Tautvydas Šležas
Tautvydas Šležas (born 31 March 1990) is a Lithuanian ex-professional basketball player. Playing career. Born in Kaunas, Lithuania, Šležas started his professional career 2006 with Bremena-KTU Tauragė of the National Basketball League. Two years later, he signed with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius, as one of the most promising young players in Lithuania, but he rarely for the team, and was loaned for to its junior team Perlas Vilnius. On 11 September 2011, signed a one-year contract with Juventus Utena. On 7 October 2011, playing in his second game of the season, Šležas suffered an ankle injury , which kept him out of the lineup for four months. After playing with Prienai and Dzūkija Alytus, Šležas left Lithuania in 2014, when he signed with the Fürstenfeld Panthers of the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga (ÖBL). In 2015 he signed with Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad of LEB Oro. On 25 January 2016, he became the MVP of the round 19 after scoring 21 points and grabbing 18 rebounds in an 81–78 win over Cocinas.com. Two weeks later, Šležas signed a contract until the end of the 2015–16 season with Dominion Bilbao Basket of Liga ACB. In summer of 2016, he  signed a one-year contract with RETAbet.es GBC of LEB Oro. ACHIEVEMENTS: Lithuania U18 National Championship - MVP FIBA Europe U18 Championship - Silver Medal Winner Lithuanian Federation Cup 2009 - Champion BBL (Baltic Basketball League) 2010 - Bronze Medal Winner LSKL (Lithuania Students League) 2013 & 2014 - Champion ABL Austria League 2015 - Top Rebounder ACB Spain Copa del Rey 2016 - Semifinalist LEB Oro Spain 2017 - Champion National team career. Šležas played for the Lithuanian under-16 national team in the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. In 2008, he played for the Lithuanian under-18 national team in the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship where they won  silver medals, and was part of the team in the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. In 2010, he played for the Lithuanian under-20 national team in the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.