BBD supporters will quickly have to get into Lithuanian, to be able to pronounce, by the next match, the name of their new recruit. This Friday, December 31, the Boulazac Basket Dordogne announces the arrival of the international Vytenis Cizauskas, “to continue to strengthen its workforce for the 2nd and 3rd thirds of the season”. The 29-year-old (1.88m) arrives from his home country, where he played for Nevezis Kedainiai.
Versatile on stations 1 and 2, it comes digitally compensate for the departure of Canadian Alex Campbell announced a week ago, after a few inconclusive months. Cizauskas is described in the club statement as a player “who has a full offensive palette”. “He’s not necessarily a big shooter even if he is able to put it on. He is able to drive a little bit, he knows how to play around pick and rolls and he has a good basketball IQ”, describes the trainer Nikola Antic.
International since November (two selections) this former great Lithuanian basketball hope has been crowned U19 world champion in 2011 alongside NBA star Jonas Valanciunas. In the Lithuanian Premier League this season, he has averaged 10.5 points and more than four assists. He has spent most of his career in the Baltic States, but has also played in Spain, Turkey, Poland and Germany. It has one Euroleague season, with Lithuania’s flagship club Zalgiris Kaunas, also playing in the FIBA Europe Cup for two seasons.