Charles "Chuck" Aleksinas (born February 26, 1959) is an American former professional

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player in the

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(NBA). He was drafted by the

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in the fourth round (76th pick overall) of the 1982 NBA draft and played one season in 1984–85 for the Golden State Warriors. Aleksinas currently resides in

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and has played in many local amateur basketball leagues. Aleksinas weighed and stood at during his playing days. He played the center position. Born in

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, Aleksinas played at Wamogo High School where he was the first 1,000 point scorer in the school's history. He played college basketball at the

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and the

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. Aleksinas is of Lithuanian descent and wanted to play for their

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, but this attempt was denied by FIBA, because he did not have a Lithuanian citizenship for at least three years.

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