![]() Rutkauskas warming up for Iraklis Thessaloniki in 2016.
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No. 13 – Iraklis Thessaloniki | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Greek A2 |
Personal information | |
Born |
Kaunas, Lithuania |
March 3, 1992
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
Listed weight | 98 kg (216 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2009–2011 | |
2011–2012 | Tsmoki-Minsk II |
2013 | |
2013 | ETHA Engomis |
2013–2014 | Ourense |
2014–2015 | Pärnu |
2015–2016 | Jēkabpils |
2016–present | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Ronaldas Rutkauskas (born March 3, 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, playing for Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek A2 Basketball League. Born in Kaunas, he started his professional career in Sweden with . Rutkauskas received the BBL Best Rebounder Award in 2015 while playing for Pärnu and was the leading scorer of the Belarus Premier League in 2012.
Rutkauskas has represented Lithuania at junior levels.
Born in Kaunas in 1992, Rutkauskas started playing basketball at a very young age in the basketball academies of Arvydas Sabonis. His professional started career in 2009 with Swedish team , before joining Belarussian team Tsmoki-Minsk in 2011. Rutkauskas while playing for Tsmoki-Minsk II in the Belarus Premier League, led the league in scoring for the 2011–12 season with 19.6 points and had the second-best record with 9.4 rebounds per game in 30 games, also setting the season-high for scoring in a game as he scored 38 points against Rubon Vitebsk. He improved his numbers the next season to 21.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, before in January 2013 he agreed terms with Swedish team . Rutkauskas joined Cypriot club ETHA Engomis in September 2013, before moving to Spain to play for LEB Oro team Ourense.