Adas Juškevičius (born 3 January 1989) is a Lithuanian professional

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player for

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of the

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. He is a tall

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Professional career

Tecnyconta Zaragoza (2016–2017)

On 9 November 2016, Juškevičius signed with Tecnyconta Zaragoza of Liga ACB.

Lietkabelis Panevėžys (2017–2018)

On 23 July 2017, Juškevičius signed a one-year deal with Lietkabelis Panevėžys. On 19 January 2018, he parted ways with Lietkabelis in order to sign in Turkey.

Galatasaray (2018)

On 24 January 2018, he signed with Turkish club

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until the end of the 2018–19 season.

Nanterre 92 (2018–2019)

On 3 August 2018, Juškevičius joined

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of the French

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Parma Basket (2019–2022)

On August 2, 2019, Juškevičius signed with

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of the

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. Juškevičius was selected to the 2020 VTB United League All-Star Game where he scored 12 points, grabbed 3 rebounds, dished out 1 assist and made 4 steals.

Vanoli Cremona (2022)

On March 6, 2022, Juškevičius signed with Vanoli Cremona of the Italian

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BC Wolves (2022–present)

On July 6, 2022, he has signed with

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National team career

Juškevičius was on Lithuania national basketball team candidates list before

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, but haven't made into the final roster. In 2014 coach Jonas Kazlauskas included Juškevičius into preliminary 24 players list for main Lithuania squad as well. Following

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injury, Juškevičius qualified into the main roster and represented Lithuania in

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. He also was included into the national team's candidates list in 2015, but was released on August 25. Adas Juskevicius by Augustas Didzgalvis

References

External links

Adas Juškevičius
at euroleague.net

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