Šarūnas Marčiulionis , born the June 13rd 1964 with Kaunas, is a player of Basket-ball Lithuania N, evolving/moving at the station of back.

It begins with Statyba Vilnius in the championship from the USSR. As of 1987, it is draft E by the Golden State Warriors. Then in 1988, it takes part with Arvydas Sabonis in the victory of the team of the USSR at the time of the Olympic Games of summer of 1988 in Seoul.

Then, the following year, it joined NBA becoming one of the first Europeans to obtain a time of significant play in NBA. Its role is recognized by two second place with the classification of the best sixth man in 1991 and 1992. Its success proves the competivity of Europeans what will start the internationalization of NBA.

After its career, it remains in the world of the basketball, creating and becoming chairing Lithuanian Ligue of basketball in 1993 then melting the European Northern Ligue of Basketball in 1999 of which it becomes the to commission .

Club

Europe

• Statyba Vilnius

NBA

• Golden delicious State Warriors
• Seattle SuperSonics
• Sacramento Kings
• Denver Nuggets

Prize list

NBA

• Draft E by the Golden delicious State Warriors in 1987
• named second of the classification of the best sixth man in 1991 and 1992

National team

• gold medal with the Olympic Games of summer of 1988 with Seoul with the the USSR
• bronze medal with the Olympic Games of summer of 1992 with Barcelona
• bronze medal with the Olympic Games of summer of 1996 with Atlanta
• medal of money to the Championship of Europe of the Nations in 1995
• MVP of the Championship of Europe of the Nations 1995

External bonds