 Delininkaitis withLithuanian national team | |
| Jurbarkas-Karys | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard /point guard |
| League | NKL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1982-06-11)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 | |
Tomas Delininkaitis (born 11 June 1982) is a Lithuanian professionalbasketball player forJurbarkas-Karys of theNational Basketball League (NKL). He was a member of theLithuanian national basketball team at the2010 FIBA World Championship . He is a 1.90 m (6 ft 23⁄4 in) tallcombo guard.
Delininkaitis established his career inLietuvos Rytas. AlongsideRobertas Javtokas andSimas Jasaitis, he led Rytas to anULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) trophy in 2005, although Rytas lost theLKL andBBL titles to their Lithuanian rivalsŽalgiris that season.
In the next season, Rytas played in theEuroLeague, 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) againstŽalgiris. In his last season with Rytas, Delininkaits was the team'ssixth man, and he helped Rytas reach their 2ndULEB Cup (EuroCup) final, which they lost toReal Madrid 75–87. In 2007, he signed withAzovmash Mariupol. In 2009, he joinedBudivelnyk Kyiv. After playing a fraction of the 2008–2009 season, he moved toCB Murcia to start his 2009–2010 season. After therelegation and the financial problems ofMurcia, his contract was terminated, and he joinedPAOK, 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 seniorLithuanian national basketball team, in the2010 FIBA World Championship, he was signed byŽalgirisKaunas,[2] and became a key player for the team.
On 5 November 2014, he signed withAEK Athens of theGreek 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 withRethymno of theGreek Basket League, for the rest of the season.[5]
On 12 August 2016, he signed withVytautas Prienai-Birštonas. In April, he helped BC Vytautas win the BBL championship, becoming the MVP in the process. Later he was named to theLKL All-Tournament Team on June 13, 2017.[6]
On 20 July 2017, he signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda.[7]
At the2010 FIBA World Championship, Delininkaitis played for the seniorLithuanian national basketball team, which won the tournament'sbronze medal.
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | |
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