Grantas Vasiliauskas

Grantas Vasiliauskas
Shinagawa City
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1999-01-10) January 10, 1999
Alytus, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016SRC-Dzūkija Alytus
2016–2018Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2018–2019Kuršiai Palanga
2019University of Tartu
2019BC Jonava
2019–2021Nevėžis Kėdainiai
2021–2023Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2023–2024RheinStars Köln
2024–2025Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2025–presentShinagawa CIty
Medals
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA Under-17 World Cup
2016 Spain U17 National Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2016 Turkey U18 National Team
2017 Slovakia U18 National Team
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
2015 Lithuania U16 National Team

Grantas Vasiliauskas (born January 10, 1999, in Alytus) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who recently played for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.

Playing career

Before starting his professional career, Vasiliauskas played in the RKL with SRC-Dzūkija Alytus from 2014 to 2016.

In 2015, Vasiliauskas participated in the prestigious Adidas Eurocamp in Treviso, Italy.[1]

In 2016, he participated in the Basketball Without Borders camp in Lohja, Finland, along with his junior squads teammates Arnas Velička, Ignas Sargiūnas and Lukas Uleckas.[2]

In September, 2016, he signed a long-term deal with the Lithuanian powerhouse Žalgiris Kaunas.[3]

On 13 August 2024, Vasiliauskas signed one–year contract with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.[4]

On 5 September, 2025, Vasiliauskas signed with Shinagawa City Basketball Club of the Japanese B.League.[5]

National team career

Vasiliauskas has actively represented Lithuania junior teams on the international stage and won medals multiple times.[6][7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Alytiškis Vasiliauskas dalyvaus prestižinėje "Adidas" krepšinio stovykloje Trevize". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Keturi jaunieji Lietuvos talentai pakviesti į prestižinę stovyklą". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Su "Žalgiriu" ateitį susiejo talentingasis Grantas Vasiliauskas". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Paskutinė komplektacijos detalė – į komandą grįžtantis Vasiliauskas". kklietkabelis.lt (in Lithuanian). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  5. ^ "グランタス・ヴァシラウカス 選手契約基本合意(新規)のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Shinagawa City Basketball Club. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Grantas Vasiliauskas profile, U16 European Championship Men 2015". FIBA.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Grantas VASILIAUSKAS at the Players of the FIBA U17 World Championship 2016". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Grantas VASILIAUSKAS at the Players of the FIBA U18 European Championship Division A 2016". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Grantas VASILIAUSKAS at the Players of the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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