Joe Arlauckas
Joseph John "Joe" Arlauckas ( born July 20, 1965 in Rochester, New York ) is a retired American professional basketball player. In most cases, he came as a power forward for use.
Career
Arlauckas, who came as the son of Lithuanian immigrants in Rochester to the world, his college career began in 1983 at the Niagara Purple Eagles in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference of the NCAA. When NBA Draft 1987, he was selected as the 74th pick by the Sacramento Kings, however, came during the first half of the following season, only to nine NBA assignments with the Kings, which is why he moved to the Italian Lega Basket Serie A Snaidero Caserta in December and immediately was able to win the cup. In the summer of 1988 Arlauckas signed for Spanish side Caja Ronda. After two years with the Andalusians, he moved to Vitoria Taugrés. During his three years with the Basques, he rose to become one of the best power forwards of the league and was voted MVP of the Spanish Cup in 1993. Then he moved to Spanish giants Real Madrid, where he formed one of Europe's best front courts together with the Lithuanian star Arvydas Sabonis Center. In the season 1993/94 succeeded in winning the Spanish Championship and in the following season conquered the " Royal " by a 73:61 in the final against Olympiakos Piraeus also the European Champions Cup. Arlauckas himself made primarily by its offensive strength and his spectacular dunks a name. In the 1995/96 season he reached with an average of 26.4 points per game, the highest of the Euro League and on 15 February 1996, he filed with 63 points in an away game against Virtus Bologna a valid to date record in the highest European competition on. With Real Madrid, he won in the 1996/97 season with the Eurocup is a second international title before he left the club in March 1998 to Greece. With the first division club AEK Athens he reached in January 1999, the final of the Cup, where his team but with PAOK Thessaloniki 54:71 subject, Arlauckas itself was best scorer with 18 points of his team. In December 1999 he signed for Aris Thessaloniki, where he end his career.
Joseph John 'Joe' Arlauckas 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 be able to honor 2008 in Madrid (Spain). 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.
Achievements
- Italian Basketball Cup: 1988
- Spanish Cup: 1993/94
- European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1994/95
- Eurocup: 1996/97
Honors
- MVP of the Spanish Cup: 1993