| Dainius Šalenga | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 6 |
| Weight Lbs: | 205 |
| Nationality: | Lithuanian |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Varėna, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Draft Year: | 1999 |
| Career Start: | 1997 |
| Career End: | 2018 |
| Career Position: | Small forward |
| Career Number: | 20, 10, 9 |
| Years1: | 1997–1998 |
| Team1: | Farmeka Vilnius |
| Years2: | 1998–2000 |
| Team2: | Sakalai Vilnius |
| Years3: | 2000–2005 |
| Team3: | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Years4: | 2005–2007 |
| Team4: | Akasvayu Girona |
| Years5: | 2007–2011 |
| Team5: | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Years6: | 2011 |
| Team6: | Rūdupis Prienai |
| Years7: | 2011–2012 |
| Team7: | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Years8: | 2012–2013 |
| Team8: | Budivelnyk Kyiv |
| Years9: | 2013 |
| Team9: | TonyBet Prienai |
| Years10: | 2013–2014 |
| Team10: | Budivelnyk Kyiv |
| Years11: | 2014–2015 |
| Team11: | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
| Years12: | 2015–2016 |
| Team12: | Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas |
| Years13: | 2016–2017 |
| Team13: | Juventus Utena |
| Years14: | 2017 |
| Team14: | Dzūkija Alytus |
| Cyears1: | 2019–2021 |
| Cteam1: | CBet Prienai (assistant) |
| Cyears2: | 2019 |
| Cteam2: | CBet Prienai (interim) |
| Cyears3: | 2021–2023 |
| Cteam3: | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys (assistant) |
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Dainius Šalenga (born 15 April 1977) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player. He is a small forward that is mainly known for his three - point shooting abilities. Šalenga represented the senior Lithuanian national basketball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]
Šalenga was the team captain of Žalgiris Kaunas, in Lithuania,[2] before being released by the club in January 2011.[3] Šalenga won the EuroLeague Round 6 MVP award, on December 3, 2009.[4]
Šalenga was a member of the senior Lithuanian national basketball team. With Lithuania, he played at the 2003 EuroBasket, where he won a gold medal, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[5]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2000–01| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="10" | Žalgiris| 6 || 1 || 22.1 || .469 || .400 || .833 || 2.3 || 1.2 || 1.0 || .2 || 7.3 || 6.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02| 14 || 10 || 30.2 || .448 || .346 || .810 || 2.6 || 1.9 || 1.4 || .4 || 11.7 || 11.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03| 10 || 6 || 27.1 || .485 || .310 || .600 || 2.2 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .4 || 8.4 || 7.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04| 20 || 16 || 27.3 || .399 || .222 || .718 || 2.4 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .2 || 7.9 || 7.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05| 20 || 19 || 33.5 || .489 || .349 || .706 || 2.8 || 3.3 || 1.5 || .3 || 12.0 || 13.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08| 17 || 2 || 12.4 || .457 || .350 || .625 || 1.9 || .3 || .5 || .1 || 3.2 || 3.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09| 10 || 5 || 26.4 || .412 || .239 || .676 || 3.1 || 1.6 || 1.2 || .2 || 11.4 || 10.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10| 16 || 16 || 27.3 || .410 || .411 || .757 || 3.0 || 1.2 || 1.3 || .1 || 10.3 || 9.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11| 10 || 7 || 20.1 || .340 || .267 || .857 || 1.6 || 1.1 || .6 || .1 || 4.8 || 3.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12| 6 || 4 || 25.1 || .412 || .375 || .1000 || 2.2 || 1.5 || .7 || .2 || 6.0 || 5.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14| style="text-align:left;"| Budivelnyk| 7 || 5 || 24.4 || .535 || .333 || .800 || 2.4 || 2.4 || .7 || .1 || 8.0 || 10.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 136 || 91 || 25.7 || .441 || .319 || .740 || 2.5 || 1.7 || 1.0 || .2 || 8.6 || 8.4