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Mindaugas Kuzminskas
Mindaugas  Kuzminskas
AEK BETSSON Athens
Position: PF, SF
Height: 205 cm
Weight: 98 kg
Age: 34 yo (1989 October 19)
Birth place: Vilnius, Lithuania
Citizenship: Lithuanian
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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
BCL 24:04 57.3%
43/75
32.4%
12/37
72.3%
34/47
5.7
3/2.7
1.1 1 1.3 0.1 - 1.4 - 17.3 14.7 9 »

Last 10 games
Date Opponent MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS EFF
24 50%
3/6
50%
1/2
60%
6/10
8
4/4
1 0 3 0 3 15 10
27 33.3%
2/6
66.7%
4/6
100%
3/3
4
2/2
1 0 0 0 3 19 15
39 57.9%
11/19
33.3%
3/9
81.8%
9/11
11
4/7
1 0 1 1 2 40 34
26 66.7%
4/6
33.3%
2/6
50%
2/4
3
2/1
2 1 2 0 3 16 9
21 72.7%
8/11
50%
1/2
100%
2/2
4
2/2
2 3 1 0 0 21 25
17 60%
3/5
25%
1/4
71.4%
5/7
3
2/1
1 1 0 0 1 14 11
16 40%
2/5
0%
0/3
50%
2/4
7
5/2
0 0 2 0 0 6 3
16 57.1%
4/7
0%
0/3
100%
2/2
5
2/3
2 2 1 0 0 10 12
26 60%
6/10
0%
0/2
75%
3/4
6
4/2
0 2 2 0 1 15 13
16 0%
0/3
0%
0/1
-
0/0
4
4/0
1 0 1 1 2 0 1
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.
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.
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.
Personal records
Basketball Champions League
Efficiency 34 2024-03-05
Points 40 2024-03-05
Assists 5 2022-10-04
Steals 3 2022-12-07
Rebounds 11 2024-03-05
Blocks 1 2022-10-25

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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...

Basketball Champions League

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
23/24 AEK BETSSON Athens 23:33 57.3%
43/75
32.4%
12/37
72.3%
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 28:45 46.7%
14/30
30%
9/30
71.1%
27/38
4.4
3.1/1.3
1.8 1.1 1.1 0.3 - 2 - 10.3 8.6 8 »

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 17:00 65.2%
15/23
46.2%
12/26
84.6%
11/13
3.8
3.1/0.6
1.8 0.4 1 0.5 - 2.4 - 9.6 12 8 »
2019 Lithuania 16:12 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 47.4%
9/19
33.3%
2/6
42.9%
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 12:00 46.3%
25/54
37.1%
13/35
87.5%
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 12:10 52.6%
10/19
27.3%
3/11
60%
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 16:34 51.4%
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 21:21 47.4%
37/78
43.2%
16/37
79.5%
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 20:41 54.9%
73/133
37.7%
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 21:22 55%
66/120
27.5%
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 13:45 53.3%
49/92
31.4%
11/35
63.3%
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 13:33 61.5%
48/78
32.4%
11/34
82.9%
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 8:24 81.8%
9/11
14.3%
1/7
70.6%
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
16.7%
1/6
66.7%
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 18:25 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 20:15 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 17:20 42.1%
8/19
50%
11/22
68.8%
11/16
2.5
1.5/1
0.7 0.2 0.8 0.2 - 1.5 - 10 6.7 6 »
2017 Lithuania 23:30 60.5%
23/38
36.4%
12/33
66.7%
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 53.5%
23/43
23.8%
5/21
81%
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 26:15 55%
55/100
34.4%
21/61
77.5%
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 22:45 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 »

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
2021 Lithuania 13:30 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
2020 Lithuania 20:10 47.6%
10/21
30.4%
7/23
77.3%
17/22
4.5
3.2/1.3
1.8 0.8 0.5 0.3 - 2 - 9.7 9.3 6 »

