Tautvydas Šležas

Tautvydas Šležas
Personal information
Born	31 March 1990 (age 31); Kaunas, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2006–2019
Position	Center
Career history
2006–2008	Bremena-KTU Tauragė
2008–2011	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2009–2011	→Perlas Vilnius
2011–2012	Juventus Utena
2012-2013	Prienai
2013–2014	Dzūkija Alytus
2014–2015	Fürstenfeld Panthers
2015–2016	Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad
2016	Dominion Bilbao Basket
2016–2017	RETAbet.es GBC
2017–2018	Iberostar Palma
2018-2019	University of Tartu
Men's Basketball
Representing Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship

Tautvydas Šležas (born 31 March 1990) is a Lithuanian ex-professional basketball player.^[1]

Playing career[]

Born in Kaunas, Lithuania, Šležas started his professional career 2006 with Bremena-KTU Tauragė of the National Basketball League.

Two years later, he signed with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius, as one of the most promising young players in Lithuania, but he rarely for the team, and was loaned for to its junior team Perlas Vilnius.

On 11 September 2011, signed a one-year contract with Juventus Utena. On 7 October 2011, playing in his second game of the season, Šležas suffered an ankle injury, which kept him out of the lineup for four months. After playing with Prienai and Dzūkija Alytus, Šležas left Lithuania in 2014, when he signed with the Fürstenfeld Panthers of the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga (ÖBL). In 2015 he signed with Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad of LEB Oro. On 25 January 2016, he became the MVP of the round 19 after scoring 21 points and grabbing 18 rebounds in an 81–78 win over Cocinas.com.^[2]

Two weeks later, Šležas signed a contract until the end of the 2015–16 season with Dominion Bilbao Basket of Liga ACB.^[3] In summer of 2016, he signed a one-year contract with RETAbet.es GBC of LEB Oro.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Lithuania U18 National Championship - MVP

FIBA Europe U18 Championship - Silver Medal Winner

Lithuanian Federation Cup 2009 - Champion

BBL (Baltic Basketball League) 2010 - Bronze Medal Winner

LSKL (Lithuania Students League) 2013 & 2014 - Champion

ABL Austria League 2015 - Top Rebounder

ACB Spain Copa del Rey 2016 - Semifinalist

LEB Oro Spain 2017 - Champion

National team career[]

Šležas played for the Lithuanian under-16 national team in the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. In 2008, he played for the Lithuanian under-18 national team in the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship where they won silver medals, and was part of the team in the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. In 2010, he played for the Lithuanian under-20 national team in the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Tautvydas Slezas - Player Profile - Basketball". Eurosport Asia. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
^ "J.19: Tautvydas Slezas, la décima sinfonía de su primer MVP" (in Spanish). FEB.es. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^ "Tautvydas Slezas joins Bilbao". Eurohoops.net. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

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[Eurosport-1] "Tautvydas Slezas - Player Profile - Basketball". Eurosport Asia. Retrieved 9 November 2018.

[2] "J.19: Tautvydas Slezas, la décima sinfonía de su primer MVP" (in Spanish). FEB.es. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

[3] "Tautvydas Slezas joins Bilbao". Eurohoops.net. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

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