Martynas Echodas

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Martynas Echodas
Echodas with ALBA Berlin in 2025
No. 14 – Neptūnas Klaipėda
PositionCenter
LeagueLKL
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997
Kaunas, Lithuania
Listed height
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight
110 kg (243 lb)
Career information
Playing career
2016–present
Career history
2013–2017Žalgiris Kaunas
2013–2016→Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2016–2017→Šiauliai
2017–2021Lietuvos rytas Vilnius / Rytas Vilnius
2021–2022Reyer Venezia
2022–2024Rytas Vilnius
2024–2025Manisa
2025–2026Alba Berlin
2026Rytas Vilnius
2026–presentNeptūnas Klaipėda
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Lithuania Lithuania
FIBA European U-20 Championship
Silver medal – second place2016 FinlandTeam
FIBA European U-18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2015 GreeceTeam

Martynas Echodas (born 7 July 1997) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.[1][2]

Professional career

Echodas was born in Kaunas, Lithuania. A product of Žalgiris' youth system, Echodas spent his first three seasons playing for Žalgiris-2 Kaunas of National Basketball League (NKL). On 1 September 2016 Echodas was loaned to BC Šiauliai of the LKL.[3] On November 23, he recorded a career-high 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 37 efficiency points in a FIBA Europe Cup match against Pardubice.[4]

In August 2017, Echodas signed a three-year contract with Rytas Vilnius.[5] In his second year with Rytas, Echodas won the EuroCup's Rising Star Award for the 2018–19 season.[6] During 18 games played, he averaged 9.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 11.7 point PIR rating, while shooting 62.6% from the field. He re-signed with the team on 23 July 2020.[7]

On 29 June 2021 Echodas signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[8]

On 1 July 2022 Echodas returned to Rytas Vilnius, signing a contract until the end of the 2023–2024 season.[9]

On 29 July 2024 he signed with Manisa Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[10]

On August 30, 2025, Echodas signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga.[11]

On March 24, 2026, Echodas once again signed contract with Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[12]

On July 21, 2026, he signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.[13]

National team career

Echodas was part of the U-16 and U-18 Lithuanian youth teams that participated in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. In the latter tournament, he averaged 9.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in just 18.2 minutes per game.[14] On 23 February 2018 Echodas debuted as a member of the Lithuania men's national basketball team by scoring 5 points and grabbing 6 rebounds, and helped to defeat the Hungary national basketball team 80–75 during the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.[15]

Personal life

Echodas is of Jewish descent (through his maternal grandfather).[16]

References

  1. "Martynas Echodas". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  2. "Martynas Echodas / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  3. "Martynas Echodas skolinamas "Šiauliams"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. "BK Pardubice v BC Siauliai Boxscore - FIBA Europe Cup 2017 – FIBA.com". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. "Rytas reels in young scorer Echodas". Eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. "Rising Star Trophy winner: Martynas Echodas, Rytas Vilnius". Eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  7. Carchia, Emiliano (23 July 2020). "Rytas Vilnius re-signs Martynas Echodas". Sportando. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. Carchia, Emiliano (29 June 2021). "Reyer Venezia lands Martynas Echodas". Sportando. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  9. "Martynas Echodas return to Vilnius". BC Rytas Vilnius. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  10. "Martynas Echodas (ex Rytas) signs at Manisa". Eurobasket. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  11. "ALBA signs Lithuanian big man Martynas Echodas - Eurohoops". www.eurohoops.net. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  12. "Martynas Echodas vėl vilkės "Ryto" marškinėlius". rytasvilnius.lt (in Lithuanian). 24 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  13. "Martynas Echodas signs with Neptūnas Klaipėda". Sportando. 21 July 2026. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  14. "Martynas Echodas | U18 Europe Championship Men - Division A". u18men.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  15. Dobrovolskas, Karolis. "Solidžiai rinktinėje debiutavęs Martynas Echodas: "Mačo pradžioje šiek tiek drebėjo kinkos"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  16. "Žydų žurnalistų į "Maccabi" klubą "siunčiamas" Echodas nežada atsisakyti Lietuvos pilietybės". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 April 2019.