Giedrius Gustas
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Giedrius Gustas is a 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...

n professional 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. He plays mainly at the point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

 position, but he can also play at 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...

 position. He is 1.90 m (6 ft 2 ¾ in) tall and he weighs 86 kg (190 pounds).

Pro career

In 2008, while playing with the Latvian Basketball League
Latvian Basketball League
Latvian Basketball League is the national basketball championship of Latvia. The first LBL season was played in 1992. From 1992 to 1999 all championships were won by BK Brocēni, however from 2000 to 2006 BK Ventspils were the champions. In 2007, ASK Rīga stopped BK Ventspils winning streak. BK...

 club Barons LMT
Barons LMT
BK Barons/O!Karte is a professional basketball club, which is based in Riga, Latvia. Its head coach is Kārlis Muižnieks.-History:...

, he won the EuroCup
EuroChallenge
The EuroChallenge is the 3rd tier level transnational men's professional club basketball competition in Europe. It is organized and run by FIBA Europe...

 championship, and he was named league's the Final Four MVP. In 2009, he joined the HEBA A1
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...

 club EKK Kavala
Panorama BC
Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Kavala, Greece. The club is also known as E.K. Kavalas. The club's full Greek name is Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας. Which means, Kavala Basketball Union or Kavala Basketball Association in English...

.

Lithuanian national team

He has been a member of the Lithuanian national basketball 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....

. He has played at the 2006 FIBA World Championship
2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...

. He has also played at the 2003 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...

, where he won a gold medal, the 2005 European Championship
Eurobasket 2005
The EuroBasket 2005 was held in Serbia and Montenegro between 16 September and 25 September 2005. Greece won the gold medal by defeating Germany, while France won the bronze medal over Spain...

, and at the 2007 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 :...

, where he won a bronze medal.

Teams

  • 1998 - 1999 - 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...

  • 1999 - 2000 - Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
    Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
    Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school is the second team of the basketball club Žalgiris Kaunas. The team plays in the NKL. School president and owner is legendary Lithuania basketball player Arvydas Sabonis.-Titles:*Junior Euroleague Champion: 2003, 2007...

  • 2000 - 2004 - 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...

  • 2004 - 2005 - Lokomotiv Rostov
    Lokomotiv Rostov
    PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban is a Russian professional basketball team which is now based in Krasnodar, Russia, after moving from Rostov-on-Don at the end of the 2008–09 season for financial reasons. The club was founded in the year 1946 and was formerly known as Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody and Lokomotiv...

     (Russia
    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...

    )
  • 2005 - 2006 - Barons LMT
    Barons LMT
    BK Barons/O!Karte is a professional basketball club, which is based in Riga, Latvia. Its head coach is Kārlis Muižnieks.-History:...

     (Latvia
    Latvian Basketball League
    Latvian Basketball League is the national basketball championship of Latvia. The first LBL season was played in 1992. From 1992 to 1999 all championships were won by BK Brocēni, however from 2000 to 2006 BK Ventspils were the champions. In 2007, ASK Rīga stopped BK Ventspils winning streak. BK...

    )
  • 2006 - 2007 - Dynamo Moscow Region (Russia)
  • 2007 - 2009 - Barons LMT
    Barons LMT
    BK Barons/O!Karte is a professional basketball club, which is based in Riga, Latvia. Its head coach is Kārlis Muižnieks.-History:...

     (Latvia
    Latvian Basketball League
    Latvian Basketball League is the national basketball championship of Latvia. The first LBL season was played in 1992. From 1992 to 1999 all championships were won by BK Brocēni, however from 2000 to 2006 BK Ventspils were the champions. In 2007, ASK Rīga stopped BK Ventspils winning streak. BK...

    )
  • 2009 - 2010 - EKK Kavala
    Panorama BC
    Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Kavala, Greece. The club is also known as E.K. Kavalas. The club's full Greek name is Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας. Which means, Kavala Basketball Union or Kavala Basketball Association in English...

     (Greece
    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...

    )
  • 2010 - 2011 - Trefl Sopot (Poland)
  • 2011 - ???? - Turów Zgorzelec
    Turów Zgorzelec
    PGE Turów Zgorzelec is a Polish professional basketball team that is based in Zgorzelec. The club plays in the Polska Liga Koszykówki and the Eurocup. The club's home court is Centrum Sportowe .- History :...

     (Poland)

  • 2003, 2005-2007 - Lithuanian national basketball 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....


Career awards and achievements

  • 1999 - 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...

     Champion
  • 1999 - NEBL Champion
  • 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 - Lithuanian Basketball League Champion
  • 2002 - LKL 2nd Place
  • 2003 - European Champion
    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...

  • 2006 - Latvia's league 2nd Place
  • 2007 - European Bronze Medalist
    Eurobasket 2007
    -Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...

  • 2008 - Latvian Basketball League
    Latvian Basketball League
    Latvian Basketball League is the national basketball championship of Latvia. The first LBL season was played in 1992. From 1992 to 1999 all championships were won by BK Brocēni, however from 2000 to 2006 BK Ventspils were the champions. In 2007, ASK Rīga stopped BK Ventspils winning streak. BK...

     Champion
  • 2008 - EuroCup
    EuroChallenge
    The EuroChallenge is the 3rd tier level transnational men's professional club basketball competition in Europe. It is organized and run by FIBA Europe...

    Final Four MVP

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