Dainius Šalenga

Dainius Šalenga
Šalenga, with Lietkabelis' jersey.
Personal information
Born (1977-04-15) April 15, 1977 (age 47)
Varėna, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1999: undrafted
Playing career1997–2018
PositionSmall forward
Number20, 10, 9
Career history
As player:
1997–1998Farmeka Vilnius
1998–2000Sakalai Vilnius
2000–2005Žalgiris Kaunas
2005–2007Akasvayu Girona
2007–2011Žalgiris Kaunas
2011Rūdupis Prienai
2011–2012Žalgiris Kaunas
2012–2013Budivelnyk Kyiv
2013TonyBet Prienai
2013–2014Budivelnyk Kyiv
2014–2015Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2015–2016Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas
2016–2017Juventus Utena
2017Dzūkija Alytus
As coach:
2019–2021CBet Prienai (assistant)
2019CBet Prienai (interim)
2021–2023Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2003 Sweden National team

Dainius Šalenga (born 15 April 1977) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player. He is a small forward that is mainly known for his three–point shooting abilities. Šalenga represented the senior Lithuanian national basketball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]

Professional career

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Šalenga was the team captain of Žalgiris Kaunas, in Lithuania,[2] before being released by the club in January 2011.[3] Šalenga won the EuroLeague Round 6 MVP award, on December 3, 2009.[4]

National team career

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Šalenga was a member of the senior Lithuanian national basketball team. With Lithuania, he played at the 2003 EuroBasket, where he won a gold medal, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[5]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games 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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2000–01 Žalgiris 6 1 22.1 .469 .400 .833 2.3 1.2 1.0 .2 7.3 6.7
2001–02 14 10 30.2 .448 .346 .810 2.6 1.9 1.4 .4 11.7 11.3
2002–03 10 6 27.1 .485 .310 .600 2.2 1.8 1.0 .4 8.4 7.2
2003–04 20 16 27.3 .399 .222 .718 2.4 2.0 1.0 .2 7.9 7.6
2004–05 20 19 33.5 .489 .349 .706 2.8 3.3 1.5 .3 12.0 13.1
2007–08 17 2 12.4 .457 .350 .625 1.9 .3 .5 .1 3.2 3.4
2008–09 10 5 26.4 .412 .239 .676 3.1 1.6 1.2 .2 11.4 10.5
2009–10 16 16 27.3 .410 .411 .757 3.0 1.2 1.3 .1 10.3 9.8
2010–11 10 7 20.1 .340 .267 .857 1.6 1.1 .6 .1 4.8 3.8
2011–12 6 4 25.1 .412 .375 .1000 2.2 1.5 .7 .2 6.0 5.3
2013–14 Budivelnyk 7 5 24.4 .535 .333 .800 2.4 2.4 .7 .1 8.0 10.6
Career 136 91 25.7 .441 .319 .740 2.5 1.7 1.0 .2 8.6 8.4

References

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  1. ^ Dainius Šalenga Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine at sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Kauno „Žalgiris“ nutraukė kontraktą su D. Šalenga Archived 2011-01-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Lithuanian)
  3. ^ 2011-01-18 Nutraukiamas kontraktas su D.Šalenga Archived 2011-01-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Lithuanian)
  4. ^ Salenga Euroleague Week 6 MVP Archived 2009-12-12 at the Wayback Machine at TalkBasket.
  5. ^ Dainius SALENGA (LTU).
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