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Edgaras Ulanovas (born January 7, 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.[1] He plays the small forward position.

Edgaras Ulanovas

Ulanovas with Žalgiris Kaunas in 2015.
No. 92 – Žalgiris Kaunas
Position	Small forward
League	LKL EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1992-01-07) January 7, 1992 (age 30) Kaunas, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2014 / Undrafted
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2008–2009	Aiščiai-Artransa Kaunas
2009–2010	Triobet Jonava
2010–2020	Žalgiris Kaunas
2010–2011	→BC Žalgiris-2
2011–2012	→Baltai Kaunas
2012	→Pieno žvaigdžės
2012–2013	→Lietkabelis
2013–2014	→Neptūnas
2020–2021	Fenerbahçe
2021–present	Žalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights and awards
VTB United League Young Player of the Year (2014) LKF Cup winner (2015) LKF Cup Finals MVP (2015) LKL All-Star (2015) 6× LKL champion (2015–2020) 2× LKL Finals MVP (2017, 2019) 4× King Mindaugas Cup winner (2017, 2018, 2020, 2022) 3× King Mindaugas Cup MVP (2017, 2018, 2020)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Lithuania FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2012 Slovenia U-20 Team FIBA World Under-19 Championship 2011 Latvia U-19 Team FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 2010 Lithuania U-18 Team FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship 2008 Italy U-16 Team

Professional career

On April 25, 2014, Ulanovas was named the Co-VTB United League Young Player of the Year, along with Dmitry Kulagin.[2] In 2017, he was named the MVP of the 2017 King Mindaugas Cup, and also the MVP of the 2017 LKL Finals.[3][4]

In 2019, Ulanovas was named the LKL Finals MVP for a second time in his career.[5]

In 2020, Ulanovas was named MVP of the 2020 King Mindaugas Cup.[6]

On July 9, 2020, Ulanovas transferred to the Turkish EuroLeague powerhouse Fenerbahçe, after a full decade with Žalgiris.[7][8] During his first game as a member of the new team in the EuroLeague, Ulanovas was one of the team leaders by scoring 13 points, and helped his team to achieve a 77–63 season opening victory versus the KK Crvena zvezda.[9] On June 15, 2021, Ulanovas officially parted ways with the Turkish club.

On July 2, 2021, he has signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[10]

National team career

Lithuanian junior national team

Ulanovas represented Lithuania's junior national teams at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, winning four gold medals. In the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, he was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Lithuanian senior national team

In 2015, Ulanovas was included into the senior Lithuanian national team's extended candidates list, by the team's head coach, Jonas Kazlauskas.[11] However, he was not invited into the team's training camp later on.[12] Still, he was invited into the national team's training camp the next year, and he immediately qualified into the Olympic roster.

However, he was replaced on the roster by Vaidas Kariniauskas, just before the start of the tournament, due to injury.[13][14][15] Following year, Ulanovas played with the team at the EuroBasket 2017, averaging 7.2 points.[16]

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

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2014–15	Žalgiris Kaunas	24	12	19.2	.465	.323	.757	2.5	1.2	.6	.0	5.5	5.9
2015–16		24	24	26.8	.372	.342	.875	4.5	2.0	.7	.2	6.3	9.2
2016–17		30	16	24.4	.510	.381	.877	3.3	1.5	.3	.3	7.7	9.3
2017–18		35	31	27.1	.503	.457	.787	4.1	2.1	.5	.4	7.5	10.9
2018–19		34	24	24.9	.439	.354	.840	3.4	1.4	.6	.2	7.2	8.6
2019–20		28	28	25.4	.427	.368	.813	3.3	2.0	.4	.1	8.3	8.9
2020–21	Fenerbahçe	28	28	19.1	.471	.400	.722	1.6	1.4	.3	.0	4.5	4.9
2021–22	Žalgiris Kaunas	32	24	27.4	.441	.347	.789	4.3	2.0	.8	.2	8.1	10.2
Career		235	187	24.3	.455	.371	.818	3.4	1.7	.5	.2	7.0	8.8

References

External links

• Edgaras Ulanovas at eurobasket.com
• Edgaras Ulanovas at euroleague.net
• Edgaras Ulanovas at fiba.com

На других языках

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- [en] Edgaras Ulanovas

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[ru] Улановас, Эдгарас

Эдгарас Улановас (лит. Edgaras Ulanovas); род. 7 января 1992 года в Каунасе, Литва) — литовский баскетболист, лёгкий форвард, капитан «Жальгириса», игрок сборной Литвы.

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