Rimantas Kaukėnas
![]() Rimantas Kaukėnas in 2013
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No. 13 – Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | |||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||
League | Serie A Eurocup |
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Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born | Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
April 11, 1977 ||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school | Prattsburgh Central School (Prattsburgh, New York) |
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College | Seton Hall (1996–2000) | ||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2000 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||
Playing career | 2000–present | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | ||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | ||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Oostende | ||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | ||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Pallacanestro Cantù | ||||||||||||
2005–2009 | Montepaschi Siena | ||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Montepaschi Siena | ||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||
2013 | Laboral Kutxa | ||||||||||||
2013–present | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | ||||||||||||
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Rimantas "Rimas" Kaukėnas (born April 11, 1977) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia of the Italian Serie A. His long career has taken him to a number of countries, finding the most success in Italy. He has also been a member of the senior men's Lithuanian national team. Playing primarily at the shooting guard position, he can also play as a point guard.
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Professional career
Kaukėnas was a longtime member of Montepaschi Siena of the Italian Serie A.
On August 5, 2012, he signed for his homeland team Žalgiris Kaunas.[1]
He joined Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in December 2013, helping the side reach the finals of the 2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A. In July 2015, his contract was extended for another season.[2]
International career
Kaukėnas played with the senior men's Lithuanian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2001, the EuroBasket 2007, where he won a bronze medal, and the EuroBasket 2011. He also played at both the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Personal
Kaukėnas established the Rimantas Kaukenas Charity Group, which aims to provided "magical moments" for children with life-threatening medical conditions.[3] He is married with former Swedish-Serbian basketball player Tanja Kostić, with whom he has three daughters. Tanja follows the activities of RK Charity Group, while Rimantas is playing during the season. He is fluent in English, Italian and Russian.
Euroleague career statistics
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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 |
Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2005–06 | Montepaschi Siena | 14 | 12 | 28.5 | .442 | .302 | .847 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | .0 | 15.1 | 12.9 |
2007–08 | Montepaschi Siena | 9 | 5 | 28.8 | .431 | .290 | .882 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | .1 | 14.1 | 13.6 |
2008–09 | Montepaschi Siena | 18 | 5 | 28.8 | .518 | .368 | .847 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .0 | 14.8 | 12.8 |
2009–10 | Real Madrid | 18 | 10 | 21.4 | .545 | .353 | .829 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .0 | 10.3 | 8.1 |
2010–11 | Montepaschi Siena | 20 | 11 | 25.3 | .445 | .308 | .902 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .1 | 12.0 | 9.6 |
2011–12 | Montepaschi Siena | 6 | 6 | 25.3 | .580 | .643 | 1.000 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .0 | 14.5 | 15.3 |
2012–13 | Žalgiris Kaunas | 24 | 11 | 20.3 | .395 | .344 | .882 | 2.1 | 1.9 | .8 | .0 | 7.8 | 6.4 |
2013–14 | Laboral Kutxa | 5 | 1 | 12.3 | .583 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .6 | .2 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
Career | 114 | 61 | 23.8 | .510 | .337 | .874 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .0 | 11.6 | 10.2 |
Awards and achievements
- Lithuanian League Champion: 2002
- North European League Champion: 2002
- German League All-Star Game MVP: 2004
- Eurobasket.com's German League Player of the Year: 2004
- Italian League MVP Runner Up: 2005
- 2x Italian SuperCup Champion: 2007, 2008
- Italian League MVP Runner Up: 2007
- 5x Italian League Champion: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
- Italian League Finals MVP: 2007
- EuroBasket 2007:
Bronze
- Euroleague 3rd Place: 2008
- His number 13 was retired by Montepaschi Siena in 2009.
References
External links
- Euroleague Profile
- Serie A Profile (Italian)
- Liga ACB Profile (Spanish)
- FIBA.com Video Interview with Rimantas Kaukėnas
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- BC Lietuvos rytas players
- BC Oostende players
- Expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Hapoel Galil Elyon players
- Israeli Basketball Super League players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Liga ACB players
- Lithuanian basketball players
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Lithuanian expatriates in Belgium
- Lithuanian expatriates in Germany
- Lithuanian expatriates in Israel
- Lithuanian expatriates in Italy
- Mens Sana Basket players
- Olympic basketball players of Lithuania
- Pallacanestro Cantù players
- Pallacanestro Reggiana players
- Real Madrid Baloncesto players
- Saski Baskonia players
- Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball players
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Vilnius
- Telekom Baskets Bonn players