Paulius Murauskas (born 14 February 2004) is a Lithuanian college basketball player for the Saint Mary's Gaels of the West Coast Conference (WCC). He previously played for the Arizona Wildcats.
Born in Kaunas, Lithuania, Murauskas began his basketball career with BC à ½algiris-2 in 2019, making his Lithuanian Basketball League first-division debut at 16 years old with BC à ½algiris. He played on loan with BC NevÃÂà ¾is during the 2021âÂÂ22 season and BC Lietkabelis during the 2022âÂÂ23 season, averaging 7.2 points per game with Lietkabelis. During the summer of 2023, Murauskas signed to play college basketball in the United States at the University of Arizona.
As a freshman with Arizona, Murauskas appeared in 23 games, averaging 2.7 points and 1.2 rebounds per game, before entering the transfer portal at the conclusion of the season. In April 2024, he transferred to Saint Mary's College of California to play for the Saint Mary's Gaels. Murauskas made an instant impact in his first season for the Gaels, becoming one of the team's leading scorers and rebounders. He finished the season averaging 12.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, being named the WCC Newcomer of the Year.
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023âÂÂ24 | style="text-align:left;"| Arizona | 23 || 0 || 5.1 || .438 || .519 || .700 || 1.2 || .1 || .1 || .0 || 2.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024âÂÂ25 | style="text-align:left;"| Saint Mary's | 35 || 35 || 27.0 || .447 || .292 || .743 || 7.7 || 1.3 || .6 || .4 || 12.1