Kšyštof Lavrinovič

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| name = Kšyštof Lavrinovič

| image = Krzysztof Lawrynowicz by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Lavrinovič with Lithuania in 2014

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| position = Power forward / center

| height_cm = 210

| weight_kg = 108

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|11|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union

| nationality = Lithuanian

| draft_year = 2001

| career_start = 1996

| career_end = 2022

| years1 = 1996–2002

| team1 = Alita

| years2 = 2002–2004

| team2 = Ural Great Perm

| years3 = 2004–2005

| team3 = Dynamo Moscow

| years4 = 2005–2007

| team4 = UNICS Kazan

| years5 = 2007–2012

| team5 = Montepaschi Siena

| years6 = 2012–2014

| team6 = Žalgiris Kaunas

| years7 = 2014

| team7 = Valencia

| years8 = 2014

| team8 = Reggiana

| years9 = 2014–2016

| team9 = Lietuvos rytas Vilnius

| years10 = 2016–2018

| team10 = Lietkabelis Panevėžys

| years11 = 2018–2019

| team11 = BC SkyCop Prienai

| years12 = 2019–2020

| team12 = London City Royals

| years13 = 2020–2022

| team13 = BC Vytis

| highlights =

Russian Cup winner (2004)
2× All-EuroLeague Second Team (2008, 2011)
Italian Cup MVP (2011)
Italian SuperCup MVP (2011)
5× LBA champion (2008–2012)
5× Italian Cup winner (2008–2012)
2× LKL All-Star (2013, 2015)
LKL All-Star Game Co-MVP (2013)
EuroCup champion (2014)
King Mindaugas Cup winner (2016)
LKL All-Tournament Team (2017)

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Kšyštof Lavrinovič ({{langx|pl|Krzysztof Ławrynowicz}}; born 1 November 1979) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he played at the power forward and center positions. Lavrinovič was a two-time All-EuroLeague selection.

Professional career

On 22 August 2018 Lavrinovič signed with BC Prienai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.{{cite web |title=Prienų komandos generalinė rėmėja – įmonė "Skycop" |url=https://bcprienai.lt/prienu-komandos-generaline-remeja-imone-skycop/ |website=BC Prienai |access-date=August 22, 2018 |language=lt-LT |date=August 22, 2018}}

On 21 September 2019 he signed with the London City Royals of the British Basketball League.{{cite web |title=Britains best – now with Lithuanian's finest – Lavrinovic Brothers to join the Royals |url=https://londoncityroyals.com/2019/09/britains-best-now-with-lithuanians-finest-lavrinovic-brothers-to-join-the-royals |website=londoncityroyals.com |access-date=September 30, 2019 |date=September 21, 2019 |archive-date=September 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930071453/https://londoncityroyals.com/2019/09/britains-best-now-with-lithuanians-finest-lavrinovic-brothers-to-join-the-royals/ |url-status=dead }}

On 19 January 2020 he signed with BC Vytis of the National Basketball League.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/bc-vytis-sign-ksistof-darjus-lavrinovic/|title=BC Vytis sign Ksistof, Darjus Lavrinovic|date=January 19, 2020|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=January 20, 2020}}

National team career

Lavrinovič has also been a member of the men's Lithuanian national basketball team. Some of the tournaments he has played at with Lithuania's senior national team include: the EuroBasket 2003, the 2004 Summer Olympics, the EuroBasket 2005, the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the EuroBasket 2007, the 2008 Summer Olympics, the EuroBasket 2009, the EuroBasket 2011, the EuroBasket 2013, and the 2014 FIBA World Cup. He helped Lithuania win the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2003, the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2007, and the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2013.

Personal life

Lavrinovič is ethnically Polish.[http://www.tygodnik.lt/200634/bliska3.html Tygodnik.lt] Parents of the Lawrynowicz brothers are very proud that their sons are first Poles to cap for the Lithuanian national basketball team Lavrinovič has a twin-brother, Darjuš, whom he played with at UNICS Kazan in the Russian Superleague, as well as with on the senior men's Lithuanian national basketball team. Lavrinovič's wife is Miss Beauty of Russia 2004, Tatyana Sidorchuk.[http://www.tygodnik.lt/200634/bliska3.html Tygodnik.lt]

On 18 October 1998 Kšyštof Lavrinovič, his twin-brother Darjuš and their cousin raped at that time a seventeen-year-old girl. On 25 June 1999 the court sentenced the twin brothers for 5 years in prison and the cousin for 6 years in prison.{{Cite web|url=https://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/crime/dlavrinovicius-uzdarytas-i-lukiskiu-kalejima.d?id=6850|title = D.Lavrinovičius uždarytas į Lukiškių kalėjimą}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.15min.lt/vardai/naujiena/lietuva/natalija-lavrinovic-verkdama-prisipazino-dabar-netekeciau-ir-negelbeciau-prievartautoju-nuo-kalejimo-1050-128162|title = Natalija Lavrinovič verkdama prisipažino: Dabar netekėčiau ir negelbėčiau prievartautojų nuo kalėjimo}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ve.lt/naujienos/sportas/kriminalu-suvestinese---lietuvos-atletu-zygdarbiai/|title=Kriminalų suvestinėse - Lietuvos atletų žygdarbiai|date=10 May 2008}}

Awards and accomplishments

=Professional career=

2× All-EuroLeague Second Team: (2008, 2011)
Italian Cup MVP: (2011)
Italian SuperCup MVP: (2011)

=Lithuanian senior national team=

EuroBasket 2003: {{gold medal}}
EuroBasket 2007: {{bronze medal}}
EuroBasket 2013: {{silver medal}}

Career statistics

=EuroLeague=

class="wikitable"

style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|*

| Led the league

| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"| Mens Sana

| 22 || 2 || 20.6 || .609 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|.579* || .687 || 4.2 || .5 || 1.5 || 1.1 || 12.7 || 15.5

| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09

| 17 || 1 || 24.3 || .463 || .340 || .837 || 6.4 || .8 || 1.6 || .8 || 10.8 || 14.9

| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10

| 12 || 1 || 22.1 || .455 || .371 || .764 || 4.3 || 1.1 || 1.3 || .5 || 13.2 || 16.3

| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11

| 21 || 5 || 24.7 || .458 || .323 || .753 || 5.0 || 1.2 || .8 || .3 || 11.8 || 13.3

| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12

| 15 || 1 || 19.5 || .441 || .444 || .714 || 3.9 || 1.1 || .7 || .4 || 9.7 || 10.9

| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Žalgiris

| 24 || 9 || 21.3 || .493 || .365 || .825 || 4.0 || 1.0 || .5 || .3 || 8.5 || 10.3

| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14

| 13 || 0 || 17.5 || .390 || .231 || .875 || 3.4 || 1.0 || .4 || .4 || 7.2 || 7.7

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career

| 124 || 19 || 21.6 || .482 || .389 || .766 || 4.5 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .5 || 10.6 || 12.7

References

External links

[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BLH Euroleague.net Profile]
[http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=LAV-KSI-79 Italian League Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520155447/http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=LAV-KSI-79 |date=2012-05-20 }} {{in lang|it}}

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