Mantas Ruikis (born June 28, 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays as a shooting guard for BC Gargždai-SC of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL).
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | LKL | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 28, 1985 Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2007: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2001–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Šiauliai | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Valladolid | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Cáceres 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Sūduva Marijampolė | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Denain Voltaire | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Saint-Chamond | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | UB Chartres Métropole | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Stade Rochelais | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | BC Gargždai-SC | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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On 31 August 2005, Mantas Ruikis left Neptūnas after playing four seasons with the team.[1] After five seasons, on 12 November 2010, he returned to Neptūnas.[2]
Achievements
edit- 2005 year: U-20 European championship vice champion
- 2006 year: Baltic Basketball League Bronze medal
- 2006 year: LSKL Champion
- 2007 year: LKL three point shoot-out vice champion
- 2006, 2007, 2008 years: LKL Bronze medal
References
edit- ^ "Mantas Ruikis palieka "Neptūną"" (in Lithuanian). BasketNews.lt. 2005-08-31.
- ^ ""Neptūną" papildė Ruikis" (in Lithuanian). BasketNews.lt. 2010-11-12.
External links
edit- Mantas Ruikis profile LKL.lt (Lithuanian and English)
- Mantas Ruikis profile BBL.net (English)
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