Eurelijus Žukauskas
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Born | Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | August 22, 1973|||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 1995: 2nd round, 54th overall pick | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1994–2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1997 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2000 | Žalgiris Kaunas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Paf Wennington Bologna | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | UNICS Kazan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Ülker Istanbul | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Olympiacos Piraeus | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Žalgiris Kaunas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eurelijus Žukauskas ([ɛʊˈrʲɛlʲɪjʊs ʒʊˈkɐ̂ˑʊskɐs] ⓘ, born August 22, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. At a height of 2.18 m (7'2") tall, and a weight of 118 kg (260 lbs.), he played at the center position.
Professional career
In the 1995 NBA draft, Žukauskas was selected with the #54 draft pick by the Seattle SuperSonics, in the second round of the draft. On June 28, 1995, the Milwaukee Bucks acquired his rights from Seattle. In 2007, he signed a one-year contract with the Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas, which he later renewed for another year.
He retired from playing professional basketball on May 20, 2009.
National team career
Žukauskas played with the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, from 1995 to 2004.
Post-playing career
Žukauskas currently plays recreational basketball in his hometown of Klaipėda, and he also acts as a judge at the Lithuanian League (LKL) Slam Dunk Contest.
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
Led the league |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2000–01 | Paf Wennington Bologna | 11 | 5 | 13.0 | .392 | .1000 | .568 | 3.5 | .2 | 1.5 | .5 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
2004–05 | Ülker Istanbul | 22 | 22 | 27.0 | .636 | .000 | .558 | 7.0 | .8 | .7 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 15.5 |
2007–08 | Žalgiris | 19 | 19 | 18.1 | .475 | .000 | .353 | 4.4 | .8 | .3 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.4 |
2008–09 | Žalgiris | 7 | 2 | 9.2 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 1.6 | .6 | .3 | .9 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
Awards and achievements
Clubs
- EuroLeague champion: (1999)
- 3× Lithuanian League Champion: (1998, 1999, 2008)
- Lithuanian All-Star Game Slam Dunk Contest Champion: (1999)
- FIBA Europe League Champion: (2004)
- 2× Baltic League champion: (2007, 2008)
- Lithuanian League runner-up: (2007)
- Lithuanian Cup winner: (2008)
Lithuanian senior national team
- 1996 Summer Olympic Games: Bronze
- 2000 Summer Olympic Games: Bronze
- FIBA EuroBasket 2003: Gold
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- BC Neptūnas players
- BC Rytas players
- BC UNICS players
- BC Žalgiris players
- Centers (basketball)
- FIBA EuroBasket-winning players
- Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players
- Greek Basket League players
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Greece
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Russia
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Lithuanian men's basketball players
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympiacos B.C. players
- Olympic basketball players for Lithuania
- Olympic bronze medalists for Lithuania
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
- Basketball players from Klaipėda
- Ülker G.S.K. basketball players
- 1998 FIBA World Championship players