Mindaugas Kuzminskas #19

Position:
PF, SF
Height:
205 cm
Weight:
98 kg
Age:
35 yo (1989 October 19)
Birth place:
Vilnius, Lithuania
Citizenship:
Lithuanian
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Mindaugas Kuzminskas retires from Lithuanian national team

2025-02-23

Longtime Lithuanian national team member Mindaugas Kuzminskas announced his retirement from international basketball today on Instagram. "And this is the end of my journey with the Lithuanian national team," Kuzminskas said.
Domantas Sabonis named best Lithuania Basketball Player of the Year

2025-01-07

The annual Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF) awards for the best basketball players of the year have concluded, with Domantas Sabonis taking the top honors. The selection of the best Lithuanian male and female basketball players was held for the 17th time, with Sabonis being named the best male player for the fifth time in his career. He previously won the award in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022.
Several BCL teams target Kuzminskas, AEK departure possible

2024-11-15

One of AEK Betsson Athens' top players, Mindaugas Kuzminskas, could be on the move. According to Lukas Malinauskas from BasketNews, the 35-year-old forward has drawn interest from several European teams, and his contract with the Greek club allows for an in-season transfer. AEK currently owes Kuzminskas payments, giving him the option to terminate his contract at no cost.
Grigonis, Kuzminskas address broken Olympic dream, future with Lithuanian NT

2024-07-08

The Lithuanian national team will watch the second Olympics in a row on TV, following their loss to hosts Puerto Rico (68-79) in the final of the Olympic Qualifying tournamentin San Juan. It also means that the squad's medal drought will continue, as the last accolade won by the Baltic side came in 2015.
Mindaugas Kuzminskas drops career-high 40 points in BCL's triple-overtime thriller

2024-03-05

AEK Athens forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas delivered an outstanding performance in the FIBA Basketball Champions League game, although he couldn't secure a victory for his team. AEK faced a tough 108-112 loss against Hapoel Holon in a match that stretched into three overtimes.
Mindaugas Kuzminskas rates Lithuanian talent, offers advice to Ignas Brazdeikis

2023-09-28

Always smiling, Mindaugas Kuzminskas was obviously in a good mood during AEK Athens' media day. The Greek club made several high-profile signings this past summer, including Jordan McRae, Brian McLemore, Mfiondu Kabengele, and 2018 EuroLeague champion Chasson Randle.
Mindaugas Kuzminskas: 'The Latvians came here to fight and we came to look'

2023-09-09

Mindaugas Kuzminskas called the performance of the Lithuanian national team in the match against Latvia 'shameful', but was pleased that the squad was unusually united in the latest version of the FIBA World Cup. Kuzminskas, who went scoreless in 17 minutes in Lithuania's blowout (63-98) loss to Latvia, did not look for excuses after the match.
Once in a life-time Lithuania's victory over the USA, that doesn't matter. Or does it?

2023-09-04

"88:87, 1 minute and 40 seconds to go in a game between Lithuania and USA. Jasikevicius! Once again, from the three-point line... Tenth point (in a row) for Jasikevicius! What Sarunas Jasikevicius is doing in the fourth quarter today... As if remembering that desperate missed shot in Sydney, he's trying to redeem the entire Lithuanian team today."
Mindaugas Kuzminskas to continue his career in Greece

2023-07-22

Lithuanian NT member Mindaugas Kuzminskas is finalizing an agreement with AEK Athens, as reported by BasketNews' Donatas Urbonas. The 33-year-old last played in Turkey, representing Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir. He averaged 13.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 14.9 PIR over 22 domestic games last season while Karsiyaka finished second in the Turkish League.
Mindaugas Kuzminskas joins Pinar Karsiyaka

2022-09-21

Mindaugas Kuzminskas signed a deal with Pinar Karisyaka Izmir, the Turkish club officially announced. Kuzminskas played for Zenit St. Petersburg last season, but the team was kicked out of the 2021-22 EuroLeague season after Russia invaded Ukraine in February. In April, the contract between the Lithuanian and Zenit was terminated.
Kuzminskas: 'I'm not sure how Spain would have looked without signing Brown' (1)

