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Žygimantas Skučas
No. 50 – Juventus Utena
PositionPower forward
LeagueLithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32)
Kaunas, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2010–2012Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2012–2014LSU-Atletas Kaunas
2014–2016Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2016–2018Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2018BC Gries Oberhoffen
2018–2019Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2019–2021Juventus Utena
2021–2022Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2022–presentJuventus Utena
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Slovenia U-20 Team
FIBA World Under-19 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Latvia U-19 Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Lithuania U-18 Team

Žygimantas Skučas (born 18 March 1992, Kaunas, Lithuania[1]) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). His main position is power forward.

Professional career

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In 2016, he signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys and debuted in his first European competition EuroCup on 12 October versus KK MZT Skopje by scoring 15 points, grabbing 4 rebounds and helping his team to start the season with a 90–89 victory.[2][3] The team also qualified into the TOP16 stage and Skučas finished the debut season with solid 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists averages.[4]

International career

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He won four gold medals with Lithuania national teams: Europe U-16 in 2008, Europe U-18 in 2010, World U-19 in 2011 and Europe U-20 in 2012.

References

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  1. ^ Žygimantas Skučas LKL.lt (in Lithuanian)
  2. ^ "Žygimantas Skučas: "Niekada nemaniau, kad man pavyks žaisti LKL"". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Lietkabelis Panevezys vs. MZT Skopje Aerodrom - Game". Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. ^ "SKUCAS, ZYGIMANTAS - Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup". www.eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.