Šalenga, with Lietkabelis' jersey.
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1977-04-15) April 15, 1977 (age 47) Varėna, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1999: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 20, 10, 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Farmeka Vilnius | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Sakalai Vilnius | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Akasvayu Girona | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Rūdupis Prienai | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Budivelnyk Kyiv | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | TonyBet Prienai | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Budivelnyk Kyiv | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Juventus Utena | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Dzūkija Alytus | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | CBet Prienai (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | CBet Prienai (interim) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
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Dainius Šalenga (born 15 April 1977) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player. He is a small forward that is mainly known for his three–point shooting abilities. Šalenga represented the senior Lithuanian national basketball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]
Šalenga was the team captainofŽalgiris Kaunas, in Lithuania,[2] before being released by the club in January 2011.[3] Šalenga won the EuroLeague Round 6 MVP award, on December 3, 2009.[4]
Šalenga was a member of the senior Lithuanian national basketball team. With Lithuania, he played at the 2003 EuroBasket, where he won a gold medal, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[5]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2000–01 | Žalgiris | 6 | 1 | 22.1 | .469 | .400 | .833 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 7.3 | 6.7 |
| 2001–02 | 14 | 10 | 30.2 | .448 | .346 | .810 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | .4 | 11.7 | 11.3 | |
| 2002–03 | 10 | 6 | 27.1 | .485 | .310 | .600 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .4 | 8.4 | 7.2 | |
| 2003–04 | 20 | 16 | 27.3 | .399 | .222 | .718 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | |
| 2004–05 | 20 | 19 | 33.5 | .489 | .349 | .706 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | .3 | 12.0 | 13.1 | |
| 2007–08 | 17 | 2 | 12.4 | .457 | .350 | .625 | 1.9 | .3 | .5 | .1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | |
| 2008–09 | 10 | 5 | 26.4 | .412 | .239 | .676 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .2 | 11.4 | 10.5 | |
| 2009–10 | 16 | 16 | 27.3 | .410 | .411 | .757 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .1 | 10.3 | 9.8 | |
| 2010–11 | 10 | 7 | 20.1 | .340 | .267 | .857 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | |
| 2011–12 | 6 | 4 | 25.1 | .412 | .375 | .1000 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .7 | .2 | 6.0 | 5.3 | |
| 2013–14 | Budivelnyk | 7 | 5 | 24.4 | .535 | .333 | .800 | 2.4 | 2.4 | .7 | .1 | 8.0 | 10.6 |
| Career | 136 | 91 | 25.7 | .441 | .319 | .740 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .2 | 8.6 | 8.4 | |
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