BC Alita was a
basketball club from
Alytus
Alytus is a city with municipal rights in southern Lithuania. It is the capital of Alytus County. Its population in 2022 was 53,925. Alytus is the historical centre of the Dzūkija region. The city lies on the banks of the Nemunas River. The maj ...
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Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
. It was founded in 1995, when the BC Savy Vilnius headquarters moved the club to Alytus, as part of the geographical expansion of the
LKL. The team was named after its sponsor,
Alita.
BC Alita ceased operations in 2005.
They were succeeded by
BC Alytus the same year.
Achievements
Notable players
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Tomas Pačėsas
Tomas Pačėsas (born November 11, 1971) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player, basketball coach, businessman, and politician.
Playing career Club career
Pačėsas was the Polish League MVP, in 2004.
Lithuanian senior national ...
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Rytis Vaišvila
Rytis Vaišvila (born May 23, 1971) is a retired Lithuanian basketball player and current coach. He currently serves as head coach of BC Sūduva.
National team career
Vaišvila was a member of the Lithuanian national team which won bronze medal ...
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Gvidonas Markevičius
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Algimantas Pavilonis
Algimantas Pavilonis (born October 20, 1953 in Vilnius) is a retired Lithuanian basketball player, most notable for his playing career in Statyba Vilnius from 1973 to 1985. He was second Lithuanian Basketball Federation president, serving from 1 ...
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Stanislav Medvedenko
Stanislav "Slava" Medvedenko ( uk, Станіслав "Слава" Медведенко; born April 4, 1979) is a Ukrainian former professional basketball player, who played with the Atlanta Hawks and the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basket ...
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Darjuš Lavrinovič
Darjuš Lavrinovič ( pl, Dariusz Ławrynowicz, born 1 November 1979) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the BC Vytis of the National Basketball League. He is 2.12m (6' 11½") in height. He plays the center position. He is also a ...
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Kšyštof Lavrinovič
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Gintaras Kadžiulis
Gintaras Kadžiulis (born 29 March 1980) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. His playing position was combo guard.
Professional career
Born in Panevėžys, Kadžiulis started his professional basketball career at th ...
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Žygimantas Jonušas
Žygimantas Jonušas (born 22 February 1982 in Klaipėda) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), Jonušas usually plays as small forward.
Professional career
Jonušas played for various E ...
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Tadas Klimavičius
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Saulius Kazevičius
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Nerijus Varnelis
References
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Basketball teams in Lithuania
Sport in Alytus