Julius Jucikas

Julius Jucikas
No. 27 – Aomori Wat's
Position Power forward / Center
League B.League
Personal information
Born (1989-10-20) 20 October 1989
Šilutė, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 Šilutė
2010–2011 Šiauliai
2011–2012 University of Šiauliai-ABRO Šiauliai
2012–2015 Šiauliai
2015–2017 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2017–2018 BK Ventspils
2018- Aomori Wat's
Career highlights and awards

Julius Jucikas (born 20 October 1989) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Aomori Wat's of the Japanese B.League. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he plays at the center and power forward positions.[1][2][3]

Playing career

A 19-year-old Jucikas started his career with Šilutė of the NKL in 2009.

On 6 July 2015, Jucikas signed with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[4] After two poor seasons, much of which Jucikas spent on the bench, his contract for the 2017–2018 season was terminated by mutual agreement with the team.[5] The two seasons were also worst in team history.

On 15 July 2017, he signed with BK Ventspils.[6] He helped Ventspils win the Latvian championship.

Personal life

His younger brother Matas Jucikas is also a professional basketball player.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Julius Jucikas". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Julius Jucikas / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Julius Jucikas Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Jucikas pasirašė sutartį su „Lietuvos rytu"". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Su „Lietuvos rytu" išsiskyręs Julius Jucikas: „Nebuvo verta ten likti"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Julius Jucikas apsivilks „Ventspils" marškinėlius". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Matas Jucikas trejus metus atstovaus "Neptūnui"". www.bcneptunas.lt (in Lithuanian).


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