Rimas Kurtinaitis

Rimas Kurtinaitis
Kurtinaitis as the head coach of Khimki, 2011
Sabah BC
PositionHead coach
LeagueAzerbaijan Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1960-05-15) 15 May 1960 (age 64)
Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1982: undrafted
Playing career1981–2006
PositionShooting guard
Number10, 12
Coaching career2002–present
Career history
As player:
1981–1983CSKA Moscow
1983–1989Žalgiris Kaunas
1989–1992BBV Hagen
1992Žalgiris Kaunas
1992Peñas Huesca
1993Townsville Suns
1993–1995Real Madrid
1995–1996Žalgiris Kaunas
1996–1997Élan Chalon
1997–1998Atletas Kaunas
1998–1999Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2001–2002Kyiv
2002–2006Gala Baku[note 2]
As coach:
2002–2006Gala Baku[note 1]
2006Ural Great
2007Sakalai Vilnius
2007–2008Śląsk Wrocław
2008Prokom Trefl Sopot (assistant)
2008–2010Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2010–2011VEF Rīga
2011–2016Khimki
2016Pallacanestro Cantù
2017–2018Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2019–2021Khimki
2022–2023BC Wolves
2024–presentSabah BC
2024–presentLithuania
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul
FIBA World Cup
Silver medal – second place Spain 1986
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1985 West Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Yugoslavia
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA Europe U20 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2005 Russia Under-20
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Czech Republic Under-20
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 1995 Greece

Rimas Kurtinaitis (born 15 May 1960) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Lithuania men's national team and Sabah BC. As a player, he was a member of the senior Soviet and Lithuanian national basketball teams and won a gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. At a height of 1.96 m (6'5") tall, he played at the shooting guard position. He is the only non-NBA player to ever participate at the NBA All-Star Weekend's Three-Point Contest, doing so in 1989, where he scored 9 points.
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