Arnas Butkevičius (born 22 October 1992) is a Lithuanian professional

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player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the

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(LKL) and the

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Professional career

Arnas was alumni of V.Knašius Basketball School at his young age, started his professional career at Neringa's Kuršiai in third

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n league when he was 17. Next season he joined Sakalai in LKL. Arnas joined Neptūnas in 2013, after showing good performance in

playing for

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scoring 8.1 points and 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals at his last season there, before the end of the season he joined Neptūnas for the playoffs. He quickly became an important part for the team, helping Neptūnas reach the LKL finals twice, as well as playing in the

and EuroCup competitions.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Neptūnas , 10 , , 1 , , 20.4 , , .558 , , .471 , , .519 , , 2.8 , , 1.1 , , .9 , , .5 , , 7.0 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2", Žalgiris , 37 , , 12 , , 22.5 , , .414 , , .254 , , .873 , , 3.6 , , 1.6 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , 5.3 , , 7.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 22 , , 6 , , 20.9 , , .507 , , .389 , , .704 , , 3.3 , , .9 , , .6 , , .1 , , 5.0 , , 5.7 , - class="sortbottom" , colspan=2 align=center , Career , 69 , , 18 , , 21.7 , , .465 , , .325 , , .760 , , 3.4 , , 1.3 , , .9 , , .2 , , 5.4 , , 6.9

References

Arnas Butkevičius

Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL; ), also known as Betsafe LKL for sponsorship reasons, is the premier men's professional club basketball league in Lithuania. It is composed of 10 teams, and it is a member of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation. ...

(Lithuanian Basketball League). Accessed 2014-09-18.

External links

Arnas Butkevičius
at euroleague.net
Arnas Butkevičius
at LKL.lt 1992 births Living people 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Basketball players from Klaipėda BC Lietkabelis players BC Neptūnas players BC Rytas players Lithuanian men's basketball players 21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen Power forwards Small forwards {{Lithuania-basketball-bio-stub