Valdemaras Chomičius

Valdemaras Chomičius (born May 4, 1959 in Kaunas, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Soviet and Lithuanian national basketball teams currently assistant coach for UNICS Kazan in Russia and assistant coach on the Lithuanian national team.

As a 192 cm (6'3½") tall point guard he is best remembered as the captain from the "golden years" of Žalgiris Kaunas by winning three consecutive USSR championships against the rival CSKA Moscow in 1985-1987. His former teams include Žalgiris Kaunas, Forum Valladolid, CAI Zaragoza. He also has played in Italy for Aprimatic Bologna (Serie A2) in the 1990-1991 season.

He head coached the Lithuania national team to win the Stanković Continental Champions Cup in China in 2005.

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v • d • e Soviet Union squad - 1982 FIBA World Championship Champions - Gold medal

4 Eremin \| 5 Enden \| 6 Tarakanov \| 7 Sabonis \| 8 Lopafov \| 9 Deriugin \| 10 Valters \| 11 Tkatchenko \| 12 Myshkin \| 13 Jovaisa \| 14 Belostenny \| 15 Chomičius \| Coach: Gomelsky

v • d • e Soviet Union squad - 1986 FIBA World Championship Finalists - Silver medal

4 Volkov \| 5 Sokk \| 6 Tarakanov \| 7 Grichaiev \| 8 Ekabson \| 9 Tikhonenko \| 10 Valters \| 11 Tkachenko \| 12 Kurtinaitis \| 13 Chomičius \| 14 Belostenny \| 15 Sabonis \| Coach: Obukhov

v • d • e 1988 Olympic Champions Men's Basketball – Soviet Union

Aleksandr Volkov \| Tiit Sokk \| Sergei Tarakanov \| Šarūnas Marčiulionis \| Igors Miglieneks \| Valeri Tikhonenko \| Rimas Kurtinaitis \| Arvydas Sabonis \| Viktor Pankrashkin \| Valdemaras Chomičius \| Aleksandr Belostennyi \| Valeri Goborov \| Coach: Alexander Gomelsky

v • d • e 1992 Olympic Bronze Medalists Men's Basketball – Lithuania

Valdemaras Chomičius \| Alvydas Pazdrazdis \| Arūnas Visockas \| Darius Dimavičius \| Romanas Brazdauskis \| Gintaras Krapikas \| Rimas Kurtinaitis \| Arvydas Sabonis \| Artūras Karnišovas \| Šarūnas Marčiulionis \| Gintaras Einikis \| Sergėjus Jovaiša \| Coach: Vladas Garastas