Paulius Jankūnas

Paulius Jankūnas
Jankūnas with Žalgiris Kaunas in 2018
Žalgiris Kaunas
PositionSports director
Personal information
Born (1984-04-29) 29 April 1984 (age 40)
Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height205 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight113 kg (249 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2002–2022
PositionPower forward / center
Number13
Career history
2002–2003LKKA-Žalgiris Kaunas
2003–2009Žalgiris Kaunas
2009–2010BC Khimki
2010–2022Žalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights and awards

LKL records

  • Lithuanian League all-time efficiency leader
  • Lithuanian League all-time +/- leader
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place Turkey 2010
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2015 France
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Spain
FIBA U-21 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Argentina U-21 Team
FIBA U-20 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Czech Republic U-20 Team
FIBA U-19 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2003 Greece U-19 Team

When asked about playing with European basketball legend Arvydas Sabonis, in his rookie season, Jankūnas responded: "No doubt it was the most remarkable season. It was fantastic to play with Arvydas Sabonis. I was very young, and it was very exciting. In the beginning, I was a little bit afraid and uncomfortable, but later things got easy, and I learned a lot from him. When I was a kid, I used to watch him playing on TV, and never dared to dream that I would be playing with Arvydas Sabonis. One day I woke up, and Sabonis was my teammate. It was great. He had huge experience, and gave a lot of advice to me. It was a big honor to play with him, and I hope I learned something from Sabonis."

- Paulius Jankūnas[1]

Paulius Jankūnas (born 29 April 1984) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player who mainly played for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.[2] He was also a member of the senior Lithuanian national team. Jankūnas played at either center or power forward, with power forward being his main position. He earned an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2018.

Early years

Jankūnas played two seasons with the LKKA-Žalgiris, leading the team to a LKAL (Lithuanian League 2nd Division) title in 2003. He was named the Lithuanian 2nd Division MVP after averaging 20.0 points, 12.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.

He competed at the Reebok Eurocamp in Treviso in 2003.[3]

Professional career

Žalgiris Kaunas

Jankūnas with Žalgiris Kaunas in 2014

After playing in the Lithuanian 2nd Division with LKKA-Žalgiris during the 2002–03 season, Jankūnas made his debut with the Lithuanian EuroLeague club Žalgiris Kaunas in the 2003–04 season. He was originally an early entry candidate for the 2005 NBA draft before withdrawing his name from consideration.

Jankūnas averaged 13.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in the 2008–09 EuroLeague season and scored a season-high 23 points in a win against the Polish League club Asseco Prokom Sopot on 18 December 2008.[4] However, Žalgiris Kaunas finished the season with a 2–8 record and did not qualify to the competition's Top 16 stage.[5] Jankūnas was named the 2008–09 season's Baltic League MVP after averaging 15.4 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.[6]

Khimki Moscow Region

On 14 August 2009, Jankūnas signed a two-year contract with the Russian EuroLeague club Khimki Moscow Region.[7] He only played one season with Khimki Moscow Region (2009–10) and competed with them in three leagues that season (2009–10 EuroLeague, 2009–10 VTB United League and 2009–10 Russian Super League A).

Return to Žalgiris Kaunas

On 24 July 2010, it was announced that Jankūnas was coming back to Žalgiris Kaunas.[8] In May 2018, he was named to the All-EuroLeague Second Team of the 2017–18 season.[9]

During his time with Žalgiris Kaunas, Jankūnas helped the club to win thirteen Lithuanian League championships (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011–2019) and seven Lithuanian Cups, as he won five Lithuanian LKF Cups (2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015) and two Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cups (2017, 2018). With Žalgiris Kaunas, he also won the Lithuanian Super Cup in 2012 and four Baltic League championships (2005, 2008, 2011, 2012).

On 12 August 2021, Jankūnas re-signed with the team.[10] He played his last EuroLeague game on 3 April 2022, scoring 13 points in an overtime home victory over Crvena Zvezda.[11] On 3 June 2022, Jankūnas officially retired from professional basketball.[12]

National team career

Jankūnas (right) with Lithuania in 2010

Lithuanian junior national team

Jankūnas was a member of the Lithuanian junior national teams. He played at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where the Lithuanians won silver medals. Jankūnas also won a bronze medal at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, which he led in rebounding (12.3 rebounds per game) in addition to posting 12.5 points per game.

