Eurelijus Žukauskas

Infobox Euroleague Player
name = Eurelijus Žukauskas
nickname = Žukis


caption = Žukas in 2007
league = LKL
BBL
Euroleague
position = Center
height_ft = 7
height_in = 2
weight_lbs = 256
birth_date = birth date and age|1973|8|22|
birth_place = Klaipėda
nationality = Lithuanian
team = Žalgiris
number = 11
highschool =
college =
draft = 2^nd round, 54^th overall
draft_year = 1995
draft_team = Seattle SuperSonics
career_start = 1994
career_end =
former_teams = Neptūnas Klaipėda (1994-1997)
Žalgiris Kaunas (1997-2000)
Paf Bologna (2000-2001)
Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody (2001-2002)
UNICS Kazan (2002-2004)
Ülkerspor (2004-2005)
Olympiacos (2005-2006)
Lietuvos Rytas (2006-2007)
awards =

Eurelijus Žukauskas (pronunciation|Eurelijus Zukauskas.ogg, born August 22 1973, in Klaipėda, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player currently playing for LKL champion Žalgiris. He played for the Lithuanian national basketball team from 1995 to 2004.

In 1995 NBA Draft Žukauskas was drafted as a #54 by Seattle SuperSonics in the second round. On June 28 1995 the Milwaukee Bucks acquired his rights from Seattle.

He is a center 218 cm tall and weighs 115 kg.He suffered an injury in October 2005 and was sidelined for 4 months, released in January 2006.His stats with Ülkerspor in Euroleague: 22 games: 10.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.8 bpg, 2FGP: 63.6%; Turkish League: 31 games: 8.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.4 apg, 2FGP: 59.0%, Blocks - 4 (1.7 bpg)

Career

*1994-1997: Neptūnas Klaipėda
*1997-2000: Žalgiris Kaunas
*2000-2001: Paf Bologna
*2001-2002: Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody
*2002-2004: UNICS Kazan
*2004-2005: Ülkerspor
*2005-2006: Olympiakos
*2006-2007: Lietuvos Rytas
*2007-2008: Žalgiris Kaunas

Awards/achievements

*Olympic Bronze medalist - 1996, 2000
*Euroleague champion - 1999
*European champion - 2003
*LKL champion - 1998, 1999, 2008
*Lithuanian All-Star Slam Dunk Contest Winner - 1999
*FIBA Europe League Champion - 2004
*BBL champion - 2007, 2008
*LKL Vice-champion - 2007
*Lithuanian National Cup - 2008

External links

* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?seasoncode=E2007&clubcode=zal&pcode=ADX Euroleague.net Profile]