| No. 10 – Apollo Amsterdam | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | BNXT League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1995-04-06) April 6, 1995 (age 29) Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Nevėžis |
| 2016 | CAB Madeira |
| 2017–2019 | Aris Leeuwarden |
| 2020 | Lūšis |
| 2020 | Mažeikiai |
| 2020–2022 | The Hague Royals |
| 2022–present | Apollo Amsterdam |
Deividas Kumelis (born April 6, 1995) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Apollo Amsterdam of the BNXT League. Standing at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in), he plays at the point guard position. Kumelis has played in Lithuania, Portugal and the Netherlands over his career.
Early life
Kumelis started playing basketball at age 7 at the Šarūnas Marčiulionis Basketball Academy.
Professional career
On September 28, 2017, Kumelis signed with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). In his debut on October 8, Kumelis recorded 19 points and 7 assists in an 80–96 win over BAL. He averaged 7.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists in his debut season in the DBL. On August 1, 2018, he re-signed for another year with Aris. He averaged 5.6 points, 2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the 2018–19 season.
In the 2019–20 season he played for both BC Lūšis and BC Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian National Basketball League (NKL).
On 2 October 2020, Kumelis was announced by The Hague Royals, newcomer in the Dutch Basketball League. On 27 March 2021, Kumelis scored a career-high 42 points in a 77–76 win over BAL. On 16 June, he extended his contract with one more season.
On August 22, 2022, he has signed with Apollo Amsterdam of the BNXT League.
International career
Kumelis played with the Lithuanian national basketball team U20 team at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where the country finished in 7th place.
References
- "Interview met: Deividas Kumelis". #1 Basketball Platform van Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- "Aris trekt Deividas Kumelis aan". DBL. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- "Aris Leeuwarden vs BAL". DBL. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- "Deividas Kumelis terug in het Kalverdijkje - Nieuws Algemeen". Aris Leeuwarden (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- "Deividas Kumalis will wear the green and yellow jersey". 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "Kumelis vonnist BAL". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- "Deividas Kumelis gaat met de The Hague Royals de BNXT League in". BasketballPlus.nl. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- "D.Kumelis lieka Nyderlanduose, tačiau keliasi į kitą klubą". krepsinis.net (in Lithuanian). August 22, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.