Vytautas Budriūnas (Americanized his name as Walter "Whitey" Budrun; born December 19, 1908; died June 28, 2003) was a

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player. He won gold medal at EuroBasket 1939 with

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. He was notable for his one-handed jumpshot (he used it because of a left arm that never straightened after being broken) and is one of the

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founders.

Biography

In 1934 he graduated Marquette University. Played for college stars team (Marquette University team). In 1938 he arrived to

and competed for

during EuroBasket 1939.Marquette Men's Basketball In the Summer Olympics
gomarquette.com. During EuroBasket 1939 he scored 73 points combined. Later he returned to United States and worked as a coach and school sports director (1940–1959). In 2007 he was named fourth during the most famous Lithuanian basketball player election.

References

Sources

*Stanislovas Stonkus, Vytautas Budriūnas - Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, T. III (Beketeriai-Chakasai). – Vilnius: Science and encyclopedia publishing institute, 2003, page 563 *Vidas Mačiulis, Vytautas Gudelis. Halė, kurioje žaidė Lubinas ir Sabonis. 1939–1989 – Respublikinis sporto kombinatas, Kaunas, 1989 1908 births 2003 deaths FIBA EuroBasket-winning players Lithuanian men's basketball players Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players Lithuanian emigrants to the United States {{1900s-US-basketball-bio-stub