Erikas Venskus

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Erikas Venskus
CBet Jonava
Position Power forward / Center
League LKL
Personal information
Born (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 24)
Biržai, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
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
2017–2020Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2020–2021Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2021–2022 Labas GAS Prienai
2022–2023 ZZ Leiden
2023–2024 Spirou Charleroi
2024–present CBet Jonava
Career highlights and awards

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

Contents

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]

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]

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References

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