Ignas Vaitkus
{{short description|Lithuanian basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Ignas Vaitkus
| image =
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| height_cm = 196
| weight_kg = 97
| number = 22
| league = LKL
| team = Nevėžis Kėdainiai
| position = Small forward / shooting guard
| nationality = Lithuanian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|02|22}}
| birth_place = Šiauliai, Lithuania
| draft_year = 2015
| career_start = 2011
| career_end =
| years1 = 2011–2012
| team1 = Saulė-Aukštabalis Šiauliai
| years2 = 2012–2013
| team2 = Meresta Pakruojis
| years3 = 2013–2014
| team3 = BC Mažeikiai
| years4 = 2014–2015
| team4 = Nafta-Uni-Akvaservis Klaipėda
| years5 = 2015–2016
| team5 = BC Šilutė
| years6 = 2016
| team6 = BC Vytis
| years7 = 2016–2017
| team7 = Nevėžis Kėdainiai
| years8 = 2017–2019
| team8 = BC Šiauliai
| years9 = 2019–2022
| team9 = Juventus Utena
| years10 = 2022–2023
| team10 = Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
| years11 = 2023–present
| team11 = Nevėžis Kėdainiai
| highlights =
| medal_templates =
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{{MedalSport | Men's 3x3 basketball}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA 3x3 World Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Antwerp|Team}}
{{MedalSport | Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}
{{MedalGold| 2017 Taipei | Team}}
}}
Ignas Vaitkus (born 22 February 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketnews.lt/zaidejai/11057-ignas-vaitkus.html|title = Ignas Vaitkus / Žaidėjai}}
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.{{cite web|title=Kėdainių klube – I. Vaitkus|url= https://lkl.lt/straipsniai/6908/kedainiu-klube-i-vaitkus|website=lkl.lt|language=lt|date=3 August 2023|accessdate=14 August 2023}}
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.{{cite web |title=Results - Men Gold Medal Game 2017 |url=https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/eng/bk/engbk_basketball-results-men-1-01.htm |website=fisu.net |accessdate=12 October 2019 |archive-date=12 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012131749/https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/eng/bk/engbk_basketball-results-men-1-01.htm |url-status=dead }}
References
External links
- {{FIBA|new_id=203465|old_id=107244}}
- {{FIBA 3x3|ee10fb77-ac54-4e6d-911b-40f69901f98b}}
- {{Eurobasket.com player|221203}}
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Ignas-Vaitkus/Summary/52585 RealGM profile]
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Category:BC Pieno žvaigždės players
Category:BC Šilutė basketball players
Category:Lithuanian men's basketball players
Category:21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen
Category:Basketball players from Šiauliai
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Lithuania
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
Category:Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade