Vytautas Budriūnas (Americanized his first name as Walter "Whitey", last name as Budrunas or Budrun; born December 19, 1908; died June 28, 2003United States Social Security Death Index, FamilySearch. ) 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 (he used it because of a left arm that never straightened after being broken)European Championships for Men, Lithuanian Basketball Research. and is one of the hookshot founders.
Biography In 1934, he graduated from Marquette University. He played for the college stars team (Marquette University team). In 1938, he arrived in Lithuania and competed for the Lithuania national basketball team during EuroBasket 1939.Marquette Men's Basketball In the Summer Olympics, gomarquette.com. During EuroBasket 1939 he scored 73 points combined.
Later he returned to the United States and worked as a coach and school sports director (1940–1959).
In 2007, he ranked fourth in a listing of the best-known Lithuanian basketball players.
References
Sources Stanislovas Stonkus, Vytautas Budriūnas - Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, T. III (Beketeriai-Chakasai). – Vilnius: Science and encyclopedia publishing institute, 2003, page 563 Vidas Mačiulis, Vytautas Gudelis. Halė, kurioje žaidė Lubinas ir Sabonis. 1939–1989 – Respublikinis sporto kombinatas, Kaunas, 1989