JANKUNAS, PAULIUS
Zalgiris Kaunas 13 Forward
Height: 2.05 Born: 29 April, 1984 Nationality: Lithuania
EuroLeague 2017-18 STATISTICS
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
  G GS Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
Totals 35 34 774:51 395 139/233 9/24 90/108 47 123 170 50 18 42 10 11 106 123 480
Averages 35 34 22:08 11.3 59.7% 37.5% 83.3% 1.3 3.5 4.9 1.4 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.3 3 3.5 13.7
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
35 * at Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul 19:45 4 1/4 0/1 2/2 2 2 4     1 1   2 1 3
36 * at CSKA Moscow 20:59 15 6/8 1/1   2 3 5 2   1   1 3 2 17
2 Totals 40:44 19 7/12 1/2 2/2 4 5 9 2 0 2 1 1 5 3 20
Average 20:22 9.5 58.3% 50% 100% 2 2.5 4.5 1 0 1 0.5 0.5 2.5 1.5 10
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
31 * at Olympiacos Piraeus 32:12 4 2/7     3 4 7   2 2 2   1 5 12
32 * at Olympiacos Piraeus 23:07           3 3 2 1 2     4 1 1
33 * vs Olympiacos Piraeus 18:24 13 5/5   3/4   6 6 3   1     3 4 21
34 * vs Olympiacos Piraeus 16:54 8 1/2 1/2 3/4 4 3 7 2   2     3 3 12
4 Totals 90:37 25 8/14 1/2 6/8 7 16 23 7 3 7 2 0 11 13 46
Average 22:39 6.3 57.1% 50% 75% 1.8 4 5.8 1.8 0.8 1.8 0.5 0 2.8 3.3 11.5
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
1 * vs Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 26:16 15 3/4 1/2 6/6   5 5 3 2       2 7 28
2 * at Khimki Moscow Region 25:23 24 5/10   14/14 3 5 8 3 1 2     3 10 36
3 * at FC Barcelona Lassa 26:07 4 2/5     3 4 7 2 1       2 1 10
4 * vs Real Madrid 17:33 9 1/2 1/1 4/4 3 1 4 1   3     4 3 9
5 * at CSKA Moscow 25:10 9 3/8 0/1 3/4 2 3 5 2   3   3 3 3 3
6 * at AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan 21:27 13 5/8 1/1   1 2 3 1   1     4 1 10
7 * at Unicaja Malaga 12:49 4 2/3       3 3 2         5 2 5
8 * vs KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 22:13 20 8/12   4/8   3 3   1 1     3 8 20
9 * vs Anadolu Efes Istanbul 24:19 17 7/10 0/3 3/3   6 6 1   1     2 4 19
10 * at Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 20:29 11 5/5   1/3 2 4 6 4         4 3 18
11 vs Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 20:10 17 6/9   5/6 2 2 4 1 1 2   1 5 5 16
12 * at Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul 29:16 15 4/8   7/7 3 3 6 2       2 3 7 21
13 * vs Brose Bamberg 24:03 17 4/5 1/1 6/7 1 4 5 1   3     2 6 22
14 * at Valencia Basket 28:41 11 5/10 0/1 1/2 1 10 11     1     2 2 14
15 * vs Olympiacos Piraeus 32:16 12 5/12 0/1 2/4   5 5   1 1   1 3 4 7
16 * at Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 19:27 10 4/4 0/1 2/2   1 1 1   2 1   4 2 8
17 * vs Unicaja Malaga 30:59 14 6/11   2/2 3 6 9 2 3 1     1 1 22
18 * at Brose Bamberg 11:05 4 2/5       2 2           5 1 -1
19 * vs Valencia Basket 26:18 11 4/6 1/2   1 4 5 1   1 1   1 3 16
21 * vs Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 22:51 17 7/12 1/1   3 4 7 2     1   3   19
22 * vs Khimki Moscow Region 18:24 11 4/6 1/1   1 3 4 2 1 2 1 2 4 4 13
23 * at Anadolu Efes Istanbul 12:48 2 1/3 0/1     3 3 1   1     4 2  
24 * vs FC Barcelona Lassa 12:43 3 1/1 0/1 1/2 1 2 3       1   3 2 4
25 * vs Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul 22:54 15 4/7   7/7 1 4 5 1   1 1   3 8 23
26 * at KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 20:07 2 1/2       2 2 2   1   1 2 1 2
27 * vs AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan 21:38 15 6/11   3/4 2 4 6 2 1 3     2 3 16
28 * at Real Madrid 25:12 21 9/16   3/4 1 3 4 1 1       4 4 19
29 * vs CSKA Moscow 23:12 13 3/4 0/2 7/8   3 3 2 2 3     3 7 17
30 * at Olympiacos Piraeus 19:40 15 7/8   1/1 2 1 3 1     1   4 3 18
29 Totals 643:30 351 124/207 7/20 82/98 36 102 138 41 15 33 7 10 90 107 414
Average 22:11 12.1 59.9% 35% 83.7% 1.2 3.5 4.8 1.4 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.3 3.1 3.7 14.3
EuroLeague 2017-18 individual rankings
Final Four
  • #1 in Free throw % (100%)
  • #1 in Games Played (2)
  • #1 in Games Started (2)
  • #3 in 2-pointers made (7)
  • #5 in Blocks (1)
  • #6 in Blocks against (1)
  • #6 in 2-pointers attempted (12)
  • #6 in Field goals made (8)
