Artūras Valeika

Artūras Valeika
Position Power Forward
Height 2.06 metres (6 ft 9 in)
Weight 100 kg (220 lb)
League LKL
BBL
Team Neptūnas
Born 11 August 1985 (1985-08-11) (age 26)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Nationality  Lithuanian
College Weber State
Pro career 2003–present
Career history 2004-2008 Weber State
2008-2009 Eisbären
2009-2010 SK Valmiera
2010 BC Alytus
2010-2011 BC Perlas
2011 SK Valmiera
2011 Cáceres CB
2011-present BC Neptūnas
Awards 2005 NJCAA Region V First Team
2005 NJCAA Region V First Team
2007 NCAA Big Sky Conference Player of the Week
2007 NCAA Big Sky Conference Tournament Winner
2007 NCAA All-Big Sky Conference Honourable Mention
2008 NCAA Big Sky Conference Player of the Week
2008 NCAA Big Sky Conference First Team

Artūras Valeika (born 11 August 1985 in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player currently playing for Neptūnas in Lithuanian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League.

Valeika started his career in 2003 playing for Vilnius SSK-Nord/LB Draudimas which was playing in second Lithuanian league LKAL. After one season he started studies in Weber State University where he also played basketball for Wildcats from 2006 to 2008. Before that he played for Midland JC. for two years. Valeika also played for U20 Lithuanian National Team in 2005. After he finished studies, Artūras returned to Europe and joined Eisbären Bremerhaven basketball club playing in Germany. However there he didn't showed good performance and after season Valeika headed to Latvia playing for SK Valmiera. After good season he decided to come back and play in his homeland. However he wasn't successful to settle in 2010-2011 club and migrated through many clubs. He started season playing for BC Alytus, however on October he decided to leave club and joined BC Perlas, this time he played there until January and then returned to SK Valmiera after one season still unhappy being there, he joined Spanish club Cáceres CB, where he finished 2010-2011 season. On 2011 summer Valeika signed contract with Lithuanian club BC Neptūnas.

Statistics

College Statistics

Season Averages
Season Team G PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% MIN TO
2006-07 Weber State Wildcats 32 8.0 6.5 1.0 0.7 0.5 .579 .348 .670 26.6 1.8
2007-08 Weber State Wildcats 30 9.9 10.2 1.2 8.8 1.2 .489 .371 .701 29.8 2.1
Totals: 62 8.9 8.3 1.1 0.7 0.8 .528 .364 .686 28.2 2.0

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