Renaldas Seibutis

Renaldas Seibutis

Renaldas Seibutis with Lithuania men's national basketball team
No. 10 – Žalgiris Kaunas
Position	Shooting guard
League	Lithuanian League Euroleague
Personal information
Born	(1985-07-23) July 23, 1985 Palanga, Lithuanian SSR, USSR
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50th overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–2003	Naglis Palanga
2003–2005	Sakalai Vilnius
2005–2008	Olympiacos Piraeus
2006–2007	→Maroussi Honda
2008–2010	Bilbao Basket
2010–2011	Olin Edirne
2011–2014	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2014–2015	Darüşşafaka & Doğuş
2015–present	Zalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Under-21 World Championship MVP (2005) 3× LKL All-Star (2012, 2013, 2014) All-Eurocup First Team (2012)
Medals Men's basketball Representing Lithuania World Championships 2010 Turkey EuroBasket 2013 Slovenia 2015 France FIBA Under-21 World Championship 2005 Argentina Team FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2005 Russia Team

Renaldas "Ronnie" Seibutis (born July 23, 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian League. He also represents the Lithuanian national team internationally.

Professional career

Seibutis with CB Bilbao Berri.

Europe

In the 2010–11 season, he played for Olin Edirne Basketbol where he has become one of the leaders of Olin, averaging 18.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.5 apg and 1.6 spg.

On 12 June 2011, Seibutis signed a three-year (2+1) contract with the Lithuanian team Lietuvos rytas.

In July 2014, he signed a contract with Turkish team Darüşşafaka & Doğuş.

On 4 September 2015, Seibutis signed a one-year contract (with an option for another) with the Lithuanian powerhouse Žalgiris Kaunas.

NBA

Seibutis was drafted in the second round with the 50th overall pick of the 2007 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Following the draft selection, he played with the Mavericks' NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas, averaging 6 points, 1 rebound, 1.6 assists, while shooting over 47% in 13 minutes per game over 5 games. He played again in 2008, averaging only 2 points in 10.8 minutes per game over 5 games. He was ultimately dropped from the 2008 roster because of his underperforming.

Lithuanian national team

At the 2010 FIBA World Championship he played for the Lithuanian national basketball team, which won Bronze medals. He also participated in his first Summer Olympics in 2012.

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

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Euroleague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2005–06	Olympiacos	23	3	17.8	.440	.303	.821	1.9	.6	.6	.0	6.3	4.6
2007–08		3	0	2.9	.000	.000	.000	.3	.3	.3	.0	.0	.7
2012–13	Lietuvos rytas	10	10	30.3	.449	.321	.917	3.6	2.3	1.2	.0	12.9	10.9
2013–14	Lietuvos rytas	10	5	26.5	.404	.423	.909	2.5	3.2	1.2	.0	10.7	9.4
Career			46	18	21.5	.431	.341	.863	2.3	1.5	.8	.0	8.3	6.7

External links

• Renaldas Seibutis at eurobasket.com
• Renaldas Seibutis at euroleague.net
• Renaldas Seibutis at fiba.com