Adas Juškevičius
 Juškevičius with Galatasaray in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Free agent | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard / point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 1989 Kačerginė, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2005–2014 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | →Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis School | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | →Aisčiai | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | →Rūdupis Prienai | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | →Eisbären Bremerhaven | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Lietuvos rytas | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Zaragoza | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Lietkabelis | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Nanterre 92 | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Parma | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Vanoli Cremona | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | BC Wolves | ||||||||||||||
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Adas Juškevičius (born 3 January 1989) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who last played for BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He is a combo guard who stands 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) tall.
Professional career
[edit]Tecnyconta Zaragoza (2016–2017)
[edit]On 9 November 2016, Juškevičius signed with Tecnyconta Zaragoza of Liga ACB.[1]
Lietkabelis Panevėžys (2017–2018)
[edit]On 23 July 2017, Juškevičius signed a one-year deal with Lietkabelis Panevėžys.[2] On 19 January 2018, he parted ways with Lietkabelis in order to sign in Turkey.[3]
Galatasaray (2018)
[edit]On 24 January 2018, he signed with Turkish club Galatasaray until the end of the 2018–19 season.[4]
Nanterre 92 (2018–2019)
[edit]On 3 August 2018, Juškevičius joined Nanterre 92 of the French LNB Pro A.[5]
Parma Basket (2019–2022)
[edit]On 2 August 2019, Juškevičius signed with Parma of the VTB United League.[6] Juškevičius was selected to the 2020 VTB United League All-Star Game where he scored 12 points, grabbed 3 rebounds, dished out 1 assist and made 4 steals.[7]
Vanoli Cremona (2022)
[edit]On 6 March 2022, Juškevičius signed with Vanoli Cremona of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[8]
BC Wolves (2022–2024)
[edit]On 6 July 2022, he has signed with BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[9]
National team career
[edit]Juškevičius was on Lithuania national basketball team candidates list before EuroBasket 2013, but haven't made into the final roster. In 2014 coach Jonas Kazlauskas included Juškevičius into preliminary 24 players list for main Lithuania squad as well.[10] Following Mantas Kalnietis injury, Juškevičius qualified into the main roster and represented Lithuania in 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[11] He also was included into the national team's candidates list in 2015, but was released on 25 August.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Adas Juskevicius refuerza al Tecnyconta Zaragoza". www.basketzaragoza.net (in European Spanish). 9 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Adas Juskevicius signs with Lietkabelis". Sportando.com. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Adas Juskevicius parted ways with Lietkabelis, will sign with Galatasaray". Sportando.com. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Adas Juškevičius Galatasaray Odeabank'ta". galatasaray.org (in Turkish). 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Adas Juskevicius moves to Nanterre". Eurohoops.net. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Parma inks Adas Juskevicius". Sportando. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ ""Pasaulio" rinktinei atstovavę A.Juškevičius ir M.Kuzminskas žibėjo Rusijos žvaigždžių mače". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (6 March 2022). "Cremona adds Juskevicius to their roster". Eurobasket. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Juškevičius – Pirmasis "Wolves" Žaidėjas". eurobasket.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ LTU - Numerous options as Kazlauskas announces list for Spain 2014 (in English)
- ^ "Galutiniame rinktinės dvyliktuke Juškevičius keičia Kalnietį (atnaujinta)". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Paviešintas Lietuvos rinktinės kandidatų sąrašas". Delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Oficialus verdiktas: J. Kazlauskas prieš kelionę į Graikiją atsisakė A. Juškevičiaus". Delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 25 August 2015.
External links
[edit]- Adas Juskevicius at Euroleague.net (archived)
- Adas Juskevicius at FIBA (archive)
- Adas Juskevicius at LNB Élite (in French)
- Adas Juskevicius at LNB Pro A (archived) (in French)
- Adas Juškevičius at Olympedia
- Adas Juskevicius at Olympics.com
- Adas Juškevičius at the Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas (in Lithuanian)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- Basket Zaragoza players
- Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Kaunas
- BC Lietkabelis players
- BC Prienai players
- BC Rytas players
- BC Wolves players
- BC Žalgiris players
- BC Žalgiris-2 players
- Eisbären Bremerhaven players
- Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
- Liga ACB players
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in France
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Lithuanian men's basketball players
- LSU-Atletas basketball players
- Nanterre 92 players
- Olympic basketball players for Lithuania
- BC Parma players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards