Ramūnas Šiškauskas

Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Šiškauskas with CSKA Moscow in 2011
Personal information
Born (1978-09-10) September 10, 1978
Kaišiadorys, Lithuania
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career1996–2012
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number8, 9
Career history
1996–1998Sakalai Vilnius
1998–2004Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2004–2006Benetton Treviso
2006–2007Panathinaikos Athens
2007–2012CSKA Moscow
Career highlights
As a player:
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
Summer Olympics
2000 Sydney
EuroBasket
2003 Sweden
2007 Spain

Ramūnas Šiškauskas ([rɐˈmûːnɐs ɕɪʃˈkɐ̂ˑʊskɐs] , born September 10, 1978) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball player and basketball coach. Listed at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall, he could play at both the shooting guard and small forward positions. His individual accolades as a player include a EuroLeague MVP award, four All-EuroLeague Team selections, as well as an All-EuroBasket Team designation. On May 16, 2014, Šiškauskas was named a EuroLeague Legend.

During his playing career, Šiškauskas won two EuroLeague titles, one each with Panathinaikos Athens and CSKA Moscow, in 2007 and 2008, and reached two more EuroLeague Finals with CSKA, in 2009 and 2012. He was a member of the senior Lithuanian national team that won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2003. As a member of Lithuania's national team, he also won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2007.