Artūras Karnišovas

Artūras Karnišovas

Position	Small forward
Height	6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg)
Born	April 27, 1971 (1971-04-27) (age 40) Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
College	Seton Hall
Draft	Undrafted, 1994
Pro career	1987–2002
Career history	Statyba Vilnius (1987–1990) Cholet (1994–1995) FC Barcelona (1995–1997) Olympiacos (1997–1998) Fortitudo Bologna (1998–2000) FC Barcelona (2000–2002)
Awards	FIBA EuroStars MVP (1997) European Player of the Year (1996)

Olympic medal record
Men's basketball
Competitor for  Lithuania
Olympic Games
Bronze	1992	National team
Bronze	1996	National team
European Championships
Silver	1995 Greece	National team

Artūras Karnišovas (born April 27, 1971, in Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union)^[1] is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player.

Karnišovas started his early career in Lithuania with Statyba Vilnius while in high school and played there until 1990. Artūras Karnišovas traveled overseas to play college basketball at Seton Hall University in the United States. He played four years at Seton Hall, averaging 18.3 points in his senior season in 1994.^[2] After trying and failing to draw interest from an NBA team, Karnišovas began playing overseas. Karnišovas played for Barcelona (Spain), Fortitudo Bologna (Italy), Olympiacos (Greece), and Cholet (France),^[3] and helped lead Lithuania to consecutive Bronze medals at the Summer Olympics in 1992 and 1996.^[1] He was also a first-team All-Star in the 1998 World Championships.^[4] He reached the Final Four of the Euroleague 3 times and led the 1998–99 Euroleague in free throw percentage (89.6 %). He is now an international scout for the Houston Rockets.

Career

• 1987–1990 – Statyba Vilnius (Lithuania)
• 1990–1994 – Seton Hall University (U.S.)
• 1994–1995 – Pitch Cholet Basket (France)
• 1995–1997 – FC Barcelona (Spain)
• 1997–1998 – Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece)
• 1998–2000 – Teamsystem Bologna/Paf Bologna (Italy)
• 2000–2002 – FC Barcelona

Awards/achievements

• Olympic bronze medalist – 1992, 1996
• European championship silver medalist – 1995
• FIBA EuroStars MVP – 1997
• FIBA EuroStars participant – 1997, 1998, 1999
• European Player of the Year award by FIBA – 1996
• Spanish National Cup (Copa del Rey) winner – 2001
• Italian league champion – 2000
• Spanish ACB champion – 1996, 1997, 2001
• McDonald's Championship finalist - 1997 (most points scored - 19)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Karnishovas", Basketzone.com, accessed August 25, 2007.
2. ^ "Arturas Karnishovas, Seton Hall" SportsStats.com, accessed August 25, 2007.
3. ^ "Eurobasket - Arturas Karnishovas Player Profile basketball", Eurobasket.com, accessed August 25, 2007.
4. ^ "Eurobasket - World Championships", Eurobasket.com, accessed August 25, 2007.

Persondata
Name	Karnisovas, Arturas
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Date of birth	April 27, 1971
Place of birth	Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death
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