Sarunas Marciulionis

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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.

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

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FIBA Hall of Fame hasInductee Sarunas Marciulionis