(1986-09-06) 6 September 1986 (age 37) Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality
Lithuanian
Listed height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight
198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
NBA draft
2008: undrafted
Playing career
2003–2023
Position
Point guard / shooting guard
Number
9
Career history
2003–2012
Žalgiris Kaunas
2003–2006
→Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
2012–2015
Lokomotiv Kuban
2015–2016
Žalgiris Kaunas
2016–2018
Olimpia Milano
2018–2019
ASVEL
2019–2021
Lokomotiv Kuban
2021–2023
Žalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights and awards
VTB United League MVP (2021)
VTB United League assists leader (2021)
VTB United League Top Lithuanian Player (2013)
All-VTB United League First Team (2021)
EuroCup champion (2013)
All-EuroCup Second Team (2021)
4× BBL champion (2008, 2010–2012)
BBL Finals MVP (2012)
Pro A champion (2019)
LBA champion (2018)
4× LKL champion (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012)
5× LKL All-Star (2007, 2009–2012)
2× LKF Cup winner (2007, 2008)
French Cup winner (2019)
Italian Cup winner (2016)
2× Italian Super Cup winner (2016, 2017)
BBL Slam Dunk Champion (2007)
LKL Slam Dunk champion (2008)
Lithuanian League assists leader (2012)
Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year (2013)
3× EuroBasket assists leader (2013, 2015, 2017)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Lithuania
FIBA World Cup
2010 Turkey
EuroBasket
2013 Slovenia
2015 France
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2005 Russia
Team
Mantas Kalnietis (born 6 September 1986) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player who last played for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He was also a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team. He would preferably take the point guard position, but could play shooting guard as well.
signs MantasKalnietis to a three-year deal Geriausi 2013 metų Lietuvos krepšininkai – M. Kalnietis ir L. Pikčiutė! (in Lithuanian) MantasKalnietis and...
jumper Mantas Fridrikas (born 1988), footballer Mantas Jankavičius (born 1980), singer and actor MantasKalnietis (born 1986), basketball player Mantas Kuklys...
Radulović Nikola Vujčić François Németh Kristjan Kangur Rolandas Alijevas MantasKalnietis Mindaugas Lukauskis Hüseyin Beşok Bobby Dixon Steve Bucknall David...
almost entirely new team, Lokomotiv signed players like Nick Calathes, MantasKalnietis, Aleks Marić, Derrick Brown, Alexey Savrasenko, Simas Jasaitis, Valery...
scientist Jonas Jablonskis, linguist Paulius Jankūnas, basketball player MantasKalnietis, basketball player Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius, writer, philologist, Assistant...
BC Žalgiris coach Robertas Javtokas – one-time Euroleague champion MantasKalnietis Artūras Karnišovas Rimantas Kaukėnas Jonas Kazlauskas Kęstutis Kemzūra...
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 5 MantasKalnietis 29 – (1986-09-06)6 September 1986 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Olimpia Milano G 7 Adas Juškevičius...
born Current Club 4 Andrius Mažutis 1.80 5–11 Guard 1981 ASK Riga 5 MantasKalnietis 1.96 6–5 Guard 1986 Žalgiris Kaunas 6 Jonas Mačiulis 2.00 6–7 Guard...
Season MVP". VTB United League. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019. "MantasKalnietis named regular season MVP". VTB United League. 10 May 2021. Retrieved...
Player". VTB United League. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2017. "MantasKalnietis – League's top Lithuanian player". VTB United League. 7 June 2013....
well as the best paid basketball player in that season's EuroLeague. MantasKalnietis Point guard Shooting guard 2006, 2009–2013, 2015–2016 9.1 2.8 4.5 Led...
Calathes, Derrick Brown, Richard Hendrix, Aleks Marić, Simas Jasaitis, MantasKalnietis, Jimmy Baron, Alexei Savrasenko, Sergei Bykov, Andrei Zubkov, Maxim...
Žalgiris Kaunas 2010–11 Tadas Klimavičius Žalgiris Kaunas 2011–12 MantasKalnietis Žalgiris Kaunas 2012–13 Jānis Timma Ventspils 2013–14 Travis Leslie...
Robertas Javtokas Sergejus Jovaiša Andrius Jurkūnas Artūras Karnišovas MantasKalnietis Rimantas Kaukėnas Gintaras Krapikas Gintaras Einikis Linas Kleiza Tadas...
"Celebrate basketball", written by Marijonas Mikutavičius and performed by Mia, Mantas Jankavičius and Marijonas Mikutavičius, was chosen by a televoting in Lithuania...
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