Jonas Paukštė
Appearance
BC Šiauliai | |
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Position | Center |
League | Lithuanian Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | Vilnius, Lithuania | September 10, 2000
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Listed height | 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 120 kg (265 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016-2017 | Lietuvos rytas-2 Vilnius (RKL) |
2017–2018 | Perlas Vilnius (NKL) |
2018–2019 | Saski Baskonia II (LEB Plata) |
2019–2020 | CB Clavijo (LEB Plata) |
2020–present | BC Šiauliai (LKL) |
Jonas Paukštė (born September 10, 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[1][2][3][4] Being 2.24 meters (7 ft 4 in) in height as of 2020, he is one of the tallest Lithuanian basketball players of all time (even surpassing Arvydas Sabonis and Žydrūnas Ilgauskas).[5][6]
References
- ^ "Jonas Paukštė / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "PAUKSTE, JONAS - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". euroleague.net. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Jonas Paukste Basketball Player Profile". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Jonas Paukste, Basketball Player". proballers.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Kadyšė, Ieva. "Iki 224 cm ūgio išstypęs „Šiaulių" naujokas Paukštė: „Man tiesiog pasisekė"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Šiuparys, Gintaras (27 September 2020). "Visas krepšinio legendas praaugusio milžino dievaičiu tapo bendravardis". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 27 September 2020.