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2018 Karaliaus Mindaugo Taurė
The 2018 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė, also known as SIL – Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, was the third edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup. On 7 December 2017 it was announced that Klaipėda would host the tournament. Žalgiris was the defending champions. Žalgiris successfully defended its title after beating BC Lietuvos rytas in the Final. Format changes After a lot of criticism during last year's tournament Lithuanian Basketball League changed distribution of quarterfinals games venues, awarding them directly to seeded teams instead of previously held open draw. LKL Cheerleaders Battles final was added to complement the event alongside traditional Three-point and Slam Dunk contests. Draw The draw of the 2018 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė will be held on 16 January 2018. Qualified teams Eight highest ranked teams after the first half of the 2017–18 LKL regular season will qualify to the tournament. Bracket Quarter-finals Neptūnas Klaip� ... [...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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Dzūkija
BC Dzūkija ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Dzūkija) was a basketball club located in Alytus, Lithuania. It was founded in 2012 and participated in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). It was the newest basketball club based in Alytus after BC Alita and BC Alytus were dissolved. The club was bought by Lithuanian businessman Gediminas Žiemelis in June 2022, who formed BC Wolves soon after. History In 2019, the club changed its name to Sintek-Dzūkija for sponsorship reasons. It dissolved in 2022 after businessman Gediminas Žiemelis bought the club. The team’s last game was Game 4 of the 2021-22 LKL playoffs, where they lost to Rytas Vilnius and lost the series 1-3. Notable players * Adam Lapeta (2013-2016, 2021–2022) * Giedrius Gustas (2014-2016) * Artūras Jomantas (2014–2015, 2018–2022) * Tadas Rinkūnas (2015-2016, 2020–2022) * Julius Jucikas (2016) * Katin Reinhardt (2017-2018) * Perry Petty (2018) * Egidijus Dimša (2018–2020) * Ken Brown (2018) * Steponas Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyacheslav Bobrov
Vyacheslav Bobrov (born 19 September 1992) is a Ukrainian basketball player for BC Budivelnyk of the European North Basketball League and the Champions League.. He also plays for the Ukrainian national team. Professional career During the 2019–20 season, Bobrov averaged 7.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in the Liga ACB. On 30 May 2020 he signed a two-year extension with Fuenlabrada. Bobrov subsequently joined BC Dnipro of the Ukrainian Basketball Super League. He averaged 9.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game during the 2021–22 season. On 28 February 2022, Bobrov signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A. On August 1, 2022, he has signed with BC Budivelnyk of the European North Basketball League. National team career Bobrov participated at the EuroBasket in 2017 and 2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Williams (basketball, Born 1984)
Lorenzo Williams (born November 8, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the point guard position. After four years at Rice University, Williams entered the 2007 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds. High school career Williams played high school basketball at Ellison High School, in Killeen, Texas. College career Williams went to study at Rice University, where he played for the Rice Owls from 2003, in the Western Athletic Conference of the NCAA. The Owls, who were not represented in the national NCAA finals since 1970 managed to qualify for the National Invitation Tournament in 2004 and 2005 season, in which they each were eliminated in the first round. Subsequently, the Owls were transferred to the Conference USA in which, however, they could not improve their season budgets and missed nationwide appearances. Professional career While Williams teammate Morris Almond was selected 25th overall by the Utah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žygimantas Skučas
Žygimantas Skučas (born 18 March 1992, Kaunas, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. His main position is power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their ba .... Professional career In 2016, he signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys and debuted in his first European competition EuroCup on 12 October versus KK MZT Skopje by scoring 15 points, grabbing 4 rebounds and helping his team to start the season with a 90–89 victory. The team also qualified into the TOP16 stage and Skučas finished the debut season with solid 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists averages. International career He won four gold medals with Lithuania national teams: Europe U-16 in 2008, Europe U-18 in 2010, World U-19 in 2011 and Europe U-20 in 2012. References 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simas Jasaitis
