Julius Jucikas (born 20 October 1989) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who last played for Prawira Bandung of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). Standing at 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m), he plays at the center position.[1][2][3]
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| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 20 October 1989 Šilutė, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m) |
| Listed weight | 266 lb (121 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | Šilutė |
| 2010–2011 | Šiauliai |
| 2011–2012 | University of Šiauliai-ABRO Šiauliai |
| 2012–2015 | Šiauliai |
| 2015–2017 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
| 2016 | →Dzūkija Alytus |
| 2017–2018 | BK Ventspils |
| 2018–2019 | Aomori Wat's |
| 2019–2020 | Juventus Utena |
| 2021 | Nevėžis-OPTIBET |
| 2021–2022 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| 2022 | Stjarnan |
| 2022–2023 | Pieno žvaigždės |
| 2023 | BC Gargždai-SC |
| 2023 | Prawira Bandung |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Playing career edit
A 19-year-old Jucikas started his career with Šilutė of the NKL in 2009.
On 6 July 2015, Jucikas signed with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[4] After two seasons, for both Jucikas and the club, much of which Jucikas mostly spent on the bench, his contract for the 2017–2018 season was terminated by mutual agreement with the team.[5]
On 15 July 2017, he signed with BK Ventspils.[6] He helped Ventspils win the Latvian championship.
In August 2022, Jucikas signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Stjarnan.[7] He left Stjarnan in end of December after averaging 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in 11 games.[8]
Personal life edit
His younger brother Matas Jucikas is also a professional basketball player.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Julius Jucikas". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Julius Jucikas / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Julius Jucikas Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Jucikas pasirašė sutartį su „Lietuvos rytu"". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Su „Lietuvos rytu" išsiskyręs Julius Jucikas: „Nebuvo verta ten likti"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Julius Jucikas apsivilks „Ventspils" marškinėlius". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (25 August 2022). "Julius Jucikas til Stjörnunnar". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Besti maður Stjörnunnar á förum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Matas Jucikas trejus metus atstovaus "Neptūnui"". www.bcneptunas.lt (in Lithuanian).
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