Tomas Delininkaitis (born 11 June 1982) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Jurbarkas-Karys of the National Basketball League (NKL). He was a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship . He is a 1.90 m (6 ft 2 3⁄4 in) tall combo guard.

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Tomas Delininkaitis

Delininkaitis with Lithuanian national team
Jurbarkas-Karys
Position	Shooting guard / point guard
League	NKL
Personal information
Born	(1982-06-11) 11 June 1982 (age 41) Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2001–present
Career history
2001–2002	Neptūnas Klaipėda
2002–2007	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2007–2009	Azovmash Mariupol
2009	Budivelnyk Kyiv
2009–2010	CB Murcia
2010	PAOK
2010–2012	Žalgiris Kaunas
2012–2013	Cherkaski Mavpy
2013	VEF Rīga
2013–2014	Torku Selçuk Üniversitesi
2014–2015	AEK Athens
2016	Rethymno Cretan Kings
2016–2017	Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas
2017–2020	Neptūnas Klaipėda
2020–2021	CBet Jonava
2022	Juventus
2023–present	Jurbarkas-Karys
Career highlights and awards
EuroCup champion (2005) 5× BBL champion (2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2017) 3× LKL champion (2006, 2011, 2012) LKL Finals MVP (2012) LKL All-Star (2011) LKL All-Tournament Team (2017) NKL champion (2024)
Medals Representing  Lithuania FIBA World Cup 2010 Turkey National team EuroBasket 2013 Slovenia National Team

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Delininkaitis established his career in Lietuvos Rytas. Alongside Robertas Javtokas and Simas Jasaitis, he led Rytas to an ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) trophy in 2005, although Rytas lost the LKL and BBL titles to their Lithuanian rivals Žalgiris that season.

In the next season, Rytas played in the EuroLeague, where Delininkaitis began to fade away from his leadership role in the team, and he was left only as a reserve player. Still, Rytas had their best season that year, winning their easiest LKL Finals series (4–0) against Žalgiris. In his last season with Rytas, Delininkaits was the team's sixth man, and he helped Rytas reach their 2nd ULEB Cup (EuroCup) final, which they lost to Real Madrid 75–87. In 2007, he signed with Azovmash Mariupol. In 2009, he joined Budivelnyk Kyiv. After playing a fraction of the 2008–2009 season, he moved to CB Murcia to start his 2009–2010 season. After the relegation and the financial problems of Murcia, his contract was terminated, and he joined PAOK, in April 2010. He appeared in 6 games (4 games of the regular season and 2 play-off games) for the Greek side, and he averaged 10.33 points, 2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.^[1]

After winning a bronze medal with the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, he was signed by Žalgiris Kaunas,^[2] and became a key player for the team.

On 5 November 2014, he signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.^[3] In 25 regular season games, he averaged 9.76 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game^[4]

On 12 January 2016, he signed with Rethymno of the Greek Basket League, for the rest of the season.^[5]

On 12 August 2016, he signed with Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas. In April, he helped BC Vytautas win the BBL championship, becoming the MVP in the process. Later he was named to the LKL All-Tournament Team on June 13, 2017.^[6]

On 20 July 2017, he signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda.^[7]

At the 2010 FIBA World Championship, Delininkaitis played for the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, which won the tournament's bronze medal.