Eurelijus Žukauskas | |
Height Ft: | 7 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 260 |
Birth Date: | 22 August 1973 |
Birth Place: | Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality: | Lithuanian |
Draft Year: | 1995 |
Draft Round: | 2 |
Draft Pick: | 54 |
Draft Team: | Seattle SuperSonics |
Career Start: | 1994 |
Career End: | 2009 |
Career Number: | 11 |
Career Position: | Center |
Years1: | 1994–1997 |
Team1: | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
Years2: | 1997–2000 |
Team2: | Žalgiris Kaunas |
Years3: | 2000–2001 |
Team3: | Paf Wennington Bologna |
Years4: | 2001–2002 |
Team4: | Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody |
Years5: | 2002–2004 |
Team5: | UNICS Kazan |
Years6: | 2004–2005 |
Team6: | Ülker Istanbul |
Years7: | 2005–2006 |
Team7: | Olympiacos Piraeus |
Years8: | 2006–2007 |
Team8: | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
Years9: | 2007–2009 |
Team9: | Žalgiris Kaunas |
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Eurelijus Žukauskas (in Lithuanian pronounced as /ɛʊˈrʲɛlʲɪjʊs ʒʊˈkɐ̂ˑʊskɐs/, born August 22, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. At a height of 2.18 m (7'2") tall, and a weight of 118 kg (260 lbs.), he played at the center position.
In the 1995 NBA draft, Žukauskas was selected with the #54 draft pick by the Seattle SuperSonics, in the second round of the draft. On June 28, 1995, the Milwaukee Bucks acquired his rights from Seattle. In 2007, he signed a one-year contract with the Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas, which he later renewed for another year.
He retired from playing professional basketball on May 20, 2009.
Žukauskas played with the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, from 1995 to 2004.
Žukauskas currently plays recreational basketball in his hometown of Klaipėda, and he also acts as a judge at the Lithuanian League (LKL) Slam Dunk Contest.
Led the league |
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2000–01| style="text-align:left;"| Paf Wennington Bologna| 11 || 5 || 13.0 || .392 || .1000 || .568 || 3.5 || .2 || 1.5 || .5 || 6.2 || 6.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05| style="text-align:left;"| Ülker Istanbul| 22 || 22 || 27.0 || .636 || .000 || .558 || 7.0 || .8 || .7 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|1.8 || 10.7 || 15.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08| style="text-align:left;"| Žalgiris| 19 || 19 || 18.1 || .475 || .000 || .353 || 4.4 || .8 || .3 || 1.4 || 3.6 || 5.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09| style="text-align:left;"| Žalgiris| 7 || 2 || 9.2 || .333 || .000 || .000 || 1.6 || .6 || .3 || .9 || 1.1 || 1.4
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