Vytenis Lipkevičius (born May 19, 1989) is a Lithuanian professional
basketball
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player for
Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the
Lithuanian Basketball League
Lithuanian may refer to:
* Lithuanians
* Lithuanian language
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(LKL). Standing at , he primarily plays at the
small forward
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position.
Professional career
On 11 August 2010, Lipkevičius joined
Rūdupis Prienai of the
LKL, after being loaned by
Žalgiris Kaunas. For the 2011–12 season, he went on loan to
Baltai Kaunas. On 28 October 2011, Lipkevičius was brought back from his loan by Žalgiris. On 24 July 2013, Lipkevičius re-signed with the club until the end of the 2015–16 season. On 20 July 2015, he signed a new two-year contact with Žalgiris. On 12 September 2016, Lipkevičius mutually parted ways with the club and subsequently joined
Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas.
On 10 June 2017, Lipkevičius signed a one-year deal with
s.Oliver Würzburg
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of the German
Basketball Bundesliga
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.
On 12 July 2018, Lipkevičius signed a two-year contract with
Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the
Lithuanian Basketball League
Lithuanian may refer to:
* Lithuanians
* Lithuanian language
* The country of Lithuania
* Grand Duchy of Lithuania
* Culture of Lithuania
* Lithuanian cuisine
* Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...
(LKL). On 6 November, he was loaned to
Skycop Prienai for the remainder of the season. On 2 July 2022, he re-signed with Lietkabelis until 2024.
References
External links
Vytenis Lipkevičiusat eurobasket.com
Vytenis Lipkevičiusat euroleague.net
Vytenis Lipkevičiusat realgm.com
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1989 births
Living people
BC Lietkabelis players
BC Prienai players
BC Žalgiris players
BC Žalgiris-2 players
Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Germany
Lithuanian men's basketball players
LSU-Atletas basketball players
People from Kaunas District Municipality
Würzburg Baskets players
Forwards (basketball)