Erikas Venskus
Lithuanian basketball player
| Spirou | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | BNXT League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 23) Biržai, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2017 | BC Biržai |
| 2017–2021 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2017–2020 | → Žalgiris-2 Kaunas |
| 2020–2021 | → Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
| 2021–2022 | Labas GAS Prienai |
| 2022–2023 | ZZ Leiden |
| 2023–present | Spirou Charleroi |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Erikas Venskus (born 28 May 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Spirou of the BNXT League.[1]
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
- ^ "Erikas Venskus / Žaidėjai".
- ^ a b c "ZZ Leiden | Litouwse aanwinst voor Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "RKL savaitės talentas – aukštaūgis e. Venskus iš Biržų".
- ^ "ERIKAS VENSKUS | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "E.Venskus keliasi į Prienus (11)". Krepsinis.net (in Lithuanian). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Leiden wint spannende basketbalfinale van Zwolle, dat die beker maar niet kan winnen". nos.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Communiqué Officiel : Erikas Venskus". spiroubasket.be (in French). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
