Juventus Utena | |
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Position | Power forward / center |
League | LKL |
Personal information | |
Born | Biržai, Lithuania | 28 May 2000
Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
Playing career | 2014–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 | |
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Erikas Venskus (born 28 May 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). [1]
Venskus started playing basketball with BC Biržai at age 14. [2]
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]
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]