Saulius Kulvietis

Saulius Kulvietis
Kulvietis with Club Joventut Badalona in 2017
No. 7 – Šiauliai
PositionPower forward
LeagueLKL
Personal information
Born (1991-02-14) February 14, 1991 (age 33)
Kaunas, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight103 kg (227 lb)
Career information
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2009–2012Lietuvos rytas
2009–2011→Perlas Vilnius
2011–2012→Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2012–2013Sakalai
2013–2016Juventus
2016–2017Vytautas Prienai
2017–2018Joventut
2018–2019Lietkabelis
2019–2020JDA Dijon
2020Rytas Vilnius
2021VEF Rīga
2021MoraBanc Andorra
2021–2022Telekom Baskets Bonn
2022–2023Büyükçekmece Basketbol
2023–2024Śląsk Wrocław
2024–presentŠiauliai
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Greece National Team

Saulius Kulvietis (born February 14, 1991) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays at the small forward and power forward positions.[1][2]

Professional career

On July 29, 2018, Kulvietis signed a one-year contract with Lietkabelis Panevėžys.[3]

Kulvietis spent the 2019–20 season with JDA Dijon of the LNB Pro A, averaging 7.3 points per game.

On July 27, 2020, Kulvietis signed with BC Rytas Vilnius.[4] On October 15, 2020, he left the team on a mutual agreement after not being able to play.[5]

On April 1, 2021, Kulvietis signed with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB until the end of the 2021–2022 season.[6]

On September 8, 2021, Kulvietis signed a one-year deal with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[7]

On August 6, 2022, Kulvietis signed with Büyükçekmece of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[8]

On August 6, 2023, he signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the PLK.[9]

On August 20, 2024, Kulvietis signed one–year contract with Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[10]

References

  1. ^ "Saulius Kulvietis". LKL.lt. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Saulius Kulvietis / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. ^ ""Lietkabelis" pasirašė sutartį su Kulviečiu". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). July 29, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 27, 2020). "Rytas Vilnius announces Saulius Kulvietis". Sportando. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Kompensaciją sumokėjęs "Rytas" nutraukė sutartį su Kulviečiu". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). October 15, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "Kulvietis fitxa fins final de temporada". MoraBanc Andorra (in Catalan). April 1, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "Saulius Kulvietis verstärkt die Baskets". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). September 8, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Büyükçekmece Basketbol, Saulius Kulvietis'i Transfer Etti". Eurohoops (in Turkish). August 6, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  9. ^ "Saulius Kulvietis zawodnikiem Śląska". wks-slask.eu. August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  10. ^ "Solidžią patirtį sukaupęs Kulvietis atvyksta į "Šiaulius"". bcsiauliai.lt (in Lithuanian). August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.


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