Tadas Klimavičius

Tadas Klimavičius

Klimavičius with Žalgiris Kaunas in 2013
No. 11 – Telekom Baskets Bonn
Position	Power forward
League	Bundesliga
Personal information
Born	10 October 1982 Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2004 / Undrafted
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–2003	Žalgiris Kaunas
2003–2004	BC Alytus
2004–2005	Fabriano Basket
2005–2007	BC Šiauliai
2007–2008	Olympia Larissa
2008–2014	Žalgiris Kaunas
2014–present	Telekom Baskets Bonn
Career highlights and awards
3× LKL All-Star (2007, 2010, 2011) BBL Champion (2011) BBL Finals MVP (2011) 3× LKL Champion (2011, 2013, 2014)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Lithuania World Championships Turkey 2010 National team

Tadas Klimavičius (born 10 October 1982) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who currently plays for Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German Basketball League (Basketball Bundesliga).^[1] He previously played for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (Lietuvos krepšinio lyga).^[2] He is a power forward. He also represented Lithuania national basketball team internationally.

Professional career

Klimavičius has signed a new contract and will stay with Žalgiris Kaunas for 2010–2011 season, with an option to prolong the contract for the 2011–2012 season.^[3]

Lithuanian national team

At the 2010 FIBA World Championship he played for the Lithuanian national basketball team, which won Bronze medals.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Euroleague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2002–03	Žalgiris	4	0	5.5	.500	.333	.000	.8	.0	.3	.0	1.8	.3
2008–09	Žalgiris	10	0	13.0	.548	.000	.375	3.2	.3	.4	.6	3.7	4.2
2009–10	Žalgiris	14	6	25.2	.429	.367	.675	4.1	.8	.1	.9	7.7	7.8
2010–11	Žalgiris	16	7	16.0	.462	.231	.727	2.9	.4	.3	.3	3.9	2.4
2011–12	Žalgiris	16	0	15.0	.333	.235	.333	3.2	.6	.1	.4	2.2	2.6
2013–14	Žalgiris	22	3	13.5	.514	.111	.609	3.7	1.2	.3	.4	4.2	6.0

Awards and achievements

• 2010 FIBA World Championship, Turkey – Bronze medalist

References

1. "Team 2015/2016 – Tadas Klimavicius" (in German). Telekom Baskets Bonn. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
2. http://www.basketnews.lt/player-2006-tadas-klimavicius.html
3. ZALGIRIS re-signs forward Klimavicius at euroleague.net

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