Arūnas Mikalauskas (born 14 September 1997) is a Lithuanian basketball player for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Standing at 203 cm (6 ft 8 in), he plays as small forward.
| No. 0 – Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | PLK |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 14 September 1997 Klaipėda, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 92 kg (203 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2019 | Neptūnas |
| 2019–2020 | Aris Leeuwarden |
| 2020–2021 | Feyenoord |
| 2021–2022 | ZZ Leiden |
| 2022–2023 | Crailsheim Merlins |
| 2023–present | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editBorn in Klaipėda, Mikalauskas started his career with his hometown team Neptūnas and the Vladas Knašius Basketball School.
In 2019, Mikalauskas signed with Dutch side Aris Leeuwarden.[1] He averaged 12.8 points and 8.1 rebounds before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With Aris, he also reached the final of the NBB Cup, which was never played.
In the 2020–21 season, Mikalauskas played with Feyenoord Basketball.[2] This became his breakout season as he averaged 18.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game while leading Feyenoord to a fifth place. After the regular season, Mikalauskas was named to the All-DBL Team.[3]
On July 7, 2021, he has signed with ZZ Leiden in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[4]
On July 4, 2022, he has signed with Crailsheim Merlins of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[5]
On July 18, 2023, he signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[6]
References
edit- ^ "Aris haalt talentvolle Litouwer Arunas Mikalauskas - Nieuws Algemeen - Aris Leeuwarden". www.arisleeuwarden.nl. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Arunas Mikalauskas naar Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord". Basketbalnieuws (in Dutch). 20 July 2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Historische mega-prijzenoogst voor Nzekwesi". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Arunas Mikalauskas signs with ZZ Leiden". Sportando. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "Arūnas Mikalauskas signs with HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim". Sportando. July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "Stal inks Arunas Mikalauskas". eurobasket. July 18, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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