Ramūnas Šiškauskas
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| Nickname | Šiška, Mažas, Baltic Pippen |
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| Position | Shooting Guard/Small Forward |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| League | Russian League/Euroleague |
| Team | CSKA Moscow |
| Number | 9 |
| Born | September 10, 1978 Kaišiadorys, Lithuanian SSR, USSR |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Pro career | 1996–present |
| Former teams | Sakalai (1996-1998) Lietuvos Rytas (1998-2004) Benetton Treviso (2004-2006) Panathinaikos (2006-2007) |
| Awards | Lithuanian League MVP 2001 Italian League Finals MVP 2006 Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year 2007 Euroleague 2007-08 MVP |
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| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | Lithuania | |
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| Gold | 2003 Sweden | Lithuania | |
| Bronze | 2007 Spain | Lithuania | |
Ramūnas Šiškauskas (pronunciation , born September 10, 1978, in Kaišiadorys, Lithuanian SSR, USSR) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Lithuanian National Team and for CSKA Moscow.
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[edit] Player Career
Unlike most other Lithuanian players, he did not attend basketball school, and was spotted playing in Kaišiadorių Baltija in the Lithuanian B league, and he then advanced to the top Lithuanian basketball league the LKL with the BC Sakalai team.
Šiškauskas is a physical forward (198 cm or 6'6" tall) who can easily play, both on offense and defense, at the guard positions, on the wing and also in the paint. His excellent leaping ability and his quickness make him a surprising shot blocker and one of the best one-on-one players in Europe. The best defensive player of his national team; led the 2003-04 Lithuanian Basketball League in free throws percentage (90.6%).
[edit] Teams
- Sakalai - 1996-1998
- Lietuvos Rytas - 1998-2004
- Benetton Treviso - 2004-2006
- Panathinaikos 2006-2007
- CSKA Moscow 2007-Present
[edit] Awards/Achievements
- Olympics bronze medalist - 2000 Olympic Basketball Tournament
- Lithuanian Basketball League regular season MVP - 2001
- Lithuanian Basketball League Champion - 2000, 2002
- Eurobasket 2003 gold medal
- Italian League Champion - 2006
- Italian League - Finals MVP - 2006
- Italian National Cup winner - 2005
- All-Euroleague Second Team - Euroleague 2006-07
- All-Euroleague First team - Euroleague 2007-08
- 2-Time Euroleague Champion Euroleague 2006-07, Euroleague 2007-08
- Euroleague 2007-08 MVP
- Greek League Champion - A1 Ethniki 2006-07
- Greek Cup Champion - 2007
- Basketball Triple Crown Champion - 2007
- Eurobasket 2007 bronze medalist
- Member of Eurobasket 2007 All-Tournament Team
- Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year - 2007
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