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Žygimantas Skučas
No. 50 – Juventus Utena
Position Power forward
League Lithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32)
Kaunas, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2010–2012 Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2012–2014 LSU-Atletas Kaunas
2014–2016 Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2016–2018 Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2018BC Gries Oberhoffen
2018–2019Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2019–2021 Juventus Utena
2021–2022Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2022–presentJuventus Utena
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing   Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Slovenia U-20 Team
FIBA World Under-19 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Latvia U-19 Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Lithuania U-18 Team

Žygimantas Skučas (born 18 March 1992, Kaunas, Lithuania [1]) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). His main position is power forward.

Professional career

In 2016, he signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys and debuted in his first European competition EuroCup on 12 October versus KK MZT Skopje by scoring 15 points, grabbing 4 rebounds and helping his team to start the season with a 90–89 victory. [2] [3] The team also qualified into the TOP16 stage and Skučas finished the debut season with solid 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists averages. [4]

International career

He won four gold medals with Lithuania national teams: Europe U-16 in 2008, Europe U-18 in 2010, World U-19 in 2011 and Europe U-20 in 2012.

References

  1. ^ Žygimantas Skučas LKL.lt (in Lithuanian)
  2. ^ "Žygimantas Skučas: "Niekada nemaniau, kad man pavyks žaisti LKL"". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Lietkabelis Panevezys vs. MZT Skopje Aerodrom - Game". Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. ^ "SKUCAS, ZYGIMANTAS - Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup". www.eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Žygimantas Skučas
No. 50 – Juventus Utena
Position Power forward
League Lithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32)
Kaunas, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2010–2012 Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2012–2014 LSU-Atletas Kaunas
2014–2016 Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2016–2018 Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2018BC Gries Oberhoffen
2018–2019Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2019–2021 Juventus Utena
2021–2022Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2022–presentJuventus Utena
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing   Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Slovenia U-20 Team
FIBA World Under-19 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Latvia U-19 Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Lithuania U-18 Team

Žygimantas Skučas (born 18 March 1992, Kaunas, Lithuania [1]) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). His main position is power forward.

Professional career

In 2016, he signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys and debuted in his first European competition EuroCup on 12 October versus KK MZT Skopje by scoring 15 points, grabbing 4 rebounds and helping his team to start the season with a 90–89 victory. [2] [3] The team also qualified into the TOP16 stage and Skučas finished the debut season with solid 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists averages. [4]

International career

He won four gold medals with Lithuania national teams: Europe U-16 in 2008, Europe U-18 in 2010, World U-19 in 2011 and Europe U-20 in 2012.

References

  1. ^ Žygimantas Skučas LKL.lt (in Lithuanian)
  2. ^ "Žygimantas Skučas: "Niekada nemaniau, kad man pavyks žaisti LKL"". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Lietkabelis Panevezys vs. MZT Skopje Aerodrom - Game". Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. ^ "SKUCAS, ZYGIMANTAS - Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup". www.eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

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