Mindaugas Kupšas

Mindaugas Kupšas (born 9 April 1991) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Hefei Kuangfeng of the National Basketball League. Standing at 7ft 1.25in, he plays at the center position.

Professional career
Kupšas played for Lietkabelis in the 2012–13 season and averaged 10.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per 21 minutes of game action. He went undrafted at the 2013 NBA draft.

On August 6, 2014, Kupšas was loaned to the Estonian team BC Kalev/Cramo for the 2014–15 season.

On August 14, 2016, Kupšas signed with Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas. On February 7, 2017, he parted ways with Vytautas to join CB Clavijo of the Spanish LEB Oro.

On August 10, 2017, Kupšas signed a one-year deal with BC Juventus.

On August 7, 2018, Kupšas returned to Lietkabelis Panevėžys for a second stint, signing for the 2018–19 season. In 56 games played with Lietkabelis, he averaged 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds, while shooting 62 percent from the field.

On August 14, 2019, Kupšas signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League.

On March 2, 2020, Kupšas parted ways with Hapoel Jerusalem to join Filou Oostende of the Belgian Pro Basketball League.

On October 1, 2021, Kupšas signed with Kaohsiung Aquas of the T1 League. On June 30, 2022, Kupšas was selected to the all-defensive first team of the T1 League in 2021–22 season. On July 20, Kupšas re-signed with the Kaohsiung Aquas. On August 6, 2023, Kupšas re-signed with the Kaohsiung Aquas. He was the league's blocks leader for the 2023–24 season. On May 9, 2024, Kupšas was selected to the T1 League all-defensive first team in 2023–24 season. On May 10, 2024, Kupšas awarded the T1 League Defensive Player of the Year in 2023–24 season.