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Kauno Baltai
KK Atletas ( lt, Kauno rajono Krepšinio Klubas Atletas) is a professional basketball club that is based in Kaunas district, Lithuania. Currently the team plays in the National Basketball League, in the past Atletas participated in the LKL and the Baltic League, before dissolving in 2007 and becoming BC Aisčiai-Atletas. In 2009, the team merged with BC Kaunas Triobet and played with the names of Kaunas, Baltai and LSU-Baltai. In 2013 club was renamed again to LSU-Atletas, which was merged with the NKL champions of the same name. Atletas are multiple time LKL finalists, and were once considered to be one of the strongest teams in Lithuania. The NBA center Žydrūnas Ilgauskas represented Atletas at the very beginning of his career. Lithuanian basketball star Saulius Štombergas was also a key player of the team back then. Donatas Motiejūnas also played for Atletas (at the time called Aisčiai) during the beginning of his career. Latest seasons Honours Domestic com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Basketball League (Lithuania)
The National Basketball League (NKL) (), also known as 7bet-NKL for sponsorship reasons, is the second-tier basketball minor league in Lithuania. It is placed below the top division Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). The competition currently consists of 14 teams. The champions of the league have the option to promote to the LKL. However, this rarely happens, as most clubs do not meet the requirements for budget and seating capacity. History The league was established in 2005, when the second division LKAL (Lietuvos Krepšinio A Lyga, ''Lithuanian Basketball A League'') was abolished and split into two divisions, the NKL, which is its direct successor, and the newly founded third division RKL Rich Kids on LSD (RKL) was a Californian hardcore punk band formed in 1982 in Montecito, California, a suburb of Santa Barbara. They were associated with the " Nardcore" scene that evolved out of nearby Oxnard. Their music expanded over the ye .... Current teams League champions Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 * 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 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 Jew ... LKL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artūras Milaknis
Artūras Milaknis (born 16 June 1986) is a Lithuanian professional basketball for Tofaş of Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Standing at , he primarily plays as a shooting guard position. Early career A native of Kaunas, Milaknis began his career in the second division National Basketball League (NKL), playing for Bremena Tauragė. In 2006, he went on to play with Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school, the junior team of Žalgiris Kaunas. Professional career In the 2007-2008 season, Milaknis made his Žalgiris' main team debut. Since then, apart from playing two full seasons in 2009–2010 and 2010–2011, he would be loaned to a few different teams, up until 2013, when he signed a 2+1 deal after a successful season with BC Prienai. In the next two years, he became an important part of the team, and soon gained attention from various international clubs. In the summer of 2015, Milaknis was invited to join the Dallas Mavericks training camp. On July 9, 2015, he signed a two-year contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginijus Praškevičius
Virginijus Praškevičius (born 4 March 1974) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.06 m (6'9") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. Professional career Praškevičius started playing with Banga Kaunas and in 1993–94 was bought by Lavera Kaunas. In 1995–96 decided to play for Atletas Kaunas together with Žydrūnas Ilgauskas. In January 1997 he passed to LaCrosse Bobcats in the Continental Basketball Association. On 18 September 1996, he signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves of National Basketball Association (NBA). However, Praškevičius did not play a single game for them and was loaned to the LaCrosse Bobcats of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). On 19 February 1997, he was waived by the Timberwolves. In 1997–98 he came back to his home town Kaunas to play for Atletas and then for Žalgiris. With the best Lithuanian team he won a Saporta Cup. Then he played two years for Beşiktaş Spor Kulubu in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomas Masiulis
Tomas Masiulis (born September 19, 1975) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 2.05 m (6'8 ") tall, he played at the power forward position. During his coaching career, he was the head coach of Žalgiris-2. He is currently the assistant basketball coach of FC Barcelona. Professional playing career Masiulis started his club playing career with Statyba Jonava, in the Lithuanian Second Division (LKAL). After a year, he moved to Žalgiris Kaunas, of the Lithuanian First Division ( LKL), where he played until mid-2002. Later, he moved to the Italian League club Montepaschi Siena. After finishing the season with that club, he moved to the Polish League club Asseco Prokom Gdynia. At the end of the 2007–2008 season, after that club changed owners, and Masiulis. After he was released, he seriously considered retiring. However, after some of Žalgiris Kaunas' players sustained injuries, Masiulis joined Žalgiris K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darius Sirtautas
