Eurelijus Žukauskas
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| Nickname | Žukis |
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| Position | Center |
| Height | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) |
| Weight | 256 lb (116 kg) |
| League | LKL/BBL/Euroleague |
| Team | Žalgiris |
| Number | 11 |
| Born | August 22, 1973 Klaipėda |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Draft | 2nd round, 54th overall, 1995 Seattle SuperSonics |
| Pro career | 1994–present |
| Former teams | Neptūnas Klaipėda (1994-1997) Žalgiris Kaunas (1997-2000) Paf Bologna (2000-2001) Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody (2001-2002) UNICS Kazan (2002-2004) Ülkerspor (2004-2005) Olympiacos (2005-2006) Lietuvos Rytas (2006-2007) |
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| Bronze | Atlanta 1996 | National team | |
| Bronze | Sydney 2000 | National team | |
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| Competitor for Lithuania |
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| Silver | 1995 Greece | National team | |
| Gold | 2003 Sweden | National team | |
Eurelijus Žukauskas (pronunciation , born August 22, 1973, in Klaipėda, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player currently playing for LKL champion Žalgiris. He played for the Lithuanian national basketball team from 1995 to 2004.
In 1995 NBA Draft Žukauskas was drafted as a #54 by Seattle SuperSonics in the second round. On June 28, 1995 the Milwaukee Bucks acquired his rights from Seattle.
He is a center 218 cm tall and weighs 115 kg. He suffered an injury in October 2005 and was sidelined for 4 months, released in January 2006. His stats with Ülkerspor in Euroleague: 22 games: 10.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.8 bpg, 2FGP: 63.6%; Turkish League: 31 games: 8.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.4 apg, 2FGP: 59.0%, Blocks - 4 (1.7 bpg)
[edit] Career
- 1994-1997: Neptūnas Klaipėda
- 1997-2000: Žalgiris Kaunas
- 2000-2001: Paf Bologna
- 2001-2002: Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody
- 2002-2004: UNICS Kazan
- 2004-2005: Ülkerspor
- 2005-2006: Olympiakos
- 2006-2007: Lietuvos Rytas
- 2007-2008: Žalgiris Kaunas
[edit] Awards/achievements
- Olympic Bronze medalist - 1996, 2000
- Euroleague champion - 1999
- European champion - 2003
- LKL champion - 1998, 1999, 2008
- Lithuanian All-Star Slam Dunk Contest Winner - 1999
- FIBA Europe League Champion - 2004
- BBL champion - 2007, 2008
- LKL Vice-champion - 2007
- Lithuanian National Cup - 2008
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