Žygimantas Janavičius Explained

Žygimantas Janavičius
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:187
League:LKL
Team:Neptūnas Klaipėda
Number:4
Nationality:Lithuanian
Birth Date:20 February 1989
Birth Place:Alytus, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Draft Year:2011
Career Start:2005
Years1:2005–2007
Team1:Alytus
Years2:2007–2012
Team2:Žalgiris Kaunas
Years3:2007–2008
Team3:Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school Kaunas
Years4:2010
Team4:Aisčiai Kaunas
Years5:2010–2011
Team5:Šiauliai
Years6:2011–2012
Years7:2012–2014
Team7:Rūdupis Prienai
Years8:2014
Team8:Lietkabelis Panevėžys
Years9:2014–2016
Team9:Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
Years10:2016
Team10:→ Lietkabelis Panevėžys
Years11:2016–2017
Team11:Lietkabelis Panevėžys
Years12:2017–2018
Team12:Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
Years13:2019
Team13:BC SkyCop Prienai
Years14:2019–present
Team14:Neptūnas Klaipėda
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Žygimantas Janavičius (born February 20, 1989) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at tall and weighing 187lb, he plays as a point guard.

Professional career

Janavičius made his pro debut with BC Alytus in 2005. He played two seasons with the club in the NKL.

In 2007, Janavičius signed with Žalgiris of Kaunas. He played one season for youth team, which were competing in NKL, and became the champion of the league. He played for BC Žalgiris in 2008–09, and half of the season in 2009–10, but because he was only given a small role on the team, he asked for to be loaned to Kauno Aisčiai, where he finished the season. In 2010–11, he played for BC Šiauliai. He started the 2011–2012 season with Kauno Baltai, but at the end of the season, he joined BC Žalgiris. After winning the championship of the LKL, he became a free agent.

In August 2012, he signed with Prienų Rūdupis.[1]

National team career

Janavičius won two silver medals while representing the Lithuanian youth squad in the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. In 2014, coach Jonas Kazlauskas included Janavičius in the preliminary 24-player squad for the main Lithuania national basketball team,[2] though he failed to compete for the spot in the national team's roster due to a broken palm.[3] Janavičius was included in the candidates list once again in 2015.[4] He did not make the EuroBasket 2015 roster either during his second try, when Lukas Lekavičius was taken instead of him less than a week before the championship began.[5]

Career statistics

YearTeamLeagueGPMPG2P%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2008–09Žalgiris KaunasEuroleague 10 16.0 44.0 41.7 33.3 1.6 1.5 0.4 0.0 4.0
2009–10Žalgiris KaunasEuroleague 7 6.9 20.0 00.0 50.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4
2010–11ŠiauliaiEurocup 6 26.8 35.7 31.6 62.5 3.5 3.7 1.0 0.0 8.0
2012–13Rūdupis PrienaiEurocup 6 23.3 56.3 12.5 52.2 4.2 3.2 1.2 0.0 9.0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ž.Janavičius ir T.Šležas – LKL bronzos laimėtojo "Rūdupio" naujokai. 3 August 2012. 18 August 2012. tritaskis.lt. Lithuanian.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517152602/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/wcm/news/p/nid/72845/article.html LTU - Numerous options as Kazlauskas announces list for Spain 2014
  3. Web site: Mačiulis prisijungė prie rinktinės, Janavičiui lūžo delnas. BasketNews.lt. 22 July 2014.
  4. Web site: Paviešintas Lietuvos rinktinės kandidatų sąrašas. Delfi.lt. 5 May 2015.
  5. Web site: Dvejonės baigėsi – Jonas Kazlauskas paskelbė galutinį rinktinės dvyliktuką. 24sek.lt. 1 September 2015.