 On July 7, 2016, Kaukėnas retired from professional basketball.On January 7, 2017, Kaukėnas came out of retirement and rejoined Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia for the rest of the season.Kaukėnas played with the senior men's Lithuanian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2001, the EuroBasket 2007, where he won a bronze medal, and the EuroBasket 2011.