Erikas_Venskus

Erikas Venskus

Erikas Venskus

Lithuanian basketball player

Erikas Venskus (born 28 May 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Spirou of the BNXT League.[1]

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Early life

Venskus started playing basketball with BC Biržai at age 14.[2]

Professional career

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]

National team career

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]

References

  1. [1]
    "Erikas Venskus / Žaidėjai".
  2. [2]
    "ZZ Leiden | Litouwse aanwinst voor Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. [3]
    "RKL savaitės talentas – aukštaūgis e. Venskus iš Biržų".
  4. [4]
    "ERIKAS VENSKUS | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. [5]
    "E.Venskus keliasi į Prienus (11)". Krepsinis.net (in Lithuanian). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Leiden wint spannende basketbalfinale van Zwolle, dat die beker maar niet kan winnen". nos.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  7. [7]
    "Communiqué Officiel : Erikas Venskus". spiroubasket.be (in French). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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