Urtė Čižauskaitė
Urtė Čižauskaitė (born 30 January 2003) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Lattes Montpellier women's club in the Ligue Féminine de Basketball. She plays at the forward and power forward positions. Early life Urtė Čižauskaitė was born in Kaunas, Lithuania. Inspired by her mother, Sandra Čižauskienė—a former European professional player and coach—she took up basketball. She began playing under the coaching of her mother, on Kauno Aisčiai's team. Professional career In 2018 she joined the Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Women's Basketball League. After two seasons, she left the club for France, where she signed with Lattes Montpellier, her current team. During her first season in France in 2021, she won the French National Women's Cup. International career At 14, Čižauskaitė played with the U16s Lithuanian national team. During 2019, she competed in the U16 European Championship, in North Macedonia, averaging 9.4 points and 11.4 rebounds. She registered two big performances, against the French team (15 points, 18 rebounds and 3 blocks), and against the Czech Republic team (17 points, 17 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals). The Lithuanian team won the silver medal that year. She was named to the Top 10 of the best players in the