Lithuanian basketball player

Steponas Babrauskas (born June 20, 1984) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player.

Contents

• 1 Professional career
• 2 National team career
• 3 Career statistics
  • 3.1 EuroLeague
• 4 Awards and honors
  • 4.1 Pro clubs
  • 4.2 Lithuanian junior national team
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Professional career

Babrauskas was a runner-up in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) with Lietuvos Rytas, in 2004. He won the Latvian Basketball League (LBL) with ASK Riga, in 2007. In 2008, he returned to Lietuvos Rytas, and was named the team's captain. With Rytas, he won the European secondary level EuroCup championship, the Lithuanian League championship, and the Baltic League (BBL) championship. He was one of the most hated opposing players by the rival fans of Žalgiris Kaunas.

He had a brief stint in Turkey, in the 2014-15 season, a year removed after he left Rytas. He played for three seasons with Pieno žvaigždės, with whom he won the Baltic League in 2018. He moved to Dzūkija in 2018.

National team career

Babrauskas' first major achievement in basketball came at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Greece, where he and the Lithuanian Under-19 National Basketball Team won silver medals. He also won a bronze medal at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, in the Czech Republic. He first won a gold medal at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup, in Argentina. He also helped the Lithuanian junior team to win gold medals at the 2007 Summer Universiade.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Awards and honors

Pro clubs

• Latvian League Champion: 2007
• Baltic League Presidents Cup Winner: 2008
• Lithuanian Federation Cup Winner: 2009
• EuroCup Champion: 2009
• 2× Lithuanian League Champion: 2009, 2010

Lithuanian junior national team

• 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup: :Silver
• 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: :Bronze
• 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup: :Gold
• 2007 Summer Universiade: :Gold

References

• . Steponas Babrauskas. BC Lietuvos Rytas.

External links

• FIBA Profile
• Euroleague.net Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile