Paulius Jankūnas
Paulius  Jankūnas
Position: PF, C
Height: 205 cm
Weight: 107 kg
Age: 39 yo (1984 April 29)
Birth place: Kaunas, Lithuania
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MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
15:31 25%
1/4
40%
2/5
100%
2/2
3.7
2.7/1
2.3 1.3 1.7 0 0.3 0.7 1.3 3.3 7.3 3 »
13:00 55.6%
30/54
29.3%
12/41
83.7%
36/43
3.8
2.7/1.1
1.6 0.4 0.7 0.3 0 1.8 1.3 4.6 7.4 29 »
EuroLeague 12:43 43.3%
13/30
40.9%
9/22
90.9%
10/11
2.6
2.2/0.4
0.6 0.5 0.9 0.2 0.2 1.6 1.2 3.7 4.4 17 »

Last 10 games
Date Opponent MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
16 25%
1/4
66.7%
2/3
83.3%
5/6
7
7/0
0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13 17
10 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 -2
13 66.7%
2/3
100%
2/2
-
0/0
2
1/1
0 0 3 0 0 3 4 10 9
4 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
12 100%
1/1
100%
1/1
-
0/0
4
4/0
0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 6
13 0%
0/2
-
0/0
-
0/0
2
2/0
0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1
12 25%
1/4
100%
2/2
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 3
12 -
0/0
0%
0/2
-
0/0
1
1/0
3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
13 50%
1/2
0%
0/1
100%
2/2
4
3/1
1 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 10
15 33.3%
1/3
50%
1/2
-
0/0
3
1/2
4 1 1 0 1 3 0 5 5
2024-01-18
After Paulius Motiejunas became the EuroLeague's CEO last summer, uncertainty surrounded his status at Zalgiris Kaunas, where he previously held the general manager and part-owner positions.
2023-06-20
EuroLeague legend Paulius Jankunas is replacing Paulius Motiejunas as the new GM of Zalgiris Kaunas. Jankunas, who previously served as the deputy director, will now take over as the main man of the Lithuanian club. This announcement was made during a press conference held on Tuesday.
2023-02-02
FC Barcelona big man Jan Vesely posted 10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, and 16 PIR in a tough 72-70 home win against FC Bayern Munich on Thursday night. His 16 PIR performance let him surpass Zalgiris Kaunas legend Paulius Jankunas, who retired after last season, in the all-time EuroLeague ranking for PIR.
Career
Season Team
2003-2009
2009-2010
2010-2022
2005
2005-2007
2010-2012
2014-2016
2019

Personal records
Efficiency 38 2011-11-16
Points 30 2016-11-18
Assists 5 2010-09-09
Steals 4 2006-10-26
Rebounds 17 2009-01-08
Blocks 3 2006-01-12

2024-01-18
After Paulius Motiejunas became the EuroLeague's CEO last summer, uncertainty surrounded his status at Zalgiris Kaunas, where he previously held the general manager and part-owner positions.
2023-06-20
EuroLeague legend Paulius Jankunas is replacing Paulius Motiejunas as the new GM of Zalgiris Kaunas. Jankunas, who previously served as the deputy director, will now take over as the main man of the Lithuanian club. This announcement was made during a press conference held on Tuesday.
2023-02-02
FC Barcelona big man Jan Vesely posted 10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, and 16 PIR in a tough 72-70 home win against FC Bayern Munich on Thursday night. His 16 PIR performance let him surpass Zalgiris Kaunas legend Paulius Jankunas, who retired after last season, in the all-time EuroLeague ranking for PIR.
2022-10-03
On the 18th of October, European basketball returns to Kaunas and Zalgiris Arena as Zalgiris Kaunas takes on Virtus Segafredo Bologna in its EuroLeague season home opener. The first home game of Europe’s strongest basketball tournament will be highlighted with a ceremony honoring Paulius Jankunas, who retired after last season.
2022-06-15

Records are there to be broken. That's what they say. But these selected few may never be touched again in the history of the EuroLeague.

2022-06-08

Paulius Jankunas is starting a new chapter in his career this week. After 18 years of defending Zalgiris Kaunas' honor, Jankunas is now set to become the assistant to Zalgiris GM Paulius Motiejunas.

