Nationality Lithuanian Position Small forward Height 2.02 m Pro career 1992–2010 Role Basketball Player | Listed weight 217 lb (98 kg) Name Saulius Stombergas Number 7 Team BC Zalgiris | |
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Born December 14, 1973 (age 50)
Klaipeda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union ( 1973-12-14 ) Olympic medals Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men Similar People Eurelijus Zukauskas, Sarunas Jasikevicius, Ramunas Siskauskas, Tomas Masiulis, Gintaras Einikis | ||
Listed height 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m) | ||
Luis Scola dunks on Stombergas
Saulius Štombergas (born December 14, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian basketball player and coach. He played for the Lithuanian national basketball team from 1995 to 2004. He is currently unemployed.
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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.
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
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, and regional competition if applicable.
Awards and 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.
