sport.wikisort.org - AthleteRimas Kurtinaitis (born May 15, 1960) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach, and a retired professional basketball player, who was a member of the senior Soviet and Lithuanian national basketball teams during his playing career. He won a gold medal at 1988 Olympics in South Korea. He recently worked as the head coach for Khimki. At a height of 1.96 m (6'5") tall, during his playing career, he played at the shooting guard position. He is the only non-NBA player to ever participate at the NBA All-Star Weekend's Three-Point Contest, doing so in 1989, where he scored 9 points.
Lithuanian basketball player and coach
Rimas Kurtinaitis Kurtinaitis as the head coach of Khimki, 2011 |
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Position | Head coach |
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League | Lithuanian Basketball League Fiba Europe Cup |
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Born | (1960-05-15) May 15, 1960 (age 62) Kaunas, Lithuania |
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Nationality | Lithuanian |
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Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
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Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
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NBA draft | 1982 / Undrafted |
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Playing career | 1981–2006 |
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Position | Shooting guard |
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Number | 10, 12 |
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Coaching career | 2002–present |
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1981–1983 | CSKA Moscow |
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1983–1989 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
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1989–1992 | BBV Hagen |
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1992 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
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1992 | Peñas Huesca |
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1993 | Townsville Suns |
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1993–1995 | Real Madrid |
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1995–1996 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
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1996–1997 | Élan Chalon |
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1997–1998 | Atletas Kaunas |
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1998–1999 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
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2001–2002 | Kyiv |
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2002–2006 | Gala Baku[note 1] |
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2002–2006 | Gala Baku[note 2] |
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2006 | Ural Great |
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2007 | Sakalai Vilnius |
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2007–2008 | Śląsk Wrocław |
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2008 | Prokom Trefl Sopot (assistant) |
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2008–2010 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
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2010–2011 | VEF Rīga |
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2011–2016 | Khimki |
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2016 | Pallacanestro Cantù |
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2017–2018 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
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2019–2021 | Khimki |
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2022–present | BC Wolves |
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As player:
- FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer (1985)
- Spanish League champion (1994)
- 5× USSR League champion (1982, 1983, 1985–1987)
- German League Top Scorer (1990)
- Lithuanian All-Star Game MVP (1995)
As head coach:
- 3× EuroCup champion (2009, 2012, 2015)
- VTB United League champion (2011)
- VTB United League Coach of the Year (2014)
- VTB United League Hall of Fame (2019)
- 2× Lithuanian LKL League champion (2009, 2010)
- 2× Lithuanian Federation Cup winner (2009, 2010)
- Baltic BBL League champion (2009)
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Men's Basketball |
Representing Soviet Union |
Olympic Games |
 | 1988 Seoul | |
FIBA World Cup |
 | Spain 1986 | |
EuroBasket |
 | 1985 West Germany | |
 | 1989 Yugoslavia | |
Representing Lithuania |
FIBA Europe U20 Championship |
 | 2005 Russia | Under-20 |
 | 2004 Czech Republic | Under-20 |
Olympic Games |
 | 1992 Barcelona | |
 | 1996 Atlanta | |
EuroBasket |
 | 1995 Greece | |
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Club playing career
Kurtinaitis' former club teams as a player, include Žalgiris Kaunas, CSKA Moscow, and Real Madrid. He was the only European player to participate in the NBA All-Star Weekend's Three-Point Contest, without ever having played in the NBA by participating in the event in 1989. Kurtinaitis was also the first European player to play as an import, in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL), while playing for the Townsville Suns, in 1993.
Coaching career
In 1997, Kurtinaitis was named to the Lithuanian Ministry of Sport. In the years 2002–2006, he took the position of head coach of the Azerbaijan national basketball team. Also from 2002 to 2006, he was a player for four seasons,[1] with Gala Baku, working as a player-coach.[2]
He became Sakalai's head coach during the mid-2000s. In December 2007, he became the head coach of the Polish League men's basketball team, Śląsk Wrocław.[3] In 2008, he became head coach of Lietuvos Rytas, with whom, he won the EuroCup 2008–09 season's title. After winning the championship at the Final-Eight tournament, in Turin (Torino), Italy, in a game against Khimki Moscow Region (final score 80–74).
In 2012, Kurtinaitis won the EuroCup again, this time with Khimki. As of 2015, he is the only coach to win the EuroCup three times. On June 21, 2012, Kurtinaitis was named the best EuroCup coach of all time.[4] On March 15, 2016, Khimki parted ways with Kurtinaitis.[5]
On August 2, 2016, Kurtinaitis become the head coach of Pallacanestro Cantù, of the Italian LBA.[6] However, on November 30, he was fired from the team.[7][8]
Kurtinaitis agreed to return to Lietuvos rytas, on February 10, 2017, following the resignation of Tomas Pačėsas, from the club's head coaching position.[9] This tenure with Rytas was not as successful – Rytas only finished in 3rd place in the LKL in the 2016–2017 season, a fiasco for the team. In the 2017–2018 season, the team played much better, reaching the Eurocup Top16 phase, as well as reaching the KMT and LKL finals, but lost each to Žalgiris Kaunas. In what stirred a lot of controversy, it was announced during the semifinals of the LKL that Kurtinaitis would be replaced by Dainius Adomaitis in the following season, and in June Kurtinaitis left the team.
