Valdas Vasylius

Valdas Vasylius

infobox NBA Player


name = Valdas Vasylius
position = Forward
height_ft = 6| height_in = 7
weight_lbs = 210
league = Lietuvos_Krepšinio_Lyga
team = KK_Nevėžis
nationality = Lithuania
birth_date = birth date and age|1983|09|03
birth_place = Klaipeda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
college = Old Dominion
highschool = Norfolk Collegiate School
draft = Undrafted
draft_year = 2007
draft_team =
career_start = 2007
career_end =
former_teams =
awards =

Valdas Vasylius (born September 3, 1983 in Klaipeda, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian basketball player who played collegiately at Old Dominion University and plays professionally in Poland. He has also played at the international level representing his home country.Citation |last=Radford |first=Rich |title=ODU's Lithuanian forward is playing like a winner |url=http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=117566&ran=244173 |publisher="Virginian-Pilot" |date=2007-01-13 |accessdate=2007-11-13] Growing up in Lithuania, Vasylius learned to speak Lithuanian, Russian and German before learning English.

Vasylius began as the sixth man on the ODU squad, but was the star player by his senior year, being named to the All-CAA First team. He also lead his team to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship his sophomore and senior years.

After graduating with a degree in international business, Vasylius returned to Europe to play with Polish team Anwil Włocławek, [Citation |last= |first= |title=Team Focus: Anwil Wloclawek |url=http://www.ulebcup.com/ulebcup/home/news/i/16992/448/team-focus-anwil-wloclawek |publisher="ULEB Cup" |date=2007-11-02 |accessdate=2007-11-13] [Citation |last=Givony |first=Jonathan |title=The Journey: Undrafted Rookie Free Agent Destinations |url=http://www.draftexpress.com/blogs.php?blogid=3 |publisher="DraftExpress" |date=2007-11-06 |accessdate=2007-11-13] signing a one-year deal with the club. [Citation |last= |first= |title=VALDAS VASYLIUS FOR 1 YEAR WITH ANWIL WLOCLAWEK (POLAND) |url=http://www.promotex.org/news.html |publisher="Promotex" |date=2007-09-24 |accessdate=2007-11-13] While a talented offensive player, his lack of athleticism hurt his chances of catching on with an NBA team. [Citation |last=Maurer |first=Matthew |title=2007 Portsmouth Draft Camp Player Evaluations |url=http://www.nbadraft.net/2007portsmouth001.asp |publisher="NBADraft.net" |date=2007-04-10 |accessdate=2007-11-13]

References

External links

* [http://odusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/vasylius_valdas00.html Old Dominion player bio]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=15816 ESPN profile]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Neptūnas (basketball club) — BC „Neptūnas“ Leagues Lithuanian Basketball League, Baltic Basketball League Founded 1962 History …   Wikipedia

  • September 3 — Events*36 BC In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate. * 301 San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world… …   Wikipedia

  • 1983 — This article is about the year 1983. For other uses, see 1983 (disambiguation). Millennium: 2nd millennium Centuries: 19th century – 20th century – 21st century Decades: 1950s  1960s  1970s  – 1980s –   …   Wikipedia

  • Klaipėda —   City municipality   …   Wikipedia

  • Norfolk Collegiate School — Location 7336 Granby Street Norfolk, Virginia, 23505 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”