No. 10 – Banvit | |
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Position | Small forward |
League |
Turkish Basketball Super League Champions League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Šiauliai, Lithuania |
14 May 1990
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Listed height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Listed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2006–present |
Career history | |
2006–2008 | Šiauliai |
2008–2009 | Meresta Pakruojis |
2009–2010 | Šiauliai |
2010–2013 | Rūdupis / TonyBet Prienai |
2013–2016 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
2016–present | Banvit |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Gediminas Orelik (Lithuanian: Gediminas Orelikas) (born 14 May 1990) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Banvit of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He primarily plays at the small forward position, but can also play power forward if needed.
At the conclusion of the 2012–13 LKL season, Orelik won the Season MVP award after averaging 17.1 points per game, 5.4 rebounds per game and 21.2 efficiency points per game. On 17 May 2013, it was announced that Orelik signed with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius. On 1 August 2016, Orelik signed with Banvit.
Orelik was a part of the Lithuanian Under-16, Under-18, Under-19 and Under-20 junior national teams. In 2009, he played alongside Donatas Motiejūnas and led Lithuania to a 9th place at the Under-19 World Championship. In 2011, he won a bronze medal representing Lithuania at the 2011 Summer Universiade. In 2015 Orelik was included into the Lithuania men's national basketball team's extended candidate list. Though, he was not invited into the training camp later on.
Orelik is of Belarusian or Polish descent.