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Statyba
BC Statyba was a basketball club from Vilnius, Lithuania. It was renamed to Lietuvos rytas in 1997. History In 1963, Vilnius's first basketball club, called Žalgiris, was established. In 1964, the team changed its name to Plastikas, but was renamed to Statyba before the start of the season. In 1965, Statyba became the Žalgiris association champions, and finished third in the Lithuanian cup tournament. The next year they improved and finished in second place in the Lithuanian cup tournament. In 1966, the team made their debut in the USSR A class championship, which was a second-tier championship, where they finished in fourth place. Statyba's most successful season came in 1979, when they finished in third place in the top division – the USSR Premier Basketball League. Over the years, Statyba became one of the biggest rivals for Žalgiris Kaunas. After the leaving the USSR championship, Statyba participated in the Lithuanian championship and the LKF Cup, finishing second in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Statyba
BC Statyba was a basketball club from Vilnius, Lithuania. It was renamed to Lietuvos rytas in 1997. History In 1963, Vilnius's first basketball club, called Žalgiris, was established. In 1964, the team changed its name to Plastikas, but was renamed to Statyba before the start of the season. In 1965, Statyba became the Žalgiris association champions, and finished third in the Lithuanian cup tournament. The next year they improved and finished in second place in the Lithuanian cup tournament. In 1966, the team made their debut in the USSR A class championship, which was a second-tier championship, where they finished in fourth place. Statyba's most successful season came in 1979, when they finished in third place in the top division – the USSR Premier Basketball League. Over the years, Statyba became one of the biggest rivals for Žalgiris Kaunas. After the leaving the USSR championship, Statyba participated in the Lithuanian championship and the LKF Cup, finishing second in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Lietuvos Rytas
Rytas Vilnius is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club was founded in 1997 from another club, Statyba, and has become one of the most successful Lithuanian basketball clubs. Rytas have won two EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup titles, six Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian League titles, three LKF Cup, Lithuanian Cups and three Baltic Basketball League, Baltic Championships. The team plays their home games at the 11,000-seat Avia Solutions Group Arena and the 2,741-seat Lietuvos rytas Arena, Jeep Arena. Some of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players have played for Rytas over the years including: Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Jonas Valančiūnas, Martynas Gecevičius, Renaldas Seibutis, Simas Jasaitis, Robertas Javtokas, Darius Songaila, Marijonas Petravičius, Rimantas Kaukėnas, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Gintaras Einikis, Deividas Sirvydis, Rokas Giedraitis, Artūras Gudaitis . R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lithuanian Basketball League Champions
The List of Lithuanian basketball league champions is composed of the top-tier level national domestic men's basketball league champions of each year, in the country of Lithuania. Including from before, during, and after the era of the former Soviet republic of the Lithuania SSR. Lithuanian League champions (1924–1939) *1924 LFLS Kaunas *1925 Kovas Kaunas *1926 LFLS Kaunas *1927 LFLS Kaunas *1928 LFLS Kaunas *1929 not contested *1930 not contested *1931 not contested *1932 not contested *1933 LGSF Kaunas *1934 LGSF Kaunas *1935 LFLS Kaunas *1936 LFLS Kaunas *1937 CJSO Kaunas *1938 CJSO Kaunas *1939 not contested Lithuanian SSR League champions (1940–1991) *1940 CJSO Kaunas *1941 not contested *1942 Perkūnas Kaunas *1943 not contested *1944 not contested *1945 ASK Kaunas *1946 Žalgiris Kaunas *1947 KKI Kaunas *1948 KK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Statyba (2011)
BC Statyba was a Vilnius basketball club. The club was founded in 2011 as a successor to previous BC Statyba, which in 1997 was renamed to Lietuvos Rytas and currently considers itself to be a new club and not a continuation of Statyba. The club debuted in NKL 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 consis ... during the 2011–12 season. However, after 2012–13 the club suspended its operations due to financial problems. Results References BC Statyba National Basketball League (Lithuania) teams Sport in Vilnius Basketball teams established in 2011 Basketball teams in Lithuania 2011 establishments in Lithuania 2013 disestablishments in Lithuania Basketball teams disestablished in 2013 {{Lithuania-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Raimondas Šarūnas Marčiulionis () (born June 13, 1964) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player. Widely considered one of the greatest international players, he was one of the first Europeans to become a regular in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On August 8, 2014, Marčiulionis was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and became a member of the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2015. In the 1988 Summer Olympics, together with teammate Arvydas Sabonis, Marčiulionis led the senior USSR national team to the gold medal. With the senior Lithuanian national team, he won two Summer Olympics bronze medals, in 1992 and 1996. He was an All-Tournament Team member, the top scorer, and the MVP of the EuroBasket 1995, and he was also elected to the All-EuroBasket Team in 1987. Marčiulionis is also often remembered and associated with the Euro step move, which was popularized by Manu Ginóbili in the mid-2000s, during Marčiulionis' seven seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artūras Karnišovas
