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2011–12 LKL Season
The 2011–12 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga was the 19th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). The regular season started in October 2011, and ended in January 2012 Participants * Baltai * Juventus * Kėdainiai Triobet * Lietkabelis *Lietuvos rytas * Naglis * Neptūnas *Pieno žvaigždės * Rūdupis * Sakalai *Šiauliai Šiauliai (; bat-smg, Šiaulē; german: Schaulen, ) is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 107,086. From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Šiauliai County. Names Šiauliai is referred to by various names in different la ... * Žalgiris Regular season Playoffs See also * VTB United League 2011–12 * Baltic Basketball League 2011–12 External links Lithuanian Basketball League {{DEFAULTSORT:2011-12 LKL season Lietuvos krepšinio lyga seasons Lithuanian LKL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga
Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) (''English'': Lithuanian Basketball League), also known as Betsafe LKL for sponsorship reasons, is the premier professional men's club basketball league in Lithuania. It is composed of 12 teams, and it is a member of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation. The best LKL clubs are also annual participants of the top European-wide basketball competitions, including European professional club basketball system, the top-tier level EuroLeague. On April 22, 1993, the Lietuvos krepšinio asociacija (''English'': Lithuanian Basketball Association) (LKA) was founded. It was the first professional sports organisation in Lithuania. Lietuvos krepšinio lyga was built on the foundation of the LKA. Former basketball player Šarūnas Marčiulionis is named as the founder of the league. He was the first president of the LKL and served from 1993 to 2002. Remigijus Milašius is the current president of the league since 2013. The league's headquarters is located in Vilniu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Sakalai
BC Sakalai was a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania, playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League and the Baltic Basketball League. They played their home games at the 1,000-seat Ekinstos laisvalaikio centras. Sakalai means falcons in Lithuanian language. Franchise history Beginning and LKAL champions (1991–1994) BC Sakalai began playing in 1991 at the Lithuanian Basketball A League (LKAL). In 1994, Sakalai managed to win the LKAL Championship and in June 1994, the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) Committee accepted them into the LKL. LKL debut (1994–1995) In their debut season, Sakalai finished in eighth place (17 wins and 23 losses), and were coached by Šarūnas Sakalauskas. Their first win was against NECA Kaunas, 100–88. In the playoffs, Sakalai lost the series 0–2 in the first round to BC Žalgiris. Andrius Giedraitis lead the team in scoring. Sakalai also played in the FIBA Korać Cup, qualifying, but losing to Panionios Athens in the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Weems
Clarence "Sonny" Weems (born July 8, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 2008 NBA draft and shortly thereafter traded to the Denver Nuggets. He has since played for the Toronto Raptors, Phoenix Suns and Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA, and has had stints in Lithuania and Russia. At , Weems plays both the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2014. Early life Weems was born with cleft feet, and as a child, he was told that he might not be able to walk or run. He stumbled as a youngster and endured painful childhood nights in corrective shoes before finding his stride and becoming a state long-jump and high-jump champion. High school and college career Weems played basketball at West Memphis High Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robertas Javtokas
Robertas Javtokas (born March 20, 1980) is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player. He most recently served as sports director of Žalgiris Kaunas. Standing at , he played the center position. He has been a member of the senior men's Lithuanian national team since 2004. In the 2001 NBA draft, he was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 55th overall pick. Player profile Javtokas had very good athletic ability when he was young, with long arms and good coordination. As a young player, he was a good jumper, who had a 40-inch vertical leap and he could easily dunk in traffic. He still has to work on his offensive technique and to improve his free-throw shooting. As a young player, he was good at running the floor and making plays on the perimeter, with his good athletic ability, nice size, and good leaping ability. He is a good rebounder, and a good defender as well. He once set a world record, by dunking on a 12-foot-high basket. Professional career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindaugas Reminas
Mindaugas (german: Myndowen, la, Mindowe, orv, Мендог, be, Міндоўг, pl, Mendog, c. 1203–1263) is the first known Grand Duke of Lithuania and the only crowned King of Lithuania. Little is known of his origins, early life, or rise to power; he is mentioned in a 1219 treaty as an elder duke, and in 1236 as the leader of all the Lithuanians. The contemporary and modern sources discussing his ascent mention strategic marriages along with banishment or murder of his rivals. He extended his domain into regions southeast of Lithuania proper during the 1230s and 1240s. In 1250 or 1251, during the course of internal power struggles, he was baptised as a Roman Catholic; this action enabled him to establish an alliance with the Livonian Order, a long-standing antagonist of the Lithuanians. During the summer of 1253 he was crowned King of Lithuania, ruling between 300,000 and 400,000 subjects. While Mindaugas's ten-year reign as king was marked by many state-building ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernestas Ežerskis
