Saulius Štombergas

Saulius Štombergas
	Štombergas, while coaching, in 2013.
Personal information
Born	December 14, 1973 (age 50); Klaipėda, Lithuania
Listed height	6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1992–2010
Position	Small forward
Number	7
Coaching career	2011–2014
Career history
As player:
1992–1993	Žalgiris Kaunas
1993–1997	Atletas Kaunas
1996–1997	Shanghai Sharks
1997–1999	Žalgiris Kaunas
1999–2000	Kinder Bologna
2000–2001	TAU Cerámica Vitoria
2001–2002	Efes Pilsen Istanbul
2002–2003	Žalgiris Kaunas
2003–2004	Unics Kazan
2004–2005	Ülker Istanbul
2005–2007	Unics Kazan
2007–2008	Naglis-Adakris Palanga
2009–2010	Unics Kazan
As coach:
2011	Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school Kaunas
2011–2013	Žalgiris Kaunas (assistant)
2013–2014	Žalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights and awards
	As player: EuroLeague champion (1999); FIBA EuroStar (1998); FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1998); FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP (1998); FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer (1998); FIBA EuroChallenge champion (2004); FIBA EuroChallenge All-Star (2004); Spanish All-Star Game (2001); Turkish League champion (2002); 2× Turkish Cup winner (2002, 2005); Turkish Super Cup winner (2004); Turkish All-Star Game (2005); 3× Lithuanian LKL League champion (1998, 1999, 2003); 5× Lithuanian All-Star Game (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003); Lithuanian All-Star Game MVP (1995); North European League champion (1999);
Representing Lithuania
Men's Basketball
FIBA Europe U18 Championship
Olympic Games
EuroBasket

Saulius Štombergas (born December 14, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player, basketball coach and businessman. Štombergas is one of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players of all time, and he was also considered to be a great team leader, as he managed to play very well under pressure, and at the end of games. He was also known for his 3-point shooting ability.

Professional career

Štombergas' club teams during his playing career, were, in the order in which he played for them: Atletas Kaunas, Vostok Shanghai (Chinese CBA), Žalgiris Kaunas, Kinder Bologna, TAU Cerámica Vitoria, Efes Pilsen Istanbul, Unics Kazan, and Ülker Istanbul. He holds the record in the EuroLeague, since the year 2000, for the most 3-point field goals made in a game, without a miss.

National team career

Štombergas played for the senior men's Lithuanian national basketball team, from 1995 to 2004.

During the 11 years that he played as a Lithuanian international national team player, he played in 97 official games, and scored 1,036 points, for his home country. He won two bronze medals at the Summer Olympic Games, in 1996, and 2000. He also won a silver medal at the EuroBasket 1995, and as the captain of the senior national team, he won the gold medal of the same competition, in 2003.^[1] He was also named to the All-Tournament Team.

He also played at the EuroBasket 1997, the 1998 FIBA World Championship, the EuroBasket 1999, the EuroBasket 2001, and the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. He was the flag bearer for Team Lithuania, at the 2004 Olympics.

Coaching career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Štombergas began his career as a basketball coach in 2011. He worked as a head coach for BC Žalgiris-2 in the NKL, before joining BC Žalgiris as an assistant coach for the 2012-2013 season. He briefly served as head coach in the 2013-2014 season, before resigning in April after disappointing results.

Career player statistics

Legend
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
2000–01	TAU Cerámica	22	20	27.2	.520	.512	.827	2.4	.7	.9	.2	12.0	10.5
2001–02	Efes Pilsen	20	19	27.3	.493	.487	.770	3.0	1.2	1.6	.1	11.6	10.1
2002–03	Žalgiris	14	13	30.0	.475	.415	.886	4.1	1.3	.6	.1	13.6	12.1
2004–05	Ülker	22	22	29.5	.405	.299	.838	3.5	1.0	1.3	.1	10.3	7.9
Career		78	74	28.5	.469	.420	.825	3.2	1.0	1.2	.1	11.7	10.0