Mindaugas Kačinas

Mindaugas Kačinas (born June 30, 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Edmonton Stingers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He plays at the power forward position.

Early career
Kačinas played for Word of Life Fire Traditional School in Wichita, Kansas under head coach Ryan Hujing, averaging 23.6 points and 12.1 rebounds in his senior season.

College career
Kačinas played college basketball for South Carolina from 2012 to 2016, averaging 6.7 points in 132 games.

Professional career
After graduating from the South Carolina Gamecocks, Kačinas signed a two-year deal with Neptūnas Klaipėda.

In December 2018, Kačinas signed with Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. In his debut, he had 20 points and 8 rebounds in a narrow loss against Njarðvík.

In July 2019 Kačinas signed a one-year deal with Palencia Baloncesto of the second Spanish league. He averaged 8.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game on 54.9 percent shooting in 2019–20.

On September 23, 2022, he signed with San Pablo Burgos of the LEB Oro.

International career
Kačinas played in 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Lithuania men's national under-20 and was one of the team's leaders, averaging 9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

Personal
Mindaugas is the son of Ricardas Kačinas and Rita Kaciniene. He has a brother, Arvydas, and a sister, Reda. He supports the Miami Heat and is a fan of Kevin Durant. At South Carolina, he majored in hotel management.