2022-06-04

The long-tenured career of Paulius Jankunas has come to an end - Zalgiris Kaunas defeated Siauliai, clinching the bronze in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).

2022-05-30

It was a special day for Paulius Jankunas and the whole Zalgiris Kaunas organization, as the team captain potentially played his last game in Kaunas where the Greens defeated 7bet Siauliai, 85-70 (24-15, 27-20, 14-18, 20-17).

2022-04-05
A Lithuanian producer Rimvydas Cekavicius is shooting a video documentary about Paulius Jankunas. But even he couldn't script what happened in the EuroLeague legend's farewell game. Zalgiris Kaunas lost the third quarter by 20 (15-35), and Jankunas' farewell game was slipping away. After scoring 2 points and grabbing four rebounds in the first half, Jankunas didn't even show up on the court after ...
2022-04-03
Zalgiris Kaunas legend Paulius Jankunas will play his last EuroLeague game today against Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade. It will cap off his illustrious 19-year European career. Before the match, multiple stars of the tournament took their time to congratulate Jankunas on his career and retirement. "Paulius Jankunas. Legend. Congrats to you my man," FC Barcelona superstar Nikola Mirotic said in the ...
2022-03-17
For the 18th and last time, Paulius Jankunas and Georgios Printezis met on the EuroLeague floor on March 15, 2022. Jankunas wouldn't be Jankunas if he wouldn't push Printezis with his left hand denying his opponent from receiving the ball even before the ball was inbounded. Seconds later, they both went for a rebound. Jankunas tried to box out Printezis. The Greek grabbed Jankunas' arm to put ...
2022-01-27
Zalgiris Kaunas welcomed back some of the players before the trip to Italy, where the Lithuanian champions will face AX Armani Exchange Milan. Arturas Milaknis and Tai Webster recovered from Covid-19 and are traveling to Italy. Both of them took part in practice with the rest of the team. However, Paulius Jankunas still remains in Kaunas and should join the team soon. Zalgiris head coach Jure ...
2022-01-18
Zalgiris Kaunas received confirmation on COVID-19 cases – Arturas Milaknis, Tai Webster, and Paulius Jankunas tested positive. As Zalgiris was preparing for the King Mindaugas Cup game against CBet Jonava and the upcoming EuroLeague road game in Istanbul, the precautionary testing was done for all the team on Monday. After receiving positive results, additional tests were done for all the ...
2021-12-27
Zalgiris Kaunas captain Paulius Jankunas is back with the team and will be registered for tonight's battle against Uniclub Casino-Juventus Utena, via the official report. Jankunas has not competed since October 31, when Zalgiris met BC Labas GAS Prienai in the Lithuanian Basketball League. He underwent meniscus surgery and was forced to miss almost two months of basketball action. The 37-year-old ...
2021-11-04
Zalgiris Kaunas captain Paulius Jankunas will be forced to the sidelines for the foreseeable future, as he will undergo meniscus surgery in the Gijos Klinikos on Thursday. According to Zalgiris doctor Vytautas Kailius, Jankunas felt pain in his knee. A closer look by Zalgiris doctors suggested a tear in his meniscus, with the diagnosis later being confirmed by a thorough examination by ...
2021-10-21
Zalgiris Kaunas have announced that two of its key players will suit up for tonight's Turkish Airlines EuroLeague home game against FC Bayern Munich. Team captain Paulius Jankunas will be ready to play despite missing practices this week. Zalgiris originally said that Mudiay is also ready to play, but an ailing knee changed the guard's plans, and Mudiay will have to sit this one out. Mudiay ...
2021-10-15
Zalgiris Kaunas have announced that they will be without two of their main guys in tonight's Turkish Airlines EuroLeague match against Olympiacos Piraeus. Team captain Paulius Jankunas and veteran guard Janis Strelnieks will miss the game in Piraeus, Greece. Both players suffered calf injuries in Zalgiris' loss to Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade on Tuesday. Jankunas is averaging 1.0 points, 3.5 ...
2021-10-07
Zalgiris Kaunas have announced that three of their injured players will be able to help the Lithuanian powerhouse in Thursday's Turkish Airlines EuroLeague home game against Zenit St. Petersburg. The team captain Paulius Jankunas will return to action after injuring his calf at the end of September. Lukas Lekavicius and Janis Strelnieks who suffered minor injuries during Zalgiris' loss to LDLC ...
2021-09-27
Zalgiris Kaunas will be playing ASVEL Basket Friday night in their EuroLeague opener but will have to do it without their captain Paulius Jankunas. Jankunas will not be traveling to France with the Lithuanian powerhouse, as he suffered a calf injury and will be out of action for the next ten days. He will definitely miss tonight's game against Lietkabelis and try to be back for the EuroLeague 2nd ...
2021-08-12
Zalgiris Kaunas have officially announced that the team and the captain will continue their long-lasting partnership for one more year. “There was no second-guessing myself during the summer. We had talked about this and shook hands on it with Paulius Motiejunas. We know each other for a long time, so a simple word is sometimes more important than the actual signature. My vacation finished, ...

EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
21/22 Zalgiris Kaunas 12:14 43.3%
13/30
40.9%
9/22
90.9%
10/11
2.6
2.2/0.4
0.6 0.5 0.9 0.2 0.2 1.6 1.2 3.7 4.4 17 »
20/21 Žalgiris Kaunas 15:30 50.8%
33/65
27.6%
8/29
91.1%
41/45
4.4
3.4/1
1 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.1 1.6 1.5 3.9 7.1 34 »
19/20 Žalgiris Kaunas 13:17 48.1%
25/52
14.3%
3/21
75.9%
22/29
3.1
2.4/0.6
0.8 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 1.7 1.9 3 4.9 27 »
18/19 Žalgiris Kaunas 15:38 51.5%
35/68
25%
1/4
89.2%
33/37
3.1
2.5/0.6
0.9 0.2 1 0.2 0.2 1.9 2.4 6.2 7.5 17 »
17/18 Žalgiris Kaunas 21:41 59.7%
139/233
37.5%
9/24
83.3%
90/108
4.9
3.5/1.3
1.4 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.3 3 3.5 11.3 13.7 35 »
16/17 Žalgiris Kaunas 23:08 54.8%
114/208
39.6%
19/48
86.8%
105/121
6.1
4.7/1.4
1.5 0.6 1.7 0.4 0.3 3 4.8 13 16.8 30 »
15/16 Žalgiris Kaunas 25:00 54%
95/176
31%
13/42
83.8%
67/80
6.2
4.8/1.4
1.5 0.9 1.8 0.2 0.1 2.8 4.1 12.3 15.5 24 »
14/15 Žalgiris Kaunas 23:37 54.5%
61/112
30%
12/40
80%
60/75
6.5
5.4/1.1
1.1 0.6 1.8 0.5 0.2 2.9 3.1 9.1 12 24 »
13/14 Žalgiris Kaunas 25:45 52.4%
65/124
25.7%
9/35
77.1%
27/35
6.5
4.7/1.8
1.9 1.1 1.7 0.3 0.4 2.6 2.4 8.8 11.9 21 »
12/13 Žalgiris Kaunas 24:21 51.9%
40/77
29.2%
7/24
84.4%
38/45
4.8
3.4/1.4
1.2 0.8 1.8 0.2 0.2 3.1 2.6 8.2 9.2 17 »
11/12 Žalgiris Kaunas 23:22 48.1%
38/79
33.3%
8/24
72.7%
24/33
5.6
3.5/2.1
0.8 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.5 2.9 2.4 7.8 8.8 16 »
10/11 Žalgiris Kaunas 26:18 59.3%
54/91
15.2%
5/33
81.8%
27/33
6.9
5.1/1.8
1 0.6 2.1 0.4 0.2 2.3 2.6 9.4 11.8 16 »
09/10 Khimki Moscow Region 24:56 58.7%
27/46
37.7%
20/53
77.3%
17/22
4.9
3.7/1.3
0.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 - 2.8 1.4 8.2 9.6 16 »
08/09 Žalgiris Kaunas 31:00 49.3%
36/73
29.6%
8/27
77.8%
28/36
8
5.6/2.4
1.2 1 3 0.6 - 3.1 4.2 13.8 15.6 9 »
07/08 Žalgiris Kaunas 21:33 56.6%
56/99
32.4%
11/34
77.1%
27/35
4.9
3.2/1.7
0.8 0.9 1 0.4 - 2.7 1.8 8.6 9.9 20 »
06/07 Žalgiris Kaunas 26:55 58.5%
38/65
20.8%
5/24
67.3%
33/49
7
4.2/2.8
1 1.2 1.8 0.2 - 3.3 3.4 9.5 12.4 13 »
05/06 Žalgiris Kaunas 24:24 53.3%
64/120
25%
9/36
71.4%
60/84
6.8
4.2/2.7
1.2 0.4 1.5 0.3 - 3.4 3.6 10.8 12.7 20 »
04/05 Žalgiris Kaunas 18:48 57.8%
48/83
14.3%
1/7
58.1%
25/43
4.2
0/0
0.6 0.7 0.7 0.1 - 2.3 - 6.2 5.9 20 »
03/04 Žalgiris Kaunas 13:41 53.6%
30/56
0%
0/1
63.6%
14/22
2.9
1.5/1.4
0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 - 1.9 0 4.6 4.3 16 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2019 Lithuania 8:48 26.7%
4/15
0%
0/3
93.3%
14/15
1.8
1.6/0.2
0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 - 0.6 - 4.4 3.2 5 »
2014 Lithuania 14:53 53.6%
15/28
11.1%
1/9
100%
13/13
2.2
1.7/0.6
1.1 0.2 1.3 0.1 - 1.4 - 5.1 3.7 9 »
2010 Lithuania 20:20 56.3%
27/48
11.1%
1/9
66.7%
6/9
5
3.1/1.9
1.3 0.3 1 0.8 - 2.6 - 7 7.3 9 »
2006 Lithuania 11:00 53.8%
7/13
25%
1/4
-
0/0
2.8
1.3/1.5
1.2 0.5 1 0.2 - 1.7 - 2.8 3.3 6 »

