Vytautas Šarakauskas Explained

Vytautas Šarakauskas
Position:Center / power forward
Team:BC Jurbarkas-Karys
League:NKL
Height M:2.04
Weight Kg:110
Nationality:Lithuanian
Birth Date:8 February 1982
Birth Place:Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Draft Year:2004
Career Start:2004
Years1:2004–2006
Team1:BC Perlas
Years2:2006–2009
Team2:BC Sakalai
Years3:2009–2012
Team3:BC Šiauliai
Years5:2012–2017
Team5:BC Neptūnas
Years6:2017–2018
Team6:BC Šiauliai
Years7:2018–2020
Team7:Neptūnas-Akvaservis
Years8:2020–2021
Team8:BC Kretinga
Years9:2021–present
Team9:Jurbarkas-Karys
Highlights:
  • NKL champion (2024)

Vytautas Šarakauskas (born 8 February 1982 in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Jurbarkas-Karys of the National Basketball League (NKL).[1]

Professional career

Šarakauskas started his career with SSK–Perlas Vilnius in the LKAL league. He went undrafted in the 2004 NBA draft. In 2006, Šarakauskas moved to BC Sakalai of the LKL league. He averaged 10.8 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game his rookie season in the league.

Three seasons later, Šarakauskas signed with BC Šiauliai. Šarakauskas soon became a starter for the team. During the 2010–11 season, he nearly averaged a double-double in both the LKL league and the BBL league. In 2012, he moved to BC Neptūnas.

In the summer of 2011, Šarakauskas led his national team to a fifth place at the 2011 World Military Basketball Championship.[2]

Player profile

Šarakauskas is 2.04abbr=offNaNabbr=off tall and plays the power forward and the center positions. He has averaged nearly one rebound every four minutes on the court across his career.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lkl.lt/zaidejai/vytautas-sarakauskas Vytautas Šarakauskas
  2. Web site: 2011-05-02 . Hurlburt Airmen earn gold at 2011 Armed Forces Basketball Championships . 2023-11-20 . Hurlburt Field . en-US.