Saulius Kuzminskas

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Saulius Kuzminskas
File:Saulius Kuzminskas in 2007.jpg
Personal information
Born (1982-05-30) May 30, 1982 (age 42)
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.

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