Šarūnas Marčiulionis
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Šarūnas Marčiulionis is a legendary Lithuanian shooting guard, one of the first Europeans to make a major impact in the NBA and a key figure in Lithuania’s basketball resurgence after independence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Šarūnas Marčiulionis canonical | 3 |
| Šarūnas | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
FIBA Hall of Fame inductee
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Olympic basketball player ⓘ basketball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award runner-up (early 1990s) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1964-06-13 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Golden State Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Marčiulionis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
BC Šiauliai–Marčiulionis Basketball Academy (youth programs associated with his name)
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Lithuanian Basketball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Šarūnas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HallOfFameInduction |
FIBA Hall of Fame class of 2015
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2014 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height |
196 cm
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6 ft 5 in ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive slashing playing style
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being one of the first Europeans to have a major impact in the NBA ⓘ helping lead the resurgence of Lithuanian basketball after independence ⓘ pioneering use of the Euro step in the NBA ⓘ |
| leagueParticipatedIn |
Lithuanian Basketball League
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National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Šarūnas Marčiulionis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Lithuanian ⓘ |
| NBAdebutSeason | 1989–90 NBA season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NBAdebutTeam | Golden State Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NBADraftRound | 6 ⓘ |
| NBADraftYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| NBAOverallPick | 127 ⓘ |
| OlympicGamesParticipatedIn |
1988 Summer Olympics
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1992 Summer Olympics ⓘ 1996 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal |
1988 Summer Olympics gold medal in basketball
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1992 Summer Olympics bronze medal in basketball ⓘ 1996 Summer Olympics bronze medal in basketball ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
BC Statyba Vilnius
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Denver Nuggets NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden State Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacramento Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Seattle SuperSonics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
point guard
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shooting guard ⓘ |
| representedNationalTeam |
Lithuania men's national basketball team
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Union national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Vilnius, Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
basketball administrator
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sports executive ⓘ |
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