Olympic Games

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2016 Lithuania 17:10 52.4%
11/21
38.9%
7/18
100%
6/6
3.8
3.5/0.3
1 0.5 0.8 0.5 - 2.8 - 8.2 6.8 6 »
2012 Lithuania 15:50 52.6%
10/19
50%
1/2
93.3%
14/15
2.8
2.3/0.5
0.5 0.2 0.8 1 - 2.2 2.7 6.2 8.5 6 »

FIBA EuroBasket

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2015 Lithuania 24:26 48.4%
15/31
43.8%
7/16
78.9%
30/38
3.8
2.9/0.9
1.4 0.2 1.1 0.2 0 2.6 4.1 9 11.4 9 »
2011 Lithuania 16:00 47.5%
19/40
21.4%
3/14
81%
17/21
4.1
3/1.1
0.6 0.1 0.5 0.1 - 2.6 - 5.8 4.3 11 »
2007 Lithuania 2:30 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
0.5
0.5/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 2 »
2005 Lithuania 15:20 73.7%
14/19
66.7%
4/6
75%
9/12
4
2.8/1.2
0.3 0.7 0.5 0.5 - 1.5 - 8.2 10 6 »

VTB United League

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
12/13 Žalgiris Kaunas 21:23 43.5%
20/46
43.8%
7/16
90.3%
28/31
4.8
3.1/1.7
1.8 0.8 1.5 0.2 - 2.6 2 6.8 9.2 13 »
11/12 Žalgiris Kaunas 23:25 51.2%
42/82
34.8%
8/23
83.3%
25/30
5.8
4.3/1.6
1 0.6 1.9 0.3 0.3 2.6 2.7 11.1 11.7 12 »
10/11 Žalgiris Kaunas 17:24 54.5%
12/22
33.3%
2/6
82.4%
14/17
4.6
3.6/1
1 0.8 0.8 0.2 - 1.2 - 8.8 10 5 »
09/10 Khimki Moscow Region 21:15 50%
12/24
32%
8/25
90.9%
10/11
4.3
3/1.3
1 1 1.3 0.1 - 1.9 1.3 7.3 8 8 »

FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2012 Lithuania 13:00 54.5%
6/11
33.3%
1/3
77.8%
7/9
2.5
2.3/0.3
0.5 0.5 0.3 0 - 1.8 1 5.5 5.8 4 »
Seasons:   21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 15/16 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11 | 09/10 | 08/09 | 07/08 | 06/07 | 05/06 | 04/05 | 03/04

