By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Arturas Gudaitis has been officially named the Basketball Champions League Player of the Week for the opening round of the Quarterfinals.
This marks the third consecutive week a Rytas player has claimed the honor in Season X, powered by Ameresco SUNEL, following back-to-back nods for teammate Simonas Lukosiunas.
The 32-year-old Lithuanian center was a dominant force in Rytas’ Game 1 victory over ERA Nymburk. In just under 19 minutes of action, Gudaitis tallied 12 points on efficient 4/5 shooting from the field, while adding six rebounds and a block. His presence was a clear difference-maker, finishing with a game-high efficiency rating of 16 and a +10 plus-minus.
After being named to the Team of the Week on Thursday, Gudaitis secured the individual award on Friday by winning a 24-hour fan vote. This is his second Player of the Week title of the 2025-26 campaign.
With this victory, the Vilnius outfit takes a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series, moving one step closer to the championship-crowning Final Four.
List of Season X awards
Group Phase Players of the Week
1. Ryland Holt (NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz)
2. Chris Silva (AEK)
3. Arturas Gudaitis (Rytas)
4. Adam Somogyi (NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz)
5. Jerrick Harding (Rytas)
6. Rickey McGill (Patrioti Levice)
7. Mady Sissoko (Trieste)
8. Malte Delow (ALBA Berlin)
9. Boris Krnjajski (NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz)
Group Phase MVP: Chris Silva (AEK)
Play-Ins MVP: Brandon Jefferson (Karditsa Iaponiki)
Round of 16 Players of the Week
1. Jahmi’us Ramsey (Trieste)
2. David DiLeo (Le Mans)
3. Johnny Berhanemeskel (Le Mans)
4. Jeremiah Hill (Elan Chalon)
5. Simas Lukosius (Rytas)
6. Simas Lukosius (Rytas)
Top 5
Jonathan Barreiro produced the ultimate two-way highlight, rejecting the shot at the one end and sprinting the floor to finish the dunk, and ranked first in the Top 5 Plays of the Quarterfinals Game 1, powered by SUNEL. Ricky Rubio’s elite vision with a pinpoint long-distance assist to Miguel Allen sat second, with Player of the Week Gudaitis grabbing third place, Olek Balcerowski fourth, and Tony Perkins fifth.