Vitalijus Kozys

Vitalijus Kozys (born 30 April 1999) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).

Vitalijus Kozys

Neptūnas Klaipėda
Position	Power forward / small forward
League	LKL
Personal information
Born	(1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 26) Kretinga, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	97 kg (214 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2021: undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2017	BC Kuršiai
2017-2021	Žalgiris
2017–2021	→Žalgiris-2
2018–2019	→Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas
2021–2022	CBet Jonava
2022–2024	BC Wolves
2024–2025	Nevėžis Kėdainiai
2025–present	Neptūnas Klaipėda
Medals Representing  Lithuania FIBA Under-17 World Cup 2016 Spain U17 National Team FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 2017 Slovakia U18 National Team FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship 2015 Lithuania U16 National Team

Professional career

On 1 August 2022, Kozys signed a two-year contract with BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).^[1]

On 21 June 2024, Kozys signed with Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).^[2]

On 12 June 2025, Kozys signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).^[3]

National team career

Kozys was a member of the Lithuanian junior national teams. He represented Lithuania at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where he averaged 8.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists, helping the team to a silver medal.^[4] He also won bronze medals at both the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, and the 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship.