Deividas Kumelis
| No. 10 – Apollo Amsterdam | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | BNXT League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 6, 1995 Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Nevėžis |
| 2016 | CAB Madeira |
| 2017–2019 | Aris Leeuwarden |
| 2020 | Lūšis |
| 2020 | Mažeikiai |
| 2020–2022 | The Hague Royals |
| 2022–present | Apollo Amsterdam |
Deividas Kumelis (born April 6, 1995) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Apollo Amsterdam of the BNXT League. Standing at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in), he plays at the point guard position. Kumelis has played in Lithuania, Portugal and the Netherlands over his career.
Early life
[edit]Kumelis started playing basketball at age 7 at the Šarūnas Marčiulionis Basketball Academy.[1]
Professional career
[edit]On September 28, 2017, Kumelis signed with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[2] In his debut on October 8, Kumelis recorded 19 points and 7 assists in an 80–96 win over BAL.[3] He averaged 7.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists in his debut season in the DBL. On August 1, 2018, he re-signed for another year with Aris.[4] He averaged 5.6 points, 2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the 2018–19 season.
In the 2019–20 season he played for both BC Lūšis and BC Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian National Basketball League (NKL).
On 2 October 2020, Kumelis was announced by The Hague Royals, newcomer in the Dutch Basketball League.[5] On 27 March 2021, Kumelis scored a career-high 42 points in a 77–76 win over BAL.[6] On 16 June, he extended his contract with one more season.[7]
On August 22, 2022, he has signed with Apollo Amsterdam of the BNXT League.[8]
International career
[edit]Kumelis played with the Lithuanian national basketball team U20 team at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where the country finished in 7th place.
References
[edit]- ^ "Interview met: Deividas Kumelis". #1 Basketball Platform van Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Aris trekt Deividas Kumelis aan". DBL. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Aris Leeuwarden vs BAL". DBL. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Deividas Kumelis terug in het Kalverdijkje - Nieuws Algemeen". Aris Leeuwarden (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Deividas Kumalis will wear the green and yellow jersey". 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Kumelis vonnist BAL". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Deividas Kumelis gaat met de The Hague Royals de BNXT League in". BasketballPlus.nl. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "D.Kumelis lieka Nyderlanduose, tačiau keliasi į kitą klubą". krepsinis.net (in Lithuanian). August 22, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.