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Mindaugas Lukauskis aka "The Legend", "Iron man", (born May 19, 1979) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League.

Mindaugas Lukauskis
Lukauskis with Lietuvos rytas in 2015
No. 8 BC Wolves
PositionSmall forward
LeagueLithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1979-05-19) May 19, 1979 (age 43)
Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2001 / Undrafted
Playing career1996–present
Career history
1996–2001Panevežys
2001–2002Sakalai
2002–2003Alytus
2003–2009Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2009–2010ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
2010–2011EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2011–2012Sigma Barcellona
2012Valencia BC
2013Tofaş
2013Bilbao Basket
2013–2014TonyBet Prienai
2014–2016Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2016–2017Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2017–2018Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2018–2020Skycop/CBet Prienai
2020–2021BC Šiauliai
2021–2022Alytus Dzūkija
2022–presentBC Wolves
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× ULEB Cup champion (2005, 2009)
  • 2× LKL champion (2006, 2009)
  • 3× LKL All-Star (2008, 2009, 2014)
  • LKL Three-point Shootout champion (2018)
  • 2× LKF Cup winner (2009, 2014)
  • LKF Cup MVP (2014)
  • King Mindaugas Cup winner (2016)
  • 3× BBL champion (2006, 2007, 2009)
  • Match des champions winner (2009)
  • Semaine de As Cup winner (2010)

LKL records

  • Most points scored all-time in LKL history
  • Most assists made all-time in LKL history
  • Most minutes played all-time in LKL history
  • Most fouls made all-time in LKL history
  • Most steals made all-time in LKL history
  • Most games played in LKL history
  • Oldest player in LKL history
  • Most three-pointers attempted all-time in LKL history

Professional career


Lukauskis began his basketball career in the Panevežys youth basketball clubs, being the leader there. He got attention from the LKL, and in 2001, he joined Sakalai. In 2002, he signed a one-year contract with Alytus, and he was the top scorer on the team. In 2003, he joined Lithuanian basketball giant Lietuvos Rytas. In 2006, Lukauskis improved his game and alongside Tomas Delininkaitis he gave Rytas a strong impact off the bench. In the 2007 season, he became a starting player.

In the EuroCup Final 8 on April 4, 2009, Lukauskis made a decisive, game-winning, 10 meters distance three-pointer and that allowed him to become the only player to participate in the EuroCup Final three times in total. He then went on to become the only two-time EuroCup champion. In July 2009, he joined the French League club ASVEL.[1][2] In September 2010 he signed with the German EuroCup-Team Baskets Oldenburg.[3]

After spending a season with Italy's Barcellona Sigma of Legadue, in September 2012 Lukauskis moved to Valencia Basket for signing contract during the injury of Thomas Kelati.[4]

On August 7, 2016, Lukauskis signed with his hometown Lietkabelis Panevėžys.[5]

On July 19, 2017, he returned to Lietuvos rytas Vilnius for his ninth season as the club member.[6] During the 2018 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė, Lukauskis being 38 years old surprisingly became the LKL Three-point Shootout champion.[7] On August 25, 2018, Lukauskis signed with BC Prienai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[8]

On August 9, 2022, he has signed with BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[9]


National team career


Lukauskis was a member of the senior Lithuanian national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. On August 16, 2008, when Lithuania played against Croatia in the Olympics, Lukauskis helped Lithuania to win the game, by scoring 20 points.


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
2005–06 Lietuvos Rytas 19014.4.380.361.6523.2.8.8.14.35.1
2007–08 201823.3.423.365.7442.62.11.5.18.48.2
2009–10 ASVEL 101030.1.469.273.8002.03.12.3.38.111.1
Career 492821.5.423.343.7282.71.81.4.16.87.6

Awards and achievements



References


  1. "ASVEL signs Mindaugas Lukauskis". Talkbasket.net/. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009.
  2. "ASVEL inks Eurocup champion Lukauskis". Sportando.net. July 17, 2009. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  3. "EWE Baskets Oldenburg signs Lukauskis" (in German). EWE Baskets Oldenburg. September 14, 2010. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  4. "Valencia Basket llega a un acuerdo con Mindaugas Lukauskis" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 27, 2012.
  5. "M.Lukauskis rungtyniaus "Lietkabelyje"". www.kklietkabelis.lt. August 7, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  6. "Pokyčiais patenkintas M. Lukauskis sugrįžo į "Lietuvos ryto" gretas". Krepsinis.lt. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  7. "Švilpimas veterano netrikdė: M.Lukauskis laimėjo LKL Snaiperio konkursą". 15min.lt. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  8. "Mindaugas Lukauskis sukirto rankomis su Prienų "Skycop"". BC Prienai – Skycop (in Lithuanian). August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  9. "Oficialu: „Wolves" pasikvietė Lukauskį". eurobasket.lt (in Lithuanian). August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.



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[de] Mindaugas Lukauskis

Mindaugas Lukauskis (* 19. Mai 1979 in Panevėžys, Litauische SSR) ist ein litauischer Basketballspieler, der mit der litauischen Nationalmannschaft unter anderem Teilnehmer der Olympischen Spiele 2008 in Peking war. Lukauskis war im Gegensatz zu vielen seiner Nationalmannschaftskollegen zunächst nur in seinem Heimatland aktiv und feierte mit BC Lietuvos rytas auch zwei ULEB-Eurocup-Triumphe auf internationaler Ebene. Erst 2009 wechselte er im Alter von 30 Jahren zu ASVEL nach Frankreich und spielte eine Saison später bei den EWE Baskets aus Oldenburg in Deutschland. Nachdem er noch in Italien, Spanien und der Türkei gespielt hatte, kehrte er 2013 in sein Heimatland zurück.
- [en] Mindaugas Lukauskis

[es] Mindaugas Lukauskis

Mindaugas Lukauskis, (nacido el 19 de mayo de 1979 en Panevėžys, Lituania) es un jugador de baloncesto lituano que actualmente juega en el KK Prienai de la liga lituana. Con 1.96 de estatura, su puesto natural en la cancha es el de escolta.



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