Lukas Uleckas
.jpg) Uleckas with Rytas Vilnius during the 2022 LKL Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 – Šiauliai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | LKL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 August 1999 Marijampolė, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2021: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2020 | Žalgiris Kaunas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | →Žalgiris-2 Kaunas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | →CBet Prienai | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Rytas Vilnius | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Šiauliai | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lukas Uleckas (born 6 August 1999) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Uleckas has competed with the Lithuanian junior national teams on multiple occasions.[1]
Early career
[edit]Uleckas began his career in 2015, playing for Sabonis Basketball Center of the RKL. In July 2016, he signed a long-term deal with Žalgiris Kaunas.[2] He then joined Žalgiris-2 Kaunas of the NKL, where he played for three seasons.
Professional career
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Uleckas made his professional debut with Žalgiris' senior team on 14 October 2018, in an LKL regular season home game against BC Neptūnas. For the 2019–20 season, he was loaned to CBet Prienai.
On 5 July 2020, Uleckas signed a three-year contract with Rytas Vilnius.[3] On 19 June 2024, Uleckas parted ways with the club after four seasons, having won the LKL championship twice in 2022 and 2024.
On 9 July 2024, Uleckas signed with Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Lukas Uleckas FIBA.basketball
- ^ ""Žalgirį" papildė Uleckas, komanda išsiskyrė su Velička". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "„Ryto" gretas papildė L. Uleckas". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 5 July 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Tęsiasi vasaros darbai: atvyksta Lukas Uleckas". bcsiauliai.lt (in Lithuanian). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Lukas Uleckas at Eurobasket.com
- Lukas Uleckas at Euroleague.net
- Lukas Uleckas at RealGM.com