Šiškauskas, while a player of CSKA Moscow, in 2011.
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Personal information | |
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Born |
Kaišiadorys, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
September 10, 1978
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2000 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 1996–2012 |
Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
Number | 9 |
Coaching career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
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1996–1998 | Sakalai Vilnius |
1998–2004 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
2004–2006 | Benetton Treviso |
2006–2007 | Panathinaikos Athens |
2007–2012 | CSKA Moscow |
As coach: | |
2017–present | Lithuania (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Ramūnas Šiškauskas ([rɐˈmûːnɐs ʃɪʂˈkɐ̂ˑʊskɐs], born September 10, 1978) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball player and basketball coach. At a listed height of 6'6" (1.98 m) tall, he could play at both the shooting guard and small forward positions. His individual accolades as a player include a EuroLeague MVP award, four All-EuroLeague Team selections, as well as an All-EuroBasket Team designation. On May 16, 2014, Šiškauskas was named a EuroLeague Basketball Legend.
During his playing career, Šiškauskas won two EuroLeague titles, one each with Panathinaikos Athens and CSKA Moscow, in 2007 and 2008, and reached two more EuroLeague Finals with CSKA, in 2009 and 2012. He was a member of the senior Lithuanian national team that won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2003. As a member of Lithuania's national team, he also won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, and the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2007.