Tadas Klimavičius (born 10 October 1982) is a Lithuanian professional

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player, who last played for Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas of the

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. He is a power forward. He also represented Lithuania national basketball team internationally.

Professional career

Klimavičius played for

BC Žalgiris Basketball Club Žalgiris ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Žalgiris) is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania, and competes domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL, Lithuanian Basketball League). Founded in 1944, ...

BC Alita BC Alita was a basketball club from Alytus, Lithuania. It was founded in 1995, when the BC Savy Vilnius headquarters moved the club to Alytus, as part of the geographical expansion of the LKL. The team was named after its sponsor, Alita. BC Al ...

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early in his career, before having breakout seasons with

BC Šiauliai BC Šiauliai ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Šiauliai) is the professional basketball club of Šiauliai, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League. It has won the 3rd place award (behind Lithuanian basketball giants Lietuvos Ryt ...

, helping them win LKL bronze medals in 2006 and 2007, BBL bronze medals in 2006, and helping Šiauliai in

FIBA EuroChallenge FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08) was the 3rd-tier level transnational men's professional continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run ...

competition. After a successful season G.S. Olympia Larissa B.C., Klimavičius returned to Žalgiris Kaunas. After a difficult 2008-2009 season for the team, Klimavičius played his most successful season with Žalgiris, becoming one of the best players on the team, and helping the team in matches in the Euroleague and against BC Lietuvos rytas, winning the BBL championship in 2010. Klimavičius has signed a new contract and will stay with Žalgiris Kaunas for 2010–2011 season, with an option to prolong the contract for the 2011–2012 season. In 2014, Klimavičius signed with

Telekom Baskets Bonn Telekom Baskets Bonn, also known as Baskets Bonn, is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bonn, Germany. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, which is the highest level pro basketball league in Germany. The club's spon ...

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. On 4 August 2016 it was announced that Klimavičius signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the

. On 24 January 2017 Klimavičius signed with Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas shortly after terminating his contract with Neptūnas. He became an important part in the Vytautas rotation, and helped the team to win the 2017 BBL championship. He left Vytautas in January, after suffering some injuries.

Lithuanian national team

At the

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he played for the Lithuanian national basketball team, which won Bronze medals.

Career statistics

Euroleague

, - , style="text-align:left;" , 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;" , Žalgiris , 4 , , 0 , , 5.5 , , .500 , , .333 , , .000 , , .8 , , .0 , , .3 , , .0 , , 1.8 , , .3 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;" , Žalgiris , 10 , , 0 , , 13.0 , , .548 , , .000 , , .375 , , 3.2 , , .3 , , .4 , , .6 , , 3.7 , , 4.2 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;" , Žalgiris , 14 , , 6 , , 25.2 , , .429 , , .367 , , .675 , , 4.1 , , .8 , , .1 , , .9 , , 7.7 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2010–11 , style="text-align:left;" , Žalgiris , 16 , , 7 , , 16.0 , , .462 , , .231 , , .727 , , 2.9 , , .4 , , .3 , , .3 , , 3.9 , , 2.4 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;" , Žalgiris , 16 , , 0 , , 15.0 , , .333 , , .235 , , .333 , , 3.2 , , .6 , , .1 , , .4 , , 2.2 , , 2.6 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;" , Žalgiris , 22 , , 3 , , 13.5 , , .514 , , .111 , , .609 , , 3.7 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , .4 , , 4.2 , , 6.0

Awards and achievements

, Turkey – Bronze medalist

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Klimavicius, Tadas 1982 births Living people BC Žalgiris players Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Germany Lithuanian men's basketball players BC Neptūnas players Power forwards (basketball) Basketball players from Kaunas Telekom Baskets Bonn players 2010 FIBA World Championship players