Ernestas Ežerskis (born 5 May 1987 in Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League, but on loan for BC Ežerūnas of the National Basketball League (Lithuania) . He plays the point guard position. Career In September 2007, Ežerskis joined KR of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla on loan from Lietuvos Rytas. His first game with KR was against Snæfell in the Icelandic Company Cup finals where he scored 3 points. In his next game, during Icelandic Super Cup where he went scoreless in 9 minutes of playing time. His best game, and ultimately his last game for KR, came against Fjölnir Fjölnir ( non, Fjǫlnir ) is a legendary king in Norse mythology said to have been the son of Freyr (Frey) and his consort Gerðr (Gertha). The name appears in a variety of forms, including Fiolnir, Fjölner, Fjolner, and Fjolne. He was claime ... in the Úrvalsdeild karla where he scored 15 points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martynas Mažeika
Martynas Mažeika (born 29 January 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He is 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) tall. He can play point guard or shooting guard, preferring the latter position. Professional career Mažeika began his professional career in 2000, aged 15, with the Lithuanian club Neptūnas where he stayed until 2004. He then moved to Alba Berlin for three years, the last one on loan to Telekom Baskets Bonn. Then he played at Capo d'Orlando and Khimik. During the 2008–09 season he returned to Neptūnas and started the 2009–10 season with VEF Rīga. On January 15, 2010 he joined the Greek League club A.E.K. Athens. In October 2010 he returned to Neptūnas again. In 2017 he signed with Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osvaldas Matulionis
Osvaldas Matulionis (born August 19, 1991) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto of the LEB Oro. He plays in the small forward position. He played for the Lietuvos rytas Vilnius youth system between 2007 and 2009. Professional career In 2013, Matulionis arrived in Spain to play at Força Lleida of the Spanish second division. Two years later, he agreed to terms with Cafés Candelas Breogán for one season. On September 20, 2016, Matulionis signed a one-month contract with Río Natura Monbús Obradoiro for making his debut at Liga ACB. On November 13, 2017, Matulionis was introduced at the Brazilian's champion Bauru Basket from NBB. On July 19, 2018, Matulionis signed with RETAbet Bilbao Basket of the LEB Oro. Awards and accomplishments Club honours * Baltic Challenge Cup (1): **2012 Lithuanian national team *2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The FIBA U16 European Championship, previously known as the FIBA Europe Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Runkauskas
Marius Runkauskas (born May 20, 1986) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Gargždai-SC of the National Basketball League (NKL). He plays primarily at the shooting guard position, but he can also play point guard, if needed. Early years Runkauskas played in the Lithuanian Pupils Basketball League (MKL), for the V. Chomičius basketball school. Professional career Runkauskas started his professional basketball career in the Klaipėda, NKL (Lithuanian 2nd Division) team, Nafta-Uni-Laivitė, in 2003. After he became a champion of the NKL, in 2007, with Nafta-Uni-Laivitė, Klaipėda's strongest basketball club invited him to join their team. He averaged 8.8 points, 1.0 assists, and 1.5 rebounds per game. The next year, he joined BC Sūduva, and in January 2009, he left the club, and joined the Latvian basketball team ASK Riga. In the following season, he averaged 16.9 points, 3.9 assists, and 3.3 rebounds per game. After the season, he joined UJAP Quimper, pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Neptūnas
Basketball Club Neptūnas ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Neptūnas), commonly known as Neptūnas or Neptūnas Klaipėda, is a Lithuanian professional basketball team based in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The club participates in the Lithuanian Basketball League and internationally in the Champions League. It was founded in 1962 under the name BC Maistas (English: Food) and in 1964, BC Maistas's name was changed to BC Neptūnas. The club carries the name of the Roman sea god Neptune. Neptūnas participated in the 2014–15 EuroLeague season and is only the third Lithuanian club to participate in the premier European basketball league, after Žalgiris and Rytas. History First steps (1962–1993) In 1966 Neptūnas won the Žalgiris friendship championship and next year with the same roster became runners-up. Since 1970 there have been many changes in the team: coaches and players left the team and were replaced with new team members, so the team did not achieve better results. In 1975 Klaipė ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaipėda
Klaipėda (; ; german: Memel; pl, Kłajpeda; russian: Клайпеда; sgs, Klaipieda) is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. The capital of the eponymous county, it is the third largest city and the only major seaport in Lithuania. The city has a complex recorded history, partially due to the combined regional importance of the usually ice-free Port of Klaipėda at the mouth of the river . Located in the region of Lithuania Minor, at various times, it was a part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Prussia and Germany until the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. As a result of the 1923 Klaipėda Revolt it was annexed by Lithuania and has remained with Lithuania to this day, except between 1939 and 1945 when it was occupied by Germany following the 1939 German ultimatum to Lithuania. The population has migrated from the city to its suburbs and hinterland. The number of inhabitants of Klaipėda city shrank from 202,929 in 1989 to 162,360 in 2011, but the urban zone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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