The BC Jonava, known for sponsorship reasons as the BC CBet ( lt, Jonavos CBet; en, CBet Jonava), are a Lithuanian professional basketball team based in Jonava. The CBet compete in the Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga (LKL). The club was officially founded in 1999, and had been playing in the second-tier Lithuanian basketball league

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 ...

(formerly known as LKAL) since its inception. Having been promoted to the top division, the club played a strong first season in the LKL, finishing fifth.

History

The first basketball club in Jonava known as "Statyba" was founded in 1969. In 1980, a furniture enterprise started sponsoring the team. At the end of the season, BC Jonava won the Lithuanian second-tier league basketball championship. A decade later, the historic Jonava basketball club ceased to exist, and was replaced by the sports club "Triobet" in 1999.

Current roster

Depth chart

Squad changes for/during the 2021–22 season

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Out

Season by season

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Notable players

Lukas Brazdauskis Lukas Brazdauskis (born October 1, 1988) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. References *Player information Lietuvos Rytas. *Player information LKL (Lithuanian Basketball League). 1988 births Living people BC Dzūkija playe ...

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 Brazdauski ...

* Ramūnas Butautas *

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, USSR. Pro career His career started in 1999, when he started to ...

* Rimantas Grigas * Tomas Masiulis *

Darius Maskoliūnas Darius Maskoliūnas (born 6 January 1971) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player, coach, and politician. He is currently the assistant basketball coach of FC Barcelona, and the head coach of the Lithuania men's national basketball ...

Darius Sirtautas Darius Sirtautas (born July 14, 1970 in Šilutė, Lithuania) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball player, and basketball coach. During his playing career, he was a 6'4" (1.93m) tall shooting guard. Playing career Sirtautas started his pr ...

Arvydas Šikšnius Arvydas Šikšnius (born 10 October 1987) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, who currently plays for Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Professional career Šikšnius won the Lithuanian Basketball Lea ...

* Edgaras Ulanovas * Arūnas Visockas * Stanley WhittakerTopscorer mit bewegender Geschichte – Stanley Whittaker zu den LIONS
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References

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