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 Basketball 24/7 | EUROLEAGUE STAR SIGNS FOR WORCESTER UNI Basketball 24/7 The headline is true - if slightly misleading....the Euroleague's second leading scorer, Linas Kleiza, has joined the University of Worcester! ... |
Denver Nuggets won't suspend guard JR Smith for sulking on bench Gaea Times (blog) August 14th, 2009 Nuggets re-sign backup point guard Anthony CarterDENVER — The Denver Nuggets, who lost Dahntay Jones and Linas Kleiza to free agency, ... |
Hoop hoop hooray! Leading basketball star links up at uni Worcester News Linas Kleiza, who stars for Greek club Olympiakos after leaving NBA team Denver Nuggets in a multi-million dollar deal, has signed up to the first MSc in ... |
Missouri women's basketball standout has a soft side Columbia Missourian The walls are lined with framed NBA jerseys of past Missouri stars such as Kareem Rush, Keyon Dooling and Linas Kleiza. Johnson, the Missouri women's ... |
EL16: Olympiakos downs Caja Laboral behind Childress International Basketball Network Greece center Ioannis Bouroussis and Lithuania forward Linas Kleiza poured in 18 points apiece for Olympiacos. “There are lot of games left, and all of them ... |
 15min | Kleiza sieks trenerio magistro laipsnio 15min Lietuvos rinktinės puolėjas Linas Kleiza tęs mokslus. Krepšininkas pasirinko Anglijos Vorčesterio universiteto siūlomas pirmąsias Europoje tarptautines ... |
 SLAM Online | Euroleague Weekly Preview SLAM Online BC Khimki (1-0) – Linas Kleiza continues to prove that he's the most complete scorer in all of Europe, Josh Childress is playing better defense than anybody ... |
 15min | „Olympiacos" su L.Kleiza pralaimėjo „Maroussi" krepšininkams ATN.lt Graikijos vyrų krepšinio čempionato 15-ojo turo rungtynėse Pirėjo "Olympiacos" komanda, kuriai atstovauja Linas Kleiza, svečiuose 74:82 nusileido Atėnų ... Kleiza prametė visus penkis tritaškius L.Kleiza atliko dvigubą dublį, tačiau „Olympiakos“ klubas pralaimėjo „Maroussi ... |
Marciulionis' Hall of Fame bid not about on-court work NBA.com It has sent Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Darius Songaila, Linas Kleiza and Sarunas Jasikevicius to the NBA. Another countryman, agile 7-footer Donatas Motiejunas, ... |
 Euroleague | Top 16, Week 1 tri-MVPs: Siskauskas, Javtokas, San Emeterio Euroleague Linas Kleiza of Olympiacos is the Euroleague's full season top scorer so far with 17.6 points per game. Viktor Khryapa of CSKA led Top 16, ... |
Linas Kleiza
Career Highlights
Named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 by the league coaches as a sophomore. Earned All-Tournament honors at the 2005 Big 12 Tournament after averaging 29.5 points, 9.0 rebounds in two games. Posted 13 career double-doubles. Prior to attending Missouri, played on the Lithuanian Junior National Team which took second place at the 2003 World Junior Championships. Led the tournament in scoring, averaging 29.1 points on 58.4 percent shooting in eight games.
Rookie (2005-06)
Kleiza was drafted 27th by the Portland Trail Blazers and less than an hour after his selection, Kleiza was traded to the Denver Nuggets.
Sophomore (2004-05)
Led team in scoring (16.1 ppg), rebounding (7.6 rpg) and minutes played (31.5 mpg), becoming the first player to lead the squad in those three categories since the 1998-99 season. Ranked ninth in the Big 12 in scoring and fifth in rebounding. Season total of 169 free throws made ranks eighth on the school’s single-season record list. Registered 20 or more points nine times and reached the 30-point mark twice. Scored career-high 33 points, shooting 17-for-19 from the free throw line, vs. Oklahoma in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. Posted 26 points and 11 rebounds vs. Nebraska in the first round. Tallied 15 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in the regular season finale vs. Kansas. Posted 18 points and 13 rebounds vs. Oklahoma. Made all 13 free throw attempts on his way to scoring 24 points at Oklahoma State. Notched 31 points vs. Nebraska. Scored 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. Illinois. Led team with 23 points vs. DePaul in the first round of the postseason NIT.
Freshman (2003-04)
Averaged 11.1 points and 8.4 rebounds in 23.1 minutes. Was the team’s third-leading scorer and top rebounder before missing the last 14 games of the season due to a dislocated right shoulder. Recorded season-high 18 points twice, in consecutive games vs. Belmont and Iowa. Scored 15 points and grabbed season-high 13 rebounds at Indiana. Followed up that performance with 16 points and 13 rebounds vs. Gonzaga. Pulled down 12 boards vs. Syracuse. Posted a 10-point, 12-rebound double-double in his collegiate debut at Oakland (Mich.).
Personal
Favorite musical artist is Eminem. Enjoys eating New York Strip Steak. Picked Mizzou over North Carolina, Florida State and Virginia. Favorite video game is NBA Live 2003. High school coach was Stu Vetter. Hopes to one day earn an Olympic Gold Medal in basketball.