Eurelijus Zukauskas retires
Il gigante lituano decide di appendere le scarpe al chiodo
35 years old Lithuanian centre Eurelijus Zukauskas decided to retire from professional baskeball. During his professional career he played for: Neptûnas Klaipëda, Þalgiris Kaunas, Paf Bologna, Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody, Unics Kazan, Ulker Istanbul, Olympiacos Piraeus and Lietuvos rytas Vilnius. Also, In 1995 NBA Draft Þukauskas was drafted as a #54 by Seattle SuperSonics in the second round, but later the Milwaukee Bucks acquired his rights from Seattle.
Þukauskas awards:
1996, 2000 - Olympic bronze winner
2003 - European champion
1999 - Euroleague champion
1998 - Europe Cup winner
1999 - NEBL champion
1998, 1999 - LKL champion
2000, 2007 - LKL vicechampion
2004 - FIBA-Europe league (FEL) winner
1999 - won LKL All Star game dunk contest
2000 - LKL playoffs MVP
2001 - Italian league champion
2002 - R. Korac cup vicechampion
2004 - Russian league vicechampion
2004 - Turkish President Cup winner
2005 - Turkish Cup winner
2004 - participated in FEL All Star game
2007 - ULEB Cup vicechampion
2007 - BBL champion