Erikas Venskus
| No. 21 – Juventus Utena | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| League | LKL | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 May 2000 Biržai, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | BC Biržai | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | → Žalgiris-2 Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Lietkabelis Panevėžys | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Labas GAS Prienai | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | ZZ Leiden | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Spirou Charleroi | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | CBet Jonava | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Juventus Utena | ||||||||||||||
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Erikas Venskus (born 28 May 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[1]
Early life
Venskus started playing basketball with BC Biržai at age 14.[2]
Professional career
His professional career started by signing with hometown Biržai club in RKL.[3] In 2017, he signed with Žalgiris where he primarily played for the club's under-18 team. On 28 December 2018, Venskus made his EuroLeague debut when he played 2.5 minutes in an away loss in Gran Canaria.[4]
On 4 September 2021, Venskus signed with BC Prienai.[5]
On 8 August 2022, Venskus signed a one-year contract with ZZ Leiden of the BNXT League.[2] On 12 March 2023, he won the Dutch Basketball Cup with Leiden after defeating Landstede Hammers in the final.[6]
On 3 August 2023, Venskus signed with Spirou of the BNXT League.[7]
On 6 August 2024, Venskus signed with CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[8]
On July 8 2025, he moved from CBet Jonava to the Juventus Utena club of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[9]
National team career
Venskus played for the Lithuania under-19 team at the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship where he averaged 12.9 points and 7.3 rebounds.[2]
References
- ^ "Erikas Venskus / Žaidėjai".
- ^ a b c "ZZ Leiden | Litouwse aanwinst voor Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "RKL savaitės talentas – aukštaūgis e. Venskus iš Biržų".
- ^ "ERIKAS VENSKUS | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "E.Venskus keliasi į Prienus (11)". Krepsinis.net (in Lithuanian). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Leiden wint spannende basketbalfinale van Zwolle, dat die beker maar niet kan winnen". nos.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Communiqué Officiel : Erikas Venskus". spiroubasket.be (in French). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Prie Jonavos "CBet" jungiasi Erikas Venskus". bcjonava.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Pirmasis naujokas: į Uteną atvyksta Erikas Venskus". utenosjuventus.lt (in Lithuanian). 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.