Marius Runkauskas (born May 20, 1986) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for BC Gargždai-SC of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). He plays primarily at the shooting guard position, but he can also play point guard, if needed.
| No. 22 – BC Gargždai | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | LKL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 20, 1986 Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Listed weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2008: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2007 | Nafta-Uni-Laivitė Klaipėda |
| 2007–2008 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| 2008–2009 | Sūduva Marijampolė |
| 2009 | ASK Riga |
| 2009–2011 | UJAP Quimper |
| 2011–2014 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| 2014–2015 | CSU Asesoft Ploiești |
| 2015–2016 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
| 2016–2018 | Steaua București |
| 2018–2021 | Juventus Utena |
| 2021–present | Gargždai-SC |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years
editRunkauskas played in the Lithuanian Pupils Basketball League (MKL), for the V. Chomičius basketball school.
Professional career
editRunkauskas started his professional basketball career in the Klaipėda, NKL (Lithuanian 2nd Division) team, Nafta-Uni-Laivitė, in 2003. After he became a champion of the NKL, in 2007, with Nafta-Uni-Laivitė, Klaipėda's strongest basketball club invited him to join their team. He averaged 8.8 points, 1.0 assists, and 1.5 rebounds per game.
The next year, he joined BC Sūduva, and in January 2009, he left the club, and joined the Latvian basketball team ASK Riga.[1] In the following season, he averaged 16.9 points, 3.9 assists, and 3.3 rebounds per game. After the season, he joined UJAP Quimper, playing in the French 2nd Division.[2] With UJAP, he averaged 14.1 points, 1.6 assists, and 2.6 rebounds per game.
In June 2011, he returned to BC Neptūnas, and signed a two-year contract with the team.[3] In July 2014, he moved to Romania, and signed a one-year deal with CSU Asesoft Ploiești.[4] In June 2015, he signed a two-year (1+1) deal with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius.[5]
International career
editIn 2015, Runkauskas was included into the senior Lithuanian national team extended candidates list, by the team's head coach, Jonas Kazlauskas.[6] He also participated in the Lithuanian national team's training camp, but he was cut from the national team on August 16.[7]
Awards and achievements
edit- Lithuanian 2nd Division Runner-up: (2006)
- Lithuanian 2nd Division Champion: (2007)
- Eurobasket.com's Baltic BBL League All-Newcomers Team: (2008)
- 3× Lithuanian LKL League Three-point Shootout Champion: (2008, 2013, 2014)
References
edit- ^ ASK Riga crazy on the market
- ^ L'Ujap Quimper clôt son recrutement Marius Runkauskas et Jeff Fahnbulleh pour finir
- ^ Neptunas tabs Marius Runkauskas
- ^ CSU Asesoft Ploiesti tabs shooter Runkauskas
- ^ ""Lietuvos rytas" sukirto rankomis su Runkausku ir neigia gandus apie kardinalias permainas klube". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ "Paviešintas Lietuvos rinktinės kandidatų sąrašas". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ Augustis, Mindaugas. "J. Kazlauskas atsisakė pirmųjų krepšininkų paslaugų". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 16 August 2015.