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Lithuanian basketball player
Donatas Tarolis
Tarolis in 2019
No. 5 – Oradea
PositionPower forward
LeagueRomanian League
Personal information
Born (1994-03-30) March 30, 1994 (age 30)
Gargždai, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight93 kg (205 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2013BC Gargždai / BC Gargždai-Bremena
2013–2015Žalgiris Kaunas
2013–2014→ Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2015–2016Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions
2016–2019Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2019–2021U-BT Cluj-Napoca
2021Afyon Belediye
2021–2022Budućnost VOLI
2022–presentCSM Oradea
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Lithuania
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Team competition

Donatas Tarolis (born March 30, 1994) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for CSM Oradea of the Romanian Liga Națională. Standing at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), he plays as a power forward. Tarolis is a native of Gargždai.

Professional career

Tarolis started his career in his hometown club BC Gargždai-Bremena, which played in the Lithuanian second-tier National Basketball League (NKL). For the 2013–2014 season, he moved to Žalgiris-2 Kaunas, the reserve team of Žalgiris Kaunas. After averaging 16.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, Tarolis received the NKL Most Valuable Player award. In the following year, he joined the senior Žalgiris Kaunas squad. In 18 Lithuanian Basketball League games, he averaged 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds.

On 9 October 2015, Tarolis signed with Traiskirchen Lions of the Austrian Basketball Superliga.

On 8 September 2016, Tarolis signed a three-year contract with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).

On 9 August 2019, Tarolis signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională. He averaged 12.4 points per game during the 2019-20 season with Cluj. On July 2, 2020, he re-signed with the team.

On 3 August 2021, Tarolis signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Tarolis averaged 10.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game.

On 8 December 2021, Tarolis signed with Budućnost VOLI of the Adriatic League and the EuroCup.

On 30 July 2022, Tarolis signed with CSM Oradea of the Liga Națională.

National team career

Tarolis won gold medal with the Lithuanian team during the 2017 Summer Universiade after defeating the United States' team 74–85 in the final.

References

  1. "Donatas Tarolis". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. "Arkadia signs Donatas Tarolis". interperformances.com. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. "Lietkabelis signed Tarolis". EuroHoops. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. "U-Banca Transilvania Cluj-Napoca signs Donatas Tarolis". Sportando. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. "Cluj re-signs Donatas Tarolis". Sportando. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  6. "Afyon'a Litvanyalı power forvet" (in Turkish). basketfaul. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  7. Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (December 8, 2021). "Donatas Tarolis (ex Afyon) is a newcomer at Buducnost". Eurobasket. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  8. "Donatas Tarolis revine în LNBM în sezonul 2022-23". baschet.ro (in Romanian). 30 July 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  9. "Results - Men Gold Medal Game 2017". fisu.net. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

External links

CSM Oradea current roster
  • Head coach: Achim
  • Assistant coaches: Marković
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