Arvydas Macijauskas returns to basketball – will work for LKL

In 2010, a 41-year-old Klaipėda resident who officially hung athletic shoes on a nail due to health problems gave up his basketball after the end of his career.

In 2017, rumors surfaced that A. Macijauskas would join the Vilnius Rytas coaches’ headquarters, but the transaction between the two parties did not go through.

The former basketball player, who earned the nickname Kalashnikov from Lithuania for his sniper skills, wore the jerseys of clubs like Klaipėda Neptūnas, then Vilnius Lietuvos Rytas, Vitorija Tau Ceramica, New Orleans Hornets and Piraeus Olympiacos in the past.

Romualdas Brazauskas has been the director of the strongest basketball league in the country so far.

15 minutes announced on Friday who is likely to remain in the LKL office and will handle a specific area, such as judging.

The 60-year-old, who has been named the best Lithuanian judge of all time, has served as director since 2013, when he came to LKL with President Remigijus Milašas.

This year, R. Milasius was elected to a new four-year term.

We remind you that A. Macijauskas has received a lot of impressive team and personal awards during his 14-year professional career.

In 2003, the 193 cm tall defender won the Old Continental Championship with the Lithuanian men’s basketball team, became the winner of the Spanish Cup (2005), triumphed twice in the LKL Championships (2000 and 2002 ) and also won the then Northern European Championship. Basketball League (NEBL).

One of Maco’s most impressive individual achievements is getting into the top five basketball players in the Euroleague (2005). He even won the LKL sniper competition three times, was twice the most useful basketball player in the LKL finals, and once became the MVP of the LKL regular season, NEBL final, and All-match. Star from LKL.

In the strongest league on the planet (NBA), A.Macijauskas played 19 games, during which he scored 2.3 points.