Marius Runkauskas (born May 20, 1986) is a Lithuanian professional

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player. He plays primarily at the

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position, but he can also play

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, if needed.

Early years

Runkauskas played in the Lithuanian Pupils Basketball League (MKL), for the V. Chomičius basketball school.

Professional career

Runkauskas started his professional basketball career in the

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, NKL (Lithuanian 2nd Division) team, Nafta-Uni-Laivitė, in 2003. After he became a champion of the NKL, in 2007, with Nafta-Uni-Laivitė,

's strongest basketball club invited him to join their team. He averaged 8.8 points, 1.0 assists, and 1.5 rebounds per game. The next year, he joined BC Sūduva, and in January 2009, he left the club, and joined the Latvian basketball team

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. In the following season, he averaged 16.9 points, 3.9 assists, and 3.3 rebounds per game. After the season, he joined UJAP Quimper, playing in the French 2nd Division. With UJAP, he averaged 14.1 points, 1.6 assists, and 2.6 rebounds per game. In June 2011, he returned to BC Neptūnas, and signed a two-year contract with the team. In July 2014, he moved to Romania, and signed a one-year deal with

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. In June 2015, he signed a two-year (1+1) deal with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius.

International career

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

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. He also participated in the Lithuanian national team's training camp, but he was cut from the national team on August 16.

Awards and achievements

* Lithuanian 2nd Division Runner-up: (2006) * Lithuanian 2nd Division Champion: (2007) *

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's Baltic BBL League All-Newcomers Team: (2008) *3× Lithuanian LKL League Three-point Shootout Champion: (2008, 2013, 2014)

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Runkauskas, Marius 1986 births Living people ASK Riga players BC Juventus players BC Neptūnas players BC Rytas players CSU Asesoft Ploiești players Lithuanian men's basketball players 21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen Point guards Shooting guards Basketball players from Klaipėda UJAP Quimper 29 players CSA Steaua București basketball players