Dainius Šalenga

Dainius Šalenga (born 15 April 1977) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player. He is a small forward that is mainly known for his three–point shooting abilities. Šalenga represented the senior Lithuanian national basketball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]

Dainius Šalenga
Šalenga, with Lietkabelis' jersey.
Personal information
Born (1977-04-15) April 15, 1977
Varėna, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1999 / Undrafted
Playing career1997–2018
PositionSmall forward
Career history
1997–1998Farmeka Vilnius
1998–2000Sakalai Vilnius
2000–2005Žalgiris Kaunas
2005–2007Akasvayu Girona
2007–2011Žalgiris Kaunas
2011Rūdupis Prienai
2011–2012Žalgiris Kaunas
2012–2013Budivelnyk Kiev
2013TonyBet Prienai
2013–2014Budivelnyk Kiev
2014–2015Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2015–2016Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas
2016–2017Juventus Utena
2017–2018Dzūkija Alytus
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
EuroBasket
2003 Sweden National team

Professional career

Šalenga was the team captain of Žalgiris Kaunas, in Lithuania,[2] before being released by the club on January 2011.[3] Šalenga won the EuroLeague Round 6 MVP award, on December 3, 2009.[4]

National team career

Šalenga was a member of the senior Lithuanian national basketball team. With Lithuania, he played at the 2003 EuroBasket, where he won a gold medal, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[5]

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
2000–01 Žalgiris 6122.1.469.400.8332.31.21.0.27.36.7
2001–02 141030.2.448.346.8102.61.91.4.411.711.3
2002–03 10627.1.485.310.6002.21.81.0.48.47.2
2003–04 201627.3.399.222.7182.42.01.0.27.97.6
2004–05 201933.5.489.349.7062.83.31.5.312.013.1
2007–08 17212.4.457.350.6251.9.3.5.13.23.4
2008–09 10526.4.412.239.6763.11.61.2.211.410.5
2009–10 161627.3.410.411.7573.01.21.3.110.39.8
2010–11 10720.1.340.267.8571.61.1.6.14.83.8
2011–12 6425.1.412.375.10002.21.5.7.26.05.3
2013–14 Budivelnyk 7524.4.535.333.8002.42.4.7.18.010.6
Career 1369125.7.441.319.7402.51.71.0.28.68.4
gollark: They will of course be worthless.
gollark: Make up new platinum prizes for the occasion!
gollark: Traitorous traitor!
gollark: Those who will not give up their golds for the Greater Good™ are comitting a great evil.
gollark: We simply need to kill every gold in existence. Then, the ratios will require a lot of golds to flood the cave.

References
  1. Dainius Šalenga Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine at sports-reference.com
  2. Kauno „Žalgiris“ nutraukė kontraktą su D. Šalenga Archived 2011-01-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Lithuanian)
  3. 2011-01-18 Nutraukiamas kontraktas su D.Šalenga Archived 2011-01-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Lithuanian)
  4. Salenga Euroleague Week 6 MVP Archived 2009-12-12 at the Wayback Machine at TalkBasket.
  5. Dainius SALENGA (LTU).
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