Comments on: Lithuanian NBA Players

By: krepsinis

krepsinis — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:03:13 +0000

Why would you include Andris Biedrins in a piece entitled “Lithuanian NBA Players”?? Biedrins is Latvian!

By: Lithuanian and Latvian NBA Players: Part II at Hit by a Pitch

Lithuanian and Latvian NBA Players: Part II at Hit by a Pitch — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 03:19:23 +0000

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By: Vytas

Vytas — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:19:22 +0000

Yes, tall genes .. I am 6’7″, dad was 6’5″ and mom 5’11″. My sis was the runt at 5’8″. Lots of great b Ballers from such a small country…..

By: Andrew Carter

Andrew Carter — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:46:07 +0000

Great info. Just what I was looking for. Don’t let the surname fool you, I’m a half-blood from my mother’s side. GF was Alukonis until he changed it to Allen, tough getting work back then with a hard-to-pronounce surname and my GM was Vaitkevicius until her father changed it to White for similar reasons. I am the freak of nature in my family, topping off at 6’7″, all the other Lith-blooded males stop at 6’1″.

By: alex

alex — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:37:25 +0000

im an australian lithuanian

and yes big men certainly do run in lithuanian genetics my father is 6 foot 6 my uncle is 7 foot 1 and i only being a half cast am a short ass standing 6 foot 2

By: gita

gita — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:42:12 +0000

his name is Arvydas Sabonis

By: Gary E. McCullough

Gary E. McCullough — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:58:52 +0000

Think before you ink! ~Author Unknown

By: Antanas Zupkas

Antanas Zupkas — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:37:12 +0000

Greetings fellow Lithuanians. The name on my post is my paternal grandfather’s. He emigrated to the US right after the Great Depression ended and was a coal miner in Wilkes-Barre, PA (along with my maternal grandfather, Tomas, who was half Irish). Tht makes me only 3/4ths Lithuanian but, whatever.

Both of my grandfathers fought in WWII – Tomas with distinction in the Pacific and Antanas as an infantryman in Europe somewhere. Unfortunately I don’t know more because black lung killed them both in their late 50′s and i know them only through stories and pictures.

I grew up a sickly kid but when I hit 17, boom, my Lithuanian genes kicked in and I grew to a broad shouldered 6’3″ 245 (but with blue eyes from the Irish blood… God does have a sense of humor).

My Dad is 6’5″ and my little brother is 6’7″ making me the runt. Does anyone else here have exclusively big men in their families or strong men? I believe it was the hard work and genetics of our ancestors that did it, but I am curious.

Finally, does anyone know if any Lithuanian NBA player has ever won an NBA Championship ring? Thanks and wow what a great site. I’ll be back.

By: Gary Arctic

Gary Arctic — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:12:20 +0000

It took a little while for the post to load but i’m glad i gutted it out.

By: Zavinta Dirzinskaite

Zavinta Dirzinskaite — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:59:25 +0000

Ginny: Your fucking retarded ! Earth will sooner crash into the sun before Lithuainia doesnt have a basketball team !

Anyways, Nice website. Helped me and my sister out. (: