Evaldas Kairys

Evaldas Kairys
Kairys with Rytas Vilnius in 2022
No. 21 – Mersin MSK
PositionCenter
LeagueBasketbol Süper Ligi
Personal information
Born (1990-10-11) October 11, 1990 (age 34)
Šventoji, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height207 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2011Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2007–2011→Perlas Vilnius
2011–2015Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2015–2017Muratbey Uşak Sportif
2017–2018Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece
2018–2020Rytas Vilnius
2020–2021Afyon Belediye
2022–2023Rytas Vilnius
2023–2024Covirán Granada
2024–presentMersin MSK
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA European U-18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2008 Greece U-18 Team

Evaldas Kairys (born October 11, 1990) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Mersin MSK of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He plays at the center position.[1]

Professional career

Kairys had been a part of Lietuvos rytas Vilnius youth system from 2006 to 2011, when Perlas Vilnius was dissolved. He then joined Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys for four straight seasons. During his fourth season in Pasvalys, Kairys averaged 10.9 points, 5.9 rebounds in the Lithuanian Basketball League.[2] On July 28, 2015 he signed with Muratbey Uşak Sportif of the premier Turkish Basketball League.[3]

Kairys spent the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons with Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He averaged 7.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in 2019–20. On August 6, 2020, Kairys signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[4]

On 25 February 2022, Kairys signed with Rytas Vilnius.[5]

On 30 June 2023, Kairys signed with Covirán Granada of the Liga ACB.[6]

On January 23, 2024, he signed with Mersin MSK of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (BSL).[7] On June 26, 2024, he extended his contract with the club, after the promotion to Basketbol Süper Ligi.[8]

International career

Kairys represented the Lithuanian youth squads twice. He won silver medal with the U-18 National Team in 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Evaldas Kairys". Basketball.RealGM.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Evaldas Kairys". LKL.lt. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Kairys legionieriaus karjerą pradės Turkijoje". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Evaldas Kairys signs with Afyon". Sportando. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  5. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (25 February 2022). "Kairys comes back to Rytas". Eurobasket. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Evaldas Kairys, nuevo jugador del Coviran Granada". fundacioncbgranada.es (in Spanish). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Evaldas Kairys MSK'da". guneygazetesi.com. Sportando. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  8. ^ @mersin_msk (26 June 2024). "Kulübümüz, oyuncumuz Evaldas Kairys ile yeniden anlaşma sağladı" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Lithuania / U18 European Championship Men (2008)". FIBAEurope.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.


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