Dainius Šalenga

Dainius Šalenga (born 15 April 1977) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player. He is a small forward that is mainly known for his three–point shooting abilities. Šalenga represented the senior Lithuanian national basketball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Dainius Šalenga

Šalenga, with Lietkabelis' jersey.
Personal information
Born	(1977-04-15) April 15, 1977 (age 47) Varėna, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1999: undrafted
Playing career	1997–2018
Position	Small forward
Number	20, 10, 9
Career history
As player:
1997–1998	Farmeka Vilnius
1998–2000	Sakalai Vilnius
2000–2005	Žalgiris Kaunas
2005–2007	Akasvayu Girona
2007–2011	Žalgiris Kaunas
2011	Rūdupis Prienai
2011–2012	Žalgiris Kaunas
2012–2013	Budivelnyk Kyiv
2013	TonyBet Prienai
2013–2014	Budivelnyk Kyiv
2014–2015	Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2015–2016	Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas
2016–2017	Juventus Utena
2017	Dzūkija Alytus
As coach:
2019–2021	CBet Prienai (assistant)
2019	CBet Prienai (interim)
2021–2023	Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
6× Lithuanian LKL champion (2001, 2003–2005, 2012, 2013) Lithuanian Slam Dunk champion (2002) 3× Baltic BBL champion (2005, 2008, 2011) FIBA EuroChallenge champion (2007) 2× Lithuanian All-Star (2009, 2011) Ukrainian BSL champion (2014)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Lithuania EuroBasket 2003 Sweden National team

Professional career

Šalenga was the team captain of Žalgiris Kaunas, in Lithuania,^[2] before being released by the club in January 2011.^[3] Šalenga won the EuroLeague Round 6 MVP award, on December 3, 2009.^[4]

National team career

Šalenga was a member of the senior Lithuanian national basketball team. With Lithuania, he played at the 2003 EuroBasket, where he won a gold medal, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2000–01	Žalgiris	6	1	22.1	.469	.400	.833	2.3	1.2	1.0	.2	7.3	6.7
2001–02		14	10	30.2	.448	.346	.810	2.6	1.9	1.4	.4	11.7	11.3
2002–03		10	6	27.1	.485	.310	.600	2.2	1.8	1.0	.4	8.4	7.2
2003–04		20	16	27.3	.399	.222	.718	2.4	2.0	1.0	.2	7.9	7.6
2004–05		20	19	33.5	.489	.349	.706	2.8	3.3	1.5	.3	12.0	13.1
2007–08		17	2	12.4	.457	.350	.625	1.9	.3	.5	.1	3.2	3.4
2008–09		10	5	26.4	.412	.239	.676	3.1	1.6	1.2	.2	11.4	10.5
2009–10		16	16	27.3	.410	.411	.757	3.0	1.2	1.3	.1	10.3	9.8
2010–11		10	7	20.1	.340	.267	.857	1.6	1.1	.6	.1	4.8	3.8
2011–12		6	4	25.1	.412	.375	.1000	2.2	1.5	.7	.2	6.0	5.3
2013–14	Budivelnyk	7	5	24.4	.535	.333	.800	2.4	2.4	.7	.1	8.0	10.6
Career		136	91	25.7	.441	.319	.740	2.5	1.7	1.0	.2	8.6	8.4

References

1. Dainius Šalenga Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine at sports-reference.com
2. Kauno „Žalgiris“ nutraukė kontraktą su D. Šalenga Archived 2011-01-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Lithuanian)
3. 2011-01-18 Nutraukiamas kontraktas su D.Šalenga Archived 2011-01-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Lithuanian)
4. Salenga Euroleague Week 6 MVP Archived 2009-12-12 at the Wayback Machine at TalkBasket.
5. Dainius SALENGA (LTU).

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• FIBA Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
• Sports-Reference.com Profile