The annual 2012 LKL All-star game, was held in
Švyturys Arena
Švyturio Arena ''(English: Lighthouse Arena)'' is an indoor arena in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The arena is named after the company '' Švyturys'', which bought the rights for the name. The capacity of the catamaran-shaped arena is 6,200 seats for ...
, in
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 Lithuan ...
, on March 3.
Teams
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Mindaugas Katelynas
Mindaugas Katelynas (born 16 May 1983) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player.
Playing career
Born in Alytus, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union, Katelynas grew up with Alytus youth basketball team. In 2001, he accepted a scholarship at the Uni ...
was replaced by
Laimonas Kisielius, due to injury.
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Nelson Reeves was replaced by
Lawrence Roberts, due to his contract termination with
Žalgiris.
Reeves Nelson replaced by Lawrence Roberts in LKL All-Star Game
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Coaches
"Lietuviai" was coached by Lithuanian , of 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 l ...
, who acquired 5,734 votes. "Time Team" was coached by Serbian Aleksandar Trifunović, of Žalgiris, who acquired 9,247 votes.
Notables
Lietuviai team
* Jonas Valančiūnas
Jonas Valančiūnas ( ; ; born 6 May 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the fifth overall pick in the 2011 ...
– 23 minutes, 25 points (11/16 2PT, 1/1 3PT), 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block
* Mindaugas Kuzminskas
Mindaugas Kuzminskas (born 19 October 1989) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He also represents the Lithuanian national team. He is 2.05 m (6'8 ") tall, and he can play bo ...
– 23 minutes, 24 points (10/12 2PT, 1/3 3PT, 1/2 FT), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
* Renaldas Seibutis
Renaldas Seibutis (born July 23, 1985) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball player. He represented the senior Lithuanian national team internationally.
Professional career
Europe
In the 2010–11 season, Seibutis played for Olin Edi ...
– 22 minutes, 17 points (4/6 2PT, 3/4 3PT), 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block
* Mantas Kalnietis
Mantas Kalnietis (born 6 September 1986) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player who last played for BC Žalgiris, Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He was also ...
– 19 minutes, 13 points (5/6 2PT, 1/2 3PT), 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 blocks
Time team
* 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 ...
– 18 minutes, 21 points (6/8 2PT, 3/7 3PT), 5 rebounds, 4 blocks
* Rashaun Broadus
Rashaun Eneal Broadus (born August 5, 1984) is an American-born naturalized Albanian former professional basketball player. Born in Seattle, Washington, he attended Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawaii. A tall point guard, Broadus then compet ...
– 21 minutes, 20 points (4/7 2PT, 4/4 3PT), 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block
* Milovan Raković
Milovan Raković (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Раковић; born 19 February 1985) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He is a 2.08 m tall center.
Professional career
Raković played in youth categories of KK Partizan. ...
– 20 minutes, 13 points, (5/5 2PT, 1/3 3PT), 3 rebounds, 1 block
* Trévon Hughes Trévon Hughes (born April 4, 1987) is a retired American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player who last played for Elitzur Yavne B.C. of the Israeli National League. Hughes went to high school in Delafield, Wisconsin at St. John's Northwest ...
– 17 minutes, 11 points (4/5 2PT, 1/7 3PT), 1 rebound, 5 assists, 5 blocks
References
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