Tomas Delininkaitis

Tomas Delininkaitis
	Delininkaitis with Lithuanian national team
Jurbarkas-Karys
Position	Shooting guard / point guard
League	NKL
Personal information
Born	11 June 1982 (age 42); Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2001–present
Career history
2001–2002	Neptūnas Klaipėda
2002–2007	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2007–2009	Azovmash Mariupol
2009	Budivelnyk Kyiv
2009–2010	CB Murcia
2010	PAOK
2010–2012	Žalgiris Kaunas
2012–2013	Cherkaski Mavpy
2013	VEF Rīga
2013–2014	Torku Selçuk Üniversitesi
2014–2015	AEK Athens
2016	Rethymno Cretan Kings
2016–2017	Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas
2017–2020	Neptūnas Klaipėda
2020–2021	CBet Jonava
2022	Juventus
2023–present	Jurbarkas-Karys
Career highlights and awards
	EuroCup champion (2005); 5× BBL champion (2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2017); 3× LKL champion (2006, 2011, 2012); LKL Finals MVP (2012); LKL All-Star (2011); LKL All-Tournament Team (2017); RKL champion (2023); NKL champion (2021, 2024);
Representing Lithuania
FIBA World Cup
EuroBasket

Tomas Delininkaitis (born 11 June 1982) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Jurbarkas-Karys of the National Basketball League (NKL). He was a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship . He is a 1.90 m (6 ft 2 3⁄4 in) tall combo guard.

Professional career

Delininkaitis established his career in Lietuvos Rytas. Alongside Robertas Javtokas and Simas Jasaitis, he led Rytas to an ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) trophy in 2005, although Rytas lost the LKL and BBL titles to their Lithuanian rivals Žalgiris that season.

In the next season, Rytas played in the EuroLeague, where Delininkaitis began to fade away from his leadership role in the team, and he was left only as a reserve player. Still, Rytas had their best season that year, winning their easiest LKL Finals series (4–0) against Žalgiris. In his last season with Rytas, Delininkaits was the team's sixth man, and he helped Rytas reach their 2nd ULEB Cup (EuroCup) final, which they lost to Real Madrid 75–87. In 2007, he signed with Azovmash Mariupol. In 2009, he joined Budivelnyk Kyiv. After playing a fraction of the 2008–2009 season, he moved to CB Murcia to start his 2009–2010 season. After the relegation and the financial problems of Murcia, his contract was terminated, and he joined PAOK, in April 2010. He appeared in 6 games (4 games of the regular season and 2 play-off games) for the Greek side, and he averaged 10.33 points, 2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.^[1]

After winning a bronze medal with the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, he was signed by Žalgiris Kaunas,^[2] and became a key player for the team.

On 5 November 2014, he signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.^[3] In 25 regular season games, he averaged 9.76 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game^[4]

On 12 January 2016, he signed with Rethymno of the Greek Basket League, for the rest of the season.^[5]

On 12 August 2016, he signed with Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas. In April, he helped BC Vytautas win the BBL championship, becoming the MVP in the process. Later he was named to the LKL All-Tournament Team on June 13, 2017.^[6]

On 20 July 2017, he signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda.^[7]

National team career

At the 2010 FIBA World Championship, Delininkaitis played for the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, which won the tournament's bronze medal.

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

EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2005–06	Lietuvos Rytas	19	2	14.3	.323	.264	.714	1.1	1.0	.5	.0	5.2	2.4
2010–11	Žalgiris	16	5	19.5	.374	.388	.851	1.9	2.0	.5	.0	8.8	8.1
2011–12	Žalgiris	16	4	10.8	.466	.467	.682	.8	.9	.4	.0	5.2	3.2
Career		51	11	14.9	.376	.360	.769	1.2	1.3	.5	.0	6.3	4.5

Awards and achievements

Pro clubs

3× Lithuanian League Champion: 2006, 2011, 2012
4× BBL Champion: 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012
EuroCup Champion: 2005
Eurocup Runner-up: 2007
BBL Runner-up: 2005
3× LKL Runner-up: 2004, 2005, 2007
Ukrainian League Champion: 2008

Lithuanian national team

2010 FIBA World Championship, Turkey: Bronze
EuroBasket 2013: Silver

References

^ "Παίκτης - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε."
^ ZALGIRIS, Delininkaitis sign multi-year deal
^ Carl English and Tomas Delininkaitis join AEK Athens.
^ "Παίκτης - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε."
^ "Ανακοινώθηκε ο Ντελινινκάιτις".
^ "Paskelbtas simbolinis geriausių LKL žaidėjų penketas". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 June 2017.
^ TOMAS DELININKAITIS DVEJUS METUS VILKĖS „NEPTŪNO“ MARŠKINĖLIUS (in Lithuanian)

External links

[1] "Παίκτης - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε."

[2] ZALGIRIS, Delininkaitis sign multi-year deal

[3] Carl English and Tomas Delininkaitis join AEK Athens.

[4] "Παίκτης - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε."

[5] "Ανακοινώθηκε ο Ντελινινκάιτις".

[6] "Paskelbtas simbolinis geriausių LKL žaidėjų penketas". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 June 2017.

[7] TOMAS DELININKAITIS DVEJUS METUS VILKĖS „NEPTŪNO“ MARŠKINĖLIUS (in Lithuanian)

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