 percent shooting in 2019–20. On September 23, 2022, he has signed with San Pablo Burgos of the

International career

Kačinas played in

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for Lithuania men's national under-20 and was one of the team's leaders, averaging 9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

Personal

Mindaugas is the son of Ricardas Kačinas and Rita Kaciniene. He has a brother, Arvydas, and a sister, Reda. He supports the

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and is a fan of

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. At South Carolina, he majored in

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References

External links

College statistics
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