Donatas Slanina (born 23 April 1977) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays as a shooting guard in his professional career. He also shortly worked as an assistant coach. After starting his professional career in Šiauliai, he was best known for playing in Lithuanian champion Žalgiris and Pallacanestro Reggiana. He is one of the best three point shooter in Europe. Slanina also was member of Lithuania national team, winning gold medal in Eurobasket 2003.
 Slanina, with Murcia, in 2009. | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 23, 1977 Šiauliai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1999: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1993–2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1993–1999 | Šiauliai | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Žalgiris | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Sevilla | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Prokom Trefl Sopot | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Murcia | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Reggiana | ||||||||||||||
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| 2015–2017 | Reggiana (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
As a player:
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Medals
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Coaching career edit
In July 2015, Slanina was named the assistant to head coach Massimiliano Menetti, at Pallacanestro Reggiana, the club where he finished his playing career.[1] After the 2016-17 season, Slanina contract was not renewed by Pallacanestro Reggiana, but the Lithuanian and his family continue to live in Reggio Emilia.
Career statistics edit
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2000–01 | Žalgiris | 12 | 9 | 28.2 | .580 | .552 | .870 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .7 | .3 | 14.5 | 13.7 |
| 2001–02 | Žalgiris | 14 | 6 | 30.5 | .456 | .323 | .882 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .0 | 16.6 | 11.1 |
| 2006–07 | Asseco Gdynia | 20 | 15 | 26.0 | .547 | .337 | .896 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .8 | .1 | 10.9 | 9.2 |
| 2007–08 | Asseco Gdynia | 14 | 12 | 28.1 | .491 | .424 | .818 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .8 | .1 | 11.1 | 8.5 |
Awards and achievements edit
Pro clubs edit
- Lithuanian League Champion: (2001)
- Lithuanian LKL 3-Point Shootout: Champion (2001)
- 2× Polish League Champion: (2007, 2008)
- Polish League Finals MVP: (2007)
Lithuanian senior national team edit
- EuroBasket 2003:
Gold
References edit
- ^ "Donatas Slanina entra nello staff tecnico biancorosso" [Donatas Slanina joins the white and red coaching team]. PallacanestroReggiana.it (in Italian). 17 July 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
External links edit
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Italian League Profile (in Italian) Retrieved 2 September 2015
- RealGM Profile Retrieved 2 September 2015
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