Povilas Čukinas

Povilas Čukinas (born 11 April 1983) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player.

Povilas Čukinas
Personal information
Born (1983-04-11) 11 April 1983
Trakai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 10.75 in (2.10 m)
Listed weight254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
Playing career2000–2020
PositionCenter
Career history
2000–2001Punktukas Anykščiai
2001–2002Alita Alytus
2002–2008Lietuvos rytas
2006–2007→MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2007–2008→Pallacanestro Cantù
2008–2009BK Barons
2009–2011Žalgiris Kaunas
2010–2011→BC Kaunas
2011–2012Walter Tigers Tübingen
2012Rūdupis Prienai
2012BC Roche Vendée
2012–2013Sanaye Petrochimi Mahshahr
2013–2014Starwings Basel
2014–2015Jēkabpils
2015–2016Samen Mashhad BC
2016–2017Chemidor Tehran
2017Étoile Sportive du Sahel
2017–2018BC Dzūkija
2018-2020Lanciano Basket
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Born in Trakai, Čukinas started his career in LKAL's Puntukas Anykščiai. He moved to Alita Alytus of LKL. Although the player's statistics were not impressive (he averaged 3.8 points per game for Alita), then-LKL champion BC Lietuvos Rytas signed a long-term contract with the young forward. Čukinas played for Lietuvos Rytas for four consecutive years, but was used sparingly. His best season was the 2003-04 season, when Čukinas averaged 10.7 points per game.

During the 2006-07 season, Čukinas was loaned to Bundesliga's EnBW Ludwigsburg. He became one of the key players there. Later, he was invited to play for Serie A's Tisettanta Cantù.

On 24 September 2008 Barons LMT invited Čukinas into the team[1] but he was waived only after a month of playing.[2] Čukinas finished the season with BC Budivelnyk. On 25 August 2009 he signed a one-year contract with Žalgiris Kaunas.[3]

On 17 September 2010 he was loaned to Aisčiai Kaunas.[4] On 1 November 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Walter Tigers Tübingen. Since 9 October 2012 he has been playing for BC Prienai.[5] In 2012, he signed with Sanaye Petrochimi Mahshahr BC.

References
  1. http://www.krepsinis.net/news.php?news_id=84599
  2. "Krepsinis.net - Naujiena - "Barons" atsisakė P.Čiukino ir R.Brighto paslaugų". www.krepsinis.net. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05.
  3. "Žalgiris". Archived from the original on 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  4. "Čia gyvena krepšinis, čia krepšinio namai".
  5. "P.Čukinas grįžta rungtyniauti į Lietuvą".
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