Jurgita Štreimikytė

Jurgita Štreimikytė (born 14 May 1972 in Alytus, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian former basketball forward who played the WNBA for Indiana Fever[1] and the Euroleague Women with Kaunas, Valenciennes Olympic and SG Comense among others.[2] She was a member of the Lithuanian national team, winning the 1997 Eurobasket.[3] She retired from international basketball following the 2006 World Championship.[4]

Jurgita Štreimikytė
Personal information
Born14 May 1972
Alytus, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2000: 2nd round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career?–2010
PositionSmall forward
Career history
?–1994
2003–2010
Kaunas
1994–1998Valenciennes Olympic
1998–2003Comense
2000–2001Indiana Fever
2004Sopron
2005Indiana Fever
2009Spartak Vidnoye
Career highlights and awards

After retiring in 2010, she currently serves as Kaunas' second coach.[5]

On 30 November 2022, she was inducted to the FIBA Hall of Fame in appreciation of her stunning career contributions.[6]

References

  1. Profile Archived 2015-01-10 at the Wayback Machine in WNBA's website
  2. Profile in FIBA Europe's website
  3. Report of the final in FIBA Europe's website
  4. Statistics in the 2006 WC in FIBA's website
  5. Profile Archived 2014-01-06 at the Wayback Machine in the club's website
  6. 2022 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Jurgita Streimikyte-Virbickiene


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