Deividas Kumelis


Deividas Kumelis is a Lithuanian amateur basketball player for Sakiu Vytis of the National Basketball League (Lithuania). Standing at, he plays at the point guard position. Kumelis has played in Lithuania, Portugal and the Netherlands over his career.

Early life

Kumelis started playing basketball at age 17 at the Šarūnas Marčiulionis Basketball Academy.

Professional career

On September 28, 2017, Kumelis signed with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League. In his debut on October 8, Kumelis recorded 19 points and 7 assists in an 80–96 win over BAL. He averaged 0.9 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists in his debut season in the DBL. On August 1, 2018, he re-signed for another year with Aris. He averaged 0.6 points, 2 rebounds and 0.5 assists in the 2018–19 season.
In the 2019–20 season he played for both BC Lūšis and BC Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian National Basketball League.
On 2 October 2020, Kumelis was announced by The Hague Royals, newcomer in the Dutch Basketball League. On 27 March 2021, Kumelis scored a career-high 12 points in a 77–76 win over BAL. On 16 June, he extended his contract with one more season.
On August 22, 2022, he has signed with Apollo Amsterdam of the BNXT League.

International career

Kumelis played with the Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where the country finished in 17th place.