Žygimantas Skučas
Juventus Utena
PositionPower forward
LeagueLithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992
Kaunas, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2010–2012Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2012–2014LSU-Atletas Kaunas
2014–2016Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2016–2018Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2018BC Gries Oberhoffen
2018–2019Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2019–2021Juventus Utena
2021–2022Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2022-presentJuventus Utena
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 SloveniaU-20 Team
FIBA World Under-19 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 LatviaU-19 Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 LithuaniaU-18 Team

Žygimantas Skučas (born 18 March 1992, Kaunas, Lithuania[1]) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. His main position is power forward.

Professional career

In 2016, he signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys and debuted in his first European competition EuroCup on 12 October versus KK MZT Skopje by scoring 15 points, grabbing 4 rebounds and helping his team to start the season with a 90–89 victory.[2][3] The team also qualified into the TOP16 stage and Skučas finished the debut season with solid 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists averages.[4]

International career

He won four gold medals with Lithuania national teams: Europe U-16 in 2008, Europe U-18 in 2010, World U-19 in 2011 and Europe U-20 in 2012.

References

  1. Žygimantas Skučas LKL.lt (in Lithuanian)
  2. "Žygimantas Skučas: "Niekada nemaniau, kad man pavyks žaisti LKL"". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. "Lietkabelis Panevezys vs. MZT Skopje Aerodrom - Game". Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. "SKUCAS, ZYGIMANTAS - Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup". www.eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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