Kšyštof Lavrinovič ( pl, Krzysztof Ławrynowicz; born November 1, 1979) is a Lithuanian professional

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player for the

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of the National Basketball League. He plays at the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

Lavrinovič was a two-time

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selection. On August 22, 2018, Lavrinovič signed with

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of the

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. On September 21, 2019, he has signed with the

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of the

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. On January 19, 2020, he has signed with

of the National Basketball League.

National team career

Lavrinovič has also been a member of the men's

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. Some of the tournaments he has played at with Lithuania's senior national team include: the

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, the

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, the

EuroBasket 2005 The 2005 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2005, was the 34th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. It also served as Europe qualifier for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth ...

, the

2006 FIBA World Championship The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by ...

, the

EuroBasket 2007 The 2007 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2007, was the 35th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2008 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to th ...

, the

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, the

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, the

EuroBasket 2011 EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's EuroBasket, European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time EuroBasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted t ...

, the

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, and the

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. He helped Lithuania win the gold medal at the

, the bronze medal at the

, and the silver medal at the

Personal life

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

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in the

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, as well as with on the senior men's

. Lavrinovič's wife is Miss Beauty of Russia 2004, Tatyana Sidorchuk. On October 18, 1998, Kšyštof Lavrinovič, his twin-brother Darjuš and their cousin raped at that time a seventeen year old girl. On June 25, 1999, court sentenced the twin brothers for 5 years in prison and the cousin for 6 years in prison.

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

* 2×

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Second Team: (

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) *

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: (2011) *

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MVP: (2011)

Lithuanian senior national team

: *

EuroLeague career statistics

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;", Montepaschi , 22 , , 2 , , 20.6 , , .609 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", .579 , , .687 , , 4.2 , , .5 , , 1.5 , , 1.1 , , 12.7 , , 15.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;", Montepaschi , 17 , , 1 , , 24.3 , , .463 , , .340 , , .837 , , 6.4 , , .8 , , 1.6 , , .8 , , 10.8 , , 14.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;", Montepaschi , 12 , , 1 , , 22.1 , , .455 , , .371 , , .764 , , 4.3 , , 1.1 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , 13.2 , , 16.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, style="text-align:left;", Montepaschi , 21 , , 5 , , 24.7 , , .458 , , .323 , , .753 , , 5.0 , , 1.2 , , .8 , , .3 , , 11.8 , , 13.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", Montepaschi , 15 , , 1 , , 19.5 , , .441 , , .444 , , .714 , , 3.9 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , .4 , , 9.7 , , 10.9 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, style="text-align:left;", Žalgiris , 24 , , 9 , , 21.3 , , .493 , , .365 , , .825 , , 4.0 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .3 , , 8.5 , , 10.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Žalgiris , 13 , , 0 , , 17.6 , , .390 , , .231 , , .875 , , 3.4 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .4 , , 7.2 , , 7.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2", Career , 124 , , 19 , , 21.6 , , .482 , , .389 , , .766 , , 4.5 , , .9 , , .9 , , .6 , , 10.6 , , 12.8

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

Italian League Profile
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