Mindaugas Kupšas

Mindaugas Kupšas (born 9 April 1991) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for BC Juventus of the Lithuanian basketball league (LKL). Standing at 7 ft 1.25 in (2.17 m), he plays at the center position.

Mindaugas Kupšas
Kupšas with Žalgiris in January 2014
Juventus Utena
PositionCenter
LeagueLithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1991-04-09) 9 April 1991
Plikiškiai, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height7 ft 1.25 in (2.17 m)
Listed weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2010–2015Žalgiris Kaunas
2010-2011→Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
2011–2012→Baltai Kaunas
2012–2013→Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2014–2015→Kalev/Cramo Tallinn
2015Vienna
2015–2016Nevėžis Kėdainiai
2016–2017Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas
2017Clavijo
2017–2018Juventus Utena
2018Chongqing Sanhai Lanling
2018–2019Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2019–2020Hapoel Jerusalem
2020Filou Oostende
2020-presentJuventus Utena
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
Summer Universiade
2011 Shenzhen National Team

Professional career

Kupšas played for Lietkabelis in the 2012–13 season and averaged 10.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per 21 minutes of game action.[1] He went undrafted at the 2013 NBA draft.[2]

On August 6, 2014, Kupšas was loaned to the Estonian team BC Kalev/Cramo for the 2014–15 season.[3]

On August 14, 2016, Kupšas signed with Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas. On February 7, 2017, he parted ways with Vytautas to join CB Clavijo of the Spanish LEB Oro.[4]

On August 10, 2017, Kupšas signed a one-year deal with BC Juventus.[5]

On August 7, 2018, Kupšas returned to Lietkabelis Panevėžys for a second stint, signing for the 2018–19 season.[6] In 56 games played with Lietkabelis, he averaged 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds, while shooting 62 percent from the field.

On August 14, 2019, Kupšas signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League.[7]

On March 2, 2020, Kupšas parted ways with Hapoel Jerusalem to join Filou Oostende of the Belgian Pro Basketball League.[8]

References
  1. "Mindaugas Kupšas LKL.lt". Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  2. "NBA naujokų biržos rinkimuose M. Kupšas savo pavardės neišgirdo". delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. "M.Kupšas karjerą tęs Talino "Kalev/Cramo" klube". zalgiris.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. "Mindaugas Kupsas (ex Vytautas) agreed terms with CB Clavijo". Eurobasket.com. February 7, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  5. "Mindaugas Kupsas moves to Utenos Juventus". Sportando.basketball. August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  6. "KK Lietkabelis signs Mindaugas Kupsas". Sportando.basketball. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  7. "חיזוק ליטאי: קופשאס מצטרף לירושלים". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  8. "Welkom Mindaugas Kupsas". bcoostende.be (in Dutch). March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.


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