1. Mantas Kalnietis was born on 6 September 1986 and is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player who last played for Zalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League and the EuroLeague.
19 Facts About Mantas Kalnietis
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Mantas Kalnietis was a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team.
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Mantas Kalnietis averaged 17.7 points and 4.3 assists in his second season.
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Mantas Kalnietis made his pro debut in February 2006 with the Zalgiris Kaunas.
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Mantas Kalnietis averaged 6.8 points on 65 percent shooting in the EuroLeague.
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Mantas Kalnietis helped Zalgiris win a Baltic League title in 2008, two Lithuanian League titles in 2007 and 2008 and two Lithuanian Cups in 2007 and 2008.
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Mantas Kalnietis led the team to a 2007 ULEB Summer League title, where he was named MVP.
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Mantas Kalnietis competed at the Reebok Eurocamp in Treviso in 2006 and 2008.
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Mantas Kalnietis scored a career-high 20 points in a loss against the Montepaschi Siena on 10 December 2008.
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Mantas Kalnietis signed a three-year contract with the Benetton Treviso in June 2009.
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On 18 December 2013, Mantas Kalnietis was named Lithuania Basketball Player of the Year.
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On 25 October 2020, Mantas Kalnietis scored 11 points, grabbed 4 rebounds, dished out 17 assists and broke the VTB United League's all-time record of assists in a single game.
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Mantas Kalnietis started at point guard for the Lithuanian national basketball team that finished seventh in the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
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Mantas Kalnietis played at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, as a starter, and won a bronze medal.
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Mantas Kalnietis played in seven games for Lithuania at the 2012 Summer Olympics, averaging 5.5 points.
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Mantas Kalnietis led the Lithuanian national team during EuroBasket 2013 to silver medals, averaging 12.1 points and 5 assists per game.
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Mantas Kalnietis missed the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, due to a clavicular dislocation, but returned to the national team at EuroBasket 2015.
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The Lithuanian national team won their second straight silver medal in 2015, and Mantas Kalnietis was the tournament's assists leader, with an average of 7.8 assists per game.
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Mantas Kalnietis remained assists leader in EuroBasket 2017, averaging 7.2 per game.