Andrius Jurkūnas (born May 21, 1976 in Kaunas

Kaunas

Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...

, 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 basketball player.

In 2000 Jurkūnas finished his studies at Clemson University

Clemson University

Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....

, where he also played in the university basketball team, Clemson Tigers

Clemson Tigers

The Clemson Tigers are any team that represents Clemson University as a member of the NCAA's Division I or in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference....

, NCAA. He then moved to Žalgiris Kaunas

BC Žalgiris

BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...

, where he played 1.5 seasons. In 2002, he moved to Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warszawa

Polonia Warsaw is a Polish sports club with football and basketball teams, founded in 1911, and is the oldest such club in Warsaw, where it is based.- History :...

. After the 2001–2002 season, he signed the contract with ALBA Berlin

ALBA Berlin

-Depth Chart:* Denotes injured player.-Championships:*German Championships: 8 *German Cups: 6 *Korać Cups: 1 -Notable players:- Season by season :-External links:...

, however he was he was fired immediately after the health examination. Then he played for Hapoel Jerusalem B.C., Astoria Bydgoszcz

Astoria Bydgoszcz

Astoria Bydgoszcz is a Polish basketball team, based in Bydgoszcz, playing in 2. Polish League, but in the past, play in Polish Basketball League and Korać Cup-Team history:...

 and Elitzur Ashkelon

Ironi Ashkelon

Ironi "Eldan" Ashkelon is a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in southern Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball. It was promoted to the division in 2004 after winning Liga Leumit. The team had a success in international level when they...

. In 2004 he moved to Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 to play for Dornbirn Lions. Since 2005 plays for Szolnoki Olaj KK

Szolnoki Olaj KK

Szolnoki Olaj KK is a professional basketball team based in Szolnok, Hungary. The team also goes by the name of Olaj, which is a well-known nickname in the country. The club competes in the Hungarian League and the EuroChallenge. The club was founded in 1959, and it has since developed into one of...

 in Hungary

Hungary

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Lithuanian national team

Jurkūnas was a member of the Lithuanian national team

Lithuania 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....

 which won bronze medals at the 1996 Olympic Games

Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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