Žydrūnas Urbonas

Žydrūnas Urbonas
	AEL Limassol
2007–2008	Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2008	Alytus
2008–2009	Donetsk
2009–2012	Juventus Utena
As coach:
2012–2017	Juventus Utena (assistant)
2017–2022	Juventus Utena
2023	Sigal Prishtina
2023–present	Šiauliai
Career highlights and awards
	Most Valuable Player (2001); 2× LKL All-Star (2001, 2003); No. 8 retired by Juventus Utena;
Men's Basketball
Representing Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship

Žydrūnas Urbonas (born 4 October 1976, in

LKL.^[1]

Playing career

Urbonas made his professional debut in the 1993–94 season and continued to play for various teams in the

AEL Limassol of the Cyprus Basketball Division A for the 2006–07 season. Urbonas returned to Lithuania in 2007 and played there until autumn 2008 before signing with Donetsk of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague for the 2008–2009 season. He finished his career playing for Juventus Utena from 2009 to 2012.^[2]

Coaching career

In 2009, Urbonas became a player-coach and the team's president when he joined Juventus Utena,^[3] and then became the assistant coach when he retired in 2012. He served as head coach under Rytis Vaišvila, Vitoldas Masalskis, Virginijus Sirvydis and Antanas Sireika, who coached and mentored him back during his playing days in BC Šiauliai. He was still assistant coach, this time under Gediminas Petrauskas, in the 2017-2018 season, but became head coach by October, after Petrauskas resigned due to poor results.

National team career

Urbonas won a gold medal with the Lithuanian under-18 national team in 1994 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.^[4]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Donetsk	10		21.37	.35	.25	.7	4.5	1.00	0.7	.0	7.2

References

^ "Žydrūnas Urbonas / Žaidėjai - Basketnews.lt". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 June 2017.
^ Buračas, Rokas (21 August 2012). "Baigti karjerą nusprendė ir Urbonas". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 June 2017.
^ "Urbonas: "Pirma sezono pusė – dešimtukui"". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 23 December 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
^ "Lithuania / European Championship for Junior Men (1994)". FIBAEurope.com. Retrieved 13 August 2015.

[1] "Žydrūnas Urbonas / Žaidėjai - Basketnews.lt". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[2] Buračas, Rokas (21 August 2012). "Baigti karjerą nusprendė ir Urbonas". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[3] "Urbonas: "Pirma sezono pusė – dešimtukui"". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 23 December 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[4] "Lithuania / European Championship for Junior Men (1994)". FIBAEurope.com. Retrieved 13 August 2015.

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