Ignas Vaitkus
No. 3 – Nevėžis Kėdainiai
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeagueLKL
Personal information
Born (1993-02-22) 22 February 1993
Šiauliai, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight97 kg (214 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Saulė-Aukštabalis Šiauliai
2012–2013Meresta Pakruojis
2013–2014BC Mažeikiai
2014–2015Nafta-Uni-Akvaservis Klaipėda
2015–2016BC Šilutė
2016BC Vytis
2016–2017Nevėžis Kėdainiai
2017–2019BC Šiauliai
2019–2022Juventus Utena
2022–2023Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2023–presentNevėžis Kėdainiai
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Silver medal – second place2022 AntwerpTeam
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Team

Ignas Vaitkus (born 22 February 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[1]

Early career

Born in Šiauliai, Vaitkus started his career with Saulė-Aukštabalis Šiauliai of the third-tier Regional Basketball League (RKL), where he played for one season in 2011–12. In 2012, he moved to the NKL when he signed with Meresta Pakruojis.

Professional career

Vaitkus started his professional career with BC Mažeikiai in 2014. He made his debut in the Lithuanian Basketball League on 27 September 2014, scoring 17 points in a loss against Neptūnas Klaipėda.

On 3 August 2023, Vaitkus returned to Nevėžis Kėdainiai.[2]

National team career

Vaitkus won gold medal with the Lithuanian team during the 2017 Summer Universiade after defeating the United States' team 74–85 in the final.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ignas Vaitkus / Žaidėjai".
  2. ↑ "Kėdainių klube – I. Vaitkus". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Results - Men Gold Medal Game 2017". fisu.net. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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