Final
Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks
135 – 117
2026-27 · Preseason · Preseason
Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTNBA legend. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Career at a glance
Šarūnas Marčiulionis played 7 NBA regular seasons between 1989 and 1997, appearing in 363 games and averaging 12.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. He played for 4 teams: Golden State (1989–93, 227 games), Seattle (1994–95, 66 games), Sacramento (1995–96, 53 games), Denver (1996–97, 17 games). His best scoring season was 1991–92 with Golden State: 18.9 points per game over 72 games.
In the playoffs he appeared in 3 postseason runs (17 games, 13.7 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 4,600 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Raimondas Šarūnas Marčiulionis (Lithuanian:[ˈrɐ̂ˑɪ̯mɔndɐsʃɐˈrûːnɐsmɐrʲtɕʊˈlʲôːnʲɪs]ⓘ; born June 13, 1964) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. Widely considered one of the greatest international players, he was one of the first Europeans to become a regular in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Marčiulionis was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014 and became a member of the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2015.
In the 1988 Summer Olympics, together with teammate Arvydas Sabonis, Marčiulionis led the senior USSR national team to the gold medal. With the senior Lithuanian national team, he won two Summer Olympics bronze medals, in 1992 and 1996. He was an All-Tournament Team member, the top scorer, and the MVP of the EuroBasket 1995, and he was also elected to the All-EuroBasket Team in 1987.
Marčiulionis is also often remembered for and associated with the Euro step move during his seven seasons playing in the NBA, which was popularized by Manu Ginóbili in the mid-2000s.
- Born
- June 13, 1964 (age 62) Kaunas, Lithuania
- Listed height
- 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
- Listed weight
- 200 lb (91 kg)
- Position
- Shooting guard
- NBA draft
- 1987: 6th round, 127th overall pick
- Playing career
- 1981–1997
Career highlights and awards
- 4× Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year (1987, 1989–1991)
- Mr. Europa (1988)
- FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
- FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1995)
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Golden State | 75 | 3 | 22.6 | .519 | .256 | .787 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .1 | 12.1 |
| 1990–91 | Golden State | 50 | 10 | 19.7 | .501 | .167 | .724 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .1 | 10.9 |
| 1991–92 | Golden State | 72 | 5 | 29.4 | .538 | .300 | .788 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 1.6 | .1 | 18.9 |
| 1992–93 | Golden State | 30 | 8 | 27.9 | .543 | .200 | .761 | 3.2 | 3.5 | .8 | .1 | 17.4 |
| 1994–95 | Seattle | 66 | 4 | 18.1 | .473 | .402 | .732 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .0 | 9.3 |
| 1995–96 | Sacramento | 53 | 0 | 19.6 | .452 | .408 | .775 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .1 | 10.8 |
| 1996–97 | Denver | 17 | 0 | 15.0 | .376 | .367 | .806 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .7 | .1 | 6.8 |
| Career | 363 | 30 | 22.4 | .505 | .369 | .768 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | .1 | 12.8 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Golden State | 9 | 0 | 22.9 | .500 | .000 | .897 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .1 | 13.2 |
| 1992 | Golden State | 4 | 0 | 33.3 | .532 | .500 | .829 | 2.3 | 5.0 | .8 | .3 | 21.3 |
| 1996 | Sacramento | 4 | 0 | 25.3 | .276 | .222 | .600 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 2.5 | .0 | 7.3 |
| Career | 17 | 0 | 25.9 | .469 | .238 | .821 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .1 | 13.7 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
Profile observation date unavailable.
- Height
- 6′ 5″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- Lithuania
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1987
- Draft pick
- Round 6 · Pick 127
Height, Weight, Position, Country, Draft year, Draft pick: blank in the NBA.com profile, filled from the Wikipedia infobox credited in the About section above.
Roster observations
These dates show when our saved NBA directory observations listed this player with a team. They are not signing, trade or contract dates, and this is not a complete career history.
No roster observations are stored for this player. Historical profile details above do not establish a current team assignment.
Profile source
Biographical fields reflect the saved official profile at the check time shown above. Team assignments use the dated directory evidence in Roster observations. Offseason rosters and jersey numbers can change.
View the official NBA player profile ↗