Martynas Andriuškevičius (; born March 12, 1986) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. He is a 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) tall and 113 kg (250 lb) center. Andriuškevičius has noted perimeter skill for a player of his size, and has trained with former

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Professional career

When he was young, Andriuškevičius was an intriguing prospect because of his height. He developed through the youth academies at Žalgiris Kaunas, where he was tabbed as one of the top young players in the game. He played in 15

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games for the club during the 2004–05 season, and was originally projected to be one of the top picks in the

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, but a disappointing season in Europe, and an apparent lack of improvement, sent his draft stock spiraling down. That season, he averaged 1.5 points and 1.1 rebounds per game, in 8.7 minutes played per game in the

. Andriuškevičius was drafted by the

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with the 44th pick in the

. He was then traded to the

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, before being traded to the

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. On August 18, 2006, Andriuškevičius was traded by the

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to the

, for

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. On December 21, as a member of the

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, Andriuškevičius sustained a serious head injury, when he was punched by teammate

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, in an attack during practice in

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. The center suffered a

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, a severe

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, and a two-centimeter

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(bruise) on the left side of his brain. Doctors initially thought it would be months before he could speak, but he was able to regain speech within a month, and stated his desire to play basketball within a year. Storey was suspended indefinitely.One player suspended, another hospitalized after fight
/ref>Andriuskevicius recovering slowly after fight
/ref> Days later, Storey had his contract terminated, and he was dismissed from the league.NBDL player Storey dismissed for punching teammate
/ref> Andriuškevičius did not wish to pursue charges. On March 12, 2007, Chicago Bulls doctor's cleared Andriuškevičius to participate in contact practices. The ''

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'' said it was, "a remarkable recovery from the serious brain injury". On April 6, head coach

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, considered moving the player to the active roster, as he soon started practicing. However, Andriuškevičius never logged a regular season appearance for the Bulls. On August 11, 2007, Andriuškevičius' agent announced that he would play with

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, and he signed with the team five days later, but his contract with the team was cancelled shortly after. In September 2011, he signed a one-year contract with

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

in Greece.PAOK BC lands Andriuskevicius
/ref> On 11 January 2016, he signed with former Telemach League champions KK Helios Suns, on a two-year contract.

National team career

At the

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, Andriuškevičius played with the senior men's the Lithuanian national basketball team, and with them he won a

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medal.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Awards and achievements

* 2010 FIBA World Championship, Turkey:

References

External links

FIBA.com Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

Euroleague.net profile

ACB.com Profile

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