Arnas Butkevičius
{{short description|Lithuanian basketball player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Arnas Butkevičius
| image = Arnas Butkevičius 51 BC Žalgiris EuroLeague 20250117 (4).jpg
| caption = Butkevičius with Žalgiris Kaunas in 2025
| position = Small forward / Power forward
| height_m = 1.97
| weight_kg = 95
| league = LKL
EuroLeague
| team = Žalgiris Kaunas
| number = 51
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|10|22}}
| birth_place = Klaipėda, Lithuania
| draft_year = 2014
| career_start = 2009
| years1 = 2009–2010
| team1 = Kuršiai Neringa
| years2 = 2010–2012
| team2 = Sakalai Vilnius
| years3 = 2012–2013
| team3 = Lietkabelis Panevėžys
| years4 = 2013–2017
| team4 = Neptūnas Klaipėda
| years5 = 2017–2022
| team5 = Rytas Vilnius
| years6 = 2022–present
| team6 = Žalgiris Kaunas
| highlights =
- LKL champion (2022, 2023, 2025)
- LKL Finals MVP (2022)
- 3× All-LKL Team (2019, 2020, 2022)
- 3× King Mindaugas Cup winner (2019, 2023, 2024)
| medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's Basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|LTU}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA World Under-19 Championship}}
{{MedalGold| 2011 Latvia | National Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship}}
{{MedalGold| 2012 Slovenia | National Team}}
}}
Arnas Butkevičius (born 22 October 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.
Professional career
Arnas was alumni of V.Knašius Basketball School at his young age, started his professional career at Neringa's Kuršiai in third Lithuanian league when he was 17. Next season he joined Sakalai in LKL. Arnas joined Neptūnas in 2013, after showing good performance in Lithuanian Basketball League playing for BC Lietkabelis scoring 8.1 points and 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals at his last season there, before the end of the season he joined Neptūnas for the playoffs. He quickly became an important part for the team, helping Neptūnas reach the LKL finals twice, as well as playing in the EuroLeague and EuroCup competitions.
Career statistics
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=EuroLeague=
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15
| style="text-align:left;"| Neptūnas
| 10 || 1 || 20.4 || .558 || .471 || .519 || 2.8 || 1.1 || .9 || .5 || 7.0 || 7.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Žalgiris
| 37 || 12 || 22.5 || .414 || .254 || .873 || 3.6 || 1.6 || 1.1 || .3 || 5.3 || 7.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24
| 22 || 6 || 20.9 || .507 || .389 || .704 || 3.3 || .9 || .6 || .1 || 5.0 || 5.7
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan=2 align=center | Career
| 69 || 18 || 21.7 || .465 || .325 || .760 || 3.4 || 1.3 || .9 || .2 || 5.4 || 6.9
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References
- [https://archive.today/20140918012141/http://lkl.lt/lt/top/zaidejas/?player_id=1204843&season_id=87901 Arnas Butkevičius]. Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga (Lithuanian Basketball League). Accessed 2014-09-18.
External links
- [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=002676 Arnas Butkevičius] at euroleague.net
- [https://en.lkl.lt/zaidejai/arnas-butkevicius Arnas Butkevičius] at LKL.lt
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{{LKL Finals MVP}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Butkevicius, Arnas}}
Category:2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
Category:Basketball players from Klaipėda
Category:BC Lietkabelis players
Category:Lithuanian men's basketball players
Category:21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen
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