Renaldas Seibutis

Renaldas Seibutis

No. 10 Žalgiris Kaunas
Position Shooting guard
League Lithuanian Basketball League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1985-07-23) July 23, 1985
Palanga, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50th overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career 2002–present
Career history
2002–2003 Naglis Palanga
2003–2005 Sakalai Vilnius
2005–2008 Olympiacos Piraeus
2006–2007Maroussi Honda
2008–2010 Bilbao Basket
2010–2011 Olin Edirne
2011–2014 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2014–2015 Darüşşafaka Doğuş
2015–present Žalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights and awards

Renaldas "Ronnie" Seibutis (born July 23, 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian League. He also represents the Lithuanian national team internationally.

Professional career

Seibutis with CB Bilbao Berri.

Europe

In the 2010–11 season, he played for Olin Edirne Basketbol where he has become one of the leaders of Olin, averaging 18.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.5 apg and 1.6 spg.

On 12 June 2011, Seibutis signed a three-year (2+1) contract with the Lithuanian team Lietuvos rytas.[1]

In July 2014, he signed a contract with Turkish team Darüşşafaka Doğuş.[2]

On 4 September 2015, Seibutis signed a one-year contract (with an option for another) with the Lithuanian powerhouse Žalgiris Kaunas.[3]

NBA

Seibutis was drafted in the second round with the 50th overall pick of the 2007 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Following the draft selection, he played with the Mavericks' NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas, averaging 6 points, 1 rebound, 1.6 assists, while shooting over 47% in 13 minutes per game over 5 games.[4] He played again in 2008, averaging only 2 points in 10.8 minutes per game over 5 games.[5] He was ultimately dropped from the 2008 roster because of his underperforming.[6]

National team career

At the 2010 FIBA World Championship he played for the Lithuanian national basketball team, which won Bronze medals. He also participated in his first Summer Olympics in 2012.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2005–06 Olympiacos 23 3 17.8 .440 .303 .821 1.9 .6 .6 .0 6.3 4.6
2007–08 3 0 2.9 .000 .000 .000 .3 .3 .3 .0 .0 .7
2012–13 Lietuvos rytas 10 10 30.3 .449 .321 .917 3.6 2.3 1.2 .0 12.9 10.9
2013–14 10 5 26.5 .404 .423 .909 2.5 3.2 1.2 .0 10.7 9.4
2015–16 Žalgiris 21 17 22.2 .462 .319 .822 2.3 1.5 .2 .1 8.0 4.7
Career 67 35 21.5 .466 .333 .850 2.2 1.5 .7 .1 8.2 6.7

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