Tomas Pačėsas
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Alytus, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | November 11, 1971|||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1994–2007 | |||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||
Number | 7, 15 | |||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2007–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
As player: | ||||||||||||||
1993–1995 | Lavera Kaunas | |||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Atletas Kaunas | |||||||||||||
1996–1997 | BC Alita | |||||||||||||
1997–1998 | BIPA-Moda | |||||||||||||
1998 | Atletas Kaunas | |||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | |||||||||||||
1999–2001 | Ural Great Perm | |||||||||||||
2001 | Legia Warsaw | |||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Śląsk Wrocław | |||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Anwil Włocławek | |||||||||||||
2003–2007 | Asseco Prokom | |||||||||||||
As coach: | ||||||||||||||
2007 | Asseco Prokom (assistant) | |||||||||||||
2007–2012 | Asseco Prokom | |||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | |||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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As head coach:
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Tomas Pačėsas (born November 11, 1971) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player, basketball coach, businessman, and politician.
Playing career[]
Club career[]
Pačėsas was the Polish League MVP, in 2004.
Lithuanian senior national team[]
Pačėsas was a member of the senior Lithuanian national team that won bronze medals at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
Coaching career[]
In December 2015, Pačėsas signed on as the head coach of Lietuvos rytas.[1][2] He helped Rytas win the King Mindaugas Cup, but suffered a disastrous 3rd-place finish in the LKL after losing to Neptūnas in the semifinals. In June 2016, he extended his contract for one more year.[3] The 2016-2017 season was even more disastrous, as the team struggled in the LKL and failed to qualify to the Eurocup playoffs. In February 2017, Pačėsas resigned, and left Lietuvos rytas.[4]
Career statistics[]
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 |
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2001–02 | Śląsk Wrocław | 5 | 0 | 15.3 | .384 | .714 | .000 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .2 | .0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
2004–05 | Asseco Prokom | 19 | 19 | 30.2 | .283 | .215 | .444 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 1.8 | .1 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
2005–06 | 13 | 11 | 28.1 | .426 | .400 | .667 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .0 | 6.2 | 7.2 | |
2006–07 | 7 | 0 | 10.2 | .250 | .286 | .000 | .4 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .9 | .1 | |
Career | 44 | 30 | 24.8 | .331 | .308 | .533 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .0 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
EuroCup[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2003–04 | Asseco Prokom | 12 | 11 | 26.4 | .488 | .490 | 1.000 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 1.2 | .0 | 10.4 | 12.3 |
Awards and accomplishments[]
Pro career[]
- North European League Champion: (2001)
- Russian Championship Champion: (2001)
- 6× Polish League Champion: (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Lithuanian senior national team[]
- 1996 Summer Olympic Games: Bronze
References[]
- ^ "Tomas Pacesas is a new head coach of Lietuvos rytas". BC Lietuvos rytas. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "Lietuvos Rytas name Tomas Pacesas head coach". Sportando.com. 17 December 2015.
- ^ "Lietuvos Rytas re-signs coach Tomas Pacesas". Sportando.com. 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Lietuvos Rytas name Rimas Kurtinaitis head coach to replace Pacesas". Sportando.com. 10 February 2017.
- 1971 births
- Living people
- 1998 FIBA World Championship players
- Arka Gdynia basketball coaches
- Asseco Gdynia players
- Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- BC Odessa players
- KK Włocławek players
- Legia Warsaw (basketball) players
- Lithuanian basketball coaches
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Poland
- Lithuanian men's basketball players
- LSU-Atletas basketball players
- Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic basketball players of Lithuania
- Olympic bronze medalists for Lithuania
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- PBC Ural Great players
- Point guards
- Śląsk Wrocław basketball players
- Sportspeople from Alytus
- Sportspeople from Kaunas