Arnas Velička

Arnas Velička
No. 9 FC Barcelona Bàsquet B
Position Point guard
League LEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1999-12-10) December 10, 1999
Kaunas, Lithuania
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2016–present FC Barcelona B
Career highlights and awards

Arnas Velička (born 10 December 1999) is a Lithuanian basketball player for FC Barcelona B of LEB Oro.[1]

Professional career

In 2015 after solid performance in FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship he signed with Žalgiris-2 Kaunas. In his first season with the team, Velička reached the finals were they lost to Sūduva Marijampolė and won silver medals. Velička averaged 4.7 points and 1.7 assists in 14.3 minutes per game.

In January 2016, Velička played for Žalgiris Kaunas youth in Adidas Next Generation Tournament which was held in Kaunas. Velička and Isaiah Hartenstein helped the team to win and qualify for the final stage of the tournament where his team finished third in Group A and didn't qualify for the final game. He was selected to a All-Tournament Team, averaging 14.7 points, 8.0 assists and 4.4 rebounds in 30 minutes in 7 games of both tournaments.

On July 3, 2016, Velička signed with FC Barcelona B of LEB Oro.[2]

National team career

Velička debuted for the junior national team of Lithuania in the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He averaged 10.8 points, 4.4 assists per 22.7 minutes of action. His team won silver medals.[3] He was selected to the All-Tournament Team.[4] After leading his Lithuanian Under-17 team to bronze medals in 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, he was selected to the All-Tournament team after averaging 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and a tournament high 4.7 assists per game.[5]

References

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