Erikas Venskus
No. 21 – ZZ Leiden | |
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Position | Power forward / Center |
League | BNXT League |
Personal information | |
Born | Biržai, Lithuania | 28 May 2000
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2017 | BC Biržai |
2017–2021 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
2017–2020 | → Žalgiris-2 Kaunas |
2020–2021 | → Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
2021–2022 | Labas GAS Prienai |
2022–present | ZZ Leiden |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Erikas Venskus (born 28 May 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for ZZ Leiden of the BNXT League.[1]
Early life
Venskus started playing basketball with BC Biržai at age 14.[2]
Professional career
His professional career started by signing with hometown Biržai club in RKL.[3] In 2017, he signed with Žalgiris where he primarily played for the club's under-18 team. On 28 December 2018, Venskus made his EuroLeague debut when he played 2.5 minutes in an away loss in Gran Canaria.[4]
On 4 September 2021, Venskus signed with BC Prienai.[5]
On 8 August 2022, Venskus signed a one-year contract with ZZ Leiden of the BNXT League.[2]
National team career
Venskus played for the Lithuania under-19 team at the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship where he averaged 12.9 points and 7.3 rebounds.[2]
References
- ^ "Erikas Venskus / Žaidėjai".
- ^ a b c "ZZ Leiden | Litouwse aanwinst voor Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "RKL savaitės talentas – aukštaūgis e. Venskus iš Biržų".
- ^ "ERIKAS VENSKUS | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "E.Venskus keliasi į Prienus (11)". Krepsinis.net (in Lithuanian). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- CS1 Dutch-language sources (nl)
- CS1 Lithuanian-language sources (lt)
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Articles without Wikidata item
- 2000 births
- Living people
- BC Prienai players
- BC Žalgiris players
- BC Žalgiris-2 players
- Lithuanian men's basketball players
- People from Biržai
- ZZ Leiden players