Steponas Babrauskas

Steponas Babrauskas (born June 20, 1984) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as assistant coach at BC Pieno žvaigždės.

Steponas Babrauskas

Babrauskas with Lietuvos rytas, in 2014.
Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
Position	Assistant coach
League	Lithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1984-06-20) June 20, 1984 (age 39) Trakai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	206.8 lb (94 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2006: undrafted
Playing career	2002–2020
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Career history
As player:
2002–2003	Sakalai Vilnius
2003–2006	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2004–2005	→Sakalai Vilnius
2005–2006	→Leuven Basket Groot
2006–2007	ASK Riga
2007	Varese
2007–2008	Scafati
2008–2014	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2014–2015	İstanbul BB
2015–2018	Pieno žvaigždės
2018–2019	Dzūkija
2020	Nuova Matteoti
As coach:
2023–present	Pieno žvaigždės (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
2× Lithuanian All-Star (2009, 2010)
Medals Representing  Lithuania FIBA Under-21 World Cup 2005 Argentina Under-21 FIBA Under-19 World Cup 2003 Greece Under-19 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2004 Czech Republic Under-20 Summer Universiade 2007 Thailand

Professional career

Babrauskas was a runner-up in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) with Lietuvos Rytas, in 2004. He won the Latvian Basketball League (LBL) with ASK Riga, in 2007. In 2008, he returned to Lietuvos Rytas, and was named the team's captain. With Rytas, he won the European secondary level EuroCup championship, the Lithuanian League championship, and the Baltic League (BBL) championship. He was one of the most hated opposing players by the rival fans of Žalgiris Kaunas.

He had a brief stint in Turkey, in the 2014-15 season, a year removed after he left Rytas. He played for three seasons with Pieno žvaigždės, with whom he won the Baltic League in 2018. He moved to Dzūkija in 2018.

National team career

Babrauskas' first major achievement in basketball came at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Greece, where he and the Lithuanian Under-19 National Basketball Team won silver medals. He also won a bronze medal at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, in the Czech Republic. He first won a gold medal at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup, in Argentina. He also helped the Lithuanian junior team to win gold medals at the 2007 Summer Universiade.

Career statistics

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	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2009–10	Lietuvos Rytas	10	0	20.1	.368	.405	.625	2.6	.3	.2	.1	7.0	2.6
2010–11	Lietuvos Rytas	14	1	11.3	.250	.471	.500	.9	.2	.4	.0	2.4	.8
2012–13	Lietuvos Rytas	10	1	23.0	.280	.357	.722	3.2	.5	.6	.1	5.7	3.8
2013–14	Lietuvos Rytas	10	6	17.0	.545	.261	.800	1.9	.7	1.2	.0	4.2	3.1

Awards and honors

Pro clubs

• Latvian League Champion: 2007
• Baltic League Presidents Cup Winner: 2008
• Lithuanian Federation Cup Winner: 2009
• EuroCup Champion: 2009
• 2× Lithuanian League Champion: 2009, 2010

Lithuanian junior national team

• 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup:   Silver
• 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship:   Bronze
• 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup:   Gold
• 2007 Summer Universiade:   Gold

References

• [1]. Steponas Babrauskas. BC Lietuvos Rytas.

External links

• FIBA Profile
• Euroleague.net Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile