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Julius Jucikas

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Julius Jucikas
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1989-10-20) 20 October 1989 (age 35)
Šilutė, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m)
Listed weight266 lb (121 kg)
Career information
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010Šilutė
2010–2011Šiauliai
2011–2012University of Šiauliai-ABRO Šiauliai
2012–2015Šiauliai
2015–2017Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2016→Dzūkija Alytus
2017–2018BK Ventspils
2018–2019Aomori Wat's
2019–2020Juventus Utena
2021Nevėžis-OPTIBET
2021–2022Neptūnas Klaipėda
2022Stjarnan
2022–2023Pieno žvaigždės
2023BC Gargždai-SC
2023Prawira Bandung
Career highlights and awards

Julius Jucikas (born 20 October 1989) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who last played for Prawira Bandung of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). Standing at 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m), he plays at the center position.[1][2][3]

Playing career

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A 19-year-old Jucikas started his career with Šilutė of the NKL in 2009.

On 6 July 2015, Jucikas signed with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[4] After two seasons, for both Jucikas and the club, much of which Jucikas mostly spent on the bench, his contract for the 2017–2018 season was terminated by mutual agreement with the team.[5]

On 15 July 2017, he signed with BK Ventspils.[6] He helped Ventspils win the Latvian championship.

In August 2022, Jucikas signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Stjarnan.[7] He left Stjarnan in end of December after averaging 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in 11 games.[8]

Personal life

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His younger brother Matas Jucikas is also a professional basketball player.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Julius Jucikas". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Julius Jucikas / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Julius Jucikas Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Jucikas pasirašė sutartį su „Lietuvos rytu"". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Su „Lietuvos rytu" išsiskyręs Julius Jucikas: „Nebuvo verta ten likti"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Julius Jucikas apsivilks „Ventspils" marškinėlius". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. ^ Davíð Eldur (25 August 2022). "Julius Jucikas til Stjörnunnar". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Besti maður Stjörnunnar á förum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Matas Jucikas trejus metus atstovaus "Neptūnui"". www.bcneptunas.lt (in Lithuanian).


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