- Valdas Vasylius
infobox NBA Player
name = Valdas Vasylius
position = Forward
height_ft = 6| height_in = 7
weight_lbs = 210
league =Lietuvos_Krepšinio_Lyga
team =KK_Nevėžis
nationality = Lithuania
birth_date = birth date and age|1983|09|03
birth_place = Klaipeda,Lithuanian SSR ,Soviet Union
college = Old Dominion
highschool =Norfolk Collegiate School
draft = Undrafted
draft_year = 2007
draft_team =
career_start = 2007
career_end =
former_teams =
awards =Valdas Vasylius (born
September 3 ,1983 in Klaipeda,Lithuania ) is a Lithuanianbasketball player who played collegiately atOld Dominion University and plays professionally inPoland . He has also played at the international level representing his home country.Citation |last=Radford |first=Rich |title=ODU's Lithuanian forward is playing like a winner |url=http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=117566&ran=244173 |publisher="Virginian-Pilot" |date=2007-01-13 |accessdate=2007-11-13] Growing up in Lithuania, Vasylius learned to speak Lithuanian, Russian and German before learning English.Vasylius began as the
sixth man on the ODU squad, but was the star player by his senior year, being named to the All-CAA First team. He also lead his team to theNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship his sophomore and senior years.After graduating with a degree in international business, Vasylius returned to
Europe to play with Polish teamAnwil Włocławek , [Citation |last= |first= |title=Team Focus: Anwil Wloclawek |url=http://www.ulebcup.com/ulebcup/home/news/i/16992/448/team-focus-anwil-wloclawek |publisher="ULEB Cup" |date=2007-11-02 |accessdate=2007-11-13] [Citation |last=Givony |first=Jonathan |title=The Journey: Undrafted Rookie Free Agent Destinations |url=http://www.draftexpress.com/blogs.php?blogid=3 |publisher="DraftExpress" |date=2007-11-06 |accessdate=2007-11-13] signing a one-year deal with the club. [Citation |last= |first= |title=VALDAS VASYLIUS FOR 1 YEAR WITH ANWIL WLOCLAWEK (POLAND) |url=http://www.promotex.org/news.html |publisher="Promotex" |date=2007-09-24 |accessdate=2007-11-13] While a talented offensive player, his lack of athleticism hurt his chances of catching on with anNBA team. [Citation |last=Maurer |first=Matthew |title=2007 Portsmouth Draft Camp Player Evaluations |url=http://www.nbadraft.net/2007portsmouth001.asp |publisher="NBADraft.net" |date=2007-04-10 |accessdate=2007-11-13]References
External links
* [http://odusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/vasylius_valdas00.html Old Dominion player bio]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=15816 ESPN profile]
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