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 1:00 0%
0/2
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 -2 1 »
16/17 New York Knicks 14:26 52%
104/200
32.1%
54/168
80.9%
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 22:10 66.7%
18/27
35%
7/20
61.5%
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 18:28 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 10:53 70.4%
19/27
42.9%
3/7
85%
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 10:45 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
13.3%
4/30
78.9%
15/19
5.2
3.1/2.1
0.3 1.6 1.7 1.2 - 2.1 - 9.9 8.1 9 »
Seasons:   23/24 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 15/16 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11 | 08/09

Type: Average | Totals

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 Athens 23:33 57.3%
43/75
32.4%
12/37
72.3%
34/47
5.7
3/2.7
1.1 1 1.3 0.1 - 1.4 - 17.3 14.7 9 »
Home game 25:24 60.8%
31/51
31.6%
6/19
73.5%
25/34
6.4
3.2/3.2
1 1.2 1.4 0.2 - 1.4 - 21 18.6 5 »
Away game 21:15 50%
12/24
33.3%
6/18
69.2%
9/13
4.8
2.8/2
1.3 0.8 1.3 0 - 1.5 - 12.8 9.8 4 »
Wins 19:12 60.5%
23/38
14.3%
2/14
73.7%
14/19
5
3/2
1 1.6 1.2 0 - 0.4 - 13.2 12.8 5 »
Losses 29:00 54.1%
20/37
43.5%
10/23
71.4%
20/28
6.5
3/3.5
1.3 0.3 1.5 0.3 - 2.8 - 22.5 17 4 »
Last 5 games 27:24 58.3%
28/48
44%
11/25
73.3%
22/30
6
2.8/3.2
1.4 0.8 1.4 0.2 - 2.2 - 22.2 18.6 5 »
October 21:00 58.8%
10/17
0%
0/5
83.3%
5/6
5.5
3/2.5
1 2 1.5 0 - 0.5 - 12.5 12.5 2 »
November 16:30 50%
5/10
14.3%
1/7
63.6%
7/11
5
3.5/1.5
0.5 0.5 1 0 - 0.5 - 10 7 2 »
December 23:30 70.6%
12/17
37.5%
3/8
66.7%
4/6
3.5
2/1.5
2 2 1.5 0 - 1.5 - 18.5 17 2 »
March 30:00 51.6%
16/31
47.1%
8/17
75%
18/24
7.7
3.3/4.3
1 0 1.3 0.3 - 2.7 - 24.7 19.7 3 »
Versus King Szczecin 16:30 50%
5/10
14.3%
1/7
63.6%
7/11
5
3.5/1.5
0.5 0.5 1 0 - 0.5 - 10 7 2 »
Versus UCAM Murcia 27:00 33.3%
2/6
66.7%
4/6
100%
3/3
4
2/2
1 0 0 0 - 3 - 19 15 1 »
Versus Banco di Sardegna Sassari 18:30 66.7%
12/18
20%
1/5
100%
4/4
4.5
2/2.5
2 2.5 1 0 - 0 - 15.5 18.5 2 »
Versus Hapoel Holon 39:00 57.9%
11/19
33.3%
3/9
81.8%
9/11
11
4/7
1 0 1 1 - 2 - 40 34 1 »
Versus MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 26:00 62.5%
10/16
25%
2/8
62.5%
5/8
4.5
3/1.5
1 1.5 2 0 - 2 - 15.5 11 2 »
Versus Promitheas Patras 24:00 50%
3/6
50%
1/2
60%
6/10
8
4/4
1 0 3 0 - 3 - 15 10 1 »

Mindaugas  Kuzminskas
Mindaugas Kuzminskas
Height: 205 cm
Weight: 98 kg
Born: 1989-10-18, Vilnius, Lithuania



Seasons:   23/24 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 15/16 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11 | 08/09

Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
64-70 14 0%
0/1
0%
0/1
75%
3/4
3
3/0
2 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 7