Dainius Šalenga

Dainius Šalenga

Dainius Šalenga with BC Lietkabelis jersey
No. 20 – BC Juventus
Position	Small forward
League	Lithuanian Basketball League Basketball Champions League
Personal information
Born	(1977-04-15) April 15, 1977 (age 39) Varėna, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1999 / Undrafted
Playing career	1997–present
Career history
1997–1998	Farmeka Vilnius
1998–2000	Sakalai Vilnius
2000–2005	Žalgiris Kaunas
2005–2007	Akasvayu Girona
2007–2011	Žalgiris Kaunas
2011	Rūdupis Prienai
2011–2012	Žalgiris Kaunas
2012–2013	Budivelnyk Kiev
2013	TonyBet Prienai
2013–2014	Budivelnyk Kiev
2014–2015	Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2015–2016	Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas
2016-present	BC Juventus
Career highlights and awards
6× LKL champion (2001, 2003–2005, 2012, 2013) LKL Slam Dunk Contest champion (2002) 3× BBL champion (2005, 2008, 2011) EuroChallenge champion (2007) 2× LKL All-Star (2009, 2011) UBL champion (2014)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Lithuania European Championships 2003 Sweden National team

Dainius Šalenga (born 15 April 1977) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He is a small forward known for his three–point shooting abilities and was the captain of Žalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania, but was released on January 2011. Šalenga has also represented Lithuania at the 2004 Summer Olympics in basketball.

Šalenga won the Euroleague Week-6 MVP award on December 3, 2009.

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.