Tomas Delininkaitis (born June 11, 1982) is a Lithuanian professional

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player. He was a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team at the

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. He is 1.90 m (6 ft 2 in) and weighs 82 kg.

Professional career

Delininkaitis established his career in

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. Alongside

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and

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, he led Rytas to an ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) trophy in 2005, although Rytas lost the LKL and

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titles to their Lithuanian rivals Žalgiris that season. In the next season, Rytas played in the EuroLeague, where Delininkaitis began to fade away from his leadership role in the team, and he was left only as a reserve player. Still, Rytas had their best season that year, winning their easiest LKL Finals series (4–0) against Žalgiris. In his last season with Rytas, Delininkaits was the team's

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, and he helped Rytas reach their 2nd ULEB Cup (EuroCup) final, which they lost to

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75–87. In 2007, he signed with

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. In 2009, he joined

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. After playing a fraction of the 2008–2009 season, he moved to

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to start his 2009–2010 season. After the

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and the financial problems of

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, his contract was terminated, and he joined PAOK, in April 2010. He appeared in 6 games (4 games of the regular season and 2 play-off games) for the Greek side, and he averaged 10.33 points, 2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game. After winning a bronze medal with the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, in the

, he was signed by Žalgiris

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, and became a key player for the team. On November 5, 2014, he signed with

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of the

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. In 25 regular season games, he averaged 9.76 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game On January 12, 2016, he signed with

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of the

, for the rest of the season. On August 12, 2016, he signed with Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas. In April, he helped BC Vytautas win the BBL championship, becoming the MVP in the process. Later he was named to the LKL All-Tournament Team on June 13, 2017. On July 20, 2017, he signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda.TOMAS DELININKAITIS DVEJUS METUS VILKĖS „NEPTŪNO“ MARŠKINĖLIUS

National team career

At the

, Delininkaitis played for the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, which won the tournament's

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Awards and achievements

Pro clubs

*3× Lithuanian League Champion: 2006, 2011, 2012 *4×

Champion: 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012 * EuroCup Champion: 2005 * Eurocup Runner-up: 2007 *BBL Runner-up: 2005 *3× LKL Runner-up: 2004, 2005, 2007 * Ukrainian League Champion: 2008

Lithuanian national team

* 2010 FIBA World Championship, Turkey:

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileTBLStat.net Profile
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