Personal information | |
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Born | Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | 20 January 1985
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 193.6 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2007: undrafted |
Playing career | 2002–present |
Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
Career history | |
2002–2003 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
2003–2004 | ASVEL Basket |
2004–2006 | BC Boncourt |
2006–2007 | Polonia Warbud Warszawa |
2007–2008 | CSK VVS Samara |
2008 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
2008–2009 | KK Krka |
2009 | A.E.L. 1964 |
2009–2010 | Olympia Larissa |
2010 | BC Nevėžis |
2010 | Phoenix Hagen |
2010–2011 | BC Nevėžis |
2011 | BC Rūdupis |
2011–2012 | Budivelnyk Kyiv |
2012 | Krasnye Krylia |
2012–2013 | BC Šiauliai |
2013–2014 | Pieno žvaigždės |
2014–2015 | BC Šiauliai |
2015–2016 | Juventus Utena |
2017 | Azad University Tehran |
2018–present | Atletas Kaunas |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Rolandas Alijevas (born 20 January 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player of Azeri descent. [1]
On 15 April 2011, Alijevas signed a contract with BC Prienai, until the end of the season. [2]
On 28 June 2011, he signed with Budivelnyk Kyiv in Ukraine. [3] On 13 February 2012, he became a member of the Krasnye Krylia basketball club, based in Samara, Russia. [4] He also played for BC Nevėžis, BC Žalgiris, ASVEL Basket, BC Krka, BC Boncourt, Polonia Warszawa, G.S. Olympia Larissa B.C., Phoenix Hagen, BC Šiauliai.
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