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Eurelijus Žukauskas

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Olympic medal record
Men's Basketball
Bronze medal – third place Atlanta 1996 Lithuania
Bronze medal – third place Sydney 2000 Lithuania

Eurelijus Žukauskas (pronunciation, born August 22, 1973 in Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a professional basketball player currently playing for LKL champion Žalgiris and former player for the Lithuanian national basketball team from 1995 to 2004.

In 1995 NBA Draft Žukauskas was drafted as a #54 by Seattle SuperSonics in the second round. On June 28, 1995 Milwaukee Bucks acquired his rights from Seattle.

He is a center 218 cm tall and weighs 115 kg. He suffered an injury in October 2005 and was sidelined for 4 months, released in January 2006. His stats with Ulker in Euroleague: 22 games: 10.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.8 bpg, 2FGP: 63.6%; Turkish League: 31 games: 8.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.4 apg, 2FGP: 59.0%, Blocks - 4 (1.7 bpg)

Career

Awards/achievements

  • Olympic Bronze medalist - 1996, 2000
  • Euroleague champion - 1999
  • European champion - 2003
  • LKL champion - 1998, 1999
  • Lithuanian All-Star Slam Dunk Contest Winner - 1999
  • FIBA Europe League Champion - 2004
  • BBL champion - 2007
  • LKL Vice-champion - 2007

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