Tauras Stumbrys


Tauras Stumbrys was a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He played the point guard position and was a longtime member of Žalgiris Kaunas. With Žalgiris he won the Lithuanian Basketball League five times.

Death

During a Hidruva-Atletas and Žalgiris LKL matchup in October 2004, Stumbrys suffered a myocardial infarction and lost consciousness. Paramedics and teammates attempted to revive him, but to no avail. He was pronounced dead later that night. Stumbrys had played 8 minutes and scored 3 points in his last match.