17october
Ksistof and Darjus Lavrinovic:
The Zalgiris twin-brother duo
A Master-class with the twin-brother centers for Lithuanian Zalgiris, Ksistof and Darjus Lavrinovic.
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Ksistof Lavrinovic
Born November 1, 1979 in Vilnius (Lithuania)
Nationality: Lithuanian
Position: Center
Height: 209 cm
Team: Zalgiris (Lithuania)
Former teams: Alytus (Lithuania), Ural Great (Russia), UNICS (Russia), Dinamo (Russia), Siena (Italy)
National team: 2004, 2008 Olympic Games and 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 European Championships participant.
Awards: 2003 European champion, 2007 European bronze medalist. Italian champion from 2007/2008-2011/2012. Recognized as All-Euroleague Second Team in 2007/2008 and 2010/2011.
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Darjus Lavrinovich
Born November 1, 1979 in Vilnius (Lithuania)
Nationality: Lithuanian
Position: Center
Height: 212 cm
Team: Zalgiris (Lithuania)
Former teams: Alytus (Lithuania), Zalgiris (Lithuania), UNICS (Russia), Dinamo (Russia), Real (Spain), Fenerbahce-Ulker (Turkey), CSKA (Russia)
National team: 2008 Olympic Games; 2006 World Championships; 2005, 2007, 2009 European Championships participant.
Awards: 2007 European bronze medalist. 2003/2004, 2004/2005 Lithuanian champion; 2010/2011 Turkish champion; 2011/2012 Russian champion; 2011/2012 VTB United League champion; 2005/2006 Baltic League champion; 2011/2012 Euroleague finalist. Recognized on the 2011/2012 VTB United League All-Final Four team. Recognized as All-Euroleague Second Team in 2005/2006.