Dustin Nathaniel Sleva (born September 23, 1995) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the LKL and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Shippensburg Raiders.

Professional career Paris Basketball (2018–2023) On August 16, 2018, he signed with Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro B.

Braunschweig (2023) On January 6, 2023, he signed with Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

UCAM Murcia (2023–2024) On July 25, 2023, he signed with UCAM Murcia of the Liga ACB. With Sleva on the team Murcia reached the finals of the 2024 ACB Playoffs, but was swept 0-3 by Real Madrid.

Beşiktaş (2024–2025) On February 1, 2025, he signed with Beşiktaş of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

Žalgiris (2025–present) On June 27, 2025, Sleva signed with Žalgiris Kaunas in the LKL and the EuroLeague.Zalgiris announces the arrival of Turkish League finalist, basketnews.com, 27 June 2025 On April 4, 2026, Sleva signed a contract extension with Žalgiris through the 2027–28 season, including a potential buyout clause in 2027. Reflecting on the extension, Sleva noted that after an initial period of adaptation in the EuroLeague, he found his rhythm and embraced the local basketball culture, describing the sport in Kaunas as a "religion".

Career statistics

EuroLeague

| style="text-align:left;"| 2025–26 | style="text-align:left;"| Žalgiris | 34 || 7 || 18.2 || .459 || .420 || .735 || 3.4 || 1.1 || .6 || .1 || 7.1 || 6.5 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 34 || 7 || 18.2 || .459 || .420 || .735 || 3.4 || 1.1 || .6 || .1 || 7.1 || 6.5

EuroCup

| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Paris Basketball | 8 || 0 || 17.0 || .541 || .364 || 1 || 3.1 || 1.0 || .3 || .4 || 6.4 || 7.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"| Beşiktaş | 19 || 17 || 23.2 || .511 || .400 || .778 || 3.5 || 1.1 || 1.8 || .1 || 10.3 || 10.9 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 27 || 17 || 21.4 || .518 || .393 || .803 || 3.4 || 1.0 || 1.4 || .1 || 9.1 || 9.7

College

| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14 | style="text-align:left;"| Shippensburg Raiders | 27 || 27 || 27.4 || .540 || .403 || .814 || 4.6 || 2.6 || .8 || .5 || 8.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15 | style="text-align:left;"| Shippensburg Raiders | 29 || 28 || 31.1 || .500 || .392 || .775 || 11.0 || 2.1 || .5 || .4 || 15.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16 | style="text-align:left;"| Shippensburg Raiders | 31 || 31 || 32.6 || .540 || .407 || .808 || 7.7 || 3.4 || .9 || .8 || 21.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 | style="text-align:left;"| Shippensburg Raiders | 33 || 33 || 34.2 || .508 || .374 || .824 || 10.8 || 3.0 || .9 || 1.2 || 21.4 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 120 || 119 || 31.5 || .520 || .392 || .806 || 8.7 || 2.8 || .8 || .8 || 17.3

Personal life Two of Sleva's great-great-grandparents hailed from Kaunas, Lithuania and in 2026 he considered applying for the Lithuanian citizenship.

While playing in Lithuania, Sleva started dating Francesca Frericks, an American football player, playing for MFA Žalgiris-MRU in Vilnius.

References

External links Shippensburg Raiders bio Dustin Sleva Euroleaguebasketball.net Profile Dustin Sleva TBLStat.net Profile

Dustin Sleva TBL Profile