Aron John Baynes is an Australian basketball player who started his professional career in the Northern Hemisphere autumn of 2009 with Lietuvos Rytas

BC Lietuvos Rytas

BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup...

, a club from Vilnius

Vilnius

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 that competes in the Lithuanian league

Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga

The Lietuvos krepšinio lyga is Lithuania's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of 12 teams.- History :...

 and Euroleague

Euroleague

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. In the northern spring of 2009, he completed a U.S. college

College basketball

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 career at Washington State University

Washington State Cougars men's basketball

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Starting in autumn of 2010 he will play for the German Eurocup team EWE Baskets Oldenburg

EWE Baskets Oldenburg

EWE Baskets Oldenburg is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Oldenburg, Germany. The club plays in the Bundesliga and in the Eurocup. The club's name is derived from the team's main sponsor EWE AG, which is an electric utility company...

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Following his season in Germany, Baynes signed with the Greek

Greece

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 team Ikaros Kallitheas B.C..

International career

2009/2010 Baynes played in the Euroleague

Euroleague

Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...

 to compete against the strongest teams in European Basketball.

In the summer of 2010 he was named to the Australian senior national team to play at the 2010 FIBA World Championship

2010 FIBA World Championship

The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...

 in Turkey

Turkey

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