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2012 LKL Slam Dunk Contest ...
The 2012 LKL Slam Dunk Contest, was an event that was a part of the LKL's All-Star Day, that took place in Klaipėda's Švyturys Arena, on March 3. The winner of this event was Sonny Weems, of Žalgiris. Results The results of this contest are documented below: References {{LKL Slam Slam, SLAM or SLAMS may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional elements * S.L.A.M. (Strategic Long-Range Artillery Machine), a fictional weapon in the ''G.I. Joe'' universe * SLAMS (Space-Land-Air Missile Shield), a fictional anti-ball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Basketball League
Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jews, sometimes used to mean Mitnagdim See also * List of Lithuanians This is a list of Lithuanians, both people of Lithuanian descent and people with the birthplace or citizenship of Lithuania. In a case when a person was born in the territory of former Grand Duchy of Lithuania and not in the territory of modern ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...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] |
Saulius Štombergas
Saulius Štombergas (born December 14, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player, basketball coach and businessman. Štombergas is one of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players of all time, and he was also considered to be a great team leader, as he managed to play very well under pressure, and at the end of games. He was also known for his 3-point shooting ability. Professional playing career Club playing career Štombergas' club teams during his playing career, were, in the order in which he played for them: Atletas Kaunas, Vostok Shanghai ( Chinese CBA), Žalgiris Kaunas, Kinder Bologna, TAU Cerámica Vitoria, Efes Pilsen Istanbul, Unics Kazan, and Ülker Istanbul. He holds the record in the EuroLeague, since the year 2000, for the most 3-point field goals made in a game, without a miss. National team playing career Štombergas played for the senior men's Lithuanian national basketball team, from 1995 to 2004. During the 11 years that he played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robertas Kuncaitis
Robertas Kuncaitis (born January 9, 1964, in Šilutė, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for BC Khimki. He was a head coach of Neptūnas and assistant coach of the Lithuania national basketball team in the 2010–2011 season. On 6 May 2011, Neptūnas terminated the contract with Robertas Kuncaitis because of poor results. Career *2002–2004: BC Šilutė head coach *2004: BC Lietuvos Rytas assistant coach *2004–2005: KK Neptūnas head coach *2005–2006: BC Lietuvos Rytas assistant coach *2006–2007: KK Neptūnas head coach *2007–2008: BC Šiauliai head coach *2008–2010: BC Lietuvos Rytas assistant coach *2010–2011: KK Neptūnas head coach *2007–2012: Lithuania national basketball team assistant coach *2013–2015: ČEZ Basketball Nymburk assistant coach *2016-2017: BC Šilutė head coach *2017-2018: BC Lietuvos Rytas assistant coach *2018-2019: Lietkabelis Panevėžys assistant coach *2019-present: BC Khimki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurelijus Žukauskas
Eurelijus Žukauskas (, born August 22, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. At a height of 2.18 m (7'2") tall, and a weight of 118 kg (260 lbs.), he played at the center position. Professional career In the 1995 NBA Draft, Žukauskas was selected with the #54 draft pick by the Seattle SuperSonics, in the second round of the draft. On June 28, 1995, the Milwaukee Bucks acquired his rights from Seattle. In 2007, he signed a one-year contract with the Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas, which he later renewed for another year. He retired from playing professional basketball on May 20, 2009. National team career Žukauskas played with the senior Lithuanian national basketball team, from 1995 to 2004. Post-playing career Žukauskas currently plays recreational basketball in his hometown of Klaipėda, and he also acts as a judge at the Lithuanian League (LKL) Slam Dunk Contest. Career statistics EuroLeague , - , style="text-align:left;", 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Šiauliai
BC Šiauliai ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Šiauliai) is the professional basketball club of Šiauliai, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League. It has won the 3rd place award (behind Lithuanian basketball giants Lietuvos Rytas and Žalgiris) in the LKL a record 9 times. History BC Kelininkas (1982–1994) The team was formed in 1984 and participated in the second-tier Lithuanian league. Following Tauras Šiauliai club bankrupt, BC Kelininkas became city's primary basketball club. During the 1994–95 season in LKAL, BC Kelininkas played his last season under this name. BC Kelininkas, led by Antanas Sireika, Robertas Giedraitis, Donatas Slanina and Mindaugas Žukauskas, finished with the 18–2 regular season record and advanced into the playoffs. There they successfully completed two stages by overcoming Banga Kaunas and SAVY Vilnius. Though, later they were defeated by Vilnius LPA twice. Then BC Kelininkas, due to the sponsorship reasons, was renamed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cam Long
