Mindaugas Timinskas

Mindaugas Timinskas (born March 28, 1974) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and basketball coach. He represented the senior Lithuanian national basketball team.

College career

Born in Šilutė, Lithuanian SSR, Timinskas played NCAA Division I college basketball, in the United States, at Iona College, from 1993 to 1997.

Professional career

After college, Timinskas returned to Lithuania. Timinskas began his pro career in the 1997–98 season, after he signed with his home town team of Šilutė. At the time, the team was playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).

Timinskas left his main mark in his career, while playing with the Spanish Liga ACB club TAU Cerámica, during the EuroLeague 2000–01 Finals. During the finals, he had three double-digit scoring games, most notably with 18 points scored in Game 4, to force the series to a fifth and final contest. His rim-rocking dunk in that game, is still remembered as one of the greatest highlights of the EuroLeague's modern era (2001 to present).

Coaching career

Timinskas was named the head coach of the Cary Academy varsity basketball team, for the 2012–13 season, replacing Kenny Inge. He was let go following the 2015–16 season.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Template:Euroleague player statistics start |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2000–00 | style="text-align:left;"| Tau Cerámica | 22 || 4 || 22.2 || .556 || .233 || .756 || 3.0 || 1.2 || 1.0 || .2 || 6.1 || 6.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02 | style="text-align:left;"| Tau Cerámica | 10 || 6 || 22.3 || .564 || .267 || .818 || 2.8 || 1.1 || 1.6 || .3 || 7.4 || 7.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03 | style="text-align:left;"| Žalgiris | 8 || 5 || 26.4 || .356 || .471 || .909 || 5.5 || 1.4 || .9 || .5 || 9.5 || 9.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04 | style="text-align:left;"| Žalgiris | 20 || 12 || 25.1 || .542 || .341 || .714 || 5.2 || 2.1 || 1.1 || .3 || 8.0 || 10.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05 | style="text-align:left;"| Žalgiris | 20 || 19 || 30.3 || .465 || .400 || .810 || 5.3 || 2.0 || 1.3 || .3 || 12.7 || 13.8 |}

Awards and achievements

College

• MAAC Player of the Year: (1997)

Pro clubs

• Lithuanian All-Star Game MVP: (2000)
• Spanish ACB League Champion: (2002)
• 3× Lithuanian LKL League Champion: (2003, 2004, 2005)
• Lithuanian League Finals MVP: (2005)

Lithuanian junior national team

• 1996 FIBA Europe Under-22 Championship: File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold

Lithuanian senior national team

• 1995 EuroBasket: File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver
• 2000 Summer Olympics: File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Spanish League Profile Template:In lang
• Italian League Profile Template:In lang