Sarunas Marciulionis
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Olympic athlete
basketball executive
basketball player
human
point guard
shooting guard
sports administrator
Sarunas Marciulionis is a pioneering Lithuanian basketball guard who became one of the first Europeans to make a major impact in the NBA and on international basketball.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sarunas Marciulionis canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
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basketball executive ⓘ basketball player ⓘ human ⓘ point guard ⓘ shooting guard ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ |
| awardReceived | EuroBasket MVP 1987 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1964-06-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kovno
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surface form:
Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
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| clubTeam | BC Statyba Vilnius ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Golden State Warriors ⓘ |
| draftLeague |
National Basketball Association
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surface form:
NBA
|
| draftPick | 127 ⓘ |
| draftRound | 6 ⓘ |
| draftYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| familyName | Marčiulionis ⓘ |
| FIBAMedal |
bronze medal at EuroBasket 1989
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bronze medal at the 1986 FIBA World Championship ⓘ silver medal at EuroBasket 1987 ⓘ |
| founded | Lithuanian Basketball League ⓘ |
| givenName |
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
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surface form:
Šarūnas
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| hallOfFameInduction |
FIBA Hall of Fame
ⓘ
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear |
2014
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2015 ⓘ |
| handedness | left-handed ⓘ |
| height |
196 cm
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6 ft 5 in ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive slashing style of play
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being one of the first Europeans to have a major impact in the NBA ⓘ |
| leaguePlayedIn |
National Basketball Association
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Soviet Championship League ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet League
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| name | Šarūnas Marčiulionis ⓘ |
| nationality | Lithuanian ⓘ |
| nationalTeam |
Lithuania men's national basketball team
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surface form:
Lithuania men’s national basketball team
Soviet Union national basketball team ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Union men’s national basketball team
|
| NBAdebutSeason | 1989–90 NBA season ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal |
bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| pioneerOf | European players in the NBA ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Denver Nuggets
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Golden State Warriors ⓘ Sacramento Kings ⓘ Seattle SuperSonics ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | guard ⓘ |
| represented |
Lithuania at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| retiredFromPlaying | late 1990s ⓘ |
| role | first president of the Lithuanian Basketball League ⓘ |
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