1. Rimas Kurtinaitis is the only non-NBA player to ever participate at the NBA All-Star Weekend's Three-Point Contest, doing so in 1989, where he scored 9 points.
10 Facts About Rimas Kurtinaitis
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Rimas Kurtinaitis was the only European player to participate in the NBA All-Star Weekend's Three-Point Contest, without ever having played in the NBA by participating in the event in 1989.
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Rimas Kurtinaitis was the first European player to play as an import, in Australia's National Basketball League, while playing for the Townsville Suns, in 1993.
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In 1997, Rimas Kurtinaitis was named to the Lithuanian Ministry of Sport.
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In 2012, Rimas Kurtinaitis won the EuroCup again, this time with Khimki.
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On 21 June 2012 Rimas Kurtinaitis was named the best EuroCup coach of all time.
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On 2 August 2016 Rimas Kurtinaitis become the head coach of Pallacanestro Cantu, of the Italian LBA.
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Rimas Kurtinaitis agreed to return to Lietuvos rytas on 10 February 2017, following the resignation of Tomas Pacesas, from the club's head coaching position.
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On 21 January 2019 Rimas Kurtinaitis returned to Khimki in a surprising decision.
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On 26 January 2024 Rimas Kurtinaitis became the head coach of Sabah BC of Azerbaijan Basketball League.