Mykolas Ruzgys
Mykolas Ruzgys in 1939 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 15, 1915 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | December 15, 1986 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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Mykolas Ruzgys or Michael Paul Ruzgis (January 15, 1915 – December 15, 1986) was a Lithuanian-American basketball player. He won gold medal with Lithuania national basketball team during the EuroBasket 1939, held in Kaunas.
After departing from Lithuania due to the World War II and occupations of Lithuania Ruzgys later also was the head coach of the France men's national basketball team and Spain men's national basketball team and coached French, Monacan and Spanish basketball clubs.