He also helped Lithuania win the gold medal at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup.[13] He averaged 12.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game during the tournament.

Lithuanian senior national team

Jankūnas was a member of the senior Lithuanian national team, for the first time at a major FIBA tournament, at the 2005 EuroBasket, where Lithuania finished in fifth place. During that tournament, he averaged 8.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. He also helped the Lithuanians win a bronze medal at the 2007 EuroBasket and another bronze medal at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. He won a silver medal with Lithuania at the 2015 EuroBasket.

Jankūnas also competed with Lithuania at the following tournaments: the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the 2011 EuroBasket, the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2014 FIBA World Cup, the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2019 FIBA World Cup.

Player profile

A well built 2.05 m (6 ft. 8 3⁄4 in.) tall power forward, Jankūnas was a very good rebounder and scorer. He preferred to score on the inside and often drew fouls from opposing players. He could also play as a stretch four due to his consistent mid-range and three-point shot.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2003–04 Žalgiris Kaunas 16 5 13.6 .526 .000 .636 2.9 .6 .5 .3 4.6 5.1
2004–05 20 12 18.8 .544 .143 .581 4.2 .6 .7 .1 6.2 7.7
2005–06 20 10 24.5 .468 .250 .714 6.8 1.1 .4 .3 10.8 12.3
2006–07 13 8 27.0 .483 .208 .673 4.2 1.0 1.3 .2 9.5 12.1
2007–08 20 19 21.6 .469 .324 .771 4.8 .8 .9 .4 8.6 9.4
2008–09 9 9 31.1 .440 .296 .778 8.0 1.2 1.0 .6 13.8 14.8
2009–10 Khimki Moscow 16 16 25.0 .475 .377 .773 4.9 .8 .8 .3 8.2 9.6
2010–11 Žalgiris Kaunas 16 8 26.3 .476 .152 .818 6.9 .9 .6 .4 9.4 11.7
2011–12 16 16 23.4 .447 .333 .727 5.6 .8 .8 .3 7.8 8.8
2012–13 17 16 24.8 .465 .292 .844 4.8 1.2 .8 .2 8.2 9.2
2013–14 21 21 26.2 .465 .257 .771 6.5 1.9 1.1 .3 8.8 12.0
2014–15 24 23 24.2 .480 .300 .800 6.5 1.1 .6 .5 9.1 12.0
2015–16 24 23 25.3 .540 .310 .838 6.2 1.5 .9 .2 12.3 15.5
2016–17 30 30 23.4 .548 .396 .868 6.1 1.5 .6 .4 13.0 16.8
2017–18 35 34 22.1 .576 .375 .833 4.9 1.4 .5 .3 11.3 13.7
2018–19 17 9 16.0 .500 .250 .892 3.1 .9 .2 .2 6.2 7.5
2019–20 27 12 13.7 .384 .143 .759 3.1 .8 .4 .1 3.0 4.9
2020–21 34 8 15.9 .436 .276 .911 4.4 1.0 .5 .1 3.9 7.1
2021–22 17 4 12.7 .423 .409 .909 2.6 .6 .5 .2 3.7 4.4
Career 392 283 21.4 .490 .297 .793 5.1 1.1 .6 .3 8.3 10.4

Personal life

Jankūnas married his wife Ieva in the summer of 2007.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Paulius Jankunas, Zalgiris Kaunas". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ "EuroLeague stars congratulate retiring Paulius Jankunas on his career".
  3. ^ "Paulius Jankunas Prospect Profile". NBA.com.
  4. ^ "Paulius Jankūnas / Statistika / Žaidėjai". basketnews.lt.
  5. ^ "Euroleague Regular Season 2008-09 Standings". 15 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Paulius Jankunas – The regular season MVP of the SEB BBL Elite Division". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Basketball Club Khimki". bckhimki.com.
  8. ^ Zalgiris brings back Jankunas. Euroleague.net
  9. ^ "2017-18 All-EuroLeague Second Team presented by 7DAYS". euroleague.net. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  10. ^ Skerletic, Dario (12 August 2021). "Jankunas officially extends contract with Zalgiris". Sportando. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Jankunas went out with a 'fairy-tale' ending". EuroLeague. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Rebounding king Jankunas retires". EuroLeague. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Euroleague.net interview: Paulius Jankunas, Zalgiris". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. 15 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Alfa.lt". alfa.lt.
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