Personal information | |
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Born |
Rochester, New York |
July 20, 1965
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Thomas Jefferson (Rochester, New York) |
College | Niagara (1983–1987) |
NBA draft | 1987 / Round: 4 / Pick: 74th overall |
Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |
Playing career | 1987–2000 |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 53 |
Career history | |
1987 | Sacramento Kings |
1988 | Snaidero Caserta |
1988–1990 | Caja Ronda |
1990–1993 | Taugrés |
1993–1998 | Real Madrid |
1998–1999 | AEK |
1999–2000 | Aris |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Joseph John "Joe" Arlauckas (born July 20, 1965) is an American retired professional basketball player of Lithuanian descent. He played at the power forward position. Arlauckas is well known for holding the record for the most points scored in a single FIBA European League game, including only games played since the 1991–92 season. He scored 63 points in a FIBA European League game, while playing for Real Madrid against Virtus Bologna, during the 1995–96 season, on February 26, 1996.Radivoj Korać holds the all-time EuroLeague (former FIBA European League) single-game scoring record, at 99 points scored, counting all games played since the competition began during the 1958 season.
The son of Lithuanian immigrants, Arlauckas played four years of NCAA Division I college basketball at Niagara University, with the Purple Eagles.
Arlauckas was drafted with the 74th pick of the 1987 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, along with their first round draft pick Kenny Smith. In his first season in the NBA, the Kings had a poor regular season record of 24–58 (6th place of the Midwest Division), which started with Hall-of-Famer Bill Russell's brief stint as the Kings' head coach (during which time the Kings had a record of 17–41).