Žygimantas Jonušas (born 22 February 1982 in Klaipėda) is a retired Lithuanian professional

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player. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), Jonušas usually plays as

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Professional career

Jonušas played for various European clubs over the course of his career, starting with

BC Neptūnas Basketball Club Neptūnas ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Neptūnas), commonly known as Neptūnas or Neptūnas Klaipėda, is a Lithuanian professional basketball team based in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The club participates in the Lithuanian Basketball League ...

of Lithuania. He led

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to the LKL quarterfinals during his stint there, averaging 19.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game during the 2004-05 season. He also had a played for

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, where he averaged double digit points in two out of his three seasons in

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References

1982 births Living people BC Neptūnas players BC Pieno žvaigždės players Eisbären Bremerhaven players Juvecaserta Basket players Lithuanian men's basketball players MBC Mykolaiv players Basketball players from Klaipėda Phoenix Hagen players Small forwards BC Lietkabelis players {{Lithuania-basketball-bio-stub