Type: Average | Totals

EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Zalgiris Kaunas 12:14 43.3%
13/30
40.9%
9/22
90.9%
10/11
2.6
2.2/0.4
0.6 0.5 0.9 0.2 0.2 1.6 1.2 3.7 4.4 17 »
Home game 12:40 46.7%
7/15
45.5%
5/11
87.5%
7/8
3.2
3/0.2
0.3 0.4 0.8 0.1 0 1.6 1.7 4 5.8 9 »
Away game 11:45 40%
6/15
36.4%
4/11
100%
3/3
2
1.4/0.6
0.9 0.6 1 0.3 0.4 1.8 0.8 3.4 2.8 8 »
Wins 13:48 27.3%
3/11
37.5%
3/8
87.5%
7/8
3.4
2.8/0.6
1.6 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.2 1.8 1 4.4 6.2 5 »
Losses 11:35 52.6%
10/19
42.9%
6/14
100%
3/3
2.3
2/0.3
0.2 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.2 1.6 1.3 3.4 3.6 12 »
Last 5 games 11:00 50%
4/8
71.4%
5/7
83.3%
5/6
3
2.8/0.2
0.2 0.2 1.2 0.2 0 1.6 1.6 5.6 6.6 5 »
October 14:00 50%
4/8
14.3%
1/7
100%
2/2
2.8
2.6/0.2
0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0 2 1.6 2.6 3.2 5 »
January 6:00 50%
1/2
0%
0/1
100%
1/1
4
2/2
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 3 1 »
February 13:20 50%
3/6
33.3%
1/3
100%
2/2
3
2/1
1.7 1.3 1 0.3 0.3 1.3 1 3.7 6.7 3 »
March 11:00 40%
4/10
71.4%
5/7
-
0/0
1.7
1.5/0.2
0.7 0.5 1.2 0 0.2 1.7 1 3.8 3.3 6 »
April 13:00 25%
1/4
50%
2/4
83.3%
5/6
4
4/0
0 0.5 1 0.5 0 1.5 1.5 6.5 7.5 2 »
Versus FC Barcelona 13:00 0%
0/2
-
0/0
-
0/0
2
2/0
0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 1 »
Versus Real Madrid 13:00 50%
1/2
0%
0/1
100%
2/2
4
3/1
1 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 10 1 »
Versus Anadolu Efes Istanbul 9:00 60%
3/5
50%
1/2
-
0/0
2.5
2/0.5
0.5 0 0 0.5 0 0.5 1 4.5 7 2 »
Versus Crvena Zvezda Belgrade 11:30 20%
1/5
66.7%
2/3
83.3%
5/6
3.5
3.5/0
0 0 0.5 0 0 1.5 2 6.5 7 2 »
Versus LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 13:00 66.7%
2/3
100%
2/2
-
0/0
2
1/1
0 0 3 0 0 3 4 10 9 1 »
Versus ALBA Berlin 12:00 25%
1/4
100%
2/2
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 3 1 »
Versus AS Monaco 15:00 33.3%
1/3
50%
1/2
-
0/0
3
1/2
4 1 1 0 1 3 0 5 5 1 »
Versus Maccabi Tel Aviv 18:00 -
0/0
0%
0/1
100%
2/2
3
3/0
0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 5 1 »
Versus Zenit St Petersburg 24:00 100%
1/1
0%
0/3
-
0/0
7
7/0
1 1 1 0 0 4 3 2 6 1 »
Versus Olympiacos Piraeus 12:00 100%
1/1
100%
1/1
-
0/0
4
4/0
0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 6 1 »
Versus Panathinaikos Athens 12:00 -
0/0
0%
0/2
-
0/0
1
1/0
3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 »
Versus AX Armani Exchange Milan 12:00 100%
1/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
2
2/0
0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 »
Versus FC Bayern Munich 6:30 33.3%
1/3
0%
0/2
100%
1/1
2
1/1
0 0 0.5 0 0.5 1 0.5 1.5 0 2 »
Versus Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 10:00 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 -2 1 »

Paulius  Jankūnas
Paulius Jankūnas
Height: 205 cm
Weight: 107 kg
Born: 1984-04-28, Kaunas, Lithuania



Seasons:   21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 15/16 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11 | 09/10 | 08/09 | 07/08 | 06/07 | 05/06 | 04/05 | 03/04

Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
76-62 18 -
0/0
0%
0/1
100%
2/2
3
3/0
0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 5