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Gilvydas Biruta (born October 10, 1991) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player for Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League. He plays at the power forward position.
Professional career
After graduating University of Rhode Island, Biruta been a part of Denver Nuggets during the 2015 NBA Summer League.
On August 5, 2015 Biruta signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda.
On February 24, 2016 Biruta signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League. In five games Biruta averaged 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds. On August 30, 2016, he signed with Aries Trikala.
International career
Biruta led the Lithuanian U-16 National Team to the bronze medals in the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship by averaging 14.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocks. He also been a part of Lithuanian U-18 team twice. First time he won silver medal with the Donatas Motiejūnas' led U-18 National Team. During his second appearance, Lithuanians finished fourth. Though, the successful youth national team years ended painfully when the U-20 team he represented suffered an fiasco, finishing only 14th in the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.