Margiris Normantas (born 27 October 1996) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the BCL.[1] Standing at 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in), he mainly plays at the shooting guard position.
 Normantas with Lithuania men's national basketball team in 2023 | |
| No. 2 – Rytas Vilnius | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
| League | LKL BCL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 27 October 1996 Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Listed height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 94 kg (207 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | KM Citus Vilnius |
| 2015–2019 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius / Rytas Vilnius |
| 2015–2017 | →Perlas Vilnius |
| 2017–2018 | →Nevėžis Kėdainiai |
| 2019–2021 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
| 2021–present | Rytas Vilnius |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
Early career
editBefore starting his professional career, Normantas played for KM-Citus Vilnius in the third-tier Regional Basketball League (RKL), averaging 15.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists in the 2014–15 season.[2]
Professional career
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In September 2015, Normantas signed a long-term contract with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and was subsequently loaned to BC Perlas-MRU of the National Basketball League (NKL).[3] In his first season with the team, he averaged 10.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game. In the 2016–17 season, his production increased to 15.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game.
On 22 December 2017, Normantas was loaned to Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the LKL.[4] He spent the 2018–19 season with Rytas, though was never much of a rotation player and was released after the season.
On 28 August 2019, Normantas signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the LKL.[5] On 16 June 2020, his contract was extended for an additional year.[6] In 47 games played for Lietkabelis in the 2020–21 season (in the LKL and the EuroCup), Normantas averaged 12.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game.
On 15 July 2021, Normantas returned to Rytas Vilnius, signing a two-year contract.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Margiris Normantas / Žaidėjai - Basketnews.lt". basketnews.lt. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "Margiris Normantas". RKL.lt (in Lithuanian).
- ^ ""Perlo-MRU" gretose – du RKL žibėję krepšininkai" (in Lithuanian). basketnews.lt. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "Nevezis added Margiris Normantas". eurobasket.com. 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ ""Lietkabelis" pasirašė sutartį su buvusiu „Ryto" gynėju". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 August 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Lieka M.Normantas". kklietkabelis.lt (in Lithuanian). 16 June 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Margiris Normantas returns to Rytas Vilnius". rytasvilnius.lt. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
External links
edit- Margiris Normantas at euroleaguebasketball.net