Andrius Šležas

Andrius Šležas (born February 4, 1975) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and basketball coach. During his playing career, he was best known as a 3-point specialist.

Andrius Šležas

Šležas, as a Lietuvos rytas player, in 2007.
Perlas Vilnius
Position	Assistant coach
League	National Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1975-02-04) February 4, 1975 Joniškis, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1994–2014
Position	Small forward / power forward
Coaching career	2014–present
Career history
As player:
1994–1997	BC Žiemgala
1997–1998	Statyba-Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
1998–1999	BC Šiauliai
1999–2008	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2008–2009	BC Šiauliai
2009–2011	Prostějov
2011–2012	Ežerūnas-Karys
2012–2014	Trakai
As coach:
2017–present	Perlas Vilnius (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
ULEB Cup champion (2005) 3× Lithuanian LKL champion (2000, 2002, 2006) Lithuanian LKF Cup winner (1998) Lithuanian LKL Finals MVP (2006) 2× Baltic BBL champion (2006, 2007) North European League champion (2002)

Professional playing career

Šležas was named the Lithuanian League's Finals MVP in 2006.

Coaching career

Šležas began his coaching career in 2014.

References

• (in Lithuanian) Andrius Šležas. LKL (Lithuanian Basketball League).

External links

• Eurobasket.com Profile