Steponas Babrauskas Explained

Steponas Babrauskas
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:206.8
League:Lithuanian Basketball League
Team:Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
Position:Assistant coach
Nationality:Lithuanian
Birth Date:20 June 1984
Birth Place:Trakai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Draft Year:2006
Career Start:2002
Career End:2020
Coach Start:2023
Career Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Years1:2002–2003
Team1:Sakalai Vilnius
Years2:2003–2006
Team2:Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
Years3:2004–2005
Team3:→Sakalai Vilnius
Years4:2005–2006
Team4:Leuven Basket Groot
Years5:2006–2007
Team5:ASK Riga
Years6:2007
Team6:Varese
Years7:2007–2008
Team7:Scafati
Years8:2008–2014
Team8:Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
Years9:2014–2015
Team9:İstanbul BB
Years10:2015–2018
Team10:Pieno žvaigždės
Years11:2018–2019
Team11:Dzūkija
Years12:2020
Cyears1:2023–present
Cteam1:Pieno žvaigždės (assistant)
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Steponas Babrauskas (born June 20, 1984) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as assistant coach at BC Pieno žvaigždės.

Professional career

Babrauskas was a runner-up in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) with Lietuvos Rytas, in 2004. He won the Latvian Basketball League (LBL) with ASK Riga, in 2007. In 2008, he returned to Lietuvos Rytas, and was named the team's captain. With Rytas, he won the European secondary level EuroCup championship, the Lithuanian League championship, and the Baltic League (BBL) championship. He was one of the most hated opposing players by the rival fans of Žalgiris Kaunas.

He had a brief stint in Turkey, in the 2014-15 season, a year removed after he left Rytas. He played for three seasons with Pieno žvaigždės, with whom he won the Baltic League in 2018. He moved to Dzūkija in 2018.

National team career

Babrauskas' first major achievement in basketball came at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Greece, where he and the Lithuanian Under-19 National Basketball Team won silver medals. He also won a bronze medal at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, in the Czech Republic. He first won a gold medal at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup, in Argentina. He also helped the Lithuanian junior team to win gold medals at the 2007 Summer Universiade.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10| style="text-align:left;"| Lietuvos Rytas| 10 || 0 || 20.1 || .368 || .405 || .625 || 2.6 || .3 || .2 || .1 || 7.0 || 2.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11| style="text-align:left;"| Lietuvos Rytas| 14 || 1 || 11.3 || .250 || .471 || .500 || .9 || .2 || .4 || .0 || 2.4 || .8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13| style="text-align:left;"| Lietuvos Rytas| 10 || 1 || 23.0 || .280 || .357 || .722 || 3.2 || .5 || .6 || .1 || 5.7 || 3.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14| style="text-align:left;"| Lietuvos Rytas| 10 || 6 || 17.0 || .545 || .261 || .800 || 1.9 || .7 || 1.2 || .0 || 4.2 || 3.1

Awards and honors

Pro clubs

Lithuanian junior national team

References

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