Simas Jasaitis (born 26 March 1982) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for BC Dzūkija of the Lithuania Basketball League (LKL). He also represented the Lithuanian national basketball team. Professional career Jasaitis' first team in the LKL was Sakalai during the 2000-2001 season. In the fall of 2001 he moved to Lietuvos rytas, and played there till 2006. In his first season with the club he was averaging 8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. Jasaitis returned to Lietuvos Rytas on 31 December 2010. In July 2011 he signed a one-year deal with Türk Telekom B.K. On January 5, 2015 he went back to Lietuvos rytas. On July 5, 2016, he signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro. On July 28, 2017 Jasaitis signed with BC Lietkabelis. On September 12, 2020, he signed with BC Dzūkija. Career statistics EuroLeague , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;", Lietuvos rytas , 20 , , 19 , , 29.2 , , .580 , , .396 , , .741 , , 5.0 , , 1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parrish Petty
Parish Perry Petty (born August 5, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Al Ahly Benghazi. He played college basketball for Allen Community College, Santa Clara University and University of Texas–Pan American. High school career Petty played high school basketball at MacDowell Montessori School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Petty gained all-conference and honorable mention all-region his senior year but team lost in the first round of the state playoffs his senior year and made it to the quarterfinals his junior year. College career Petty played college basketball for Allen Community College, Santa Clara University and University of Texas–Pan American. Professional career On August 3, 2017, Petty joined Faros Larissas of the Greek Basket League The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaos Stylianou
Nikolaos Stylianou (born November 9, 1988) is a Cypriot professional basketball player for Keravnos of the Cypriot League. He played college basketball for Navarro College and West Texas A&M. After 3 years of college basketball, Stylianou entered the 2010 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds. College career Stylianou played college basketball for Navarro College for two years. He then moved to West Texas A&M, where he played until 2009. Professional career After playing with West Texas A&M, Stylianou entered the 2010 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds. He started his pro career with Rethymno of the Greek A2 League. After one year, he returned to Cyprus and joined AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot Division A. The following seasons, Stylianou returned to Greece and played for Kavala, Koroivos and OFI Crete, before returning to Cyprus in order to join Keravnos Keravnos B.C. (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Στροβόλου ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Fields
Brandon David Fields (born May 21, 1984) is a former American football punter who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Michigan State University, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He has also played for the New Orleans Saints. Early years Fields was born in Southfield, Michigan. He attended St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo, Ohio, and played for the St, John's Titans high school football team. During his senior season, he handled kickoff duties for the Titans football team and was a first-team all-state selection as a punter while also playing tight end. Fields also lettered in basketball for St. John's. College career Fields attended Michigan State University, and played for the Michigan State Spartans football team from 2003 to 2006. He earned numerous honors during his freshman season in 2003. He led the Big Ten Conference an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgaras Želionis
Edgaras Želionis (born June 4, 1989) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player for New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League. He plays at the power forward and center positions. Professional career On July 5, 2017, Želionis signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League. On January 10, 2020, he signed with ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A. On July 24, 2021, Želionis returned to Neptūnas Klaipėda. On September 13, 2022, Želionis signed with New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League The T1 League is a Taiwanese men's professional basketball league founded in 2021. It is the third professional basketball league in Taiwan after the Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA) and the P. League+ (PLG). In the 2022–23 season, the T .... References 1989 births Living people Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor players BC Juventus players BC Khimik players BC Neptūnas players BC Prienai players BK Liepājas Lauvas players BK Ventspils players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas Šulskis
Vytautas Šulskis (born August 8, 1988) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. High school Born in Vilnius, Šulskis attended The Rock of Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Florida, where he played soccer and basketball. During his high school off-season Šulskis played AAU basketball for Florida Elite out of Tampa, Florida. Šulskis was teammates with a number of highly regarded basketball players including Larry Sanders, Justin Morin, and Dominque Jones while playing AAU for the Elite. College career After graduation from high school, Šulskis went on to play for the Youngstown State University Penguins of NCAA. While playing for Penguins, Šulskis scored more than 1,000 career points and starred in 120 consecutive games. He averaged 13.1 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game and 2 assists per game his senior year. Professional career In August 2011, he signed a one-year contract with BC Žalgiris Basketball Club Žalgiris ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Žalgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
