BC Nevėžis ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Nevėžis), commonly known as Nevėžis Kėdainiai, also known as Nevėžis-OPTIBET due to sponsorship reasons, is a professional

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club based in

Kėdainiai Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population is 23, ...

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. The club currently competes in the

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History

BC Nevėžis was founded in 1992 by Stasys Mickevičius. In 1993 BC Nevėžis was renamed to KK Notra because of the club supporters UAB Notra. In 1999 because of the supporters changes, BC Notra was renamed to BC Nevėžis again until now. Club name came from the

Nevėžis River The Nevėžis () is the sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Nemunas. Its length is , and it flows only within the geographical confines of Lithuania.Kėdainiai Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population is 23, ...

city. Nevėžis first played in the second division LKAL (now -

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), winning the title in 2002 and qualifying to the

. Nevėžis became a constant playoff contender, with the highest achievements being reaching the semifinals of the LKL in 2006, even taking future champion

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to the limit, losing the series 1:2. They also reached the

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semifinals in 2006, and won the BBL Challenge Cup in 2008. Nevėžis also won 3rd place in the LKF Cup in 2007 and 2012. In 2017, after defeating the

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during the last qualification stage, Nevėžis qualified to the

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season, their first-ever European competition.

Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Squad changes for/during 2022–23 season

In

Out

Logos

BC Nevezis logo.png, Nevėžis logo (2017-2020) Bcnevezis2020.png, Nevėžis new logo (2020–present)

Season by season

::Detailed information of former rosters and results.

Head coaches

* Marius Kiltinavičius: 2019–2020 * David Gale: 2020–2021 * Marius Kiltinavičius: 2021 * Gediminas Petrauskas: 2021–present

Notable players

* Lithuania: **

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2004–2005 **

Simonas Serapinas Simonas Serapinas (born February 24, 1982) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He is 1.97 m and weights 98 kg. His primary position is forward. Pro career He started his professional career in 2000, playing for Kaunas „LKKA-A ...

2003 ** Darius Šilinskis 2004–2005, 2008–2010, 2012–2014 ** Benas Veikalas 2007–2009 ** Vilmantas Dilys 2013–2014 **

Vidas Ginevičius Vidas Ginevičius (born May 11, 1978) is a 1.93 m (6'4") in height, 93 kg (205 pound) in weight, Lithuanian professional basketball point guard born in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union, USSR. Pro career His career started in 1999, when ...

2011–2012, 2013–2014 * Greece **

Georgios Kalaitzakis Georgios Kalaitzakis (Greek: Γιώργος Καλαϊτζάκης ; born January 2, 1999) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He can primarily play at the small forward posi ...

2019–2020 ** Panagiotis Kalaitzakis 2019–2021 * Germany **

Ariel Hukporti Ariel Washington Hukporti (born 12 April 2002) is a German-Togolese professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). Early life and youth career Hukporti was born in Stralsund, Germany to Togolese pa ...

2020–2021 * Italy ** Abramo Canka 2020–2021 * Ukraine **

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2015–2016 * United States **

Brad Davison Brad Davison (born April 22, 1999) is an American basketball player who currently plays for BC Nevėžis of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball ...

2022–present

References

External links

*
BC Nevėžis Fan page
''(Lithuanian)''
BC Nevėžis LKL.lt
''(Lithuanian)''
BC Nevėžis BBL.net
''(English)'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Kedainiai Triobet Sport in Kėdainiai Basketball teams established in 1992 Nevezis 1992 establishments in Lithuania