  • #6 in Offensive Rebounds (4)
  • #9 in 3-point % (50%)
  • #9 in Total Rebounds (9)
  • #11 in Defensive Rebounds (5)
  • #12 in Index Rating (20)
  • #13 in Field goals attempted (14)
  • #13 in Field goal % (57.1%)
  • #15 in True Shooting % (59.4%)
  • #15 in Turnovers (2)
  • #16 in 2-point % (58.3%)
  • #16 in Fouls Commited (5)
  • #16 in Points (19)
  • #18 in Assist-turnover ratio (100%)
  • #18 in 3-pointers made (1)
  • #19 in Minutes Played (40:44)
  • #20 in Assists (2)
  • #20 in Free throws made (2)
  • #23 in Fouls Drawn (3)
  • #24 in 3-pointers attempted (2)
Playoffs
  • #1 in Games Played (4)
  • #1 in Games Started (4)
  • #5 in Defensive Rebounds (16)
  • #5 in Total Rebounds (23)
  • #10 in Blocks (2)
  • #10 in Offensive Rebounds (7)
  • #14 in Turnovers (7)
  • #17 in Steals (3)
  • #20 in True Shooting % (59.5%)
  • #20 in Field goal % (56.3%)
  • #20 in Fouls Drawn (13)
  • #22 in Fouls Commited (11)
  • #24 in Assists (7)
  • #24 in 2-pointers made (8)
Regular Season
  • #4 in 2-pointers made (124)
  • #5 in Fouls Commited (90)
  • #7 in 2-pointers attempted (207)
  • #10 in Games Started (28)
  • #12 in Fouls Drawn (107)
  • #12 in Free throws made (82)
  • #15 in Defensive Rebounds (102)
  • #15 in Index Rating (414)
  • #16 in Field goals made (131)
  • #17 in True Shooting % (61.4%)
  • #17 in Free throws attempted (98)
  • #17 in Points (351)
  • #19 in Field goal % (57.7%)
  • #20 in Total Rebounds (138)
Index rating38 Zagreb vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 11/16/2011
Points30 CSKA Moscow vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 11/18/2016
Offensive rebounds9 Zagreb vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 11/16/2011
Defensive rebounds12 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv 1/23/2015
Total rebounds17 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. SLUC Nancy 1/8/2009
Assists5 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul 12/17/2020
Steals4 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. FC Barcelona 4/7/2016
Blocks3 Khimki Moscow Region vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 12/23/2010
Minutes41 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez 12/7/2006
Career Notes
  • Grew up with BC Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania) youth teams.
  • Played the 2002-03 season with LKKA Zalgiris, in the Lithuanian 2nd division.
  • Made his debut with BC Zalgiris during the 2003-04 season.
  • Played there till the 2008-09 championship.
  • Moved to Russia for the 2009-10 season, signed by BC Khimki.
  • Back to Lithuania for the 2010-11 season, signed by BC Zalgiris Kaunas.
  • He's still playing there.
Miscellaneous
  • Named to the 2017-18 All-EuroLeague Second Team.
  • Named 2017-18 EuroLeague December MVP.
  • Named the 2016-17 EuroLeague Round 26 MVP.
  • Member of the Lithuanian National Team.
  • Won the silver medal at the 2015 European Championship.
  • Won the bronze medal at the 2007 European Championship.
  • Played at the 2005 and 2011 European Championships.
  • Played at the 2006, 2014 and 2019 World Championships.
  • Played at the 2016 Olympic Games.
  • Won the 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 Lithuanian National Championship with BC Zalgiris Kaunas.
  • Won the 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021 Lithuanian National Cup with BC Zalgiris Kaunas.
  • Won the 2012 Lithuanian Super Cup with BC Zalgiris Kaunas.
  • Won the 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2012 Baltic League with BC Zalgiris Kaunas.
  • Played the 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012 Lithuanian All Star Game.
  • Played the 2006 Baltic League All Star Game.
  • Has been member of the Lithuanian U-18 and U-21 National Team.
  • Played at the 2002 European U-18 Championship.
  • Won the silver medal at the 2003 World U-18 Championship.
  • Won the gold medal at the 2005 World U-21 Championship.
  • Named the LKAL MVP.
  • Led the 2002-03 LKAL in rebounding (12.3 rpg).
  • Led the LKAL in blocking shots (1.5 bpg.).
