PLAYER PROFILES

 

 

15 • Paulius Morkeliunas

Junior • Forward •
6-7 • 225
Kaunas, Lithuania •
Roanoke (Va.) Catholic

As a Sophomore in 2005-06: Played in all 28 games with 10 starts ... Finished third on the team in scoring, averaging 7.4 points a game ... Was also third in rebounding (4.1/game) ... Eight games in double figure scoring and two contests with double rebounding numbers ... Scored 12 points in first game of year versus Columbia ... Had season-best 16 points on four occasions ... Scored 16 at Harvard (12/14) and also netted 16 versus Mount St. Mary’s (1/5) ... Posted 16 points versus Wagner in 18 minutes of action on Jan. 28 ... Shot 5-of-10 from field and added seven rebounds ... Registered 16 for the fourth time, versus Robert Morris, nailing a season-high eight field goals ... Posted 12 rebounds twice- versus Rider (12/29) and at St. Francis (PA) ... Went to the free throw line 105 times on the year- second behind Williams ... Was a perfect 6-for-6 at Central Connecticut State on Feb. 22.

As a Freshman in 2004-05: Saw action in 27 games ... Averaged 4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in first collegiate campaign ... Had season best 18 points at Sacred Heart on Feb. 19, shooting 5-of-8 from the field .. Also grabbed seven rebounds in the game and went a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line. ... Had three games in double-digits ... Scored 10 points against Harvard on Dec. 22 in 20 minutes of action ... Added four rebounds on a 4-of-8 shooting night ... Registered 10 points versus St. Francis (NY) on Jan. 12 in 12 minutes ... Versus St. Francis (PA) in the NEC tournament quarterfinals went 3-of-6 from the floor for six points while grabbing six rebounds and adding an assist and steal .... Led team in rebounding at Columbia with eight boards.

High School

Averaged 15.6 points and 10.3 rebounds senior campaign at Roanoke Catholic in Roanoke, Va. ... Hit 14 of 42 three-pointers en route to helping the Celtics reached the Virginia Independent Schools Division II final ... Led all Celtics scorers with 18 points in the final versus Notre Dame of Middleburg ... VIS Division II first-team selection ... Also named to VIS all-tournament team ... Became 10th RC player in past four years to join college program ... Played at European Championships U16 Tournament for homeland of Lithuania ... Also played with junior team B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas in Europe.

Personal
Nickname is Paska ... Born January 22, 1985