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Gintarė Petronytė

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Gintarė Petronytė
Petronytė with Galatasaray jersey
Personal information
Born (1989-03-19) 19 March 1989 (age 35)
Kaunas,[1] Lithuania, USSR
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
Playing career2005–2024
PositionCenter
Career history
2004–2005Lietuvos telekomas Vilnius
2005–2006Lintel 118
2006–2009TEO Vilnius
2009–2010Sony Athinaikos Athens
2010–2011Galatasaray Medical Park
2011CCC Polkowice
2011–2012Kibirkštis-Tichė-IKI Vilnius
2012–2013GoldBet Taranto
2013–2014Homend Antakya
2014–2015Wisła Kraków
2015–2016Cases Mapei Napoli
2016–2017Mersin BŞB
2017Homenetmen Beirut
2017–2018Galatasaray
2018–2019Mersin BŞB
2019–2022Reyer Venezia
2022–2023Kibirkštis Vilnius
2023–2024Kayseri
Career highlights and awards

Gintarė Petronytė (born 19 March 1989) is a Lithuanian retired professional female basketball player. As a member of the senior Lithuanian women's national team, she played 158 games, scored 1844 points and participated in 2006 FIBA World Championship and 2015 EuroBasket. She is recognized as one of the best Lithuanian female basketball players of all time.

Career

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On 21 July 2010, Galatasaray Medical Park announced that Petronyte had joined the team on a two-year contract.[2]

On 21 March 2024, Petronyte retired from playing professional basketball.[3]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Gintarė Petronytė
  2. ^ "Gintare Petronyte Galatasaray Medical Park'ta". Galatasaray.org. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Gintare Petronyte retires from professional basketball". basketnews.lt. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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