Laura Juškaitė
Lithuanian basketball player (born 1997)
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Laura Juškaitė (born 22 September 1997) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Toronto Tempo of the WNBA and ÇBK Mersin of the Turkish Super League and EuroLeague Women. She also plays for the Lithuania women's national basketball team.
Juškaitė with the Lithuania national team | |
| No. 2 – Toronto Tempo | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 22 September 1997 Skuodas, Lithuania |
| Listed height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Listed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2015 | Vilniaus Jaunieji talentai |
| 2015–2018 | Vilniaus Kibirkštis |
| 2018–2020 | AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| 2020–2021 | Valencia |
| 2021–2022 | Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket |
| 2022–2023 | Vilniaus Kibirkštis |
| 2023–2024 | Virtus Eirene Ragusa |
| 2024 | YTR Gayrimenkul Bodrum |
| 2024–2025 | BK Brno |
| 2025–2026 | Çukurova Basketbol |
| 2026–present | Toronto Tempo |
| Career highlights | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Career
Europe
In 2012, Juškaitė started her career with Vilniaus Jaunieji talentai. In 2015, she signed a contract with Vilniaus Kibirkštis from LMKL. Her first club outside Lithuania was AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski in Poland,[1] where she played for two years. She won a silver medal in the 2018–19 season and bronze medal in 2019–20 season.
After two seasons in Poland, Juškaitė signed a contract with Valencia of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto and EuroCup Women.
Toronto Tempo (WNBA)
In April 2026, Juškaitė signed a training camp contract with the Toronto Tempo of the Women's National Basketball Association.[2][3] In early May 2026, the Tempo extended contract with Juškaitė beyond the training camp.[4] On 8 May 2026, Juškaite debuted in the 2026 WNBA season by scoring seven points, grabbing six rebounds, making one steal, and became the third Lithuanian to play in the WNBA, however her team lost 65–68 to the Washington Mystics.[5] On 15 May 2026, she was one of the key players versus the Los Angeles Sparks by recording 16 points, three rebounds, four assists and four steals, however her team lost 95–99.[6] Nevertheless, on 17 May 2026, she began the game in the starting five for the first time in her WNBA career and scored seven points, grabbed five rebounds, and helped her team to achieve a 106–96 revenge victory versus the Los Angeles Sparks.[7]