2022-09-10

Lithuanian national team forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas brought one of the hottest topics of the summer after a painful EuroBasket 2022 loss in the Round of 16. When asked why Lithuania stopped in the fourth quarter and gave up the lead to Spain, a 33-year-old veteran emphasized the importance of Lorenzo Brown's acquisition.
Mindaugas Kuzminskas candidate to join Panathinaikos

2022-07-24

Mindaugas Kuzminskas, who is still without a contract for the next season, will join the training camp of the Lithuanian national team starting on Monday in Palanga. According to the BasketNews, the 32-year-old forward has received offers from two Turkish league clubs, and now the Lithuanian is also on the radar of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens.
Mindaugas Kuzminskas officially leaves Zenit

2022-04-08

Zenit Saint Petersburg and Mindaugas Kuzminskas decided to terminate the contract early by agreement of both parties, according to the official club's report. Kuzminskas left the squad and came back to Lithuania, when Russia started the war in Ukraine. Until this day, he has been negotiating the termination of the deal. The 32-year-old Lithuanian joined Zenit in the summer of 2021. Over 10 VTB ...
Grigonis, Kuzminskas, Gudaitis and Maksvytis decided to leave Russian teams

2022-02-27

At least four Lithuanians, who were representing Russian clubs, have decided to leave the squads. According to BasketNews sources, among them are the head coach of the Lithuanian national team Kazys Maksvytis, CSKA Moscow player Marius Grigonis, and Zenit Saint Petersburg duo of Mindaugas Kuzminskas and Arturas Gudaitis. So far, none of them has officially announced it due to an extraordinary ...
Mindaugas Kuzminskas talks inconsistent playing time, Greek rivalry, fatal NBA mistake (1)

2021-11-25

For Mindaugas Kuzminkas, the situation in Zenit Saint Petersburg after the first eleven EuroLeague games looks simple. "Since our team is doing pretty good, players are happy also," he tells BasketNews from the city that is widely regarded as Russia's most beautiful and picturesque. That's probably one of the reasons that he's smiling almost all the time. Just a few minutes before joining Zenit's ...
EuroLeague reinforcement: Zenit releases Mindaugas Kuzminskas to the Lithuania national team (1)

2021-11-22

Mindaugas Kuzminskas of Zenit Saint Petersburg will join the Lithuania national team for the second qualifying match against the Czech Republic in Opava on November 29, according to bench boss Kazys Maksvytis. Zenit stipulated that Kuzminskas will present himself at the club's training camp on Tuesday (November 30), per Lithuania national team head coach. Zenit will play a Turkish Airlines ...
Kuzminskas to Zenit is now official

2021-07-05

Zenit St Petersburg continued adding veteran depth to its roster, by signing Lithuanian forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas to a one-year deal, the club announced on Monday. 31-year-old (2.05) arrives from Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar where he averaged 12.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in the 7DAYS EuroCup, and also posted 14.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists in the VTB League action. A ...
Kuzminskas is back to the EuroLeague

2021-07-02

Mindaugas Kuzminskas is back to the EuroLeague. According to BasketNews sources, 31-year-old is finalizing a one-year contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg. 2.05 forward will rejoin forces with another Lithuanian Arturas Gudaitis. They played together in AX Armani Exchange Milan two years ago. Kuzminskas spent the last two seasons in Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. He averaged 12.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, ...
Monaco have set their sights on two Lithuanian forwards

2021-06-29

According to BasketNews sources, AS Monaco Basket are interested in signing Lithuanian forwards Edgaras Ulanovas and Mindaugas Kuzminskas. Per Sportando's Emiliano Carchia, Monaco has already made Ulanovas an offer and they are considered favorites to sign the 29-year-old. BasketNews sources say that Monaco has not yet made an offer, but they're showing strong interest in Ulanovas. 31-year-old ...
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Basketball Champions League

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
24/25 AEK Betsson BC 23:50 60%
33/55
25.1%
11/44
88.9%
48/54
4.3
3.3/1
1.5 0.3 1.8 0.7 - 1.9 - 11.3 11.6 13 »
23/24 AEK BETSSON Athens 24:04 57.4%
43/75
32.4%
12/37
72.4%
34/47
5.7
3/2.7
1.1 1 1.3 0.1 - 1.4 - 17.3 14.7 9 »
22/23 Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir 29:10 46.7%
14/30
30.1%
9/30
71.2%
27/38
4.4
3.1/1.3
1.8 1.1 1.1 0.3 - 2 - 10.3 8.6 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
2024 Lithuania 14:05 83.3%
10/12
25%
3/12
100%
2/2
2.3
1.3/1
1.5 0.8 0 0.3 0 2.3 - 7.8 7.5 4 »
2021 Lithuania 13:58 0%
0/3
0%
0/2
100%
2/2
2
2/0
0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 1.5 2 »

FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2024 Lithuania 16:40 57.1%
4/7
30%
3/10
89%
8/9
2.7
1.7/1
1.7 0.3 1 0 - 2.3 - 8.3 8.3 3 »
2020 Lithuania 20:47 47.7%
10/21
30.5%
7/23
77.1%
17/22
4.5
3.2/1.3
1.8 0.8 0.5 0.3 - 2 - 9.7 10.2 6 »

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
2023 Lithuania 17:35 65.3%
15/23
46.2%
12/26
84.7%
11/13
3.8
3.1/0.6
1.8 0.4 1 0.5 - 2.4 - 9.6 12 8 »
2019 Lithuania 16:30 57.9%
11/19
25%
3/12
57.1%
4/7
2.8
1.2/1.6
0.2 0.6 1.8 0.2 - 1.6 - 7 3.4 5 »
2014 Lithuania 11:08 47.6%
9/19
33.7%
2/6
43%
3/7
1.9
0.9/1
0.4 0.4 0.7 0.3 - 1 - 3.9 2.6 7 »

EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
21/22 Zenit St Petersburg 12:28 46.5%
25/54
37.1%
13/35
87.2%
21/24
2
1.2/0.7
0.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.3 1.5 5 4.8 22 »
19/20 Olympiacos Piraeus 12:47 52.7%
10/19
27.3%
3/11
59.9%
6/10
2.2
1.3/0.8
0.2 0.3 0.5 0 0.3 1.3 1.7 5.8 4.5 6 »
18/19 AX Armani Exchange Milan 17:03 51.3%
55/107
46.9%
30/64
85.9%
55/64
3.3
2/1.3
0.7 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.3 1.7 1.8 8.5 8.8 30 »
17/18 AX Armani Exchange Milan 21:56 47.4%
37/78
43.2%
16/37
79.2%
31/39
2.4
1.3/1.1
1.4 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.6 1.8 2.5 10.9 9.6 14 »
15/16 Unicaja Malaga 21:15 54.8%
73/133
37.6%
29/77
82.7%
43/52
3.4
1.7/1.8
1 0.6 1.7 0.3 0.7 1.4 3 12 11.6 23 »
14/15 Unicaja Malaga 21:47 55%
66/120
27.4%
19/69
81.3%
52/64
4.5
2.5/2
1.4 0.9 1.3 0.4 0.4 1.2 2.9 10 12.5 24 »
13/14 Unicaja Malaga 14:14 53.3%
49/92
31.5%
11/35
63.2%
19/30
2.3
0.9/1.4
0.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.3 1.3 6.3 5.6 24 »
12/13 Žalgiris Kaunas 14:09 61.7%
48/78
32.4%
11/34
83.1%
34/41
3.1
1.8/1.3
0.3 0.5 1 0.2 0.3 1.3 1.8 7.1 7.7 23 »
11/12 Žalgiris Kaunas 8:25 81.5%
9/11
13.8%
1/7
70.4%
12/17
1.3
1/0.3
0.2 0.2 0.6 0 0.1 0.9 1 2.8 2.8 12 »
10/11 Žalgiris Kaunas 6:45 50%
4/8
17.3%
1/6
65.8%
2/3
1.1
0.8/0.4
0.1 0.3 0.5 0 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.6 1.4 8 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
21/22 Lithuania 18:50 62.1%
18/29
44%
11/25
81.8%
18/22
3.7
2.4/1.3
1.3 0.3 0.6 0.4 - 2.1 - 12.4 11.3 7 »
17/18 Lithuania 20:34 41.7%
5/12
16.7%
2/12
75%
3/4
3.8
3.5/0.3
1.3 0 1.5 0.5 - 1.8 - 4.8 2.5 4 »

