Tadas Klimavičius (born 10 October 1982) is a Lithuanian former professional

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player. Standing at , he played as a

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. He also represented Lithuania national basketball team internationally.

Professional career

Klimavičius played for Žalgiris Kaunas,

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early in his career, before having breakout seasons with

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, helping them win LKL bronze medals in 2006 and 2007, BBL bronze medals in 2006, and helping Šiauliai in

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competition. After a successful season with Olympia Larissa in Greece, Klimavičius returned to Žalgiris Kaunas. After a difficult 2008–09 season for the team, Klimavičius played his most successful season with Žalgiris, becoming one of the best players on the team, and helping the team in matches in the

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and against

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, winning the BBL championship in 2010. In 2010, Klimavičius signed a new contract with Žalgiris for the 2010–11 season, with an option to prolong the contract for the 2011–12 season. In 2014, Klimavičius signed with

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of the

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. On 4 August 2016 it was announced that Klimavičius signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the

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. On 24 January 2017 Klimavičius signed with Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas shortly after terminating his contract with Neptūnas. He became an important part in the Vytautas rotation, and helped the team to win the 2017 BBL championship. He left Vytautas in January, after suffering some injuries.

Lithuanian national team

At the

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he played for the Lithuanian national basketball team, which won

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medals.

Career statistics

Euroleague

, - , style="text-align:left;" , 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;" , Žalgiris , 4 , , 0 , , 5.5 , , .500 , , .333 , , .000 , , .8 , , .0 , , .3 , , .0 , , 1.8 , , .3 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;" , Žalgiris , 10 , , 0 , , 13.0 , , .548 , , .000 , , .375 , , 3.2 , , .3 , , .4 , , .6 , , 3.7 , , 4.2 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;" , Žalgiris , 14 , , 6 , , 25.2 , , .429 , , .367 , , .675 , , 4.1 , , .8 , , .1 , , .9 , , 7.7 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;" ,

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, style="text-align:left;" , Žalgiris , 16 , , 7 , , 16.0 , , .462 , , .231 , , .727 , , 2.9 , , .4 , , .3 , , .3 , , 3.9 , , 2.4 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;" , Žalgiris , 16 , , 0 , , 15.0 , , .333 , , .235 , , .333 , , 3.2 , , .6 , , .1 , , .4 , , 2.2 , , 2.6 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;" , Žalgiris , 22 , , 3 , , 13.5 , , .514 , , .111 , , .609 , , 3.7 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , .4 , , 4.2 , , 6.0

Awards and achievements

, Turkey – Bronze medalist

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Klimavicius, Tadas 1982 births Living people 2010 FIBA World Championship players 21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen Basketball players from Kaunas BC Neptūnas players BC Prienai players BC Šiauliai players BC Žalgiris players Fabriano Basket players Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Germany Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Greece Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Italy Lithuanian men's basketball players Olympia Larissa B.C. players Power forwards Telekom Baskets Bonn players