The annual 2013 LKL All-star game, was held in
Šiauliai Arena
Šiauliai Arena is the largest arena in Šiauliai, Lithuania. It generally hosts basketball games as well as concerts. The basketball club BC Šiauliai, which currently competes in the domestic LKL and ULEB Cup, uses the facility for all of its ...
, in
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 ...
, on March 17th.
Teams
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Rimantas Kaukėnas
Rimantas "Rimas" Kaukėnas (born 11 April 1977) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. His long career has taken him to a number of countries, finding the most success in Italy. He has also been a member of the senior men's Lithu ...
was replaced by
Gytis Sirutavičius
Gytis Sirutavičius (born 12 January 1983) is a Lithuanian professional basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary obj ...
, of
Pieno žvaigždės
Pieno žvaigždės is one of the biggest dairy products companies group in Lithuania, uniting Mažeikiai dairy, Kaunas dairy, Pasvalys
Pasvalys () is a town in Panevėžys County, Lithuania, located near the bank of the Svalia River.
Histo ...
, due to personal reasons.
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Tremmell Darden
Tremmell Lequincy Dushun Darden (born December 17, 1981) is an American professional basketball player for Mitteldeutscher BC of the German Basketball Bundesliga. Standing at , he plays at the small forward and power forward positions.
High sc ...
was replaced by
Chase Simon
Chase Simon (born March 11, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for JDA Dijon of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball, Central Michigan and Detroit Titans men's ...
, 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 ...
, due to his contract termination with
Žalgiris.
Coaches
"Lietuviai" was coached by Lithuanian
Virginijus Šeškus
Virginijus Šeškus (born February 8, 1967) is a Lithuanian basketball coach. He is currently head coach of CBet Jonava of the LKL.
Career
Virginijus Šeškus was born in Prienai, Lithuania. He trained children in Prienai sports school. La ...
, of
Prienai
Prienai () is a city in Lithuania situated on the Nemunas River, south of Kaunas. In 2011 the city had 9,867 inhabitants. The name of the city is a derivative from a surname ''Prienas''. Pociūnai Airport is associated with the city.
History
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, who acquired 4,866 votes. "Time Team" was coached by Spaniard
Joan Plaza
Joan Plaza Durán (born 26 December 1963) is a Spanish professional basketball coach, who was most recently worked for Coosur Real Betis of the Liga ACB. He trained Real Madrid Baloncesto for three years, winning one Liga ACB championship, an ...
, of
Žalgiris, who acquired 8,672 votes.
Game
In the third quarter, singer
Donatas Montvydas stepped on the court, wearing a "Lietuviai" jersey. In 5 minutes of action, he scored 6 points, and dished out 2 assists.
References
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Lietuvos krepšinio lyga All-Star Game
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