Utah State University Athletics

2006-07 SEASON (JR): Played in 18 games during his junior season, averaging 7.7 minutes per contest… Scored 2.1 points, while pulling down 1.5 rebounds per game… Shot a team-best 70.4 percent (19-27) from the field… Went for season-highs in both scoring and rebounds at Idaho (2/10), where he shot a perfect 6-for-6 from the field for 12 total points, and grabbed four rebounds to go along with two blocks in 22 minutes of play… Had six blocks and a steal during the season.
 
2005-06 SEASON (RS): Redshirted in his first season at Utah State after playing in both exhibition games. Against Occidental College, he scored four points on two-of-three shooting, grabbing five rebounds, and blocked one shot in eight minutes… Against EA Sports he was zero-of-two from the field and grabbed two rebounds in six minutes of action. 
 
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Averaged 5.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game as a sophomore at Marshalltown Community College in Marshalltown, Iowa… Had 40 blocks on the season to lead the team as he helped Marshalltown to a 25-9 record as they advanced to the finals of the Region XI Tournament… As a sophomore he shot 66.7 percent from the field and 58.3 percent from the free throw line… Averaged 3.0 points and 3.1 rebounds as a freshman at South Plains Junior College in Levelland, Texas.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Played his high school basketball at V. Borisevcius Catholic High School in Telsiai, Lithuania.
 
PERSONAL: Full name is Arvydas Vaitekus… Born on Sept. 23, 1983 in Telsiai, Lithuania… One of six children of Antanas and Irena Vaitiekus… Enjoys swimming, watching movies, playing his guitar and listening to music… Majoring in exercise science at Utah State… First name is pronounced R-V-Dus… Last name is pronounced Vi-tee-ekos.