Rima Valentienė

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Rima Valentienė
Rima Valentiene by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg
Kauno VIČI-Aistės
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1978-06-10) June 10, 1978 (age 39)
Ukmergė, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)

Rima Valentienė (born June 10, 1978) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player.

Basketball team sport played on a court with baskets on either end

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through the defender's hoop while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one or more one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated.

Valentienė plays for Kauno VIČI-Aistės and Lithuania women's national basketball team. She has represented the Lithuanian national team in several EuroBasket Women competitions. [1] Valentienė has spent her entire career playing in Lithuania, except during the 2009-2010 season when she played for the Latvian team SK Cesis.

The Lithuania national women's basketball team represents Lithuania in international basketball matches.

EuroBasket Women recurring sporting event

EuroBasket Women is a bi-annual international basketball competition held between the nations of Europe for women's national basketball team. Eurobasket Women is also used as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup and also for Olympic Games.

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