PLAYER DETAILS
Linas Kleiza profile
- Club
- _Retired Basketball
- Position
- Power Forward
- Nationality
- Lithuania
- Date of birth
- 1985-01-03
- Birthplace
- Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
- Height
- 2.03 m (6 ft 7 in)
- Weight
- 107 Kg (236 lb)
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Linas Kleiza
Linas Kleiza (Lithuanian pronunciation: ; born January 3, 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he played at the small forward and power forward positions. In 2010, he was the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy winner and a member of the All-EuroLeague First Team.
Kleiza represented the senior Lithuanian national basketball team in international competitions. He led them to a bronze medal in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and was chosen to the All-Tournament Team. He also won a silver medal in the EuroBasket 2013, earning an All-EuroBasket Team selection, and a bronze medal in the EuroBasket 2007.