Donatas Zavackas
| No. 41 – Victoria Libertas Pesaro | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | Serie A |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
23 April 1980 Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
St. Vincent – St. Mary (Akron, Ohio) |
| College | Pittsburgh (1999–2003) |
| NBA draft | 2003 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1996–present |
| Career history | |
| 1996–1998 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| 2003–2004 | Anwil Włocławek |
| 2004–2005 | Besançon BCD |
| 2005 | Liège Basket |
| 2005–2006 | Anwil Włocławek |
| 2006 | Snaidero Udine |
| 2006 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| 2006–2007 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| 2007–2008 | Šiauliai |
| 2008–2010 | Lietuvos Rytas |
| 2010–2012 | EnBW Ludwigsburg |
| 2012–2013 | VEF Rīga |
| 2013 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2014 | Vanoli Cremona |
| 2014–2016 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| 2016–present | Consultinvest Pesaro |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Donatas Zavackas (born 23 April 1980) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Consultinvest Pesaro of the Italian Serie A. He played college basketball at University of Pittsburgh. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays the power forward position.
During his successful career at Pitt, Zavackas was known as one of the most intelligent, hardworking team players in the Big East Conference. Zavackas was a key component in Head Coach Ben Howland's transformation of the Panthers into a level of league elite status. The season before Zavackas arrived, Pitt finished the Big East season in 11th place with a 5–13 record (14–16 overall). During Zavackas' four years the Panthers captured two regular season Big East Titles, played in three Big East Tournament (BET) Championship games and captured one BET Championship. Pitt also played in one NIT and two NCAA Tournaments (advancing to the Sweet 16 round both times) with Zavackas at power forward position.
Zavackas scored 1,099 points for the Panthers which currently places him 31st on Pitt's All Time scoring list. His .807 FT percentage is good enough for 5th place in Panther history.
Unfortunately, many Pittsburgh fans only remember Zavackas for removing his shoes and refusing to play in the waning minutes of an NCAA Tournament game. That game, versus Marquette, would be his last career college game.
After winning third place in the Lithuanian League (LKL) with Šiauliai, he moved to Lietuvos Rytas, where he became the LKL champion in 2009. In this club he gained reputation of overly emotional player.
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