On January 21, 2019, Kurtinaitis returned to Khimki in a surprising decision. Two years later, on January 15, 2021, he was dismissed from this position because of unsatisfactory results.[10]
Awards and achievements
As player:
Pro clubs
- 5× USSR Premier League Champion: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 1987
- USSR Cup Winner: (1982)
- FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer: (1985)
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champion: 1986
- NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Contest Participant: 1989
- German League Top Scorer: (1990)
- German All-Star Game Three-point Champion: 1991
- Spanish ACB League Champion: 1994
- 2× Lithuanian All-Star Game: 1996, 1998
- Lithuanian All-Star Game MVP: 1996
- Lithuanian League Champion: 1996
- Lithuanian League Finals MVP: 1996
Soviet senior national team
- 1985 EuroBasket:
Gold
- 1986 FIBA World Championship:
Silver
- 1988 Summer Olympic Games:
Gold
- 1989 EuroBasket:
Bronze
Lithuanian senior national team
- 1992 Summer Olympic Games:
Bronze
- 1995 EuroBasket:
Silver
- 1996 Summer Olympic Games:
Bronze
As head coach
- 3× EuroCup Champion: 2009, 2012, 2015
- 2× Lithuanian LKL League Champion: 2009, 2010
- Baltic BBL League Champion: 2009
- 2× Lithuanian Federation Cup Winner: 2009, 2010
- VTB United League Champion: 2011
- Named Best EuroCup Coach of All Time: 2012
- VTB United League Coach of the Year: 2014
- VTB United League Hall of Fame: 2019
Notes
- As a player-coach
- As a player-coach
References
External links
Links to related articles |
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Soviet Union men's basketball squad – 1984 Friendship Games – Gold medal |
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Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1985 – Gold medal |
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Soviet Union squad – 1986 FIBA World Championship – Silver medal |
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Soviet Union men's basketball squad – 1988 Summer Olympics – Gold medal |
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Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1989 – Bronze medal |
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Lithuania men's basketball squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal |
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Lithuania squad – EuroBasket 1995 - Silver medal |
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Lithuania men's basketball squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal |
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FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer |
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BBL Top Scorer |
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Total Points Scored |
- 1967: Sarodnick
- 1968: Sarodnick
- 1969: Knopke
- 1970: Knopke
- 1971: Tomášek
- 1972: Wade
- 1973: Ecker
- 1974: Schofield
- 1975: Curran
- 1976: Smith
- 1977: Simonović
- 1978: Frontzek
- 1979: DeWitt
- 1980: Britton
- 1981: Hardy
- 1982: Pappert
- 1983: Kämpf
- 1984: Richardson
- 1985: Jackel
- 1986: Timm
- 1987: Jackel
- 1988: Hills
- 1989: Gray
- 1990: Kurtinaitis
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Points Per Game | |
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Lithuanian League Finals MVP |
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Lietuvos rytas 2008–09 Eurocup champions |
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Khimki 2011–12 Eurocup champions |
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Khimki 2014–15 Eurocup champions |
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VTB United League Coach of the Year |
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На других языках
[de] Rimas Kurtinaitis
Rimas Kurtinaitis (* 15. Mai 1960 in Kaunas, Litauische SSR) ist ein litauischer Basketballtrainer und ehemaliger -spieler. Er spielte bei Žalgiris Kaunas, ZSKA Moskau und Real Madrid, sowie in der sowjetischen und ab 1991 in der litauischen Nationalmannschaft.
- [en] Rimas Kurtinaitis
[es] Rimas Kurtinaitis
Rimas Kurtinaitis (15 de mayo de 1960 en Kaunas, URSS). Es un antiguo jugador de baloncesto de las selecciones de la Unión Soviética y Lituania.
[fr] Rimas Kurtinaitis
Rimas Kurtinaitis, né le 15 mai 1960 à Kaunas, est un joueur, puis entraîneur de basket-ball lituanien.
[it] Rimas Kurtinaitis
Rimas Kurtinaitis (Kaunas, 15 maggio 1960) è un ex cestista, allenatore di pallacanestro e politico lituano, fino al 1991 sovietico.
[ru] Куртинайтис, Римас Гинтаутович
Римас Гинтаутович Куртинайтис[1] (лит. Rimas Kurtinaitis; 15 мая 1960, Каунас, Литовская ССР, СССР) — советский и литовский баскетболист и тренер, олимпийский чемпион и чемпион Европы. Атакующий защитник. Рост — 196 см. Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1984).
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