Mindaugas Timinskas
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Mindaugas Timinskas (born March 28, 1974 in Šilutė
) is a retired Lithuanian
professional basketball
player for the Lithuanian national basketball team
.
Timinskas started his professional career by playing college basketball at NCAA
representing Iona College
(1993–97), then moved to Lithuania for the 1997-98 season, signed by his home town team Šilutė
at the time playing in LKL.
Timinskas made his mark for TAU Cerámica
of Spain
during the Euroleague
2000-01 finals, when he had three double-digit scoring games, most notably 18 points in Game 4 to force the series to a fifth and final contest. His rim-rocking dunk in that game is still remembered as one of the highlights of the Euroleague's first season.
Šilute
Šilutė is a city in the south of the Klaipėda County, Lithuania. The city was part of the Klaipėda Region and ethnographic Lithuania Minor. Šilutė was the interwar capital of Šilutė County and is currently the capital of Šilutė district municipality.-Name:...
) is a retired Lithuanian
Lithuanians
Lithuanians are the Baltic ethnic group native to Lithuania, where they number around 2,765,600 people. Another million or more make up the Lithuanian diaspora, largely found in countries such as the United States, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Russia, United Kingdom and Ireland. Their native language...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player for the Lithuanian national basketball team
Lithuania national basketball team
The Lithuanian national basketball team is the representative for Lithuania in international men's basketball. Lithuania won bronze medals in three out of five Olympic tournaments it participated in....
.
Timinskas started his professional career by playing college basketball at NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
representing Iona College
Iona College (New York)
Iona College is located in New Rochelle, New York, 20 miles north of Manhattan in suburban Westchester County. The college occupies 35 acres on North Ave. The college also operates a Graduate Center in Pearl River, Rockland County, New York....
(1993–97), then moved to Lithuania for the 1997-98 season, signed by his home town team Šilutė
KK Šilute
BC „Šilutė“ is a professional Šilutė, Lithuania basketball club, currently playing in National Basketball League. BC „Šilutė“ was founded in 1990 and currently is the oldest participant in NKL. From 1993 to 1999 seasons, BC „Šilutė“ played in Lithuania super basketball league LKL, their highest...
at the time playing in LKL.
Timinskas made his mark for TAU Cerámica
Saski Baskonia
Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...
of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
during the Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
2000-01 finals, when he had three double-digit scoring games, most notably 18 points in Game 4 to force the series to a fifth and final contest. His rim-rocking dunk in that game is still remembered as one of the highlights of the Euroleague's first season.
Career
- 1993-1997 - Iona CollegeIona College (New York)Iona College is located in New Rochelle, New York, 20 miles north of Manhattan in suburban Westchester County. The college occupies 35 acres on North Ave. The college also operates a Graduate Center in Pearl River, Rockland County, New York....
- 1997-1998 - ŠilutėKK ŠiluteBC „Šilutė“ is a professional Šilutė, Lithuania basketball club, currently playing in National Basketball League. BC „Šilutė“ was founded in 1990 and currently is the oldest participant in NKL. From 1993 to 1999 seasons, BC „Šilutė“ played in Lithuania super basketball league LKL, their highest...
, in October'97 switched to Strasbourg IGStrasbourg Illkirch Graffenstaden BasketStrasbourg Illkirch Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG or simply Strasbourg, is a French basketball club based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1928, competes in the French Pro A league. The club's home games are played at Rhenus Sport...
, in November'97 signed with Weissenfels(GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) - 1998-1999 - Carigo GoriziaGoriziaGorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin...
(ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) - 1999-2000 - Žalgiris KaunasBC ŽalgirisBC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...
- 2000-2002 - TAU CerámicaSaski BaskoniaSaski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...
- 2002-2005 - Žalgiris KaunasBC ŽalgirisBC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...
- 2005-2008 - Pamesa Valencia
Awards and achievements
- European Silver medalist - 1995EuroBasket 1995EuroBasket 1995 final tournament stage was XXIX European basketball championship and was held in Athens, Greece from 21 June to 2 July, 1995. This European championship was the first one that saw the successful return of Lithuania national basketball team to the tournament, since its last triumph...
- Olympic Bronze medalist - 2000Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics-Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification matches:-Preliminary round:The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.-Group A:-Group B:-Championship bracket:...
- LKL champion - 2003, 2004, 2005
- European Under-22 Championship in 1996 - Gold, also named the Tournament's MVP.