Darius Songaila

Darius Songaila (born February 14, 1978) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player in the NBA with the New Orleans Hornets. He is also a member of the Lithuania national team. He can play power forward and center positions. Songaila attended the New Hampton High School in New Hampton, New Hampshire. He played the Nike Hoop Summit in 1998. He was also named to the All-European Under-22 Championship 2nd Team. Songaila played college basketball... more

Darius Songaila (born February 14, 1978) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player in the NBA with the New Orleans Hornets. He is also a member of the Lithuania national team. He can play power forward and center positions. Songaila attended the New Hampton High School in New Hampton, New Hampshire. He played the Nike Hoop Summit in 1998. He was also named to the All-European Under-22 Championship 2nd Team. Songaila played college basketball at Wake Forest University. He was named 3rd Team All-ACC in 2000 and 2nd-Team All-ACC in 2002. He was also named Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press as a senior. Songaila was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 49th pick of the 2002 NBA Draft, who eventually dealt his rights to the Sacramento Kings. He joined the CSKA Moscow for the 2002–03 season and won the Russian Basketball Super League. Songaila signed with the Kings in June 2003. He averaged 6.1 points and 3.7 rebounds in 154 games (28 starts) with the Kings over... less