Ramūnas Šiškauskas (, born September 10, 1978) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball player and

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. At a listed height of 6'6" (1.98 m) tall, he could play at both the

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and small forward positions. His individual accolades as a player include a EuroLeague MVP award, four All-EuroLeague Team selections, as well as an All-EuroBasket Team designation. On May 16, 2014, Šiškauskas was named a

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. During his playing career, Šiškauskas won two EuroLeague titles, one each with

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and CSKA Moscow, in

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and

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, and reached two more EuroLeague Finals with CSKA, in

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and

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. He was a member of the senior Lithuanian national team that won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2003. As a member of Lithuania's national team, he also won the bronze medal at the

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, and the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2007.

Professional playing career

Lithuania

Šiškauskas made his pro debut with Sakalai in 1996. He played two seasons with the club, averaging 11.3 points, on 60 percent shooting. In 1998, Šiškauskas signed with Lietuvos Rytas of Vilnius. He played there until the 2003–04 season, and led the team to Lithuanian League titles in 2000 and 2002, and a Northern Europe League title in 2002. In 2002–03, he had his most successful season, averaging 16.4 points, on 68 percent shooting, and 3.4 rebounds.

Italy

Šiškauskas joined Benetton Treviso in 2004. He led them to an

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title in 2006, where he was named the Finals MVP, and to an

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title in 2005. He played in 32 EuroLeague games over two seasons with Benetton, and averaged 12.3 points, on 60 percent shooting.

Greece

In 2006, Šiškauskas signed with

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

, and he helped them win the EuroLeague in

. He averaged 11 points, on 51 percent shooting for the championship team. With Panathinaikos, he also won a Greek League title, and the Greek Cup, in 2007.

Russia

Šiškauskas joined CSKA Moscow in 2007. He helped to lead them to a EuroLeague title in

, and helped them reach the EuroLeague Final in

. Which, however, CSKA lost to Šiškauskas' former team, Panathinaikos. On May 1, 2009, he scored a career-high 29 points against Barcelona. Šiškauskas also won five Russian Championship titles (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012). On May 13, 2012, Šiškauskas missed two vital free-throws, with 10 seconds remaining in CSKA's EuroLeague Finals game against

Olympiacos Piraeus Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

, which proved crucial in CSKA's 62 to 61 loss. He also missed the last second three-point shot in CSKA's EuroLeague Finals game against

, on May 3, 2009, which meant that CSKA lost that final, by a score of 73 to 71. Only one week after the 2012 EuroLeague Finals game, on May 21, 2012, Šiškauskas announced his retirement from playing professional basketball. On May 16, 2014, Šiškauskas was named a

National team career

Lithuanian junior national team

Šiškauskas played with the junior national teams of Lithuania. With Lithuania's junior national team, he played at the

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Lithuanian senior national team

Šiškauskas was a member of the senior men's

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s that won the bronze medal at the

, and the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2007. He was also a member of the Lithuanian team that won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2003. He also played at the EuroBasket 2001, at the

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, at the EuroBasket 2005, and at the

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. After the 2008 Summer Olympics, he officially announced that he was stepping down from the Lithuanian National Team, as a player.

Player profile

Šiškauskas was a physical small forward (198 cm or 6'6" tall), who could also easily play, both on offense and defense, in either the

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positions, on the wing, and also in the paint. His excellent leaping ability, and his quickness, made him a surprising shot blocker, and one of the best one-on-one players and

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in Europe. He was considered the best defensive player of the senior

. He led the 2003–04 season of the Lithuanian League, in free throw percentage (90.6%).

Coaching career

Šiškauskas began his

ing career in 2017, when he became an assistant coach of the senior men's

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Awards and achievements

Pro playing career

* 2× Lithuanian League Champion: (2000, 2002) * 2× Lithuanian League MVP: (2001, 2002) * Lithuanian League Finals MVP: (2001) * 4× Lithuanian League All-Star: (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) * North European League: Champion (2002) *

Winner: (2005) *

Champion: (2006) * Italian League Finals MVP: (2006) * Greek Cup Winner: (2007) * 4× All-EuroLeague Team: ** 3× All-EuroLeague Second Team: (

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) ** All-EuroLeague First Team: (

) * 2× EuroLeague Champion: (2007, 2008) * Greek League Champion: (2007) * Triple Crown Champion: (2007) * Greek League Best Five: (2007) *

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: (2007) * EuroLeague MVP: (2008) * 5× Russian League Champion: (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) * Russian League Player of the Year: (2009) *

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: (2008) * All-Europe Player of the Year: (2008) * EuroLeague 2000–10 All-Decade Team: (2010) * Russian Cup: Winner (2010) * Russian League All-Star: (

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) * Russian League All-Symbolic Second Team: (2011) * 3× VTB United League Champion: (2008, 2010, 2012) *

: (2014)

Lithuanian senior national team as a player

: * EuroBasket 2003: * EuroBasket 2007: * EuroBasket 2007: All-Tournament Team

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;" , 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;" , Benetton , 17 , , 10 , , 25.8 , , .487 , , .286 , , .700 , , 2.4 , , 1.5 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 12.5 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;" , Benetton , 15 , , 13 , , 29.2 , , .516 , , .419 , , .711 , , 2.8 , , 1.9 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 12.0 , , 13.5 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;" , 2006–07† , style="text-align:left;" ,

, 20 , , 19 , , 26.2 , , .489 , , .471 , , .706 , , 2.5 , , 1.1 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , 10.9 , , 11.6 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;" , 2007–08† , style="text-align:left;" ,

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, 24 , , 23 , , 27.3 , , .510 , , .442 , , .846 , , 3.2 , , 1.4 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , 14.0 , , 16.0 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;" , CSKA , 18 , , 14 , , 28.4 , , .446 , , .348 , , .863 , , 3.0 , , 1.7 , , .8 , , .3 , , 12.1 , , 13.9 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;" , CSKA , 21 , , 21 , , 30.9 , , .557 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", .550 , , .765 , , 4.0 , , 3.0 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , 13.4 , , 17.0 , - , style="text-align:left;" ,

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, style="text-align:left;" , CSKA , 7 , , 6 , , 24.9 , , .422 , , .348 , , .500 , , 4.0 , , .9 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 7.0 , , 8.9 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;" , CSKA , 21 , , 21 , , 22.9 , , .449 , , .393 , , .690 , , 2.2 , , 1.0 , , 0.6 , , .0 , , 7.5 , , 6.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 143 , , 127 , , 27.1 , , .493 , , .419 , , .767 , , 3.0 , , 1.6 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 11.6 , , 10.9

References

External links

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