Cameron Scott "Cam" Long (born December 30, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Premier League. A combo guard, he played college basketball for the George Mason University before playing professionally in Lithuania, France, Germany, Romania and Israel. He was named the Israeli League Cup MVP in 2018. Early life and college career Long attended Freedom High School in Woodbridge, Virginia, where he averaged 18.9 points, six assists, seven rebounds and two steals per game as a senior. Long was named Cardinal District Player of the Year, Northwest Region Co-Player of the Year and was a nominee for McDonald's All-American. Long played college basketball for George Mason University's Patriots, where he ranked 10th in the conference in scoring with 15.1 points per game, sixth in steals (1.4), 11th in field goal percentage (47.9 percent) and 14th in assists (2.9). He shot 43.2 percent from three-point range, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieno žvaigždės (basketball Club)
Pieno žvaigždės is fourth-largest dairy products company in Lithuania., uniting Mažeikiai dairy, Kaunas dairy, Pasvalys creamery and company "Panevėžio pienas". Pieno žvaigždės is listed in the NASDAQ OMX Vilnius under the ticker symbol PZV1L. The company president is Aleksandr Smagin. In 2014, due to sanctions on Russia, the company stopped its exports to Kaliningrad. Since 2015, the company has started exporting its products to Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a .... History In 1998, company was founded after the merger of the companies " Mažeikių pieninė" (founded in 1926) and " Pasvalio sūrai" (founded in 1948). In 2000, the company " Kauno pienas" (founded in 1936) joined, in 2004 - Panevėžio pienas" (founded in 1942). See also * Žema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Lietkabelis
BC Lietkabelis ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Lietkabelis), also currently known as BC 7bet-Lietkabelis or 7bet-Lietkabelis for sponsorship reasons, is a Lithuanian professional basketball team based in Panevėžys, Lithuania, participating in the Lithuanian Basketball League and internationally in the EuroCup. It was BC TECHasas till 2012. In October 2011 club owner Darius Gaudiešius donated the basketball club to Algirdas Kriščiūnas, Antanas Kazys Liorentas and Kazimieras Antanynas, related with Ūkio bankas Club got back the legendary name Lietkabelis in 2012 . History Early years The history of basketball club Lietkabelis began in 1964. The club's name did not change for 32 consecutive years. The home-court games were played in Aukštaitija Sports Palace, which was opened in 1965. The construction of the palace was initiated by V. Variakojis. Most of the team's players contributed with their own hands to the palace's construction process. At that time, the team was represente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LKL All-Star Day
The LKL All-Star Day is held every year by the professional Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). The event takes place every February, and features a variety of basketball-related events, exhibitions, and performances, culminating with the LKL All-Star Game. The All-Star Game The All-Star Game is the main event of the day. The 2008 game, and its associated festivities, were held in Vilnius, at the Siemens Arena. Events of All-Star Day Major events held during All-Star Day include: * Three-point Shootout: The league's best three point shooters, shoot five shots, from five different spots around the three-point line. Each shot is worth one point, except the last ball of each rack (informally called 'money balls'), which is worth two points. The highest score available in one round is 30 points. * Slam Dunk Contest: This competition showcases the creativity and athletic ability of some of the league's best dunkers. The specific rules of the contest are decided each year, but the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Naglis
BC Lietkabelis-2 is dissolved the reserve team for BC Lietkabelis. BC "Palanga" professional basketball club was founded in 1999. In 2006 club name was changed to BC "Naglis-Adakris" because of the club supporters UAB „Adakris“ but in 2011, club name was reverted to BC "Naglis" again, changing its name to "Palanga" in 2012. For the 2014–2015 season the team moved to Vilnius and became BC Vilnius, after that one season in the capital, they moved to Panevėžys to become the reserve team of BC Lietkabelis. Current roster Season by season Club history * In the 2007-2008 NKL season, BC "Naglis-Adakris" was only one step away from the chance to enter Lithuania basketball super league LKL as they won Silver. Lithuanian basketball legend Saulius Štombergas played the season and was the team's biggest star. * The 2008-2009 NKL season was unsuccessful for BC "Naglis-Adakris" as they left only seventh in the league. * The dream of LKL for BC "Naglis-Adakris" came true in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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