Virginijus Praškevičius
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Virginijus Praškevičius (born 4 March 1974) is a Lithuanian former professional
power forward and center
positions.
Professional career
Praškevičius started playing with Banga Kaunas and in 1993–94 was bought by Lavera Kaunas. In 1995–96 decided to play for
LaCrosse Bobcats of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). On 19 February 1997, he was waived by the Timberwolves.[1]
In 1997–98 he came back to his home town
Hapoel Tel Aviv for one season), and he won twice the Turkish National Cup
.
In 2005–06 he played for
Utena Juventus
in Lithuania as he left professional sport on spring of 2010 at the age of 36.
National team career
Praškevičius played with the Lithuania Under-22 junior national team. With Lithuania's junior national team, he won the gold medal at the 1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He was also a member of the senior Lithuanian national team. He played at the EuroBasket 1997, the 1998 FIBA World Championship, the EuroBasket 1999, and the 2003, where he won a gold medal.
Career statistics
| 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Telindus Ostende | 14 | 14 | 29.4 | .456 | .325 | .721 | 6.1 | 1.1 | .9 | .5 | 15.9 | 13.0 |
| 2002–03 | Ülkerspor
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20 | 19 | 28.4 | .473 | .449 | .625 | 4.6 | 1.6 | .9 | .2 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| 2004–05 | Ülkerspor
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22 | 5 | 17.2 | .428 | .403 | .583 | 3.1 | .6 | .6 | .0 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| Career | 56 | 38 | 24.9 | .457 | .403 | .676 | 4.4 | 1.1 | .8 | .2 | 9.9 | 8.9 |
References
- ^ "1996-1997 Minnesota Timberwolves Transactions History". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
External links
- ACB.com - Player Profile Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- TBLStat.net - Player Profile
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