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Vilnius “Rytas” celebrated a difficult victory in Šiauliai and, after the match, the capital club also confirmed the addition to the ranks of the forwards.
Rapolas Ivanauskas
| Position: | Pf |
| Years: | 22 |
| Height: | 208 cm |
| Weight: | 107 kilograms |
| Place of birth: | Kaunas, Lithuania |
Rapolas Ivanauskas, who played in the NCAA championship, joined Rytas.
“We are happy to be filled with a young, promising and promising Lithuanian,” Giedrius Žibėnas is quoted in the “Rytas” press release. – Rapolas is an extremely versatile tall mobile that will add to the missing centimeters, especially considering the currently reduced ranks of our attackers. We hope that Rapolas does not have an adaptation period to get used to the European style of play and that he can reveal all his good qualities already this season.
Ivanauskas, 22 years old and 208 cm tall, moved to the University of Cincinnati in the preseason, where he was represented in the fourth year in seven games, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, the forward decided to stop the season and leave. the team. The statistics of the basketball player was 6.3 points and 5 rebounds in 21 minutes of play.
In 2018-2019 season Ivanauskas was one of the main leaders of the College University team and this season he was nominated as the player of the year for his conference. The Lithuanian NCAA recorded 15.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists.
After meeting with Šiauliai, Žibėnas hinted at the press conference that other potential newcomers will be discussed in the near future.
“We came to the general manager and we will talk about this on the way home,” Žibėnas said of the search for newcomers. “We must react to the situation and, as far as I know, Rapolas (Ivanauskas) will be joining soon, and how we will deal with the legionnaires in the near future.”
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