Jonas Kazlauskas

Jonas Kazlauskas
Guangdong Southern Tigers
Position Head coach
League CBA
Personal information
Born (1954-11-21) 21 November 1954
Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 1976 / Undrafted
Playing career 1973–1985
Position Shooting guard
Coaching career 1994–present
Career history
As player:
1973–1985 Statyba Vilnius
As coach:
1994–2000 Žalgiris Kaunas
2001–2004 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2004–2006 Olympiacos Piraeus
2011–2012 CSKA Moscow
2013–2014
2017–present		 Guangdong Southern Tigers
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Lithuania
Summer Olympic Games
2000 SydneyTeam
EuroBasket
Slovenia 2013
France 2015
Representing  China
FIBA Asia Championship
Qatar 2005
Representing  Greece
EuroBasket
Poland 2009

Jonas Kazlauskas (born 21 November 1954) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Guangdong Southern Tigers of Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

Playing career

Kazlauskas played for Statyba Vilnius from 1973 to 1985. He won a bronze medal in the former USSR Supreme League in 1979.

Coaching career

Clubs

Kazlauskas is considered to be one of the best coaches in Europe. In the past, he has coached Lithuania's top two pro club basketball teams, Žalgiris Kaunas (1994–2000) and Lietuvos rytas Vilnius (2001–2004). In October 2004, Kazlauskas became the head coach of Olympiacos Piraeus.[1] Kazlauskas joined CSKA Moscow during the 2010–11 season.[2] From 2013 to 2014, he coached the Guangdong Southern Tigers and then returned to the team in May 2017.[3][4][5]

National teams

In 1997, Kazlauskas became the head coach of the Lithuanian national team with whom he won bronze medals at 2000 Summer Olympics and held that position until the end of EuroBasket 2001. In 2004, he joined the Chinese national team as the assistant coach to Del Harris, and then served as the head coach from 2005 to 2008, winning the 2005 Asian championship. From 2009 to 2010, Kazlauskas served as the head coach of the Greek national team and guided them to bronze medals at EuroBasket 2009. In 2012, he returned to Lithuanian national team and guided them to consecutive silver medals at 2013 and 2015 EuroBasket tournaments. In 2016, Kazlauskas left the team for the second time after his 4-year contract expired after the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]

Coaching awards and achievements

Club

International

Personal life

Jonas Kazlauskas and his wife Otilija have two daughters Jurgita and Miglė. He likes tennis, crosswords and computer games.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Greece: Kazlauskas Grabs Olympiacos Reins". www.fibaeurope.com. 18 October 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "CSKA lands Kazlauskas as coach through 2013". Euroleague.net. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Pastuszek, Jon (6 January 2013). "Guangdong coach Li Chunjiang resigns, Jonas Kazlauskas joins staff • NiuBBall.com". NiuBBall.com. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "独家！尤纳斯率团队签约宏远 另将担任全运会主帅". baijia.baidu.com (in Chinese). 24 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Parašas padėtas: Jonas Kazlauskas pradeda darbą Kinijos ekipoje". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). 31 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Sarapas, Jaunius (27 September 2016). "J. Kazlausko perkalbėti nepavyko: Lietuvos rinktinė turės naują trenerį". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Lietuvos metų treneris Jonas Kazlauskas apie 2013-uosius: „Sunki pradžia – laiminga pabaiga“ (in Lithuanian)
  8. ↑ Jonas Kazlauskas Krepsinis.net profile
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