Deividas Pukis

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Deividas Pukis
Personal information
Born (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 33)
Šilutė, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
Career information
High school Christian Life Center Academy
(Humble, Texas)
Playing career2011–2015
Position Shooting guard
Career history
2011–2012 BC Sakalai
2012–2013 CB Peñas Huesca
2013–2015 BC Šilutė
2015 BC Prienai
Career highlights
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Slovenia U-20 Team
FIBA World Under-19 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Latvia U-19 Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Lithuania U-18 Team
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Italy U-16 Team

Deividas Pukis (born 10 January 1992, Kaunas, Lithuania [1] ) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player whose position is shooting guard. In 2010 he suffered a serious knee injury, which kept him from basketball court for more than a half year. [2]

International career

He won four gold medals with Lithuania national teams: Europe U-16 in 2008, Europe U-18 in 2010, World U-19 in 2011 and Europe U-20 in 2012. He also was a part of U-18 all-tournament team in 2008. [3]

References

  1. Deividas Pukis LKL.lt Archived 2013-07-23 at archive.today (in Lithuanian)
  2. Pukis experienced a serious injury (in Lithuanian)
  3. Two Lithuanians in the all-tournament team (in Lithuanian)