FIBA EuroBasket

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2022 Lithuania 17:45 42%
8/19
49.9%
11/22
68.5%
11/16
2.5
1.5/1
0.7 0.2 0.8 0.2 - 1.5 - 10 6.7 6 »
2017 Lithuania 23:53 60.5%
23/38
36.4%
12/33
66.8%
10/15
4.3
3.2/1.2
1.5 0.8 1.3 0.2 - 2.5 - 15.3 11.5 6 »
2015 Lithuania 23:20 53.6%
23/43
24%
5/21
81.1%
17/21
5
3.8/1.2
1.2 0.7 0.9 0 0 1.4 3.1 8.7 11.9 9 »
2013 Lithuania 12:18 47.4%
9/19
12.5%
1/8
58.8%
10/17
2.8
1.7/1.1
0.3 0.4 0.3 0 - 0.8 - 3.1 3.1 10 »

EuroCup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
20/21 Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 26:49 54.9%
55/100
34.6%
21/61
77.4%
62/80
4.4
3.2/1.3
1.5 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.7 2 4.2 12.4 13.6 19 »
19/20 Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 23:34 50%
12/24
38.5%
5/13
84.6%
11/13
2
1.5/0.5
1.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.3 2.8 2.8 12.5 11 4 »

NBA

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
17/18 New York Knicks 1:51 0%
0/2
- - 0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 -2 1 »
16/17 New York Knicks 14:56 52%
104/200
32%
54/168
81%
55/68
1.9
1.2/0.7
1 0.4 0.7 0.2 - 1.2 - 6.3 4.6 68 »

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 22:40 66.7%
18/27
35.1%
7/20
61.3%
8/13
4.5
2.7/1.8
1.5 0 1.5 0.2 - 2.2 - 10.8 8.8 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 18:59 63.1%
65/103
31.4%
16/51
91.7%
44/48
3.9
2.5/1.4
0.6 0.7 1.1 0.3 - 1.4 1.6 8.9 10.4 25 »
11/12 Žalgiris Kaunas 11:29 70.3%
19/27
42.3%
3/7
85.1%
17/20
3.2
1.6/1.7
0.4 0.1 0.7 0.1 0 1.3 1 7.1 8.3 9 »
10/11 Žalgiris Kaunas 11:15 33.3%
2/6
66.7%
4/6
71.4%
5/7
1
0.5/0.5
0.5 0.5 0.5 0 - 0.8 - 5.3 4.3 4 »

FIBA U20 European Championship

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2009 Lithuania U20 NT 27:40 53.4%
31/58
13.2%
4/30
79.1%
15/19
5.2
3.1/2.1
0.3 1.6 1.7 1.2 - 2.1 - 9.9 8.1 9 »
Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS EFF
82-70 18 100%
2/2
25%
1/4
100%
2/2
1
1/0
0 1 1 1 3 9 8
76-69 23 75%
3/4
0%
0/2
100%
4/4
6
5/1
0 0 2 1 0 10 12
56-60 25 66.7%
2/3
0%
0/1
100%
6/6
5
4/1
1 0 4 0 1 10 10
83-82 31 71.4%
5/7
28.6%
2/7
83.3%
5/6
7
6/1
2 0 1 0 2 21 21
71-77 16 0%
0/3
0%
0/4
100%
2/2
3
3/0
1 0 0 0 2 2 -1
93-86 21 83.3%
5/6
0%
0/1
83.3%
5/6
4
1/3
2 0 2 1 1 15 17
97-76 23 50%
1/2
-
0/0
80%
8/10
3
2/1
2 0 3 1 0 10 10
96-65 20 57.1%
4/7
0%
0/3
-
0/0
8
5/3
0 2 0 3 3 8 15
95-84 28 100%
2/2
60%
3/5
-
0/0
3
3/0
3 0 2 0 4 13 15
80-70 23 33.3%
2/6
42.9%
3/7
50%
1/2
4
4/0
4 0 2 1 0 14 12
69-80 26 50%
3/6
0%
0/1
92.9%
13/14
4
2/2
1 1 2 0 3 19 18
93-74 23 25%
1/4
40%
2/5
100%
2/2
4
3/1
1 0 3 1 4 10 7
80-71 26 100%
3/3
0%
0/4
-
0/0
4
4/0
2 0 1 0 1 6 7

