Žygimantas Skučas
Lithuanian basketball player (born 1992)
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Žygimantas Skučas (born 18 March 1992, Kaunas, Lithuania[1]) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for KK Perlas Vilkaviškis of the National Basketball League (NKL). His main position is power forward.
| KK Perlas Vilkaviškis | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | National Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 18 March 1992 Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) |
| Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2012 | Žalgiris-2 Kaunas |
| 2012–2014 | LSU-Atletas Kaunas |
| 2014–2016 | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys |
| 2016–2018 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
| 2018 | BC Gries Oberhoffen |
| 2018–2019 | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys |
| 2019–2021 | Juventus Utena |
| 2021–2022 | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys |
| 2022–2025 | Juventus Utena |
| 2025–present | KK Perlas Vilkaviškis |
Professional career
In 2016, he signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys and debuted in his first European competition EuroCup on 12 October versus KK MZT Skopje by scoring 15 points, grabbing 4 rebounds and helping his team to start the season with a 90–89 victory.[2][3] The team also qualified into the TOP16 stage and Skučas finished the debut season with solid 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists averages.[4]
International career
He won four gold medals with Lithuania national teams: Europe U-16 in 2008, Europe U-18 in 2010, World U-19 in 2011 and Europe U-20 in 2012.
