Jurgita Štreimikytė | |
Birth Date: | 1972 5, df=y |
Birth Place: | Alytus, Lithuania |
Nationality: | Lithuanian |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 165 |
Draft Year: | 2000 |
Draft Round: | 2 |
Draft Pick: | 26 |
Draft Team: | Indiana Fever |
Draft League: | WNBA |
Career Start: | ? |
Career End: | 2010 |
Career Position: | Small forward |
Years1: | ?–1994 2003–2010 |
Team1: | Kaunas |
Years2: | 1994–1998 |
Team2: | Valenciennes Olympic |
Years3: | 1998–2003 |
Team3: | Comense |
Years4: | 2000–2001 |
Team4: | Indiana Fever |
Years5: | 2004 |
Team5: | Sopron |
Years6: | 2005 |
Team6: | Indiana Fever |
Years7: | 2009 |
Team7: | Spartak Vidnoye |
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Jurgita Štreimikytė (born 14 May 1972 in Alytus, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian former basketball forward who played the WNBA for Indiana Fever[1] and the Euroleague Women with Kaunas, Valenciennes Olympic and SG Comense among others.[2] She was a member of the Lithuanian national team, winning the 1997 Eurobasket.[3] She retired from international basketball following the 2006 World Championship.[4]
After retiring in 2010, she currently serves as Kaunas' second coach.[5]
On 30 November 2022, she was inducted to the FIBA Hall of Fame in appreciation of her stunning career contributions.[6]