Ronaldas Rutkauskas

Ronaldas Rutkauskas (born 3 March 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. Born in Kaunas, he started his professional career in Sweden with 08 Stockholm. Rutkauskas received the BBL Best Rebounder Award in 2015 while playing for Pärnu and was the leading scorer of the Belarus Premier League in 2012.

Ronaldas Rutkauskas
Rutkauskas warming up for Iraklis Thessaloniki in 2016.
Personal information
Born (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992
Kaunas, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
PositionPower forward
Career history
2009–201108 Stockholm
2011–2012Tsmoki-Minsk II
2013Stockholm Eagles
2013ETHA Engomis
2013–2014Ourense
2014–2015Pärnu
2015–2016Jēkabpils
2016–2017Iraklis Thessaloniki
2017–2018CEP Lorient
2018–2019Iraklis Thessaloniki
2019–2020Koroivos Amaliadas
2020–2021CEP Lorient
2021–2022Þór Þorlákshöfn
Career highlights and awards

Rutkauskas has represented Lithuania at junior levels.

Professional career

Born in Kaunas in 1992, Rutkauskas started playing basketball at a very young age in the basketball academies of Arvydas Sabonis.[1] His professional started career in 2009 with Swedish team 08 Stockholm, before joining Belarusian team Tsmoki-Minsk in 2011.[2] Rutkauskas while playing for Tsmoki-Minsk II in the Belarus Premier League, led the league in scoring for the 2011–12 season with 19.6 points and had the second-best record with 9.4 rebounds per game in 30 games,[3] also setting the season-high for scoring in a game as he scored 38 points against Rubon Vitebsk.[3][4] He improved his numbers the next season to 21.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game,[5] before in January 2013 he agreed terms with Swedish team Stockholm Eagles.[6] Rutkauskas joined Cypriot club ETHA Engomis in September 2013,[7] before moving to Spain to play for LEB Oro team Ourense.[8]

Rutkauskas joined Pärnu for the 2014–15 season, scoring 8 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in his debut against TU/Rock.[9] He was named BBL's Most Valuable Player for December,[10] while he also received the BBL Best Rebounder Award at the end of the season.[11] In October 2015, he signed for Jēkabpils in Latvia.[12] While at Jēkabpils he was named BBL's Most Valuable Player for January 2016, by averaging 15.5 points, 11 rebounds, and 1.3 steals, earning the honor for the second time in his career.[13] In July 2016, Rutkauskas agreed a contract with Greek A2 team Iraklis Thessaloniki.[14] He finished his season with 11.4 points and 7 rebounds per game, appearing in all but one regular season games.[15]

In July 2021, Rutkauskas signed with reigning Icelandic champions Þór Þorlákshöfn.[16] On 2 October 2021, he had 23 points and 12 rebounds in Þór's 113–100 win against Njarðvík in the Icelandic Super Cup.[17][18]

Baltic Basketball League
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  Bold  Career high
Led the league

Source:[19][20]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Pärnu 9932.6.571.200.73310.42.10.90.318.7
2015–16 BK Jēkabpils 131330.7.6081.000.6909.31.01.00.413.8
Career 222231.5.587.273.7019.81.51.00.415.8

International career

Rutkauskas was in the preselection squad of Lithuania under-19 for the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.[21] He scored 5 points in a friendly game against LKKA Atletas,[22] before being cut off the tournament's final squad.[23] He was also in the preselection of Lithuania under-20 for the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[24]

References
  1. Bertulis, Mantas (December 9, 2012). "Rutkauskas: apie patėvį-trenerį, Lukašenką, spaudimą ir rekordus" (in Latvian). basketnews.lt. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  2. "Esindusmeeskonna korvialune jõud - Ronaldas Rutkauskas" (in Estonian). KK Pärnu. October 22, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  3. СТАТИСТИКА ИГРОКОВ 2011–2012 (in Belarusian). Belarusian Basketball Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. 38 ОЧКОВ РУТКАУСКАСА НЕ ПОМОГЛИ ВТОРОЙ КОМАНДЕ МИНСК-2006 ОДОЛЕТЬ РУБОН (in Belarusian). Belarusian Basketball Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. КАРТОЧКА ИГРОКА Рональдас Руткаукас (in Belarusian). Belarusian Basketball Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. Bertulis, Mantas (January 21, 2013). "Rutkauskas palieka Baltarusiją ir grįžta į Švediją" (in Lithuanian). basketnews.lt. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  7. "Rutkauskas keliasi į Kiprą" (in Lithuanian). basketnews.lt. September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  8. "El ala-pívot lituano Ronaldas Rutkauskas refuerzo para Ourense Termal" (in Spanish). Club Ourense Baloncesto. December 26, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  9. "Petrukonio ir Pečiukevičiaus ekipos pergalė apkartino Rutkausko debiutą "Parnu" klube" (in Lithuanian). basketnews.lt. October 21, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  10. Baranauskas, Povilas (December 30, 2014). "Rutkauskas moves up to take December MVP reigns". Baltic Basketball League. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  11. "Baltic BBL Best Rebounder Award Recipients". REAL GM. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  12. "Rutkauskas iš Estijos keliasi rungtyniauti į Latviją" (in Lithuanian). basketnews.lt. October 19, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  13. "Rutkauskas named January MVP". Baltic Basketball League. February 2, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  14. Ρουτκάουσκας για Ηρακλή (in Greek). SuperBasket.gr. July 24, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  15. "Championship 2016-17 Division A2 Iraklis Total Stats". www.SportsData.gr. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  16. "Dani og Lithái til Íslandsmeistaranna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  17. Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (2 October 2021). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Þór Þ. - Njarðvík 113-110 - Þór Þorlákshöfn er meistari meistaranna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  18. "FIBA LiveStats - Þór Þ. v Njarðvík". FIBA. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  19. "Ronaldas Rutkauskas". Baltic Basketball League. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  20. "Ronaldas Rutkauskas player profile". RealGM. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  21. "19-MEČIAI PRADEDA PASIRENGIMĄ PASAULIO ČEMPIONATUI" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball Federation. May 24, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  22. "PIRMOJI 19-MEČIŲ REPETICIJA — SĖKMINGA" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball Federation. June 3, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  23. "19-MEČIAI ĮVEIKĖ IR MKL ŽVAIGŽDŽIŲ RINKTINĘ" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball Federation. September 4, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  24. "20-MEČIAI PRADEDA PASIRENGIMĄ EUROPOS ČEMPIONATUI" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball Federation. June 4, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
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