Julius Jucikas (born 20 October 1989) is a Lithuanian professional

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player. Standing at , he plays at the

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position.

Playing career

A 19-year-old Jucikas started his career with

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of the NKL in 2009. On 6 July 2015, Jucikas signed with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius of the

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. After two seasons, for both Jucikas and the club, much of which Jucikas mostly spent on the bench, his contract for the 2017–2018 season was terminated by mutual agreement with the team. On 15 July 2017, he signed with BK Ventspils. He helped Ventspils win the Latvian championship. In August 2022, Jucikas signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club

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. He left Stjarnan in end of December after averaging 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in 11 games.

Personal life

His younger brother Matas Jucikas is also a professional basketball player.

References

1989 births Living people Aomori Wat's players BC Juventus BC Rytas players BK Ventspils players Centers (basketball) Lithuanian men's basketball players Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Power forwards (basketball) Stjarnan men's basketball players Universiade bronze medalists for Lithuania Universiade medalists in basketball Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players {{Lithuania-basketball-bio-stub