Vytautas Šarakauskas

Vytautas Šarakauskas (born 8 February 1982 in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Jurbarkas-Karys of the National Basketball League (NKL).

Vytautas Šarakauskas

BC Jurbarkas-Karys
Position	Center / power forward
League	NKL
Personal information
Born	(1982-02-08) 8 February 1982 Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	110 kg (243 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2004–present
Career history
2004–2006	BC Perlas
2006–2009	BC Sakalai
2009–2012	BC Šiauliai
2012–2017	BC Neptūnas
2017–2018	BC Šiauliai
2018–2020	Neptūnas-Akvaservis
2020–2021	BC Kretinga
2021–present	Jurbarkas-Karys
Career highlights and awards
NKL champion (2024)

Professional career

Šarakauskas started his career with SSK–Perlas Vilnius in the LKAL league. He went undrafted in the 2004 NBA draft. In 2006, Šarakauskas moved to BC Sakalai of the LKL league. He averaged 10.8 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game his rookie season in the league.

Three seasons later, Šarakauskas signed with BC Šiauliai. Šarakauskas soon became a starter for the team. During the 2010–11 season, he nearly averaged a double-double in both the LKL league and the BBL league. In 2012, he moved to BC Neptūnas.

In the summer of 2011, Šarakauskas led his national team to a fifth place at the 2011 World Military Basketball Championship.

Player profile

Šarakauskas is 2.04 meters (6 feet 8 inches) tall and plays the power forward and the center positions. He has averaged nearly one rebound every four minutes on the court across his career.