Giedrius Gustas

Giedrius Gustas (born 4 March 1980) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He mainly played at the point guard position. He is 1.90 m (6 ft 2 ¾ in) tall and he weighs 86 kg (190 pounds).

Giedrius Gustas
Personal information
Born (1980-03-04) 4 March 1980
Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
Playing career1998–2016
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Career history
As player:
1998–2004Žalgiris Kaunas
1999–2000→Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
2004–2005Lokomotiv Rostov
2005–2006Barons LMT
2006–2007Dynamo Moscow Region
2007–2009Barons LMT
2009–2010Kavala
2010–2011Trefl Sopot
2011–2012Turów Zgorzelec
2012–2013Neptūnas Klaipėda
2013–2014Rakvere Tarvas
2014–2016Dzūkija Alytus
As coach:
2016–2018Dzūkija Alytus (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • FIBA EuroCup Final Four MVP (2008)
  • EuroLeague champion (1999)
  • NEBL champion (1999)
  • Lithuanian League champion (1999, 2001, 2003–2004)
  • Latvian League champion (2008)
Medals
Representing  Lithuania
EuroBasket
2003 Sweden National team
2007 Spain National team

Professional career

In 2008, while playing with the Latvian Basketball League club Barons LMT, he won the FIBA EuroCup championship, and he was named league's the Final Four MVP.[1] In 2009, he joined the Greek Basket League club EKK Kavala.[2]

Lithuanian national team

He has been a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team. He has played at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. He has also played at the 2003 European Championship, where he won a gold medal, the 2005 European Championship, and at the 2007 European Championship, where he won a bronze medal.

Coaching career

On 31 August 2016, Gustas announced his retirement as player and became the assistant coach of Dzūkija Alytus.[3]

Career awards and achievements
As player

References
  1. Gustas takes Home MVP.
  2. "Gustas to EKK Kavala (Lithuanian)". Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  3. "G.Gustas deda tašką krepšininko karjeroje – tapo treneriu". krepsinis.net. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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