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Vaidas Kariniauskas
Vaidas Kariniauskas (born 16 November 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Wolves Twinsbet of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. Standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), he primarily plays at the point guard position. Professional career Kariniauskas won the NKL bronze in 2012 and 2013 with BC Žalgiris-2.[1] On 19 November 2013, he was loaned to BC Lietkabelis in order to get more playing time.[2] After his loan spell, he rejoined Žalgiris for the 2014–15 season, winning the LKL league and the LKF Cup.[3] On 19 June 2015, Kariniauskas signed a 1+1 year deal with Kymis of the Greek A2 Basket League.[4] On 18 August 2016, Kariniauskas signed with Italian club Pallacanestro Cantù of the LBA.[5] On 1 February 2017, he parted ways with Cantù.[6] The same day, he signed with Romanian club U-BT Cluj-Napoca.[7] On 22 July 2021, Kariniauskas signed with Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[8] On 2 August 2022, Kariniauskas signed a one-year deal with Brose Bamberg of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[9] On 8 December 2022, Kariniauskas signed with Rapid București of the Romanian Liga Națională.[10] On 14 September 2023, Kariniauskas signed a two-year contract with BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.[11] National team careerKariniauskas was an active participant on youth competitions and won a silver medal at the 2009 European U-16 Championship. In 2015 ,he was included into the Lithuania men's national basketball team head coach Jonas Kazlauskas extended candidates list.[12] Though, he was not invited to the training camp later on.[13] He was invited to the training camp the following year.[14] Firstly, Kariniauskas did not qualify for the Olympic roster, but later on he replaced Edgaras Ulanovas due to injury.[15] In 2023, Kariniauskas represented Lithuania at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. On 3 September 2023, he scored a team-high 15 points, along with four rebounds and two assists, leading Lithuania to a 110–104 win over the United States.[16] References
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