Kšyštof Lavrinovič (; born 1 November 1979) is a Lithuanian former professional

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player. During his playing career, he played at the

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and

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positions. Lavrinovič was a two-time

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selection.

Professional career

On 22 August 2018 Lavrinovič signed with

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of the

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. On 21 September 2019 he signed with the

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of the

British Basketball League The British Basketball League (BBL) was a men's professional basketball sports league, league in Great Britain. Since its establishment in 1987 the BBL represented the highest level of basketball competition within the United Kingdom. The orga ...

. On 19 January 2020 he signed with

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of the National Basketball League.

National team career

Lavrinovič has also been a member of the men's Lithuanian national basketball team. 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 known as FIBA EuroBasket 2005, was the 34th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. It also served as the European qualifier for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, awardin ...

, 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 b ...

, 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 Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – ...

, the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

, the

EuroBasket 2009 The 2009 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2009, was the 36th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September and concluded with the ...

, the

EuroBasket 2011 EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's 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 the 1939 champions ...

, the

EuroBasket 2013 EuroBasket 2013 was the 38th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It took place from 4 September until 22 September 2013 in Slovenia. The number of participating teams was 24. France men's national basketball ...

, and the

2014 FIBA World Cup The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held from 30 August to 14 September 2014. Hosted by Spain, it was the la ...

. 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 Lithuanian national basketball team. Lavrinovič's wife is Miss Beauty of Russia 2004,

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. On 18 October 1998 Kšyštof Lavrinovič, his twin-brother Darjuš and their cousin raped at that time a seventeen-year-old girl. On 25 June 1999 the court sentenced the twin brothers for 5 years in prison and the cousin for 6 years in prison.

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

* 2×

Second Team: (

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

) *

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: (2011) *

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MVP: (2011)

Lithuanian senior national team

: *

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5", Mens Sana , 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 , 17 , , 1 , , 24.3 , , .463 , , .340 , , .837 , , 6.4 , , .8 , , 1.6 , , .8 , , 10.8 , , 14.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , 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, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

, 21 , , 5 , , 24.7 , , .458 , , .323 , , .753 , , 5.0 , , 1.2 , , .8 , , .3 , , 11.8 , , 13.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 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, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

, style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2", Žalgiris , 24 , , 9 , , 21.3 , , .493 , , .365 , , .825 , , 4.0 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .3 , , 8.5 , , 10.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , 13 , , 0 , , 17.5 , , .390 , , .231 , , .875 , , 3.4 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .4 , , 7.2 , , 7.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 124 , , 19 , , 21.6 , , .482 , , .389 , , .766 , , 4.5 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , 10.6 , , 12.7

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

Italian League Profile
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