![]() Kačinas for South Carolina in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
No. 42 – Edmonton Stingers | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward / small forward | ||||||||||||||
League | CEBL | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Klaipėda, Lithuania | June 30, 1993||||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Word of Life Fire Traditional School ( Wichita, Kansas) | ||||||||||||||
College | South Carolina (2012–2016) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Stelmet Zielona Góra | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Keflavík | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Palencia Baloncesto | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Río Breogán | ||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | San Pablo Burgos | ||||||||||||||
2024–present | Edmonton Stingers | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Mindaugas Kačinas (born June 30, 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Edmonton Stingers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He plays at the power forward position.
Kačinas played for Word of Life Fire Traditional School in Wichita, Kansas under head coach Ryan Hujing, averaging 23.6 points and 12.1 rebounds in his senior season. [1]
Kačinas played college basketball for South Carolina from 2012 to 2016, averaging 6.7 points in 132 games.
After graduating from the South Carolina Gamecocks, [2] Kačinas signed a two-year deal with Neptūnas Klaipėda. [3]
In December 2018, Kačinas signed with Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. [4] In his debut, he had 20 points and 8 rebounds in a narrow loss against Njarðvík. [5]
In July 2019 Kačinas signed a one-year deal with Palencia Baloncesto of the second Spanish league. He averaged 8.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game on 54.9 percent shooting in 2019–20. [6]
On September 23, 2022, he signed with San Pablo Burgos of the LEB Oro. [7]
Kačinas played in 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Lithuania men's national under-20 and was one of the team's leaders, averaging 9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. [8]
Mindaugas is the son of Ricardas Kačinas and Rita Kaciniene. He has a brother, Arvydas, and a sister, Reda. He supports the Miami Heat and is a fan of Kevin Durant. At South Carolina, he majored in hotel management. [1]
![]() Kačinas for South Carolina in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
No. 42 – Edmonton Stingers | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward / small forward | ||||||||||||||
League | CEBL | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Klaipėda, Lithuania | June 30, 1993||||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Word of Life Fire Traditional School ( Wichita, Kansas) | ||||||||||||||
College | South Carolina (2012–2016) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Stelmet Zielona Góra | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Keflavík | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Palencia Baloncesto | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Río Breogán | ||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | San Pablo Burgos | ||||||||||||||
2024–present | Edmonton Stingers | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
Medals
|
Mindaugas Kačinas (born June 30, 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Edmonton Stingers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He plays at the power forward position.
Kačinas played for Word of Life Fire Traditional School in Wichita, Kansas under head coach Ryan Hujing, averaging 23.6 points and 12.1 rebounds in his senior season. [1]
Kačinas played college basketball for South Carolina from 2012 to 2016, averaging 6.7 points in 132 games.
After graduating from the South Carolina Gamecocks, [2] Kačinas signed a two-year deal with Neptūnas Klaipėda. [3]
In December 2018, Kačinas signed with Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. [4] In his debut, he had 20 points and 8 rebounds in a narrow loss against Njarðvík. [5]
In July 2019 Kačinas signed a one-year deal with Palencia Baloncesto of the second Spanish league. He averaged 8.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game on 54.9 percent shooting in 2019–20. [6]
On September 23, 2022, he signed with San Pablo Burgos of the LEB Oro. [7]
Kačinas played in 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Lithuania men's national under-20 and was one of the team's leaders, averaging 9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. [8]
Mindaugas is the son of Ricardas Kačinas and Rita Kaciniene. He has a brother, Arvydas, and a sister, Reda. He supports the Miami Heat and is a fan of Kevin Durant. At South Carolina, he majored in hotel management. [1]