(1960-05-15) 15 May 1960 (age 64) Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality
Lithuanian
Listed height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight
207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
NBA draft
1982: undrafted
Playing career
1981–2006
Position
Shooting guard
Number
10, 12
Coaching career
2002–present
Career history
As player:
1981–1983
CSKA Moscow
1983–1989
Žalgiris Kaunas
1989–1992
BBV Hagen
1992
Žalgiris Kaunas
1992
Peñas Huesca
1993
Townsville Suns
1993–1995
Real Madrid
1995–1996
Žalgiris Kaunas
1996–1997
Élan Chalon
1997–1998
Atletas Kaunas
1998–1999
Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2001–2002
Kyiv
2002–2006
Gala Baku[note 2]
As coach:
2002–2006
Gala Baku[note 1]
2006
Ural Great
2007
Sakalai Vilnius
2007–2008
Śląsk Wrocław
2008
Prokom Trefl Sopot (assistant)
2008–2010
Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2010–2011
VEF Rīga
2011–2016
Khimki
2016
Pallacanestro Cantù
2017–2018
Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2019–2021
Khimki
2022–2023
BC Wolves
2024-
Sabah BC
Career highlights and awards
As player:
FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer (1985)
Spanish League champion (1994)
5× USSR League champion (1982, 1983, 1985–1987)
German League Top Scorer (1990)
Lithuanian All-Star Game MVP (1995)
As head coach:
3× EuroCup champion (2009, 2012, 2015)
VTB United League champion (2011)
VTB United League Coach of the Year (2014)
VTB United League Hall of Fame (2019)
2× Lithuanian LKL League champion (2009, 2010)
2× Lithuanian Federation Cup winner (2009, 2010)
Baltic BBL League champion (2009)
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul
FIBA World Cup
Spain 1986
EuroBasket
1985 West Germany
1989 Yugoslavia
Representing Lithuania
FIBA Europe U20 Championship
2005 Russia
Under-20
2004 Czech Republic
Under-20
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
EuroBasket
1995 Greece
Rimas Kurtinaitis (born 15 May 1960) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach who currently serves as the head coach of Sabah BC, and a retired professional basketball player, who was a member of the senior Soviet and Lithuanian national basketball teams during his playing career. He won a gold medal at 1988 Olympics in South Korea. He recently worked as the head coach for Khimki. At a height of 1.96 m (6'5") tall, during his playing career, he played at the shooting guard position. He is the only non-NBA player to ever participate at the NBA All-Star Weekend's Three-Point Contest, doing so in 1989, where he scored 9 points.
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