Darius Sirtautas (born July 14, 1970 in Šilutė, Lithuania) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball player, and basketball coach. During his playing career, he was a 6'4" (1.93m) tall shooting guard. Playing career Sirtautas started his professional career in Atletas Kaunas, in 1989. After a few seasons with the team, he became a team leader, and while playing alongside Saulius Štombergas and Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, managed to lead the team to the LKL Finals twice. During his last season with the team, he averaged 15 points per game. After that successful season, Lithuania national team coaches invited Sirtautas to the training camp for the upcoming EuroBasket, but he did not make it onto the final roster. In 1995, he moved to his former rival team, Žalgiris Kaunas. He was one of the main contributors to the team, averaging more than 10 points per game, over the next three seasons, despite having to share his minutes with stars like Rimas Kurtinaitis, Darius Lukminas, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rytis Vaišvila
Rytis Vaišvila (born May 23, 1971) is a retired Lithuanian basketball player and current coach. He currently serves as head coach of BC Sūduva. National team career Vaišvila was a member of the Lithuanian national team which won bronze medals at the 1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References Living people 1971 births Basketball players from Klaipėda Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players of Lithuania Lithuanian men's basketball players Olympic bronze medalists for Lithuania Lithuanian basketball coaches LSU-Atletas basketball players Olympic medalists in basketball BC Neptūnas coaches Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Szolnoki Olaj KK players Shooting guards {{Lithuania-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darius Dimavičius
Darius Dimavičius (born April 8, 1968) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player, who won the bronze medal with the Lithuania national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... References databaseOlympics 1968 births Living people Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics BC Rytas players BC Prievidza players BC Žalgiris players Gymnastikos S. Larissas B.C. players Utsunomiya Brex coaches Lithuanian men's basketball players LSU-Atletas basketball players Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players of Lithuania Olympic bronze medalists for Lithuania Olympic medalists in basketball Soviet men's basketball players Swans Gmunden players Power forwards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gvidonas Markevičius
Gvidonas Markevičius (born November 22, 1969) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player. National team career Markevičius was a member of the Lithuanian national team which won silver medals at the EuroBasket 1995 The 1995 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1995, was the 29th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to ea .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Markevicius, Gvidonas 1969 births Living people Basket Zielona Góra players LSU-Atletas basketball players Lithuanian men's basketball players Place of birth missing (living people) Point guards Shooting guards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomas Pačėsas
Tomas Pačėsas (born November 11, 1971) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player, basketball coach, businessman, and politician. Playing career Club career Pačėsas was the Polish League MVP, in 2004. Lithuanian senior national team Pačėsas was a member of the senior Lithuanian national team that won bronze medals at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. Coaching career In December 2015, Pačėsas signed on as the head coach of Lietuvos rytas. He helped Rytas win the King Mindaugas Cup, but suffered a disastrous 3rd-place finish in the LKL after losing to Neptūnas in the semifinals. In June 2016, he extended his contract for one more year. The 2016-2017 season was even more disastrous, as the team struggled in the LKL and failed to qualify to the Eurocup playoffs. In February 2017, Pačėsas resigned, and left Lietuvos rytas. Career statistics EuroLeague , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , style="text-align:left;", Śląsk Wrocław , 5 , , 0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Rimas Kurtinaitis (born May 15, 1960) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach, and a retired professional basketball player, who was a member of the senior Soviet and Lithuanian national basketball teams during his playing career. He won a gold medal at 1988 Olympics in South Korea. He recently worked as the head coach for Khimki. At a height of 1.96 m (6'5") tall, during his playing career, he played at the shooting guard position. He is the only non-NBA player to ever participate at the NBA All-Star Weekend's Three-Point Contest, doing so in 1989, where he scored 9 points. Club playing career Kurtinaitis' former club teams as a player, include Žalgiris Kaunas, CSKA Moscow, and Real Madrid. He was the only European player to participate in the NBA All-Star Weekend's Three-Point Contest, without ever having played in the NBA by participating in the event in 1989. Kurtinaitis was also the first European player to play as an import, in Australia's National Basketball Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013–14 LKL Season
The 2013–14 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga was the 21st season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Competition format Regular season During the regular season, which lasted from 26 September, until 27 April, all teams except Žalgiris, Lietuvos rytas ''Lietuvos rytas'' (lit. 'Morning of Lithuania') is a Lithuanian daily newspaper. History and profile "Lietuvos rytas" was established in 1990 on a basis of newspaper "Komjaunimo tiesa". The paper is printed in Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also ... and Neptūnas played 34 games (four against each other, and two against the three mentioned teams). The three mentioned teams only played twenty games, two against each team. Playoff round The top eight teams in the regular season round were divided up into pairs, and each pair played two games (a third game was played if each team in the pair won a game). The semifinals were also played in that format. The playoff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
