Povilas Čukinas

Povilas Čukinas
No. 15 – BC Dzūkija
Position Center
League Lithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1983-04-11) 11 April 1983
Trakai, Lithuania
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 6 ft 10.75 in (2.10 m)
Listed weight 254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
Playing career 2000–present
Career history
2000–2001 Punktukas Anykščiai
2001–2002 Alita Alytus
2002–2006 Lietuvos rytas
2006–2007 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2007–2008 Pallacanestro Cantù
2008–2009 BK Barons
2009–2010 Žalgiris Kaunas
2010–2011 BC Kaunas
2011–2012 Walter Tigers Tübingen
2012 Rūdupis Prienai
2012 BC Roche Vendée
2012–2013 Sanaye Petrochimi Mahshahr
2013–2014 Starwings Basel
2014–2015 Jēkabpils
2015–2016 Samen Mashhad BC
2016–2017 Chemidor Tehran
2017 Étoile Sportive du Sahel
2017–present BC Dzūkija
Career highlights and awards

Povilas Čukinas (born 11 April 1983) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player.

Professional career

Born in Trakai, Čukinas started his career in LKAL's Puntukas Anykščiai. He moved to Alita Alytus of LKL. Although the player's statistics were not impressive (he averaged 3.8 points per game for Alita), then-LKL champion BC Lietuvos Rytas signed a long-term contract with the young forward. Čukinas played for Lietuvos Rytas for four consecutive years, but was used sparingly. His best season was the 2003-04 season, when Čukinas averaged 10.7 points per game.

During the 2006-07 season, Čukinas was loaned to Bundesliga's EnBW Ludwigsburg. He became one of the key players there. Later, he was invited to play for Serie A's Tisettanta Cantù.

On 24 September 2008 Barons LMT invited Čukinas into the team[1] but he was waived only after a month of playing.[2] Čukinas finished the season with BC Budivelnik. On 25 August 2009 he signed a one-year contract with Žalgiris Kaunas.[3]

On 17 September 2010 he was loaned to Aisčiai Kaunas.[4] On 1 November 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Walter Tigers Tübingen. Since 9 October 2012 he has been playing for BC Prienai.[5] In 2012, he signed with Sanaye Petrochimi Mahshahr BC.


References

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