Mindaugas Timinskas

Mindaugas Timinskas

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Personal information
Date of birth	March 28, 1974 (1974-03-28) (age 37)
Place of birth	Šilutė (then Lithuanian SSR , USSR)
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Career information
College	lona College
Pro career	1997–2009
League	Retired
Career history
Šilutė (1997) Strasbourg (1997) Weissenfels (1997-1998) Carigo Gorizia (1998-1999) Žalgiris (1999-2000) Tau Ceramika (2000-2002) Žalgiris (2002-2005) Pamesa (2005-2008)
Career highlights and awards
3-time LKL Champion - 2003,2004,2005 ACB Champion - 2002

Medal record
Men's Basketball
Competitor for  Lithuania
Men's Olympic basketball
Bronze	2000 Sydney	Men's basketball
European Championships
Silver	1995 Greece	Team Competition

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.^[1]

Career

• 1993-1997 - Iona College
• 1997-1998 - Šilutė, in October'97 switched to Strasbourg IG, in November'97 signed with Weissenfels(Germany)
• 1998-1999 - Carigo Gorizia (Italy)
• 1999-2000 - Žalgiris Kaunas
• 2000-2002 - TAU Cerámica
• 2002-2005 - Žalgiris Kaunas
• 2005-2008 - Pamesa Valencia

Awards and achievements

• European Silver medalist - 1995
• Olympic Bronze medalist - 2000
• LKL champion - 2003, 2004, 2005
• European Under-22 Championship in 1996 - Gold, also named the Tournament's MVP.

References

1. ^ http://www.euroleague.net/competition/seasons/2000-01

Persondata
Name	Timinskas, Mindaugas
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 28, 1974
Place of birth	Šilutė (then Lithuanian SSR , USSR)
Date of death
Place of death