Ramunas Šiškauskas
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Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Ramūnas Šiškauskas ' onMouseout='HidePop("479")' href="/topics/Kaišiadorys">Kaišiadorys
, Lithuania
, is a Lithuanian
professional basketball player. He can play both the shooting guard
and small forward
positions. He is 6'6" (1.98 m) in height and he weighs 220 lbs. (100 kg). He is currently with CSKA Moscow
.
; he led the 2003-04 Lithuanian League
in free throw percentage (90.6%).
in 1996. He played two seasons with the club, averaging 11.3 points on 60 percent shooting.
In 1998, Šiškauskas signed with the Lietuvos Rytas
of Vilnius
. He played there until the 2003-04 season and led the team to Lithuanian League titles in 2000 and 2002 and a Northern Europe League
title in 2002. In 2002-03, he had his most successful season, averaging 16.4 points on 68 percent shooting and 3.4 rebounds.
Šiškauskas joined Benetton Treviso
in 2004. He led them to an Italian League
title in 2006, where he was named Finals MVP, and an Italian Cup in 2005. He played in 32 Euroleague
games over two seasons with Benetton and averaged 12.3 points on 60 percent shooting.
In 2006, Šiškauskas signed with Panathinaikos and helped them win the Euroleague
in 2007. He averaged 11 points on 51 percent shooting for the championship team. With Panathinaikos he also won a Greek League
title and the Greek Cup
in 2007.
Šiškauskas joined CSKA Moscow
in 2007. He led them to a Euroleague
title in 2008 and helped them reach the Euroleague finals in 2009. However, CSKA lost to Šiškauskas' former team, Panathinaikos. On May 1, 2009, he scored a career-high 29 points against FC Barcelona
. Šiškauskas also won two Russian League
titles in 2008 and 2009.
On May 15, 2009, Šiškauskas signed a contract extension with CSKA. He signed through 2011. Šiškauskas said: "I feel like the right man in the right place in CSKA. I am happy with both the team and the organization. That is why I don't see any reason to think about changes. I feel myself as a part of history of a great club, which is aiming for the highest goals. And that's what absolutely matches with my character."
s that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics Basketball Tournament
and the bronze medal at the 2007 FIBA European Championship
. He was also a member of the Lithuanian team that won the gold medal at the 2003 FIBA European Championship
. In 2008, he officially announced that he was stepping down from the Lithuanian National Team.
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Benetton Treviso
| 17 || 10 || 25.8 || 63.2 || 28.6 || 70.0 || 2.4 || 1.5 || 1.4 || 0.1 || 12.5
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Benetton Treviso
| 15 || 13 || 29.2 || 56.6 || 41.9 || 71.1 || 2.8 || 1.9 || 1.4 || 0.1 || 12.0
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Panathinaikos BC
| 20 || 19 || 26.2 || 50.7 || 47.1 || 70.6 || 2.5 || 1.1 || 1.1 || 0.3 || 10.9
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | CSKA Moscow
| 24 || 23 || 27.3 || 57.0 || 44.2 || 84.6 || 3.2 || 1.4 || 1.1 || 0.4 || 14.0
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | CSKA Moscow
| 18 || 14 || 28.4 || 52.4 || 34.8 || 86.3 || 3.0 || 1.7 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 12.1
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | CSKA Moscow
| 21 || 21 || 30.9 || 56.3 || 55.0 || 76.5 || 4.0 || 3.0 || 1.2 || 0.3 || 13.4
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
| align="left" | CSKA Moscow
| 7 || 6 || 24.9 || 50.0 || 34.8 || 50.0 || 4.0 || 0.9 || 1.3 || 0.1 || 7.0
Ramūnas Šiškauskas ' onMouseout='HidePop("479")' href="/topics/Kaišiadorys">Kaišiadorys
Kaišiadorys
Kaišiadorys is a city in central Lithuania. It is situated between Vilnius and Kaunas. Kaišiadorys is one of six Lithuanian diocese centres. It is home to the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Christ built in 1932. The Lithuanian Veterinary Institute is located there.-Etymology:Its name is...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, is a Lithuanian
Lithuanians
Lithuanians are the Baltic ethnic group native to Lithuania, where they number around 2,765,600 people. Another million or more make up the Lithuanian diaspora, largely found in countries such as the United States, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Russia, United Kingdom and Ireland. Their native language...
professional basketball player. He can play both the shooting guard
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
and small forward
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...
positions. He is 6'6" (1.98 m) in height and he weighs 220 lbs. (100 kg). He is currently with CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...
.
