Artūras Karnišovas

Artūras Karnišovas
Artūras Karnišovas
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Position Small forward
Height 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg)
Born April 27, 1971 (1971-04-27) (age 40)
Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality  Lithuanian
College Seton Hall
Draft Undrafted, 1994
Pro career 1987–2002
Career history Statyba Vilnius (1987–1990)
Cholet (1994–1995)
FC Barcelona (1995–1997)
Olympiacos (1997–1998)
Fortitudo Bologna (1998–2000)
FC Barcelona (2000–2002)
Awards FIBA EuroStars MVP (1997)
European Player of the Year (1996)
Olympic medal record
Men's basketball
Competitor for  Lithuania
Olympic Games
Bronze 1992 National team
Bronze 1996 National team
European Championships
Silver 1995 Greece National team

Artūras Karnišovas (born April 27, 1971, in Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union)[1] is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player.

Karnišovas started his early career in Lithuania with Statyba Vilnius while in high school and played there until 1990. Artūras Karnišovas traveled overseas to play college basketball at Seton Hall University in the United States. He played four years at Seton Hall, averaging 18.3 points in his senior season in 1994.[2] After trying and failing to draw interest from an NBA team, Karnišovas began playing overseas. Karnišovas played for Barcelona (Spain), Fortitudo Bologna (Italy), Olympiacos (Greece), and Cholet (France),[3] and helped lead Lithuania to consecutive Bronze medals at the Summer Olympics in 1992 and 1996.[1] He was also a first-team All-Star in the 1998 World Championships.[4] He reached the Final Four of the Euroleague 3 times and led the 1998–99 Euroleague in free throw percentage (89.6 %). He is now an international scout for the Houston Rockets.

Career

Awards/achievements

  • Olympic bronze medalist – 1992, 1996
  • European championship silver medalist – 1995
  • FIBA EuroStars MVP – 1997
  • FIBA EuroStars participant – 1997, 1998, 1999
  • European Player of the Year award by FIBA – 1996
  • Spanish National Cup (Copa del Rey) winner – 2001
  • Italian league champion – 2000
  • Spanish ACB champion – 1996, 1997, 2001
  • McDonald's Championship finalist - 1997 (most points scored - 19)

References

  1. ^ a b "Karnishovas", Basketzone.com, accessed August 25, 2007.
  2. ^ "Arturas Karnishovas, Seton Hall" SportsStats.com, accessed August 25, 2007.
  3. ^ "Eurobasket - Arturas Karnishovas Player Profile basketball", Eurobasket.com, accessed August 25, 2007.
  4. ^ "Eurobasket - World Championships", Eurobasket.com, accessed August 25, 2007.

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