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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

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

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

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

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

  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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