Saulius Kuzminskas
File:Saulius Kuzminskas in 2007.jpg | |
Personal information | |
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Born | May 30, 1982 |
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
College | California (2000–2001) |
NBA draft | 2002 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 1999–2015 |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
1999–2000 | Sakalai |
2001–2003 | BC Šiauliai |
2003–2005 | Lietuvos Rytas |
2005–2006 | BCM Gravelines |
2006–2007 | Olimpija Ljubljana |
2007 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
2007–2009 | BC Šiauliai |
2009–2010 | Trefl Sopot |
2010–2011 | Ventspils |
2011–2012 | Rūdupis |
2012 | Trefl Sopot |
2012–2013 | BC Šiauliai |
2014–2015 | Ežerūnas-Karys |
Saulius Kuzminskas (born May 30, 1982) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. His younger brother Mindaugas is also a basketball player for Unicaja Malaga.
Professional career
Kuzminskas debuted in 1999 with BC Sakalai. He briefly played for the UC Berkeley's Cal Bears in the NCAA before returning to Lithuania. He played in BC Šiauliai and then in Lietuvos Rytas for a couple of seasons. In 2005, he moved to France to play for the BCM Gravelines, and then to Slovenia to play for Olimpija Ljubljana, where he received limited playing time. In 2007, Kuzminskas moved back to Šiauliai, but after a couple of seasons, left Lithuania again for the neighboring states. He dominated in the Polish Basketball League with Trefl Sopot during the 2009–2010 season, averaging 13.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game. In 2011, he returned to Lithuania once more and signed with BC Rūdupis. Since 2012, Kuzminskas competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League with BC Šiauliai.
NBA Draft
Kuzminskas participated in the 2002 NBA Draft, but went undrafted.
References
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Living people
- 1982 births
- ABA League players
- BC Lietuvos rytas players
- BCM Gravelines players
- California Golden Bears men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- EWE Baskets Oldenburg players
- KK Union Olimpija players
- Lithuanian basketball players
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Sportspeople from Vilnius
- Vanoli Cremona players