Tomas Masiulis

Tomas Masiulis (born September 19, 1975) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is current the head coach for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. During his playing career, at a height of 2.05 m (6'8 3⁄4") tall, he played at the power forward position.

Tomas Masiulis

Žalgiris Kaunas
Position	Head coach
League	LKL EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1975-09-19) September 19, 1975 (age 49) Kaunas, Lithuania
Listed height	6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1994–2009
Position	Power forward
Coaching career	2009–present
Career history
As a player:
1994–1995	Statyba Jonava
1995–2002	Žalgiris Kaunas
2002	Montepaschi Siena
2002–2008	Prokom Trefl Sopot
2008	Žalgiris Kaunas
2008–2009	Aisčiai Kaunas
As a coach:
2009–2010	Žalgiris U16
2010–2011	Aisčiai Kaunas (assistant)
2011–2018	Žalgiris-2
2013	Lithuania Under-19
2014–2016	Lithuania Under-20
2018–2020	Žalgiris Kaunas (assistant)
2020–2023	FC Barcelona (assistant)
2023–2025	Fenerbahçe Beko (assistant)
2025–present	Žalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights
As a player: EuroLeague champion (1999) 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1998, 2002) 5× Lithuanian League champion (1996–1999, 2001) 5× Polish League champion (2004–2008) Polish League Finals MVP (2006) 2× Polish League Best Defender (2004, 2006) North European League champion (1999) As assistant coach: European Basketball Triple Crown (2025) EuroLeague champion (2025) 2× Turkish League champion (2024, 2025) 2× Turkish Cup winner (2024, 2025) 2× Liga ACB champion (2021, 2023) 2× Spanish Cup winner (2021, 2022) Catalan League champion (2022) 2× Lithuanian LKL champion (2019, 2020) King Mindaugas Cup winner (2020)
Medals Representing  Lithuania Men's Basketball Olympics 2000 Sydney FIBA Europe U20 Championship 2016 Finland Under-20

Professional playing career

Masiulis started his club playing career with Statyba Jonava, in the Lithuanian Second Division (LKAL). After a year, he moved to Žalgiris Kaunas, of the Lithuanian First Division (LKL), where he played until mid-2002. Later, he moved to the Italian League club Montepaschi Siena.

After finishing the season with that club, he moved to the Polish League club Asseco Prokom Gdynia. At the end of the 2007–2008 season, after that club changed owners, and Masiulis. After he was released, he seriously considered retiring.^[1] However, after some of Žalgiris Kaunas' players sustained injuries, Masiulis joined Žalgiris Kaunas again.^[2] His contract with Žalgiris Kaunas, which ended on December 16, 2008, was not extended, so Masiulis then signed a contract with Aisčiai Kaunas, on December 17, 2008. After the New Year, he extended the contract through the end of the season.^[3]

National team playing career

As a member of the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, Masiulis played at the 1998 FIBA World Championship, and the 1999 EuroBasket. He was also a member of the Lithuanian team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.

Coaching career

In October 2009, Masiulis became a coach at the basketball school of Žalgiris-2, coaching the Under-14 team. In January 2010, he became an assistant coach with Aisčiai Kaunas. He was next the head coach of Žalgiris-2's main team, which is the reserve team of Žalgiris Kaunas. He led the team to the Lithuanian Second Division (NKL) Finals in 2016 and 2018. He then became an assistant coach with the club's senior men's team, Žalgiris Kaunas, in 2018.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance index rating
Bold	Career high

Led the league

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2000–01	Žalgiris	5	5	30.5	.697	.333	.632	8.2	2.0	1.6	.4	12.8	19.2
2001–02	Žalgiris	11	10	26.0	.517	.533	.545	5.9	1.7	1.1	.7	8.9	11.7
2004–05	Prokom Trefl Sopot	18	17	24.0	.628	.160	.391	5.4	1.7	1.2	.6	7.1	10.6
2005–06	Prokom Trefl Sopot	14	10	23.4	.667	.400	.367	5.6	1.8	.9	.9	5.8	10.2
2006–07	Prokom Trefl Sopot	20	19	20.1	.517	.278	.733	3.9	1.0	1.0	.3	4.3	5.8
2007–08	Prokom Trefl Sopot	13	13	21.2	.478	.273	.389	3.6	1.1	.8	.1	2.9	4.5
2008–09	Žalgiris	4	0	12.5	.000	.000	.000	2.3	.8	.3	.0	.0	.5

Personal life

Masiulis' son, Gytis Masiulis, also is a professional basketball player. He debuted with the primary Žalgiris Kaunas roster in 2017.^[4][5]