Euroleague
Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG % 3FG % FT % Reb St As Bl
2003-04 Zalgiris 16 74 4.6 30/56 53.6 0/1 0 14/22 63.6 46 8 10 4
2004-05 Zalgiris 20 124 6.2 48/83 57.8 1/7 14.3 25/43 58.1 84 14 12 2
2005-06 Zalgiris 20 215 10.8 64/120 53.3 9/36 25 60/84 71.4 136 7 23 6
2006-07 Zalgiris 13 124 9.5 38/65 58.5 5/24 20.8 33/49 67.3 91 15 13 3
2007-08 Zalgiris 20 172 8.6 56/99 56.6 11/34 32.4 27/35 77.1 97 17 16 8
2008-09 Zalgiris 9 124 13.8 36/73 49.3 8/27 29.6 28/36 77.8 72 9 11 5
2009-10 Khimki 16 131 8.2 27/46 58.7 20/53 37.7 17/22 77.3 79 12 13 5
2010-11 Zalgiris Kaunas 16 150 9.4 54/91 59.3 5/33 15.2 27/33 81.8 110 9 15 6
2011-12 Zalgiris Kaunas 16 124 7.8 38/79 48.1 8/24 33.3 24/33 72.7 89 12 12 5
2012-13 Zalgiris Kaunas 17 139 8.2 40/77 51.9 7/24 29.2 38/45 84.4 82 13 21 3
2013-14 Zalgiris Kaunas 21 184 8.8 65/124 52.4 9/35 25.7 27/35 77.1 136 24 40 7
2014-15 Zalgiris Kaunas 24 218 9.1 61/112 54.5 12/40 30 60/75 80 156 14 26 11
2015-16 Zalgiris Kaunas 24 296 12.3 95/176 54 13/42 31 67/80 83.8 149 21 37 5
2016-17 Zalgiris Kaunas 30 390 13 114/208 54.8 19/48 39.6 105/121 86.8 184 18 44 12
2017-18 Zalgiris Kaunas 35 395 11.3 139/233 59.7 9/24 37.5 90/108 83.3 170 18 50 10
2018-19 Zalgiris Kaunas 17 106 6.2 35/68 51.5 1/4 25 33/37 89.2 52 3 16 4
2019-20 Zalgiris Kaunas 27 81 3 25/52 48.1 3/21 14.3 22/29 75.9 83 10 21 3
2020-21 Zalgiris Kaunas 34 131 3.9 33/65 50.8 8/29 27.6 41/45 91.1 149 17 34 4
2021-22 Zalgiris Kaunas 17 63 3.7 13/30 43.3 9/22 40.9 10/11 90.9 45 9 10 3
Totals 392 3241 8.3 1011/1857 54.4 157/528 29.7 748/943 79.3 2010 250 424 106
Averages 392 3241 8.3 1011/1857 54.4 157/528 29.7 748/943 79.3 5.1 0.6 1.1 0.3
Career Stats
Other Competition                                                                                                                                                                                            
Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG
M-A
% 3FG
M-A
% FT
M-A
% Reb St As Bl
2003/04  Zalgiris 16 74 4.6 30/56 53.6 0/1 0 14/22 63.6 46 8 10 4
2004/05  Zalgiris 20 124 6.2 48/83 57.8 1/7 14.3 25/43 58.1 84 14 12 2
2005/06  Zalgiris 20 215 10.8 64/120 53.3 9/36 25 60/84 71.4 136 7 23 6
2006/07  Zalgiris 13 124 9.5 38/65 58.5 5/24 20.8 33/49 67.3 91 15 13 3
2007/08  Zalgiris 20 172 8.6 56/99 56.6 11/34 32.4 27/35 77.1 97 17 16 8
2008/09  Zalgiris 9 124 13.8 36/73 49.3 8/27 29.6 28/36 77.8 72 9 11 5
2009/10  Khimki 16 131 8.2 27/46 58.7 20/53 37.7 17/22 77.3 79 12 13 5
2010/11  Zalgiris 16 150 9.4 54/91 59.3 5/33 15.2 27/33 81.8 110 9 16 6
2011/12  Zalgiris 25 249 10.0 62/115 53.9 18/55 32.7 71/89 79.8 137 25 35 1
2012/13  Zalgiris-LKL 5 38 7.6 14/24 58.3 1/4 25.0 7/9 77.8 15 1 6 0

 Zalgiris-VTB 13 89 6.8 20/46 43.5 7/16 43.8 28/31 90.3 62 10 23 2
2013/14  Zalgiris 29 352 12.1 94/158 59.5 26/67 38.8 86/107 80.4 246 30 79 8
2014/15  Zalgiris 47 405 8.6 118/224 52.7 22/60 36.7 103/119 86.6 237 40 70 12
2015/16  Zalgiris 46 518 11.3 152/278 54.7 31/63 49.2 121/138 87.7 251 45 87 11
2016/17  Zalgiris 38 411 10.8 118/213 55.4 24/76 31.6 103/121 85.1 202 21 71 15
2017/18  Zalgiris 38 333 8.8 120/202 59.4 8/24 33.3 69/77 89.6 147 19 50 12
2018/19  Zalgiris 26 176 6.8 54/108 50.0 5/16 31.3 53/58 91.4 93 24 36 15
2019/20  Zalgiris 23 140 6.1 39/77 50.6 10/21 47.6 32/38 84.2 101 14 29 6
2020/21  Zalgiris 43 241 5.6 64/101 63.4 29/59 49.2 26/33 78.8 199 27 63 12