Valdemaras Chomičius

Personal information

Born

May 4, 1959
Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union

Medal record

Men's Basketball
Olympic Games
Representing Soviet Union
	1988 Seoul	National team
Representing Lithuania
	1992 Barcelona	National team
World Championship
Representing Soviet Union
	Colombia 1982	National team
European Championships
Representing Soviet Union
	1979 Italy	National team
	1983 France	National team
	1985 West Germany	National team
	1987 Greece	National team
	1989 Yugoslavia	National team
Representing Lithuania
	1995 Greece	National team

Valdemaras Chomičius (also known as Valdemaras Homicius^[1]) (born May 4, 1959 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player for the Soviet and Lithuanian national basketball team. Assistant coach on the Lithuanian national team. This year, 2009/2010, head coach for UNICS Kazan in Russia. As a 192 cm (6'3¾") tall point guard he is best remembered as the captain from the "golden years" of Žalgiris Kaunas by winning three consecutive USSR League championships against the rival CSKA Moscow in 1985–1987. His former teams include Žalgiris Kaunas, Forum Valladolid, CAI Zaragoza. He also has played in Italy for Aprimatic Bologna (Serie A2) in the 1990–1991 season. He last played for Olimpas Žemaitija during the 1996–1997 season.

He head coached the Lithuania national team to win the Stanković Continental Champions Cup in China in 2005.

Clubs

Žalgiris Kaunas (1978–1989)
Forum Valladolid (1989–1990)
Aprimatic Bologna (1990–1991)
CAI Zaragoza (1991–1992)
Castors Braine (1992)
Charleroi (1992–1993)
Castors Braine (1993–1994)
Marbella (1994–1995)
Torremolinos (1995)
Mažeikiai (1995–1996)
Žemaitijos Olimpas (1996–1998)
Kraitenė Marijampolė (1998–1999)

Honors

World Champion - 1982
European champion - 1979, 1985
USSR League champion - 1985, 1986, 1987
European championship Silver medalist - 1987, 1995
European championship Bronze medalist - 1983, 1989
Olympic champion - 1988
Olympic Bronze medalist - 1992

References

↑ Euroleague All-Time Player Nominees

Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1979 – Gold medal

4 Yeryomin 5 Chomičius 6 Tarakanov 7 Zharmukhamedov 8 Lopatov 9 Edeshko 10 Belov 11 Tkachenko 12 Myshkin 13 Salnikov 14 Belostenny 15 Zhigily Coach: Gomelsky

Soviet Union squad – 1982 FIBA World Championship – Gold medal

4 Yeryomin 5 Enden 6 Tarakanov 7 Sabonis 8 Lopatov 9 Deryugin 10 Valters 11 Tkatchenko 12 Myshkin 13 Jovaisa 14 Belostenny 15 Chomičius Coach: Gomelsky

Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1983 – Bronze medal

4 Yeryomin 5 Enden 6 Tarakanov 7 Sabonis 8 Lopatov 9 Deryugin 10 Valters 11 Pankrashkin 12 Myshkin 13 Jovaiša 14 Belostenny 15 Chomičius Coach: Gomelsky

Soviet Union squad – 1984 Friendship Games – Gold medal

Belostenny Chomičius Jovaiša Kurtinaitis Lopatov Myshkin Sabonis Tarakanov Tikhonenko Tkachenko Valters Yeryomin Coach: Gomelsky

Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1985 – Gold medal

4 Volkov 5 Enden 6 Tarakanov 7 Chomičius 8 Lopatov 9 Tikhonenko 10 Valters 11 Pankrashkin 12 Kurtinaitis 13 Jovaiša 14 Belostenny 15 Sabonis Coach: Obukhov

Soviet Union squad – 1986 FIBA World Championship – Silver medal

4 Volkov 5 Sokk 6 Tarakanov 7 Grichaiev 8 Ekabson 9 Tikhonenko 10 Valters 11 Tkachenko 12 Kurtinaitis 13 Chomičius 14 Belostenny 15 Sabonis Coach: Obukhov

Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1987 – Silver medal

4 Volkov 5 Enden 6 Tarakanov 7 Chomičius 8 Babenko 9 Tikhonenko 10 Valters 11 Tkachenko 12 Marčiulionis 13 Jovaiša 14 Pankrashkin 15 Goborov Coach: Gomelsky

Soviet Union squad – 1988 Summer Olympics – Gold medal

4 Volkov 5 Sokk 6 Tarakanov 7 Marčiulionis 8 Miglinieks 9 Tikhonenko 10 Kurtinaitis 11 Sabonis 12 Pankrashkin 13 Chomičius 14 Belostenny 15 Goborov Coach: Gomelsky

Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1989 – Bronze medal

4 Vētra 5 Sokk 6 Berejnoi 7 Marčiulionis 8 Volkov 9 Tikhonenko 10 Kurtinaitis 11 Sabonis 12 Gadashev 13 Chomičius 14 Belostenny 15 Goborov Coach: Garastas

Lithuania squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal

4 Chomičius 5 Pazdrazdis 6 Visockas 7 Dimavičius 8 Brazdauskis 9 Krapikas 10 Kurtinaitis 11 Sabonis 12 Karnišovas 13 Marčiulionis 14 Einikis 15 Jovaiša Coach: Garastas

Lithuania squad – EuroBasket 1995 - Silver medal

4 Chomičius 5 Timinskas 6 Štombergas 7 Visockas 8 Lukminas 9 Krapikas 10 Kurtinaitis 11 Sabonis 12 Karnišovas 13 Marčiulionis 14 Einikis 15 Markevičius Coach: Garastas

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