Vytautas Budriūnas


Vytautas Budriūnas was a Lithuanian basketball player. He won gold medal at EuroBasket 1939 with Lithuania national basketball team. He was notable for his one-handed jumpshot and is one of the hookshot founders.

Biography

In 1934 he graduated Marquette University. Played for college stars team. In 1938 he arrived to Lithuania and competed for Lithuania national basketball team during EuroBasket 1939. During EuroBasket 1939 he scored 73 points combined.
Later he returned to United States and worked as a coach and school sports director.
In 2007 he was named fourth during the most famous Lithuanian basketball player election.