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Joe Arlauckas

He was born on July 20th 1965 in Rochester, New York, with a Lithuanian descent. After graduating from the Niagara college on 1987, he played nine games in the NBA with the Sacramento Kings, who drafted him in the fourt round with the 74th overall pick. On 1988 he moved to Italy for Snaidero Caserta winning the Italian Cup, before his long sting in Spain with Caja Ronda, Taugres (now Baskonia-won the Spanish Cup on 1993) and Real Madrid. He retired on 2000 after playing in Greece with AEK Athens (1998-1999) and Aris Thessaloniki (1999-2000), having won the Euroleague on 1995, the Saporta Cup on 1997 and the Spanish league on 1994 with Real. On 1996 we won the Euroleague’s top scorer award. Besides his current role as Euroleague ambassador and sports commentator for Euroleague TV, he is the ambassador for the Navarino Challenge, which is held every autumn in Messinia.

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The Weekend Of Glory

από Joe Arlauckas 18 Μαΐου, 2019

There are two words in sports that are worshiped in the United States. “Game 7”! Here in Europe they have another great two-word expression… “Final Four”! A huge event whether…
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Give Me The Ball

από Joe Arlauckas 15 Φεβρουαρίου, 2019

For all you stat-freaks out there, let me remind you that in Bologna I scored 63. I had 24 made out of 28 shots and 15 out of 18 foul shots. That efficiency was my main concern. All I cared was to win and have a high shooting percentage. I didn’t care if I score 10 or 30. I wanted to do it with the less possible shots.