Ronaldas Rutkauskas

Ronaldas Rutkauskas

Rutkauskas warming up for Iraklis Thessaloniki in 2016.
No. 13 – Iraklis Thessaloniki
Position Power forward
League Greek A2
Personal information
Born (1992-03-03) March 3, 1992
Kaunas, Lithuania
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2011 08 Stockholm
2011–2012 Tsmoki-Minsk II
2013 Stockholm Eagles
2013 ETHA Engomis
2013–2014 Ourense
2014–2015 Pärnu
2015–2016 Jēkabpils
2016–present Iraklis Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards

Ronaldas Rutkauskas (born March 3, 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, playing for Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek A2 Basketball League. Born in Kaunas, he started his professional career in Sweden with 08 Stockholm. Rutkauskas received the BBL Best Rebounder Award in 2015 while playing for Pärnu and was the leading scorer of the Belarus Premier League in 2012.

Rutkauskas has represented Lithuania at junior levels.

Professional career

Born in Kaunas in 1992, Rutkauskas started playing basketball at a very young age in the basketball academies of Arvydas Sabonis.[1] His professional started career in 2009 with Swedish team 08 Stockholm, before joining Belarussian team Tsmoki-Minsk in 2011.[2] Rutkauskas while playing for Tsmoki-Minsk II in the Belarus Premier League, led the league in scoring for the 2011–12 season with 19.6 points and had the second-best record with 9.4 rebounds per game in 30 games,[3] also setting the season-high for scoring in a game as he scored 38 points against Rubon Vitebsk.[3][4] He improved his numbers the next season to 21.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game,[5] before in January 2013 he agreed terms with Swedish team Stockholm Eagles.[6] Rutkauskas joined Cypriot club ETHA Engomis in September 2013,[7] before moving to Spain to play for LEB Oro team Ourense.[8]

Rutkauskas joined Pärnu for the 2014–15 season, scoring 8 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in his debut against TU/Rock.[9] He was named BBL's Most Valuable Player for December,[10] while he also received the BBL Best Rebounder Award at the end of the season.[11] In October 2015, he signed for Jēkabpils in Latvia.[12] While at Jēkabpils he was named BBL's Most Valuable Player for January 2016, by averaging 15.5 points, 11 rebounds, and 1.3 steals, earning the honor for the second time in his career.[13] In July 2016, Rutkauskas agreed a contract with Greek A2 team Iraklis Thessaloniki.[14]

Professional career statistics

Baltic Basketball League

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Led the league

Source:[15][16]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Pärnu 9 9 32.6 .571 .200 .733 10.4 2.1 0.9 0.3 18.7
2015–16 BK Jēkabpils 13 13 30.7 .608 1.000 .690 9.3 1.0 1.0 0.4 13.8
Career 22 22 31.5 .587 .273 .701 9.8 1.5 1.0 0.4 15.8

International career

Rutkauskas was in the preselection squad of Lithuania under-19 for the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.[17] He scored 5 points in a friendly game against LKKA Atletas,[18] before being cut off the tournament's final squad.[19] He was also in the preselection of Lithuania under-20 for the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Bertulis, Mantas (December 9, 2012). "Rutkauskas: apie patėvį-trenerį, Lukašenką, spaudimą ir rekordus" (in Latvia). basketnews.lt. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Esindusmeeskonna korvialune jõud - Ronaldas Rutkauskas" (in Estonian). KK Pärnu. October 22, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "СТАТИСТИКА ИГРОКОВ 2011–2012" (in Belarussian). Belarusian Basketball Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "38 ОЧКОВ РУТКАУСКАСА НЕ ПОМОГЛИ ВТОРОЙ КОМАНДЕ МИНСК-2006 ОДОЛЕТЬ РУБОН" (in Belarussian). Belarusian Basketball Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "КАРТОЧКА ИГРОКА Рональдас Руткаукас" (in Belarussian). Belarusian Basketball Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Bertulis, Mantas (January 21, 2013). "Rutkauskas palieka Baltarusiją ir grįžta į Švediją" (in Lithuanian). basketnews.lt. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rutkauskas keliasi į Kiprą" (in Lithuanian). basketnews.lt. September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ "El ala-pívot lituano Ronaldas Rutkauskas refuerzo para Ourense Termal" (in Spanish). Club Ourense Baloncesto. December 26, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Petrukonio ir Pečiukevičiaus ekipos pergalė apkartino Rutkausko debiutą "Parnu" klube" (in Lithuanian). basketnews.lt. October 21, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ Baranauskas, Povilas (December 30, 2014). "Rutkauskas moves up to take December MVP reigns". Baltic Basketball League. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Baltic BBL Best Rebounder Award Recipients". REAL GM. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Rutkauskas iš Estijos keliasi rungtyniauti į Latviją" (in Lithuanian). basketnews.lt. October 19, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Rutkauskas named January MVP". Baltic Basketball League. February 2, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ρουτκάουσκας για Ηρακλή" (in Greek). SuperBasket.gr. July 24, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Ronaldas Rutkauskas". Baltic Basketball League. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Ronaldas Rutkauskas player profile". RealGM. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  17. ↑ "19-MEČIAI PRADEDA PASIRENGIMĄ PASAULIO ČEMPIONATUI" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball Federation. May 24, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  18. ↑ "PIRMOJI 19-MEČIŲ REPETICIJA — SĖKMINGA" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball Federation. June 3, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  19. ↑ "19-MEČIAI ĮVEIKĖ IR MKL ŽVAIGŽDŽIŲ RINKTINĘ" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball Federation. September 4, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  20. ↑ "20-MEČIAI PRADEDA PASIRENGIMĄ EUROPOS ČEMPIONATUI" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball Federation. June 4, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
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