Dainius Šalenga
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Dainius Šalenga is a professional Lithuania
n basketball
player for BC Rūdupis
. He is a small forward
and was the captain of BC Žalgiris
of the Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga
in Lithuania, but was released on January 2011. Šalenga has also represented Lithuania at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in basketball
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Šalenga won the Euroleague Week-6 MVP award on December 3, 2009.
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...
n basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player for BC Rūdupis
BC Rūdupis
Rūdupis is a professional basketball club based in Prienai, playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League, the Baltic Basketball League and the Eurocup. In the 2008/09 season, Rūdupis became the champion of the NKL and won challenge match for a slot in the LKL. In their debut LKL season Rūdupis took...
. He is a 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...
and was the captain of BC Žalgiris
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...
of the Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga
Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga
The Lietuvos krepšinio lyga is Lithuania's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of 12 teams.- History :...
in Lithuania, but was released on January 2011. Šalenga has also represented Lithuania at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Lithuania at the 2004 Summer Olympics
-Medalists:-Athletics:The Athletics team won two of three medals for Lithuania in Athens. in the men's discus, Sydney gold medalist Virgilijus Alekna easily put up the largest throw of the qualifying round, but in the final his first, and longest throw was bested by Robert Fazekas of Hungary,...
in basketball
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex....
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Šalenga won the Euroleague Week-6 MVP award on December 3, 2009.