Last Updated on September 7, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake
Here’s a detailed profile of Zydrunas Ilgauskas:
- Full Name: Žydrūnas Ilgauskas
- Nationality: Lithuanian-American
- Age: Born June 5, 1975
- Hometown: Kaunas, Lithuania
- Height: 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m)
- Weight: 260 pounds (118 kg)
- Wingspan: 7 feet 6 inches (2.29 m)
- Shoe Size: Size 20 (US)
- Number: #11 (wore with the Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Position: Center
- High School: Did not attend high school in the United States (grew up and played in Lithuania)
- College: Did not play college basketball (came directly from Europe to the NBA)
- NBA Draft: Selected 20th overall in the 1st round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Teams Played For:
- Cleveland Cavaliers (1997–2010)
- Miami Heat (2010–2011)
- Championship Rings: 1 (with Miami Heat in 2011)
- Kids: Adopted two sons (Deividas and Povilas)
- Siblings: No publicly known siblings
Fun Facts
Though he wasn’t a supertar, he had his #11 jersey retired by the Clevelant Cavaliers.