Eurelijus Žukauskas (born August 22 1973, in Klaipėda, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player currently playing for LKL champion Žalgiris. He played for the Lithuanian national basketball team from 1995 to 2004.

In 1995 NBA Draft Žukauskas was drafted as a #54 by Seattle SuperSonics in the second round. On June 28 1995 the Milwaukee Bucks acquired his rights from Seattle.

He is a center 218 cm tall and weighs 115 kg. He suffered an injury in October 2005 and was sidelined for 4 months, released in January 2006. His stats with Ülkerspor in Euroleague: 22 games: 10.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.8 bpg, 2FGP: 63.6%; Turkish League: 31 games: 8.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.4 apg, 2FGP: 59.0%, Blocks - 4 (1.7 bpg)

Career

• 1994-1997: Neptūnas Klaipėda
• 1997-2000: Žalgiris Kaunas
• 2000-2001: Paf Bologna
• 2001-2002: Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody
• 2002-2004: UNICS Kazan
• 2004-2005: Ülkerspor
• 2005-2006: Olympiakos
• 2006-2007: Lietuvos Rytas
• 2007-2008: Žalgiris Kaunas

Awards/achievements

• Olympic Bronze medalist - 1996, 2000
• Euroleague champion - 1999
• European champion - 2003
• LKL champion - 1998, 1999, 2008
• Lithuanian All-Star Slam Dunk Contest Winner - 1999
• FIBA Europe League Champion - 2004
• BBL champion - 2007, 2008
• LKL Vice-champion - 2007
• Lithuanian National Cup - 2008

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile