Vytenis Čižauskas (born September 16, 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He plays the
point guard
The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the Basketball positions, five positions in a regulation basketball game.
A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position and is usually the shortest player ...
position.
Career
From an early age, Čižauskas played for the Žalgiris youth team. In his second season, he led the team in points and assists; as a consequence, he was promoted to
Kaunas Triobet of
BBL.
In March 2009, he was moved to Žalgiris' main roster; however, the young point guard saw limited playing time in the
LKL. After leaving Žalgiris, Čižauskas played for various local Lithuanian team until joining
CB Valladolid
Club Baloncesto Valladolid, S.A.D. was a professional basketball team based in Valladolid, Castile-León, Spain. CB Valladolid was member of the Liga ACB, Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB). Famous players that have played for the team includ ...
of
Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, w ...
on loan from Žalgiris. He averaged a mediocre 2.6 points per game and 0.8 assists per game coming off the bench.
In September 2013, he returned to Žalgiris and debuted in the Euroleague tournament. On December 9, 2014 he signed with Latvian team
BK Valmiera
BK Valmiera, named Valmiera Ordo for sponsorship reasons, was a professional basketball club based in Valmiera, Latvia which played in the Latvian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League. Since 2018 the club is on hiatus. In the 2015-201 ...
.
On January 1, 2022, he has signed with
Boulazac Basket Dordogne
Boulazac Basket Dordogne, also known as BBD or simply Boulazac, is a French professional basketball club, based in Boulazac. The team currently plays in the LNB Pro B, the second level of basketball in France.
The club plays its games in its home ...
of the
LNB Pro B
The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the second-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since the year 1987. The regular se ...
.
International career
He won five gold medals with Lithuania national teams: European Youth Summer Olympic Festival (U-15) and was named
MVP
MVP most commonly refers to:
* Most valuable player, an award, typically for the best performing player in a sport or competition
* Minimum viable product, a concept for feature estimating used in business and engineering
MVP may also refer to:
...
in 2007, Europe U-16 in 2008, Europe U-18 in 2010, World U-19 in 2011 and Europe U-20 in 2012. He was a candidate for
Lithuania national basketball team, which participated in
EuroBasket 2013
EuroBasket 2013 was the 38th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It took place from 4 September until 22 September 2013 in Slovenia. The number of participating teams was 24.
France men's national basketball ...
.
Kazlauskas invites Čižauskas to the Lithuania national team camp
References
External links
Profile at ACB.com
1992 births
Living people
BC Lietkabelis players
BC Nevėžis players
BC Prienai players
BC Žalgiris players
BC Žalgiris-2 players
BK Valmiera players
Boulazac Basket Dordogne players
CB Valladolid players
Crailsheim Merlins players
Korvpalli Meistriliiga players
Liga ACB players
Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Estonia
Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Germany
Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Lithuanian men's basketball players
21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen
LSU-Atletas basketball players
People from Kaišiadorys
Basketball players from Kaunas County
Point guards
University of Tartu basketball team players
CSM Constanța (men's basketball) players
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