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  Ricardas Patiejunas
Year: Senior
Position: Guard
Hometown / Last School: Vilinius, Lithuania / Vilinius College

General
Came to American prior to the 2001-2002 season with only two years of eligibility remaining ... hardest worker on the sqaud ... known as a slashing wing player ... has developed into an outstanding long-distance shooter ... will be relied on to provide toughness and stability.

2001-02
Saw his first action of the season against Fairleigh Dickinson (11/24) ... knocked down two free-throws and recorded a steal in five minutes ... scored two points and pulled down a rebound in a season-high 10 minutes of action at Radford (12/4) ... netted a career-best six points on two-of-four shooting from three-point range at North Carolina A&T (12/7) ... also pulled down four rebounds ... dished out a season-high two assists at Howard (12/10).

Before American
Played club ball for Silute in Lithiania ... was coached by Robertas Kuncaitis ... Silute is the same club that Raimondas Petrauskas played for, but they were never teammates ... averaged 14 points and eight rebounds per game ... brother, Klemensas, plays professional basketball in Europe.

 


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