| #44 Antanas Kavaliauskas | |
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Position: Height: 6'-10" Weight: 250 Lbs Class-Exp.: Sr - 1L Hometown: Vilnius, Lithuania High School: |
2005-06 (JUNIOR): Named to the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team by a panel of media who cover the league...played a key role in A&M’s late run to the NCAA Tournament...averaged 10.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in two NCAA Tournament games...appeared in 30 games overall, averaging 6.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game...A&M was 12-2 when he scored at least seven points...scored a career-best 15 points against Iowa State and Savannah State and posted a career-high nine rebounds against Colorado in the Big 12 Tournament...led team in field goal percentage at .585...averaged 9.6 points and 5.1 rebounds in the last seven games, making 58.7 percent from the field.
OTHER: Earned first-team all-region and all-conference honors as a sophomore at Barton County Community College after averaging 17.6 points and leading the region in rebounding with 10.0 per game...made 59.0 percent from the field and also led the team in blocked shots....career field goal percentage of 58.0 ranks second in Barton County history...had five games in which he scored at least 20 points with 15 rebounds, including a high of 29 points against Seward County and a best of 21 rebounds against SMS-West Plains...led Lithuania to the gold medal at the 2005 FIBA Under 21 World Championship in Argentina...scored nine points with five rebounds — including four key offensive boards — in a narrow 65-63 victory against Greece in the finals...also helped Lithuania to a 3-1 record at the Global Games in Dallas...team’s lone loss was a close 91-86 verdict to Team USA, a squad that included Oklahoma’s Taj Gray, Wake Forest’s Justin Gray and Duke’s J.J. Redick...scored 22 points with seven rebounds in the bronze medal game, a 107-79 victory against a Global Games Select team that included Baylor’s Henry Dugat and Kevin Rogers and Arizona’s Marcus Williams...coached at Barton County by Dave Campbell...also was recruited by Tennessee, South Carolina and Virginia Tech.
PERSONAL: Antanas Kavaliauskas, nicknamed “AK,” is the son of Birute Kavaliauskiene of Vilnius, Lithuania...born on Sept. 9, 1984 in Vilnius...agricultural development major...favorite NBA team is the Cleveland Cavaliers and favorite player is LeBron James.
- Points: 15 vs. Iowa St., 1/21/06, Savannah St., 12/17/05
- Rebounds: 9 vs. Colorado, 3/10/06
- Assists: 4 vs. LSU, 3/18/06
- Steals: 2 vs. Oklahoma State, 2/11/06
- Blocks: 2 vs. Nebraska, 2/25/06
- 3-Point FG: 1 vs. five opponents