Tauras Stumbrys (8 January 1970 – 16 October 2004) was a

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

professional

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player. He played the point guard position and was a longtime member of Žalgiris Kaunas. With Žalgiris he won the

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five times.

Death

During a Hidruva-Atletas and Žalgiris LKL matchup in October 2004, Stumbrys suffered a

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and lost consciousness. Paramedics and teammates attempted to revive him, but to no avail. He was pronounced dead later that night. Stumbrys had played 8 minutes and scored 3 points in his last match.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stumbrys, Tauras 1970 births 2004 deaths BC Žalgiris players Hapoel Haifa B.C. players Lithuanian men's basketball players Point guards Basketball players from Kaunas