Player profile
Šiškauskas is a physical forward (198 cm or 6'6" tall) who can easily play, both on offense and defense, at the guard positions, on the wing, and also in the paint. His excellent leaping ability and his quickness make him a surprising shot blocker and one of the best one-on-one players and swingmen in Europe. The best defensive player of the Lithuanian national basketball teamLithuania national basketball team
The Lithuanian national basketball team is the representative for Lithuania in international men's basketball. Lithuania won bronze medals in three out of five Olympic tournaments it participated in....
; he led the 2003-04 Lithuanian League
Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga
The Lietuvos krepšinio lyga is Lithuania's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of 12 teams.- History :...
in free throw percentage (90.6%).
Pro career
Šiškauskas made his pro debut with the SakalaiBC Sakalai
BC „Sakalai“ is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League and the Baltic Basketball League. They play their home games at the 1,000-seat Ekinstos laisvalaikio centras....
in 1996. He played two seasons with the club, averaging 11.3 points on 60 percent shooting.
In 1998, Šiškauskas signed with the Lietuvos Rytas
BC Lietuvos Rytas
BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup...
of Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
. He played there until the 2003-04 season and led the team to Lithuanian League titles in 2000 and 2002 and a Northern Europe League
North European Basketball League
North European Basketball League - was short-lived basketball league founded in 1998 by Šarūnas Marčiulionis. This league was first commercial project of regional league in Europe, and initially intended for participation of best basketball teams from 5 countries - Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia,...
title in 2002. In 2002-03, he had his most successful season, averaging 16.4 points on 68 percent shooting and 3.4 rebounds.
Šiškauskas joined Benetton Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group...
in 2004. He led them to an Italian League
Serie A (basketball)
Lega Basket Serie A is the highest level club competition in Italian professional basketball where play determines the national champion. The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 30 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. Quarterfinals and semifinals series are best-of-five, and...
title in 2006, where he was named Finals MVP, and an Italian Cup in 2005. He played in 32 Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
games over two seasons with Benetton and averaged 12.3 points on 60 percent shooting.
In 2006, Šiškauskas signed with Panathinaikos and helped them win the Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
in 2007. He averaged 11 points on 51 percent shooting for the championship team. With Panathinaikos he also won a Greek League
A1 Ethniki
The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
title and the Greek Cup
Greek basketball Cup
The Greek Basketball Cup or Hellenic Basketball Cup is an annual pro basketball national cup competition. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation .-History and format:...
in 2007.
Šiškauskas joined CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...
in 2007. He led them to a Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
title in 2008 and helped them reach the Euroleague finals in 2009. However, CSKA lost to Šiškauskas' former team, Panathinaikos. On May 1, 2009, he scored a career-high 29 points against FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
. Šiškauskas also won two Russian League
Russian Basketball Super League
The Russian Basketball SuperLeague is a men's professional basketball league that was the pre-eminent league of Russian professional basketball until 2010...
titles in 2008 and 2009.
On May 15, 2009, Šiškauskas signed a contract extension with CSKA. He signed through 2011. Šiškauskas said: "I feel like the right man in the right place in CSKA. I am happy with both the team and the organization. That is why I don't see any reason to think about changes. I feel myself as a part of history of a great club, which is aiming for the highest goals. And that's what absolutely matches with my character."
Lithuanian national team
Šiškauskas was a member of the Lithuanian national basketball teamLithuania national basketball team
The Lithuanian national basketball team is the representative for Lithuania in international men's basketball. Lithuania won bronze medals in three out of five Olympic tournaments it participated in....
s that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics Basketball Tournament
Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
-Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification matches:-Preliminary round:The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.-Group A:-Group B:-Championship bracket:...
and the bronze medal at the 2007 FIBA European Championship
Eurobasket 2007
-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...
. He was also a member of the Lithuanian team that won the gold medal at the 2003 FIBA European Championship
Eurobasket 2003
-5th to 8th place:-Awards:-All-Tournament Team : Tony Parker Šarūnas Jasikevičius Saulius Štombergas Andrei Kirilenko Pau Gasol-Top scorers :# Pau Gasol 25.8# Andrei Kirilenko 23.1# Dirk Nowitzki 22.5# Mehmet Okur 18.7...
. In 2008, he officially announced that he was stepping down from the Lithuanian National Team.
Pro career
- 2 Lithuanian Championships (2000, 2002)
- Lithuanian LeagueLietuvos Krepšinio LygaThe Lietuvos krepšinio lyga is Lithuania's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of 12 teams.- History :...
MVP (2001) - Italian Cup (2005)
- Italian Championship (2006)
- Italian LeagueSerie A (basketball)Lega Basket Serie A is the highest level club competition in Italian professional basketball where play determines the national champion. The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 30 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. Quarterfinals and semifinals series are best-of-five, and...
Finals MVP (2006) - Greek CupGreek basketball CupThe Greek Basketball Cup or Hellenic Basketball Cup is an annual pro basketball national cup competition. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation .-History and format:...
