Erikas Venskus

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Erikas Venskus
No. 21–Juventus Utena
Position Power forward / center
League LKL
Personal information
Born (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 25)
Biržai, Lithuania
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2017 BC Biržai
2017–2021 Žalgiris Kaunas
2017–2020→ Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2020–2021→ Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2021–2022 Labas GAS Prienai
2022–2023 ZZ Leiden
2023–2024 Spirou Charleroi
2024–2025 CBet Jonava
2025–present Juventus Utena
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
FIBA U18 European Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Slovakia Team

Erikas Venskus (born 28 May 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). [1]

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Early life

Venskus started playing basketball with BC Biržai at age 14. [2]

Professional career

His professional career started by signing with hometown Biržai club in RKL. [3] In 2017, he signed with Žalgiris where he primarily played for the club's under-18 team. On 28 December 2018, Venskus made his EuroLeague debut when he played 2.5 minutes in an away loss in Gran Canaria. [4]

On 4 September 2021, Venskus signed with BC Prienai. [5]

On 8 August 2022, Venskus signed a one-year contract with ZZ Leiden of the BNXT League. [2] On 12 March 2023, he won the Dutch Basketball Cup with Leiden after defeating Landstede Hammers in the final. [6]

On 3 August 2023, Venskus signed with Spirou of the BNXT League. [7]

On 6 August 2024, Venskus signed with CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). [8]

On July 8 2025, he moved from CBet Jonava to the Juventus Utena club of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). [9]

National team career

Venskus played for the Lithuania under-19 team at the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship where he averaged 12.9 points and 7.3 rebounds. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Erikas Venskus / Žaidėjai".
  2. 1 2 3 "ZZ Leiden | Litouwse aanwinst voor Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "RKL savaitės talentas – aukštaūgis e. Venskus iš Biržų".
  4. ↑ "ERIKAS VENSKUS | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "E.Venskus keliasi į Prienus (11)". Krepsinis.net (in Lithuanian). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Leiden wint spannende basketbalfinale van Zwolle, dat die beker maar niet kan winnen". nos.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Communiqué Officiel : Erikas Venskus". spiroubasket.be (in French). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Prie Jonavos "CBet" jungiasi Erikas Venskus". bcjonava.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Pirmasis naujokas: į Uteną atvyksta Erikas Venskus". utenosjuventus.lt (in Lithuanian). 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
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