The son of a Lithuanian immigrant father and an Italian American mother, Arlauckas played four years of NCAA Division I college basketball at Niagara University with the Purple Eagles.\n', '

Arlauckas was drafted with the 74th pick of the 1987 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, along with their first round draft pick Kenny Smith. In his first season in the NBA, the Kings had a poor regular season record of 24–58 (6th place of the Midwest Division), which started with Hall-of-Famer Bill Russell\'s brief stint as the Kings\' head coach (during which time the Kings had a record of 17–41).\n', '

During his sole season in the National Basketball Association, Arlauckas appeared in nine games, averaging four points per game, in roughly 10 minutes of play per game.\n', '

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