Basketball Champions League

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
AEK Betsson BC 23:18 60%
33/55
25%
11/44
88.9%
48/54
4.3
3.3/1
1.5 0.3 1.8 0.7 - 1.8 - 11.3 11.6 13 »
Regular season 23:49 57.1%
28/49
26.3%
10/38
87.5%
42/48
4.5
3.4/1.1
1.7 0.3 1.8 0.6 - 1.9 - 11.6 11.9 11 »
Playoffs 20:30 83.3%
5/6
16.7%
1/6
100%
6/6
3.5
3/0.5
0 0.5 1.5 1 - 1.5 - 9.5 10 2 »
Home game 22:40 64.3%
18/28
17.6%
3/17
81.8%
18/22
4.8
3.5/1.3
1.7 0.3 1.7 1.2 - 0.8 - 10.5 12.2 6 »
Away game 23:51 55.6%
15/27
29.6%
8/27
93.8%
30/32
3.9
3.1/0.7
1.3 0.3 1.9 0.3 - 2.7 - 12 11.1 7 »
Wins 22:33 57.5%
23/40
13%
3/23
88.6%
39/44
4.6
3.3/1.2
1.4 0.3 1.8 0.8 - 1.2 - 10.4 11.1 9 »
Losses 25:00 66.7%
10/15
38.1%
8/21
90%
9/10
3.8
3.3/0.5
1.5 0.3 1.8 0.5 - 3.3 - 13.3 12.8 4 »
Last 5 games 22:36 63.2%
12/19
16.7%
3/18
95%
19/20
4.4
3.8/0.6
0.8 0.2 1.6 0.4 - 1.6 - 10.4 10 5 »
October 25:00 53.8%
7/13
20%
2/10
93.8%
15/16
4
3/1
1.3 0.3 2 0.3 - 2.7 - 11.7 10.7 3 »
November 23:00 33.3%
2/6
42.9%
3/7
50%
1/2
4
4/0
4 0 2 1 - 0 - 14 12 1 »
December 24:00 66.7%
6/9
37.5%
3/8
- 5.5
4/1.5
1.5 1 1 1.5 - 3.5 - 10.5 15 2 »
January 23:00 50%
1/2
- 80%
8/10
3
2/1
2 0 3 1 - 0 - 10 10 1 »
February 21:00 83.3%
5/6
0%
0/1
83.3%
5/6
4
1/3
2 0 2 1 - 1 - 15 17 1 »
March 24:00 53.8%
7/13
16.7%
2/12
92.9%
13/14
5
4.3/0.7
1.3 0 1.7 0 - 1.7 - 11 10 3 »
April 20:30 83.3%
5/6
16.7%
1/6
100%
6/6
3.5
3/0.5
0 0.5 1.5 1 - 1.5 - 9.5 10 2 »
Versus FIT/One Wurzburg Baskets 16:00 0%
0/3
0%
0/4
100%
2/2
3
3/0
1 0 0 0 - 2 - 2 -1 1 »
Versus VEF Riga 24:30 41.7%
5/12
37.5%
3/8
87.5%
14/16
4
3/1
2.5 0.5 2 0.5 - 1.5 - 16.5 15 2 »
Versus Bertram Derthona Basket 26:00 76.9%
10/13
25%
2/8
83.3%
10/12
5.5
3.5/2
2 0 1.5 0.5 - 1.5 - 18 19 2 »
Versus Telekom Baskets Bonn 21:30 45.5%
5/11
25%
2/8
100%
2/2
6
4/2
0.5 1 1.5 2 - 3.5 - 9 11 2 »
Versus Nanterre 92 20:30 83.3%
5/6
16.7%
1/6
100%
6/6
3.5
3/0.5
0 0.5 1.5 1 - 1.5 - 9.5 10 2 »
Versus Promitheas Patras 24:00 60%
3/5
0%
0/1
87.5%
14/16
4
3/1
1.5 0 3.5 0.5 - 0.5 - 10 10 2 »
Versus Maccabi Ramat Gan 27:00 100%
5/5
33.3%
3/9
- 3.5
3.5/0
2.5 0 1.5 0 - 2.5 - 9.5 11 2 »
Height:
205 cm
Weight:
98 kg
Age:
35 yo (1989-10-19)
Birth place:
Vilnius, Lithuania
Citizenship:
Lithuanian
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Weight:
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