Artūras Karnišovas (born April 27, 1971) is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player. He is the current executive vice president of basketball operations of the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life and college career Karnišovas was born in Klaipėda to Mykolas, a basketball player, and Irena. Karnišovas started his career in Lithuania, with Statyba Vilnius, while in high school, and played there until 1990. His father also played for Statyba and they are the only father-son duo to play for the team at some point in their careers. Expressing an interest in playing and studying in the United States, Karnišovas earned an invitation to play college basketball at Seton Hall University following a recommendation of Šarūnas Marčiulionis to Seton Hall head coach P.J. Carlesimo during the 1990 FIBA World Championship. Karnišovas was the first player from the USSR to play in an American college, and arrived there without k ... [...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] |
Romanas Brazdauskis
Romanas Brazdauskis (born February 20, 1964 in Kretinga) is a former basketball player from Lithuania, who won the bronze medal with the Lithuania national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. His son, Lukas Brazdauskis, played for BC Lietuvos Rytas. Career * 1981–1982: Lietkabelis Panevėžys * 1982–1983: Statyba Vilnius * 1983–1985: Rīgas ASK * 1985–1987: Statyba Vilnius * 1987–1990: Žalgiris Kaunas * 1991–1992: Vytis Adelaide * 1993–1994: Žalgiris Kaunas * 1996–1997: BK Inter Bratislava * 1997–1998: Olimpas Plungė * 2000–2001: Atletas Kaunas FK Atletas Kaunas (former:LKKA ir Teledema) was a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas. The majority of the players was recruited from the Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education. LKKA ir Teledema earned promotion to the A Lyga, L ... * 2009–2010: Raseiniai References databaseOlympics 1964 births Living people ASK Riga players Lithuanian men's b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvydas Pazdrazdis
Alvydas Pazdrazdis (born 20 July 1972) is a Lithuanian former basketball player from Kretinga, Lithuania, who won the bronze medal with the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is currently a scout for the Dallas Mavericks. His former clubs include BC Statyba, Statyba Vilnius, BC Neptūnas, Neptūnas Klaipėda and BC Sakalai, Sakalai Vilnius. He retired as a player at the age of 28. In June 2011, he became an National Basketball Association, NBA champion as a scout with the Dallas Mavericks. He played collegiately at McNeese State Cowboys basketball, McNeese State University. References External linksdatabaseOlympics 1972 births Living people Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics BC Statyba play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algimantas Pavilonis
Algimantas Pavilonis (born October 20, 1953 in Vilnius) is a retired Lithuanian basketball player, most notable for his playing career in Statyba Vilnius from 1973 to 1985. He was second Lithuanian Basketball Federation president, serving from 1994 till 2003. He also was Executive Director for the Northern European Basketball League The North European Basketball League, or Northern European Basketball League (NEBL), was a short-lived regional professional basketball league. It was founded in 1998, by Šarūnas Marčiulionis and Dmitry Buriak. The league was the first commerci ... from 2002 to 2003. A.Pavilonis is a FIBA commissioner since 2004. From 2008 to 2012 he was general director of the Ukrainian Superleague. Professional sports career Pavilonis began his professional sports career in Statyba Vilnius basketball team and played for it from 1973 to 1985. Following it, he played for Lietkabelis Panevėžys, Mokslas Vilnius, BC Savy, Banik Ostrava (Czech Republic). Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Kazlauskas
Jonas Kazlauskas (born 21 November 1954) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He was most recently the head coach of the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Playing career Kazlauskas played for Statyba Vilnius from 1973 to 1985. He won a bronze medal in the former USSR Supreme League in 1979. Coaching career Clubs Kazlauskas is considered to be one of the best coaches from Europe. In the past, he has coached Lithuania's top two pro club basketball teams, Žalgiris Kaunas (1994–2000) and Lietuvos rytas Vilnius (2001–2004). In October 2004, he became the head coach of Olympiacos Piraeus, and later moved to CSKA Moscow during the 2010–11 season. Kazlauskas took a position with the Guangdong Southern Tigers for the latter stage of the 2012–13 Chinese Basketball Association season, serving as "executive coach" to fill the role of experienced mentor for newly appointed head coach Du Feng, and helping guide the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredas Vainauskas
Alfredas Vainauskas, born 16 January 1961 in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR), is a Lithuanian basketball coach, currently coaching Utena women's basketball team. Playing career In 1978, Vainauskas started his career with BC Statyba. With this team, he won a bronze medal in the USSR League in 1979. In 1989, Vainauskas, along with his teammate Šarūnas Marčiulionis, left the team and played abroad, in Slovakia ("BC Prievidza") for two seasons, in Hungary (" BC Debreceni") for one season and in Czech Republic ("BC Kunin") for two seasons. In 1994, he returned to Statyba, and, after the season, concluded his basketball playing career. Coaching career In 1995, Vainauskas became the assistant coach of Statyba. After the team dissolved in 1997, he continued coaching their successors, BC Lietuvos rytas until 2002. During his tenure with the team, he became the LKL champion twice, the now–defunct NEBL champion once, and the LKF Cup champion once. During the 2001–02 season, he teame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
