Tomas Delininkaitis

Tomas Delininkaitis (born June 11, 1982) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He was a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship . He is 1.90 m (6 ft 2 ​3⁄4 in) and weighs 82 kg.

Tomas Delininkaitis
Tomas Delininkaitis with Lithuania men's national team
CBet Jonava
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueNKL
Personal information
Born (1982-06-11) June 11, 1982
Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career2001–present
Career history
2001–2002Neptūnas Klaipėda
2002–2007Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2007–2009Azovmash Mariupol
2009Budivelnyk Kyiv
2009–2010CB Murcia
2010PAOK
2010–2012Žalgiris Kaunas
2012–2013Cherkaski Mavpy
2013VEF Rīga
2013–2014Torku Selçuk Üniversitesi
2014–2015AEK Athens
2016Rethymno Cretan Kings
2016–2017Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas
2017–2020Neptūnas Klaipėda
2020-presentCBet Jonava
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA World Cup
2010 TurkeyNational team
EuroBasket
2013 Slovenia National Team

Professional career

Delininkaitis established his career in Lietuvos Rytas. Alongside Robertas Javtokas and Simas Jasaitis, he led Rytas to an ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) trophy in 2005, although Rytas lost the LKL and BBL titles to their Lithuanian rivals Žalgiris that season.

In the next season, Rytas played in the EuroLeague, where Delininkaitis began to fade away from his leadership role in the team, and he was left only as a reserve player. Still, Rytas had their best season that year, winning their easiest LKL Finals series (4–0) against Žalgiris. In his last season with Rytas, Delininkaits was the team's sixth man, and he helped Rytas reach their 2nd ULEB Cup (EuroCup) final, which they lost to Real Madrid 75–87. In 2007, he signed with Azovmash Mariupol. In 2009, he joined Budivelnyk Kyiv. After playing a fraction of the 2008–2009 season, he moved to CB Murcia to start his 2009–2010 season. After the relegation and the financial problems of Murcia, his contract was terminated, and he joined PAOK, in April 2010. He appeared in 6 games (4 games of the regular season and 2 play-off games) for the Greek side, and he averaged 10.33 points, 2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.[1]

After winning a bronze medal with the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, he was signed by Žalgiris Kaunas,[2] and became a key player for the team.

On November 5, 2014, he signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.[3] In 25 regular season games, he averaged 9.76 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game[4]

On January 12, 2016, he signed with Rethymno of the Greek Basket League, for the rest of the season.[5]

On August 12, 2016, he signed with Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas. In April, he helped BC Vytautas win the BBL championship, becoming the MVP in the process. Later he was named to the LKL All-Tournament Team on June 13, 2017.[6]

On July 20, 2017, he signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda.[7]

National team career

At the 2010 FIBA World Championship, Delininkaitis played for the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, which won the tournament's bronze medal.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2005–06 Lietuvos Rytas 19214.2.400.264.7141.11.0.5.05.22.4
2010–11 Žalgiris 16519.3.344.388.8511.92.0.5.08.88.1
2011–12 Žalgiris 16410.5.464.467.682.8.9.4.05.23.3

Awards and achievements

Pro clubs

Lithuanian national team

References
  2. ZALGIRIS, Delininkaitis sign multi-year deal
  3. Carl English and Tomas Delininkaitis join AEK Athens.
  6. "Paskelbtas simbolinis geriausių LKL žaidėjų penketas". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  7. TOMAS DELININKAITIS DVEJUS METUS VILKĖS „NEPTŪNO“ MARŠKINĖLIUS (in Lithuanian)
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