Ronaldas Rutkauskas

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Ronaldas Rutkauskas
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Rutkauskas warming up for Iraklis Thessaloniki in 2016.
Personal information
Born (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 32)
Kaunas, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Position Power forward
Career history
2009–2011 08 Stockholm
2011–2012 Tsmoki-Minsk II
2013 Stockholm Eagles
2013 ETHA Engomis
2013–2014 Ourense
2014 BC Jazz Kaunas  [ lt ]
2014–2015 Pärnu
2015–2016 Jēkabpils
2016–2017 Iraklis Thessaloniki
2017–2018 CEP Lorient
2018–2019 Iraklis Thessaloniki
2019–2020 Koroivos Amaliadas
2020–2021 CEP Lorient
2021–2022 Þór Þorlákshöfn
2022–? Andrézieux-Bouthéon Loire Sud Basket  [ fr ]
?–present Delikatesas
Career highlights and awards

Ronaldas Rutkauskas (born 3 March 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player representing BC Delikatesas of the National Basketball League. Born in Kaunas, he started his professional career in Sweden with 08 Stockholm. Rutkauskas received the BBL Best Rebounder Award in 2015 while playing for Pärnu and was the leading scorer of the Belarus Premier League in 2012.

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Rutkauskas has represented Lithuania at junior levels.

Professional career

Born in Kaunas in 1992, Rutkauskas started playing basketball at a very young age in the basketball academies of Arvydas Sabonis. [1] His professional started career in 2009 with Swedish team 08 Stockholm, before joining Belarusian team Tsmoki-Minsk in 2011. [2] Rutkauskas while playing for Tsmoki-Minsk II in the Belarus Premier League, led the league in scoring for the 2011–12 season with 19.6 points and had the second-best record with 9.4 rebounds per game in 30 games, [3] also setting the season-high for scoring in a game as he scored 38 points against Rubon Vitebsk. [3] [4] He improved his numbers the next season to 21.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, [5] before in January 2013 he agreed terms with Swedish team Stockholm Eagles. [6] Rutkauskas joined Cypriot club ETHA Engomis in September 2013, [7] before moving to Spain to play for LEB Oro team Ourense. [8]

Rutkauskas joined Pärnu for the 2014–15 season, scoring 8 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in his debut against TU/Rock. [9] He was named BBL's Most Valuable Player for December, [10] while he also received the BBL Best Rebounder Award at the end of the season. [11] In October 2015, he signed for Jēkabpils in Latvia. [12] While at Jēkabpils he was named BBL's Most Valuable Player for January 2016, by averaging 15.5 points, 11 rebounds, and 1.3 steals, earning the honor for the second time in his career. [13] In July 2016, Rutkauskas agreed a contract with Greek A2 team Iraklis Thessaloniki. [14] He finished his season with 11.4 points and 7 rebounds per game, appearing in all but one regular season games. [15]

In July 2021, Rutkauskas signed with reigning Icelandic champions Þór Þorlákshöfn. [16] On 2 October 2021, he had 23 points and 12 rebounds in Þór's 113–100 win against Njarðvík in the Icelandic Super Cup. [17] [18]

Professional career statistics

Baltic Basketball League

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
Led the league

Source: [19] [20]

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15 Pärnu 9932.6.571.200.73310.42.10.90.318.7
2015–16 BK Jēkabpils 131330.7.6081.000.6909.31.01.00.413.8
Career222231.5.587.273.7019.81.51.00.415.8

International career

Rutkauskas was in the preselection squad of Lithuania under-19 for the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. [21] He scored 5 points in a friendly game against LKKA Atletas, [22] before being cut off the tournament's final squad. [23] He was also in the preselection of Lithuania under-20 for the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. [24]

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  3. 1 2 СТАТИСТИКА ИГРОКОВ 2011–2012 (in Belarusian). Belarusian Basketball Federation . Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ↑ 38 ОЧКОВ РУТКАУСКАСА НЕ ПОМОГЛИ ВТОРОЙ КОМАНДЕ МИНСК-2006 ОДОЛЕТЬ РУБОН (in Belarusian). Belarusian Basketball Federation . Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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  24. ↑ "20-MEČIAI PRADEDA PASIRENGIMĄ EUROPOS ČEMPIONATUI" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball Federation. June 4, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
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