Žygimantas Jonušas (born 22 February 1982 in Klaipėda) is a retired Lithuanian professional
basketball
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player. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), Jonušas usually plays as
small forward
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.
Professional career
Jonušas played for various European clubs over the course of his career, starting with
BC Neptūnas of Lithuania. He led
BC Alita
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to the LKL quarterfinals during his stint there, averaging 19.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game during the 2004-05 season.
He also had a played for
Eisbären Bremerhaven
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, where he averaged double digit points in two out of his three seasons in
Basketball Bundesliga
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.
References
1982 births
Living people
BC Neptūnas players
BC Pieno žvaigždės players
Eisbären Bremerhaven players
Juvecaserta Basket players
Lithuanian men's basketball players
21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen
MBC Mykolaiv players
Basketball players from KlaipÄ—da
Phoenix Hagen players
Small forwards
BC Lietkabelis players
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