Arvydas Macijauskas
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| Nickname | "Kalashnikov" |
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| Position | Guard |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| League | Greek League/Euroleague |
| Team | Olympiacos BC |
| Number | 7 |
| Born | January 19, 1980 Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Draft | Not drafted |
| Pro career | 1996–present |
| Former teams | Klaipėdos Neptūnas (1996-1999) Lietuvos Rytas (1999-2003) TAU Cerámica (2003-2005) New Orleans Hornets (2005-2006) |
| Awards | 2003 Eurobasket Gold Medal 2000, 2002 LKL champion 2005 All Euroleague 1st Team |
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Competitor for  Lithuania |
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| Gold | 2003 Sweden | Team Competition | |
Arvydas Macijauskas (born January 19, 1980 in Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player currently playing for Olympiacos BC of the Greek League.
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[edit] Biography
He is 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) and he weighs 98 kg (215 lb). One of the most accurate 3-point shooters in Europe, often maintaining season accuracy percentages around 50%.
He holds the second record of all time in consecutive successful free throws in the Euroleague, scoring 94 before missing one on November 26, 2003, game against Alba Berlin.
During the Eurobasket 2003, which he conquered with Lithuania, he was the top scorer of his team.
He played in the Euroleague 2004-05 final of the Moscow Final Four, after qualifying over CSKA Moscow in the semi-final.
He signed a four-year contract worth 9 million Euros with the Greek team Olympiacos on July 20, 2006. He sustained an Achilles tendon injury on September 16, 2006, during a friendly game. In 2006, he stated that his career with Lithuania's national team might be over. He criticized the management and coaching of the Lithuanian national team and stated that the coaches don't care enough about the health of the players.
On the 31st of March 2007, he played for the first time in a friendly game, since his serious injury. He played his first two games after his serious injury against his former team, Tau Ceramica, scoring 2 points in the first game and 13 in the second game.
Macijauskas showed a terrific performance during the first months of the Euroleague 2007-08 season. He was awarded November MVP, having collected the average of 30 ranking points and the average field goal percentage of 80.
[edit] NBA career
During 19 games in the NBA with the New Orleans Hornets he scored a total of 44 points while playing a total of 135 minutes.
NBA Career highs are:
- Most points scored in one game: 8; New Orleans Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks.
- Total rebounds in one game: 3; New Orleans Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks.
[edit] Post NBA career
Following the 2005-06 NBA season, Macijauskas returned to Europe, and later strongly criticized the NBA, his former team, and former coach Byron Scott, saying, "I want to forget that year. Everything went wrong. A really bad coach, a bad franchise...The NBA isn't fun. Teams are no teams, there's no true commitment between the teammates. Everybody is always talking about money and business, so it seems it doesn't matter to win or lose." [1]
[edit] Teams
- Klaipėdos Universitetas-Irvinga - 1996-1997
- Klaipėdos Neptūnas in Klaipeda/Lithuania - 1997-1999
- Lietuvos Rytas in Vilnius/Lithuania - 1999-2003
- TAU Cerámica/Baskonia in Spain - 2003-2005
- New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, NBA, USA - 2005-2006
- Olympiacos in Pireaus/Greece, since 2006
[edit] Career achievements
| Medal record | ||
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| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2003 Sweden | Lithuania |
- LKL Champion 2000, 2002 (Lietuvos Rytas)
- NEBL Champion 2002 (Lietuvos Rytas)
- European Champion - 2003 (Lithuania)
- Copa del Rey winner 2004 (TAU Cerámica)
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