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“A player who is still young and hungry, but at the same time has a lot of experience, is coming to Šiauliai,” added the team leader. coach Žydrūnas Urbonas. “I have no doubt that in addition to Luka’s accurate three-pointers, his basketball awareness and reading of situations will be one of the main weapons in helping our team achieve victories.”
The Marijampoli native, who spent the last four years in Vilnius “Ryto” team, collected 6.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in the local championship last season.
In the FIBA Champions League, the 199 cm tall basketball player had better statistics – 7.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 10.3 utility points per game.
“We are well acquainted with Lukas, because we had to work together for several years in the youth national teams. He is a very talented, combative and good-natured person,” assistant coach Vaidas Pauliukėnas said about the incoming player. – In Šiauliai, he will have a great chance to prove his worth again and enjoy basketball.”
Uleckas won even 4 sets of medals while representing the Lithuanian youth national team. European Championship (U16) silver in 2015, World Championship (U17) bronze and European Championship (U18) silver in 2016. and European Championship (U18) bronze in 2017.
Before the stage in the capital team, the basketball player previously wore the T-shirts of Kaunas “Žalgiris” and Prienai “Cbet” teams.
2024-07-09 12:01:35