Deividas Kumelis
No. 10 – Apollo Amsterdam
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBNXT League
Personal information
Born (1995-04-06) April 6, 1995
Vilnius, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Nevėžis
2016CAB Madeira
2017–2019Aris Leeuwarden
2020Lūšis
2020Mažeikiai
2020–2022The Hague Royals
2022–presentApollo Amsterdam

Deividas Kumelis (born April 6, 1995) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Apollo Amsterdam of the BNXT League. Standing at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in), he plays at the point guard position. Kumelis has played in Lithuania, Portugal and the Netherlands over his career.

Early life

Kumelis started playing basketball at age 7 at the Šarūnas Marčiulionis Basketball Academy.[1]

Professional career

On September 28, 2017, Kumelis signed with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[2] In his debut on October 8, Kumelis recorded 19 points and 7 assists in an 80–96 win over BAL.[3] He averaged 7.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists in his debut season in the DBL. On August 1, 2018, he re-signed for another year with Aris.[4] He averaged 5.6 points, 2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the 2018–19 season.

In the 2019–20 season he played for both BC Lūšis and BC Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian National Basketball League (NKL).

On 2 October 2020, Kumelis was announced by The Hague Royals, newcomer in the Dutch Basketball League.[5] On 27 March 2021, Kumelis scored a career-high 42 points in a 77–76 win over BAL.[6] On 16 June, he extended his contract with one more season.[7]

On August 22, 2022, he has signed with Apollo Amsterdam of the BNXT League.[8]

International career

Kumelis played with the Lithuanian national basketball team U20 team at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where the country finished in 7th place.

References

  1. ↑ "Interview met: Deividas Kumelis". #1 Basketball Platform van Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Aris trekt Deividas Kumelis aan". DBL. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  3. ↑ "Aris Leeuwarden vs BAL". DBL. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  4. ↑ "Deividas Kumelis terug in het Kalverdijkje - Nieuws Algemeen". Aris Leeuwarden (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Deividas Kumalis will wear the green and yellow jersey". 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Kumelis vonnist BAL". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Deividas Kumelis gaat met de The Hague Royals de BNXT League in". BasketballPlus.nl. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "D.Kumelis lieka Nyderlanduose, tačiau keliasi į kitą klubą". krepsinis.net (in Lithuanian). August 22, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
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