Dainius Šalenga (born 15 April 1977) is a Lithuanian retired professional

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player. He is a

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that is mainly known for his three–point shooting abilities. Šalenga represented the senior

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at the

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Professional career

Šalenga was the

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of Žalgiris Kaunas, in Lithuania, before being released by the club in January 2011. Šalenga won the EuroLeague Round 6 MVP award, on December 3, 2009.

National team career

Šalenga was a member of the senior

. With Lithuania, he played at the 2003 EuroBasket, where he won a gold medal, and at the

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2000–01 , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="10" , Žalgiris , 6 , , 1 , , 22.1 , , .469 , , .400 , , .833 , , 2.3 , , 1.2 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 7.3 , , 6.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , 14 , , 10 , , 30.2 , , .448 , , .346 , , .810 , , 2.6 , , 1.9 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , 11.7 , , 11.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , 10 , , 6 , , 27.1 , , .485 , , .310 , , .600 , , 2.2 , , 1.8 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 8.4 , , 7.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , 20 , , 16 , , 27.3 , , .399 , , .222 , , .718 , , 2.4 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 7.9 , , 7.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , 20 , , 19 , , 33.5 , , .489 , , .349 , , .706 , , 2.8 , , 3.3 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , 12.0 , , 13.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , 17 , , 2 , , 12.4 , , .457 , , .350 , , .625 , , 1.9 , , .3 , , .5 , , .1 , , 3.2 , , 3.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , 10 , , 5 , , 26.4 , , .412 , , .239 , , .676 , , 3.1 , , 1.6 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 11.4 , , 10.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , 16 , , 16 , , 27.3 , , .410 , , .411 , , .757 , , 3.0 , , 1.2 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 10.3 , , 9.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , 10 , , 7 , , 20.1 , , .340 , , .267 , , .857 , , 1.6 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , .1 , , 4.8 , , 3.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 6 , , 4 , , 25.1 , , .412 , , .375 , , .1000 , , 2.2 , , 1.5 , , .7 , , .2 , , 6.0 , , 5.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:center;", Budivelnyk , 7 , , 5 , , 24.4 , , .535 , , .333 , , .800 , , 2.4 , , 2.4 , , .7 , , .1 , , 8.0 , , 10.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 136 , , 91 , , 25.7 , , .441 , , .319 , , .740 , , 2.5 , , 1.7 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 8.6 , , 8.4

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileSpanish League Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Salenga, Dainius 1977 births Living people Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics BC Žalgiris players BC Budivelnyk players CB Girona players Doping cases in basketball Liga ACB players Lithuanian men's basketball players Lithuanian sportspeople in doping cases Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Spain Olympic basketball players of Lithuania Small forwards BC Lietkabelis players Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Ukraine