Osvaldas Olisevičius (born January 10, 1993) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player for Reggio Emilia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He can play both small forward and power forward positions.[1][2]
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Position | Small forward / Power forward | |||||||||||||
League | Lega Basket Serie A | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1993-01-10) January 10, 1993 (age 29) Vilnius, Lithuania | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2010–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Akademija Vilnius | |||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Šarūnas Marčiulionis Academy | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Trakai | |||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys | |||||||||||||
2017 | s.Oliver Würzburg | |||||||||||||
2018 | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys | |||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | |||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Medi Bayreuth | |||||||||||||
2021–present | Reggio Emilia | |||||||||||||
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In 2014 Olisevičius was chosen as NKL Most Improved Player, while playing for Trakai and averaging 12.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists.[3][4] Next season he joined Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys by signing a three-year deal.[5] On June 10, 2017, Olisevičius signed with the German team s.Oliver Würzburg.[6] On 3 January 2018, Olisevičius returned to Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys.[7]
In 2020, Olisevičius won the 2020 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė Three-Point Contest, playing for Neptūnas Klaipėda.[8] He averaged 10.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in the 2019-20 season. On August 12, 2020, Olisevičius signed with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga.[9]
On July 10, 2021, Olisevičius signed with Reggio Emilia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[10] On February 1, 2022, he extended his contract with the team until 2024.[11]
Olisevičius won silver medal while representing the Lithuanian U-16 National Team during the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[12]
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