Tauras Stumbrys

Tauras Stumbrys
Personal information
Born (1970-01-08)8 January 1970
Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Died 16 October 2004(2004-10-16) (aged 34)
Kaunas, Lithuania
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
Playing career 1989–2004
Position Point guard
Career history
1989–1998 Žalgiris Kaunas
1998–1999 Atomerőmű SE
1999–2000 Žalgiris Kaunas
2000 Spartak Saint Petersburg
2000–2001 Hapoel Zefat
2001 Hapoel Haifa
2001 Karlsruhe
2001–2002 Unia Tarnów
2002–2003 S.C. Lusitânia
2003 Topo Centras–Atletas Kaunas
2003–2004 Aukštaitija Panevėžys
2004 Hidruva–Atletas Kaunas

Tauras Stumbrys (8 January 1970 – 16 October 2004) was a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He played the point guard position and was a longtime member of Žalgiris Kaunas.[1]

Death

During a Hidruva-Atletas and Žalgiris LKL matchup in October 2004, Stumbrys suffered a myocardial infarction and lost consciousness. Paramedics and teammates attempted to revive him, but to no avail. He was pronounced dead later that night. Stumbrys had played 8 minutes and scored 3 points in his last match.[2]

References

  1. "Žaidėjai – Tauras Stumbrys". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. "Krepšininko širdis sustojo per rungtynes". kauno.diena.lt (in Lithuanian). 16 October 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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