Edgaras Ulanovas (born January 7, 1992) is a Lithuanian professional

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player and the

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for Žalgiris Kaunas of the

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(LKL) and the

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Professional career

On 25 April 2014, Ulanovas was named the Co- VTB United League Young Player of the Year, along with Dmitry Kulagin. In 2017, he was named the MVP of the 2017 King Mindaugas Cup, and also the MVP of the 2017 LKL Finals. In 2019, Ulanovas was named the

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for a second time in his career. In 2020, Ulanovas was named MVP of the 2020 King Mindaugas Cup. On 9 July 2020, Ulanovas transferred to the Turkish

powerhouse Fenerbahçe, after a full decade with Žalgiris. During his first game as a member of the new team in the

, Ulanovas was one of the team leaders by scoring 13 points, and helped his team to achieve a 77–63 season opening victory versus the

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. On 15 June 2021, Ulanovas officially parted ways with the Turkish club. On 2 July 2021, Ulanovas returned to Žalgiris Kaunas, signing a one-year deal. On 10 April 2022, he re-signed with the club until the end of the 2023–24 season. On 26 September 2022, Ulanovas was named team captain of Žalgiris Kaunas. On July 5, 2023, he renewed his contract through 2027.

National team career

Lithuanian junior national team

Ulanovas represented Lithuania's junior national teams at the

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, the

2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 27th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams featured the competition, held in Lithuania from July 22 to August 1. Serbia was the defending champion. Lithuania won the title a ...

, the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and the

2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 15th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. 16 teams featured in the competition, held in Slovenia from 12 to 22 July 2012. Lithuania won the title for the second time. Participating ...

, winning four gold medals. In the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, he was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Lithuanian senior national team

In 2015, Ulanovas was included into the senior Lithuanian national team's extended candidates list, by the team's

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, Jonas Kazlauskas. However, he was not invited into the team's training camp later on. Still, he was invited into the national team's training camp the next year, and he immediately qualified into the Olympic roster. However, he was replaced on the roster by

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, just before the start of the tournament, due to injury. Following year, Ulanovas played with the team at the

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, averaging 7.2 points.

Personal life

In 26 June 2021 Ulanovas bought 15% shares of basketball website "Basketnews.com" and became part-owner.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="6", Žalgiris , 24 , , 12 , , 19.2 , , .465 , , .323 , , .757 , , 2.5 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , .0 , , 5.5 , , 5.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , 24 , , 24 , , 26.3 , , .372 , , .342 , , .875 , , 4.5 , , 2.0 , , .7 , , .2 , , 6.3 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , 30 , , 16 , , 24.4 , , .510 , , .381 , , .877 , , 3.3 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , .3 , , 7.7 , , 9.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , 35 , , 31 , , 27.1 , , .503 , , .457 , , .787 , , 4.1 , , 2.1 , , .5 , , .4 , , 7.5 , , 10.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , 34 , , 24 , , 25.0 , , .439 , , .354 , , .840 , , 3.4 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , .2 , , 7.2 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="background:#CFECEC;", 28* , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 28* , , 25.8 , , .427 , , .368 , , .813 , , 3.3 , , 2.0 , , .4 , , .1 , , 8.3 , , 8.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;", Fenerbahçe , 28 , , 28 , , 19.6 , , .471 , , .400 , , .722 , , 1.6 , , 1.4 , , .3 , , .0 , , 4.5 , , 4.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3", Žalgiris , 32 , , 24 , , 27.5 , , .441 , , .347 , , .789 , , 4.3 , , 2.0 , , .8 , , .2 , , 8.1 , , 10.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , 37 , , 37 , , 28.1 , , .449 , , .395 , , .835 , , 3.3 , , 2.5 , , .9 , , .1 , , 10.2 , , 11.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 34 , , 32 , , 28.0 , , .448 , , .284 , , .866 , , 4.1 , , 2.8 , , .6 , , .1 , , 7.6 , , 10.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 306 , , 256 , , 25.4 , , .449 , , .364 , , .826 , , 3.5 , , 1.9 , , .6 , , .2 , , 7.4 , , 9.4

References

External links

Edgaras Ulanovas
at eurobasket.com
Edgaras Ulanovas
at euroleaguebasketball.net

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