Saulius Štombergas

Saulius Štombergas
Personal information
Born December 14, 1973
Klaipėda, Lithuania (then Lithuanian SSR, USSR)
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m)
Listed weight 217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
Pro career 1992–2010
Position Small forward
Number 7
Career history
As player:
1992–1993 Žalgiris
1993–1997 Atletas Kaunas
1997–1999 Žalgiris
1999–2000 Kinder Bologna
2000–2001 Tau Ceramika
2001–2002 Efes Pilsen
2002–2003 Žalgiris
2003–2004 Uniks
2004–2005 Ülkerspor
2005–2007 Uniks
2007–2008 Naglis-Adakris
2009–2010 Uniks
As coach:
2011 Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
2011–2013 Žalgiris (assistant)
2013–2014 Žalgiris
Career highlights and awards

Saulius Štombergas (born December 14, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian basketball player who played and for the Lithuanian men's national basketball team. He is currently unemployed.

During the 11 years as a Lithuanian international he played 97 official games and scored 1036 points for his home country. He won two Bronze medals at the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000, a Silver medal at the European Championship in Athens and as a captain of the NT became champion of the same competition in 2003 in Sweden.[1]

S.Štombergas is one of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players of all time and is also considered a great team leader and managed to play very well under pressure at the end of the games. He was also known for his 3-point shooting abilities.

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

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2000–01 TAU Cerámica 22 20 27.2 .529 .512 .827 2.4 .7 .9 .2 12.0 10.5
2001–02 Efes Pilsen 20 19 27.4 .500 .487 .770 3.0 1.2 1.6 .1 11.6 10.1
2002–03 Žalgiris 14 13 30.0 .512 .415 .886 4.1 1.3 .6 .1 13.6 12.1
2004–05 Ülker 22 22 29.5 .526 .299 .838 3.5 1.0 1.3 .1 10.3 7.9

Awards/achievements

His former teams in the order in which he played for them: Atletas (Kaunas), Vostok Shanghai (China), Žalgiris Kaunas, Kinder Bologna, TAU Cerámica, Efes Pilsen, BC UNICS, Ülkerspor.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.eurobasket.com/European-Championships/Rosters/basketball_2003.asp

External links

Olympic Games
Preceded by
Romas Ubartas		 Flagbearer for  Lithuania
Athens 2004 		Succeeded by
Šarūnas Jasikevičius