Jonas Mačiulis
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This article is about basketball player. For famous Lithuanian poet, see Maironis.
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| Position | Small forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| League | LKL/BBL/Euroleague |
| Team | Žalgiris |
| Number | 8 |
| Born | February 10, 1985 Kaunas |
| Nationality |  Lithuanian |
| Pro career | 2004–present |
| Former teams | Nevėžis(2004-2005) |
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| Competitor for Lithuania |
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| Bronze | 2007 Spain | Lithuania | |
Jonas Mačiulis (born February 10, 1985 in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, USSR is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, currently playing as a small forward for the most successful Lithuanian team Žalgiris and the Lithuania national basketball team. He shares his name with the famous Lithuanian poet Maironis.
He made his debut in the LKAL with Žalgiris juniors (2nd Team of Žalgiris) during the 2002-03 season. For the 2004-05 season signed for by the LKL team Nevėžis and was back to the first Žalgiris team for the 2005-06 season. He has an aggressive playing style and hard nosed defense; also a good rebounder, but needs to improve his passing and dribbling skills, because his future is at 2 position.
[edit] Awards/achievements
- Silver medalist World Junior Championship - 2003
- Bronze medalist World Under-20 - 2004
- World Under-21 Champion - 2005
- LKL vicechampion - 2006
- BBL vicechampion - 2006, 2007
- LKF Cup winner - 2007, 2008
- LKL champion - 2007, 2008
- BBL champion - 2008
- 2007 Summer Universiade champion - 2007
- Eurobasket 2007 Bronze medalist - 2007
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