Evaldas Žabas
 Žabas with Lietkabelis Panevėžys in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 24 – Leuven Bears | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Belgian League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | April 21, 1988 Vilnius, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian / Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | St. Michael's College School (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Eisbären Bremerhaven | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Worcester Wolves | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Worthing Thunder | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Plymouth Raiders | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Jämtland | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Pardubice | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Brampton A's | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Tartu | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Rethymno Cretan Kings | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Pieno Žvaigždės | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Leuven Bears | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Evaldas Žabas (born 21 April 1988 in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR) is a Canadian[1]–Lithuanian professional basketball player, who currently plays for Leuven Bears of the Belgian League. He plays the point guard position.
Club career
Žabas moved to Canada from his native Lithuania when he was 15 years old and played in St. Michael's College School.[2] He averaged about 40 points per game his senior year.[3] After graduating in 2007, he played in Europe for several years, most notably for the British Basketball League's Plymouth Raiders and Sweden Basketligan's Jamtland Basket, leading the latter league and team in points per game (21.9).[4]
In 2013, he returned to Canada and played for Brampton A's during its debut season. In 2014, he signed with Lithuania's BC Lietkabelis.[5] He led the team with 14.3 points and 3.5 assists per game and achieved recognition for his excellent performance against Lietuvos Rytas and Žalgiris at the end of the season.
On July 25, 2016, Žabas joined Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League.[6] However, he left the team to join Pieno Žvaigždes
International career
Žabas represented Lithuania at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, which won a silver medal. He averaged 2.8 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.[7]