Stepas Butautas
Stepas Butautas (alternate spellings: Stiepas, Butaustas) (25 August 1925 – 22 March 2001 in Kaunas) was a Soviet and Lithuanian professional basketball player and coach. He trained at the VSS Žalgiris, in Kaunas. He played with the Soviet Union men's national basketball team at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games, where he won a silver medal. During the tournament, he played in all eight games.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 August 1925 Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Died | 22 March 2001 (aged 75) Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1944–1956 |
| Number | 4, 5, 14 |
| Coaching career | 1958–1970 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1944 | Dinamo Kaunas |
| 1945 | ASK Kaunas |
| 1946 | Dinamo Kaunas |
| 1947–1956 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| As coach: | |
| 1955–1956 | Lithuania women |
| 1958–1964 | Soviet Union women |
| 1960–1966 | Politechnika Kaunas women |
| 1967–1968, 1970 | Cuba |
| 1975–1979 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As a player:
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Medals | |
He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.
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