Darius Songaila
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| Player information | ||
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| birthday | February 14, 1978 | |
| place of birth | Marijampolė , Lithuanian SSR , Soviet Union | |
| size | 206 cm | |
| position | Power forward | |
| college | Wake Forest | |
| NBA draft | 2002 , 49th Pick, Boston Celtics | |
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1998–2002 Demon Deacons (NCAA) 2002–2003 CSKA Moscow 2003–2005 Sacramento Kings 2005–2006 Chicago Bulls 2006–2009 Washington Wizards 2009–2010 New Orleans Hornets 2010–2011 Philadelphia 76ers 2011–2012 Galatasaray Istanbul 2012 CB Valladolid 2012–2013 BK Donetsk 2013–2014 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius 2014–2015 Žalgiris Kaunas     
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| 2000-2012 | Lithuania | 43 games |
Darius Songaila (born February 14, 1978 in Marijampolė ) is a former Lithuanian basketball player. the 2.06 m Power Forward was active in the NBA from 2003 to 2011 . Most recently he was under contract with Žalgiris Kaunas .
Career
society
From 1998 to 2002, Songaila played for the Wake Forest University team in the NCAA . He was selected in the second round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics , but completed the following season at CSKA Moscow . In the NBA, he played two years for the Sacramento Kings , with whom he reached the NBA play-offs twice , and then one year for the Chicago Bulls . From 2006 to 2009 Songaila was active with the Washington Wizards , for which he was only able to appear from the middle of the season due to a back operation. Nevertheless, in that season, as in the following season, he reached the play-offs with the Wizards. Songaila then worked for the New Orleans Hornets and the Philadelphia 76ers for a year.
After he had barely got any playing time in the NBA, Songaila moved back to Europe in 2011. After working in Turkey ( Galatasaray Istanbul ), Spain ( CB Valladolid ) and the Ukraine ( BK Donetsk ), he returned to Lithuania in 2013, where he initially worked for Lietuvos rytas Vilnius .
Lithuanian national basketball team
Songaila was active for the Lithuanian national team from 1998 to 2012 and won bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics , gold at the 2003 European Championship and bronze at the 2007 European Championship . In addition to these tournaments, he took part in the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics , the 2006 World Basketball Championships and the 2001 and 2011 European Championships .
successes
With the team
- Russian champion - 2003
- 2003 European Basketball Championship winner
- Third Summer Olympics 2000
- Third European basketball championship 2007
Personal awards
- MVP of the month March 2013 in the VTB-UL
Web links
- Darius Songaila - player profile on NBA.com
- Darius Songaila - player profile on basketball-reference.com
- Darius Songaila in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Songaila, Darius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marijampolė , Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |