Jonas Kazlauskas

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Jonas Kazlauskas (born November 1, 1954, in Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach.

In the past, he has coached Lithuania's top two basketball teams — Žalgiris Kaunas and Lietuvos Rytas. He has also been the coach of the Lithuanian national team. Currently, he is head coach of the Chinese national team until after the 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournament.

As a player for Statyba Vilnius (now known as Lietuvos Rytas), Kazlauskas won a bronze medal in the USSR Supreme League of 1979. He is not to be confused with the late outstanding Lithuanian linguist, whom was also named Jonas Kazlauskas (1930–1970).

[edit] Coaching Career

1997-2001: Lithuanian national team head coach
1994-2000: Žalgiris Kaunas head coach
2000-2004: Lietuvos Rytas head coach
2004: Chinese national team assistant coach to Del Harris
2004-2006: Olympiacos Piraeus head coach
since 2004: Chinese national team head coach

[edit] Coaching Awards/Achievements

1995-1999, 2002: LKL Lithuanian League Champion
1998 won the Saporta Cup of the Europe
1999 won the Euroleague Championship
1999, 2002 won the North European Basketball League gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Bronze medalist - 2000 Olympics Basketball
2005 FIBA Asian Championship winner
1994 FIBA Europe Under-20 European Championship winner
LKL Lithuanian League Coach of the Year 2002
Greek A1 League runner-up in 2006
Asian Games winner 2006

v • d • e China squad - 2006 FIBA World Championship - 15th place

4 Chen \| 5 Liu \| 6 Z.Q.Zhang \| 7 W.S.Wang \| 8 Zhu \| 9 Sun \| 10 Z.S.Zhang \| 11 Yi \| 12 Mo \| 13 Yao \| 14 W.Z.Wang \| 15 Du \| Coach: Kazlauskas

v • d • e Lithuania squad - 1998 FIBA World Championship - 7th place

4 Jasikevičius \| 5 E.Žukauskas \| 6 Masiulis \| 7 Štombergas \| 8 M.Žukauskas \| 9 Pačėsas \| 10 Lukminas \| 11 Adomaitis \| 12 Karnišovas \| 13 Maskoliūnas \| 14 Einikis \| 15 Praškevičius \| Coach: Kazlauskas

v • d • e 2000 Olympic Bronze Medalists Men's Basketball – Lithuania

Gintaras Einikis \| Saulius Štombergas \| Eurelijus Žukauskas \| Dainius Adomaitis \| Šarūnas Jasikevičius \| Kęstutis Marčiulionis \| Tomas Masiulis \| Darius Maskoliūnas \| Ramūnas Šiškauskas \| Darius Songaila \| Mindaugas Timinskas \| Andrius Giedraitis \| Coach: Jonas Kazlauskas

v • d • e BC Žalgiris 1998-99 Euroleague Champions

4 Edney (Final4 MVP) \| 5 M.Žukauskas \| 7 Štombergas \| 8 Zidek \| 9 E.Žukauskas \| 10 Adomaitis \| 12 Masiulis \| 13 Maskoliunas \| 14 Bowie \| 15 Šeštokas \| Coach Kazlauskas