Eurelijus Žukauskas

Eurelijus Žukauskas
Personal information
Born	August 22, 1973; Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Listed height	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1995: 2nd round, 54th overall pick
Drafted by	Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	1994–2009
Position	Center
Number	11
Career history
1994–1997	Neptūnas Klaipėda
1997–2000	Žalgiris Kaunas
2000–2001	Paf Wennington Bologna
2001–2002	Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody
2002–2004	UNICS Kazan
2004–2005	Ülker Istanbul
2005–2006	Olympiacos Piraeus
2006–2007	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2007–2009	Žalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights
	LKL Slam Dunk champion (1999); EuroLeague champion (1999); LKL Finals MVP (2000); FIBA EuroCup All-Star (2004); EuroLeague Blocks Leader (2005); 2× LKL All-Star (2008, 2009); No. 11 retired by Neptūnas Klaipėda (2014);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing Lithuania
Summer Olympic Games
EuroBasket

Eurelijus Žukauskas ([ɛʊˈrʲɛlʲɪjʊs ʒʊˈkɐ̂ˑʊskɐs] ^ⓘ, born August 22, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. At a height of 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) tall, and a weight of 118 kg (260 lb), he played at the center position.

Professional career

In the 1995 NBA draft, Žukauskas was selected with the #54 draft pick by the Seattle SuperSonics, in the second round of the draft. On June 28, 1995, the Milwaukee Bucks acquired his rights from Seattle. In 2007, he signed a one-year contract with the Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas, which he later renewed for another year.

He retired from playing professional basketball on May 20, 2009.

National team career

Žukauskas played with the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, from 1995 to 2004.

Post-playing career

Žukauskas currently plays recreational basketball in his hometown of Klaipėda, and he also acts as a judge at the Lithuanian League (LKL) Slam Dunk Contest.

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	PIR	Performance index rating
Bold	Career high

	Led the league

EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2000–01	Paf Wennington Bologna	11	5	13.0	.392	.1000	.568	3.5	.2	1.5	.5	6.2	6.5
2004–05	Ülker Istanbul	22	22	27.0	.636	.000	.558	7.0	.8	.7	1.8	10.7	15.5
2007–08	Žalgiris	19	19	18.1	.475	.000	.353	4.4	.8	.3	1.4	3.6	5.4
2008–09	Žalgiris	7	2	9.2	.333	.000	.000	1.6	.6	.3	.9	1.1	1.4

Awards and achievements

Clubs

EuroLeague champion: (1999)
3× Lithuanian League Champion: (1998, 1999, 2008)
Lithuanian All-Star Game Slam Dunk Contest Champion: (1999)
FIBA Europe League Champion: (2004)
2× Baltic League champion: (2007, 2008)
Lithuanian League runner-up: (2007)
Lithuanian Cup winner: (2008)

Lithuanian senior national team

State awards

Lithuania: Recipient of the Officer's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (1996)^[1]
Lithuania: Recipient of the Commander's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (2001)^[1]
Lithuania: Recipient of the Commander's Grand Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2003)^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Eurelijus Žukauskas". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 23 January 2026.

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

[Vle-1] 1 2 3 "Eurelijus Žukauskas". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 23 January 2026.

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