Artūras Karnišovas

Artūras Karnišovas (* April 27, 1971 in Klaipėda) is a Lithuanian former basketball player. The 2.04 m tall small forward was active from 1987 to 2002.

He began his career in the Soviet era at Statyba Vilnius and moved in 1990 to the Seton Hall University to play four years in the NCAA. After a year in France at Cholet Basket Karnišovas went to FC Barcelona, with whom he in a row, each won the Spanish league title two years and reached the final of Europe's European Cup. In 1997 he moved to Olympiakos Piraeus in Greece. The following two years he was active for Fortitude Bologna in Italy, where in 2000 he was Italian champion. 2000 Karnišovas returned back to FC Barcelona, ​​with whom he won the league and cup double. After a year there he ended his career.

Karnišovas with 1453 points most successful scorer of the Lithuanian national team. He won the Olympic bronze medal each with their 1992 and 1996. He also reached the Lithuanian selection the final of the European Championship 1995. At the European Championships, 1997, the total of the most successful scorer he was the 1998 World Cup and the European Championship in 1999 Karnišovas were each elected to the All- Tournament team, yet reached Lithuania in these tournaments is not the semifinals.

Artūras Karnišovas belonged in early 2008 to a circle of 105 basketball players who were nominated by the Euro League Basketball and / or basketball interested, actively fifty major personalities of the sport of basketball in Europe in the period 1958 to 2008, determine and subsequently in May 2008 in Madrid (Spain ) honor can. All nominated players have played a particularly prominent role in the European Cup competitions of FIBA Europe and the Euro League basketball and belonged respectively to the most prominent ' stars' of their national league teams.