Pepperdine University Athletics

PREP: Played for the Zalgiris Basketball Club in Lithuania for four seasons … Competed in the top two leagues in the country­– the LKL and NKL– while also gaining experience in the EuroLeague … Averaged 10.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals on Zalgiris U19 and U20 teams … Helped Lithuania to a second-place finish in the 2022 U20 European Championship … Led Zalgiris II (the club’s youth squad) to a 2023 NKL Championship.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sports management … Born and raised in Panevezys, Lithuania … Parents are Romas Butka and Asta Butkiene and has a twin, Dominykas … Chose Pepperdine because of the opportunity to play in college.
 
FAVORITES: Favorite NBA player is Paul George … Favorite movie is Elemental … Favorite TV show is Vikings … Favorite food is pizza … Favorite musical artist is Lithuanian ProFlame … Favorite sport other than basketball is padel tennis … Favorite things about playing basketball are the competition and desire to win as well as relationships made with staff and teammates.