BC Dzūkija () was a professional
basketball
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club located in
Alytus
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,
Lithuania
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. It was founded in 2012 and participated in the
Lietuvos krepšinio lyga
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(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 appearance was game 4 of the
2021-22 LKL playoffs, where they lost to
Rytas Vilnius and lost the series 1-3.
Notable players
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Adam Lapeta (2013-2016, 2021–2022)
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Giedrius Gustas (2014-2016)
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Artūras Jomantas (2014–2015, 2018–2022)
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Tadas Rinkūnas (2015-2016, 2020–2022)
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Julius Jucikas (2016)
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Katin Reinhardt (2017-2018)
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Perry Petty (2018)
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Egidijus Dimša (2018–2020)
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Ken Brown (2018)
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Steponas Babrauskas (2018–2019)
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Kerem Kanter
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(2019)
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Chauncey Collins (2019-2020)
Season by season
Source:
Head coaches
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Valdemaras Chomičius 2018–2020
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Nikola Vasilev 2020–2022
References
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Basketball teams in Lithuania
Sport in Alytus
2012 establishments in Lithuania
2022 disestablishments in Lithuania
Basketball teams established in 2012
Basketball teams disestablished in 2022