 Jonas Kazlauskas withLithuania men's national basketball team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1954-11-21)21 November 1954 (age 70) Panevėžys,Lithuanian SSR,Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1976:undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1973–1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1994–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1973–1985 | Statyba Vilnius | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1994–2000 | Žalgiris Kaunas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Olympiacos Piraeus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 2017–2018 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jonas Kazlauskas (born 21 November 1954) is a Lithuanian professionalbasketball coach and former player. He was most recently the head coach of theGuangdong Southern Tigers in theChinese Basketball Association (CBA).
Kazlauskas played forStatyba Vilnius from 1973 to 1985. He won abronze medal in the formerUSSR Supreme League in 1979.
Kazlauskas is considered to be one of the best coaches from Europe. In the past, he has coached Lithuania's top two pro club basketball teams,Žalgiris Kaunas (1994–2000) andLietuvos rytas Vilnius (2001–2004). In October 2004, he became the head coach ofOlympiacos Piraeus,[1] and later moved toCSKA Moscow during the 2010–11 season.[2]
Kazlauskas took a position with theGuangdong Southern Tigers for the latter stage of the2012–13 Chinese Basketball Association season, serving as "executive coach" to fill the role of experienced mentor for newly appointed head coachDu Feng,[3][4][5] and helping guide the team to their record-tying eighth title in the2013 CBA Finals. He retained his role with Guangdong for the2013–14 CBA season but the squad lost in the semi-finals of the2014 CBA Playoffs.
Kazlauskas returned to the Southern Tigers as head coach for the2017–18 CBA season, while Du was serving as head coach with the "China Blue" version of the country'snational team, and led a rebuilding side to third place with 28 wins in 38 regular season games before the youthful squad were eliminated in the semi-finals of the2018 CBA Playoffs. He handed the head coaching job back to Du after the season.
In 1997, Kazlauskas became the head coach of theLithuanian national team with whom he won bronze medals at2000 Summer Olympics and held that position until the end ofEuroBasket 2001. In 2004, he joined theChina national team as the assistant coach toDel Harris, and then served as the head coach from 2005 to 2008, winning the2005 Asian championship.
From 2009 to 2010, Kazlauskas served as the head coach of theGreek national team and guided them to bronze medals atEuroBasket 2009. In 2012, he returned to Lithuanian national team and guided them to consecutive silver medals at2013 and2015 EuroBasket tournaments. In 2016, Kazlauskas left the team for the second time after his 4-year contract expired after the2016 Summer Olympics.[6]
Bronze:2000
Silver:2013,2015
Gold:2005 Gold:2006 Bronze:2009Kazlauskas and his wife have two daughters. He likestennis,crosswords andcomputer games.[8]
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| G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win-loss % | ||
Note: TheEuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
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| 1998–99 | 22 | 18 | 4 | .818 | Won EuroLeague Championship | |
| Žalgiris | 1999-00 | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | Eliminated in qualification round |
| Olympiacos | 2004–05 | 14 | 4 | 10 | .286 | Eliminated in regular season |
| Olympiacos | 2005–06 | 23 | 12 | 11 | .522 | Eliminated in quarterfinals |
| CSKA | 2011–12 | 22 | 19 | 3 | .864 | Lost in the final game |
| Career | 97 | 57 | 40 | .588 | ||
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