Žygimantas_Skučas
Žygimantas Skučas
Lithuanian basketball player
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.
| No. 50 – Juventus Utena | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | Lithuanian Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32) Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) |
| Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2012 | Žalgiris-2 Kaunas |
| 2012–2014 | LSU-Atletas Kaunas |
| 2014–2016 | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys |
| 2016–2018 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
| 2018 | BC Gries Oberhoffen |
| 2018–2019 | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys |
| 2019–2021 | Juventus Utena |
| 2021–2022 | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys |
| 2022–present | Juventus Utena |
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]
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.
- Žygimantas Skučas LKL.lt (in Lithuanian)
- "Žygimantas Skučas: "Niekada nemaniau, kad man pavyks žaisti LKL"". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- "Lietkabelis Panevezys vs. MZT Skopje Aerodrom - Game". Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- "SKUCAS, ZYGIMANTAS - Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup". www.eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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