Algimantas Pavilonis (born October 20, 1953 in

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) is a retired

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player, most notable for his playing career in Statyba Vilnius from 1973 to 1985. He was second

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president, serving from 1994 till 2003. He also was Executive Director for the

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from 2002 to 2003. A.Pavilonis is a FIBA commissioner since 2004. From 2008 to 2012 he was general director of the Ukrainian Superleague.

Professional sports career

Pavilonis began his professional sports career in Statyba Vilnius basketball team and played for it from 1973 to 1985. Following it, he played for Lietkabelis Panevėžys, Mokslas Vilnius, BC Savy, Banik Ostrava (Czech Republic).

References

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