Donatas Slanina (born 23 April 1977) is a Lithuanian professional

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player who plays as a

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in his professional career. He also shortly worked as an assistant

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. After starting his professional career in Šiauliai, he was best known for playing in Lithuanian champion Žalgiris and

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. He is one of the best three point shooter in Europe. Slanina also was member of Lithuania national team, winning gold medal in

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Coaching career

In July 2015, Slanina was named the assistant to

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, at

, the club where he finished his playing career. After the 2016-17 season, Slanina contract was not renewed by Pallacanestro Reggiana, but the Lithuanian and his family continue to live in

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2000–01 , style="text-align:left;", Žalgiris , 12 , , 9 , , 28.2 , , .580 , , .552 , , .870 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , .7 , , .3 , , 14.5 , , 13.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , style="text-align:left;", Žalgiris , 14 , , 6 , , 30.5 , , .456 , , .323 , , .882 , , 2.7 , , 1.7 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 16.6 , , 11.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;",

Asseco Gdynia Arka Gdynia is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Gdynia. The team plays in the Polish PLK. The club's sponsorship name comes from the company Asseco. Historically the team is one of the most successful in Poland, mainly because of t ...

, 20 , , 15 , , 26.0 , , .547 , , .337 , , .896 , , 1.8 , , 1.5 , , .8 , , .1 , , 10.9 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;", Asseco Gdynia , 14 , , 12 , , 28.1 , , .491 , , .424 , , .818 , , 1.9 , , 1.9 , , .8 , , .1 , , 11.1 , , 8.5

Awards and achievements

Pro clubs

* Lithuanian League Champion: (2001) * Lithuanian LKL 3-Point Shootout: Champion (2001) *2× Polish League Champion: (2007, 2008) * Polish League Finals MVP: (2007)

Lithuanian senior national team

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References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileItalian League Profile
Retrieved 2 September 2015
RealGM Profile
Retrieved 2 September 2015 1977 births Living people Asseco Gdynia players Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics BC Šiauliai players BC Žalgiris players CB Murcia players FIBA EuroBasket-winning players Lega Basket Serie A players Liga ACB players Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Italy Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Poland Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Spain Lithuanian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Lithuania Pallacanestro Reggiana players Real Betis Baloncesto players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Šiauliai Trefl Sopot players {{Lithuania-basketball-bio-stub