Darjuš Lavrinovič ( pl, Dariusz Ławrynowicz, born 1 November 1979) is a Lithuanian professional

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player for the

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of the National Basketball League. He is 2.12m (6' 11½") in height. He plays the

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position. He is also a member of the

Lithuanian national basketball team The Lithuania men's national basketball team ( lt, Lietuvos nacionalinė vyrų krepšinio rinktinė) represents Lithuania in international basketball competitions. They are controlled by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, the governing body ...

. Lavrinovič was an

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selection in

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Professional career

Darjuš Lavrinovič blossomed in the EuroLeague 2005–06 season while playing with Žalgiris Kaunas, as he earned an

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Second Team selection. He was a rebounding monster that year, claiming the league rebounding crown in both the LKL and the

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, averaging 9.8 rebounds per game in each competition. He joined

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in 2009. The following year, he was transferred to Fenerbahçe. In 2011, he signed a two-year contract with

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was a central piece ...

. On 30 August 2013 he signed with

Budivelnyk Kyiv BC Budivelnyk Kyiv (in Ukrainian: Будівельник Київ) is a Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Kyiv. The club plays in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. In June 2018, it was forced to withdraw from the Superleague due ...

. On 31 July 2014 Darjuš officially joined

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Pallacanestro Reggiana, also known for sponsorship reasons as UnaHotels Reggio Emilia, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. It plays in the LBA as of the 2022-23 season. History 1970s Pallacanestro ...

in the Italian

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. Despite missing the start of the season because of an injury, he contributed 11.4 points in around 17 minutes per game over 25 league games, before scoring in double figures in 10 of 15 playoff games he played in as Reggio Emilia only conceded the title on game 7 of the finals to Game 7 of the Italian League finals. On 22 August 2018 Lavrinovič signed with

BC Prienai BC Prienai ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Prienai), also known by the sponsor name Labas Gas, is a professional basketball club based in Prienai, Lithuania. They play domestically in Lithuanian Basketball League every year. During the 2008–09 season, ...

of the

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. On 21 September 2019 he signed with the

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of the

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. On 19 January 2020 he signed with

of the National Basketball League.

National team career

Lavrinovič has also been a member of the senior

. With Lithuania's national team he has played at the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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and the

2014 FIBA World Cup The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle ...

. He helped Lithuania win the silver medal at the

and the bronze medal at the

Personal life

Lavrinovič is ethnically Polish. Lavrinovič has a twin-brother, Kšyštof, whom he played with at

UNICS Kazan BC UNICS (russian: БК УНИКС) is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia, that plays in the VTB United League, and formerly played in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 ...

in the

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, as well as with on the senior men's

. On 18 October 1998 Darjuš Lavrinovič, his twin-brother Kšyštof and their cousin raped at that time a seventeen-year-old girl. On 25 June 1999 the court sentenced the twin brothers to 5 years in prison and the cousin to 6 years in prison.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;", Žalgiris , 2 , , 1 , , 17.5 , , .571 , , .333 , , 1.000 , , 2.5 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 1.5 , , 11.5 , , 12.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;", Žalgiris , 14 , , 2 , , 15.3 , , .536 , , .316 , , .692 , , 4.1 , , .1 , , .4 , , 1.4 , , 7.0 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;", Žalgiris , 20 , , 15 , , 27.3 , , .516 , , .379 , , .681 , , 8.3 , , 1.9 , , .8 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 2.1 , , 14.7 , , 18.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;",

, 20 , , 10 , , 20.0 , , .577 , , .412 , , .739 , , 4.5 , , 1.2 , , 1.0 , , .9 , , 11.1 , , 14.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , style="text-align:left;", Fenerbahçe , 16 , , 16 , , 21.7 , , .426 , , .226 , , .778 , , 4.4 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , .9 , , 8.0 , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", CSKA , 15 , , 1 , , 12.4 , , .434 , , .300 , , .857 , , 2.7 , , .5 , , .5 , , .3 , , 4.7 , , 4.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;", Žalgiris , 21 , , 10 , , 19.7 , , .511 , , .333 , , .707 , , 3.8 , , 1.0 , , .7 , , .4 , , 8.9 , , 9.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Budivelnyk , 10 , , 10 , , 30.0 , , .557 , , .406 , , .882 , , 5.4 , , 1.8 , , 1.0 , , 1.4 , , 15.1 , , 19.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2", Career , 118 , , 67 , , 20.8 , , .516 , , .342 , , .751 , , 4.8 , , 1.2 , , .7 , , 1.0 , , 10.0 , , 12.0

Honours

Individual

All-EuroLeague Team The All-EuroLeague Team is an award for Europe's premier level league, the EuroLeague, that is given to the league's top ten basketball players for each season, since the 2000–01 season. During the FIBA era of the EuroLeague, players were honor ...

**Second Team: 2005–06 * Lithuanian League All-Star Game: **

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* Ukrainian SuperLeague **MVP: 2013–14 *

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**MVP: 2014 * All-EuroCup Team **Second Team: 2013–14

Team

International

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** 2007 Spain: ** 2013 Slovenia:

Club

* Lithuanian League **Champion: 2004, 2005,

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**Champion: 2005 *

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**Champion:

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**Winner:

VTB United League VTB United League (russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league that was founded in 2008. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus an ...

**Champion:

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* Russian PBL **Champion:

**Champion:

* Ukrainian SuperLeague **Champion:

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**Winner: 2014

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

Spanish League Profile
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