Mindaugas Kupšas (born 9 April 1991) is a Lithuanian professional

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player for Trotamundos de Carabobo of the Venezuelan SuperLiga. Standing at , he plays at the center position.

Professional career

Kupšas played for Lietkabelis in the 2012–13 season and averaged 10.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per 21 minutes of game action. He went undrafted at the

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. On August 6, 2014, Kupšas was loaned to the Estonian team

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for the 2014–15 season. On August 14, 2016, Kupšas signed with Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas. On February 7, 2017, he parted ways with Vytautas to join CB Clavijo of the Spanish

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. On August 10, 2017, Kupšas signed a one-year deal with

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. On August 7, 2018, Kupšas returned to Lietkabelis Panevėžys for a second stint, signing for the 2018–19 season. In 56 games played with Lietkabelis, he averaged 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds, while shooting 62 percent from the field. On August 14, 2019, Kupšas signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem of the

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. On March 2, 2020, Kupšas parted ways with Hapoel Jerusalem to join Filou Oostende of the Belgian

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. On October 1, 2021, Kupšas signed with Kaohsiung Aquas of the

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. On June 30, 2022, Kupšas was selected to the all-defensive first team of the

in 2021–22 season. On July 20, Kupšas re-signed with the Kaohsiung Aquas. On August 6, 2023, Kupšas re-signed with the Kaohsiung Aquas. He was the league's blocks leader for the 2023–24 season. On May 9, 2024, Kupšas was selected to the

all-defensive first team in 2023–24 season. On May 10, 2024, Kupšas awarded the

Defensive Player of the Year in 2023–24 season. On June 27, 2024, Kupšas signed one–year contract with

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of the

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(LKL).

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External links

RealGM profile

NBADraft.net profile
1991 births Living people BC Juventus players BC Kalev/Cramo players BC Lietkabelis players BC Nevėžis players BC Prienai players BC Žalgiris players BC Žalgiris-2 players BC Vienna players Centers (basketball) Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Kaohsiung Aquas players Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Austria Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in China Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Estonia Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Israel Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Spain Lithuanian men's basketball players 21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen LSU-Atletas basketball players Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Lithuania Summer World University Games medalists in basketball T1 League imports T1 League All-Stars Hefei Storm players Chongqing Huaxi International players {{Lithuania-basketball-bio-stub