(2007) - 3x All-Euroleague Second Team (2007Euroleague 2006-07The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2006-2007 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries. The draw for the groups was held on September 14, 2006 in Athens. The competition began on October 24, 2006 at the Olympic...
, 2009Euroleague 2008-09The Euroleague 2008-09 season was the ninth international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe under the ULEB umbrella. The season, which featured 24 teams from 13 different countries, culminated in the 2008-09 Euroleague Final Four at the new O2 World arena in Berlin,...
, 2010) - 2x EuroleagueEuroleagueEuroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
Champion (2007, 2008) - Greek ChampionshipA1 EthnikiThe Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
(2007) - Triple CrownTriple Crown in BasketballThe Triple Crown is a term in European professional club basketball that refers to a club winning their country's top tier national domestic league, primary national domestic cup, and the top tier European continental level competition in the same season. It is the highest accomplishment that a...
(2007) - Lithuanian Sportsman of the YearLithuanian Sportsman of the YearSince 1956, Lithuania honors their greatest athlete of the year. The award's trophy, a bronze archer, has been given to the following recipients:-External links:*...
(2007) - All-Euroleague First Team (2008Euroleague 2007-08The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2007–2008 season featured 24 competing teams. The Euroleague Regular Season drew was held on 30 June 2007 in the Jesolo, Italy, during the inaugural Euroleague summer league...
) - Euroleague MVP (2008)
- Russian Championship (2008, 2009)
- Russian LeagueRussian Basketball Super LeagueThe Russian Basketball SuperLeague is a men's professional basketball league that was the pre-eminent league of Russian professional basketball until 2010...
Player of the Year (2008) - United LeagueVTB United LeagueVTB United League is an international professional basketball league that was founded in 2008. Its goal is to unite the leading basketball clubs of Eastern Europe and Northern Europe together into one league. The league is sponsored by VTB Bank. In its inaugural 2009–10 season, it featured clubs...
MVP (2008) - Euroleague 2001-10 All-Decade Team
Lithuanian national team
- 2000 Olympics Basketball TournamentBasketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics-Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification matches:-Preliminary round:The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.-Group A:-Group B:-Championship bracket:...
- Bronze Medal - 2003 FIBA European ChampionshipEurobasket 2003-5th to 8th place:-Awards:-All-Tournament Team : Tony Parker Šarūnas Jasikevičius Saulius Štombergas Andrei Kirilenko Pau Gasol-Top scorers :# Pau Gasol 25.8# Andrei Kirilenko 23.1# Dirk Nowitzki 22.5# Mehmet Okur 18.7...
- Gold Medal - 2007 FIBA European ChampionshipEurobasket 2007-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...
- Bronze Medal - 2007 FIBA European ChampionshipEurobasket 2007-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...
All-Tournament Team
Euroleague statistics
|-| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Benetton Treviso
Benetton Treviso
Benetton Treviso may refer to either of the following sports clubs in Treviso, Italy, both owned by clothing giant Benetton:* Benetton Rugby Treviso, an Italian rugby union club that currently participates in the Magners League...
| 17 || 10 || 25.8 || 63.2 || 28.6 || 70.0 || 2.4 || 1.5 || 1.4 || 0.1 || 12.5
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Benetton Treviso
| 15 || 13 || 29.2 || 56.6 || 41.9 || 71.1 || 2.8 || 1.9 || 1.4 || 0.1 || 12.0
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Panathinaikos BC
| 20 || 19 || 26.2 || 50.7 || 47.1 || 70.6 || 2.5 || 1.1 || 1.1 || 0.3 || 10.9
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow is a major Russian sports club based in Moscow. It is popularly referred to in the West as "Red Army" or "the Red Army team" because during the Soviet era, it was a part of the Armed Forces sports society, which in turn was associated with the Soviet Army...
| 24 || 23 || 27.3 || 57.0 || 44.2 || 84.6 || 3.2 || 1.4 || 1.1 || 0.4 || 14.0
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | CSKA Moscow
| 18 || 14 || 28.4 || 52.4 || 34.8 || 86.3 || 3.0 || 1.7 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 12.1
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | CSKA Moscow
| 21 || 21 || 30.9 || 56.3 || 55.0 || 76.5 || 4.0 || 3.0 || 1.2 || 0.3 || 13.4
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
Euroleague 2010–11
The Turkish Airlines Euroleague 2010–11 was the 11th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the first under the title sponsorship of Turkish Airlines...
| align="left" | CSKA Moscow
| 7 || 6 || 24.9 || 50.0 || 34.8 || 50.0 || 4.0 || 0.9 || 1.3 || 0.1 || 7.0