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2010 LKL All-Star Game
The 2010 LKL All-Star Game, was held in Cido Arena, on March 20, 2010. Roster * Replaced by Tadas Klimavičius. Statistics Coaches The coach of Team Vilkai was Rimas Kurtinaitis, of Lietuvos Rytas, who received 5,490 votes. The coach of Team Ereliai was Antanas Sireika, 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 ..., with 3,005 votes. Other events All-Star 3-point shootout The leading scorer in 3-point percentage of the LKL was Donatas Zavackas. Besides him, one player, usually with a good 3-point percentage, was chosen from every team in the league. Below is the list of participating players. The winner received the trophy, a prize and a 4,000 Litas check. All-Star dunk contest External links LKL.com Lietuvos krepšinio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga
Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) (''English'': Lithuanian Basketball League), also known as Betsafe LKL for sponsorship reasons, is the premier professional men's club basketball league in Lithuania. It is composed of 12 teams, and it is a member of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation. The best LKL clubs are also annual participants of the top European-wide basketball competitions, including the top-tier level EuroLeague. On April 22, 1993, the Lietuvos krepšinio asociacija (''English'': Lithuanian Basketball Association) (LKA) was founded. It was the first professional sports organisation in Lithuania. Lietuvos krepšinio lyga was built on the foundation of the LKA. Former basketball player Šarūnas Marčiulionis is named as the founder of the league. He was the first president of the LKL and served from 1993 to 2002. Remigijus Milašius is the current president of the league since 2013. The league's headquarters is located in Vilnius. A total of 28 teams have competed in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdas Dabkus
Valdas Dabkus (born March 26, 1984) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. Dabkus plays at the small forward and power forward positions. National team career Dabkus previously represented the Lithuanian youth squads, and won a silver medal with the Lithuanian Under-19 Team, at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. He also won a bronze medal with the Lithuanian Under-20 Team, at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the seventh edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Brno, in the Czech Republic, hosted the tournament. Slovenia won their second title. Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * Squads Q .... References Living people 1984 births KK Włocławek players Lithuanian men's basketball players Power forwards Small forwards Basketball players from Kaunas BK Liepājas Lauvas players {{Lithuania-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martynas Gecevičius
Martynas "Marty" Gecevičius (born May 16, 1988) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at , he primarily plays at the shooting guard position. Professional career Gecevičius debuted in the EuroLeague during the 2007–08 season, averaging 3.2 points per game, which he increased to 14.2 points per game in the 2009–10 season, making him a desirable player in the 2010 summer transfer market. His Euroleague career high is 21 points, scored against Efes. During the 2010–11 season, he averaged 11.5 points per game in the LKL, and 9.3 points per game in the Baltic Basketball League. After signing with Olympiacos, Gecevičius won the EuroLeague 2011–12 season championship, and the 2011–12 Greek League championship. He also won the 2012–13 season championship of the EuroLeague, with Olympiacos. On July 31, 2013 it was announced that Gecevičius will return to Lietuvos rytas. On July 9, 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Techasas
BC Lietkabelis ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Lietkabelis), also currently known as BC 7bet-Lietkabelis or 7bet-Lietkabelis for sponsorship reasons, is a Lithuanian professional basketball team based in Panevėžys, Lithuania, participating in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian Basketball League and internationally in the EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup. It was BC TECHasas till 2012. In October 2011 club owner Darius Gaudiešius donated the basketball club to Algirdas Kriščiūnas, Antanas Kazys Liorentas and Kazimieras Antanynas, related with Ūkio bankas Club got back the legendary name Lietkabelis in 2012 . History Early years The history of basketball club Lietkabelis began in 1964. The club's name did not change for 32 consecutive years. The home-court games were played in Aukštaitija Sports Palace, which was opened in 1965. The construction of the palace was initiated by V. Variakojis. Most of the team's players contributed with their own hands to the palace's construction pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernestas Ežerskis
Ernestas Ežerskis (born 5 May 1987 in Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League, but on loan for BC Ežerūnas of the National Basketball League (Lithuania) . He plays the point guard position. Career In September 2007, Ežerskis joined KR of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla on loan from Lietuvos Rytas. His first game with KR was against Snæfell in the Icelandic Company Cup finals where he scored 3 points. In his next game, during Icelandic Super Cup where he went scoreless in 9 minutes of playing time. His best game, and ultimately his last game for KR, came against Fjölnir Fjölnir ( non, Fjǫlnir ) is a legendary king in Norse mythology said to have been the son of Freyr (Frey) and his consort Gerðr (Gertha). The name appears in a variety of forms, including Fiolnir, Fjölner, Fjolner, and Fjolne. He was claim ... in the Úrvalsdeild karla where he scored 15 poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Perlas
BC Perlas Energija, is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania, currently competing in the Nacionalinė krepšinio lyga. BC Perlas is a daughter club of the Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius. Perlas club was founded in 2003. Over the decade the team had many variations of its name, but it always had the word "Perlas" (Pearl) in it except during 2012-2013 season, when it was called "Vilnius-MRU". It developed young prospects and became a springboard to professional career for former Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius players, Dovydas Redikas and BC Žalgiris former player Mindaugas Kuzminskas. Undoubtedly, Perlas’ best-known alumnus is Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius, Memphis Grizzlies and Lithuania men's national basketball team center Jonas Valančiūnas. "Perlas-MRU" qualified for second tier Lithuanian basketball league (NKL) playoffs for the first time in the 2006-2007 season. An ambitious and young team in 2009 went on a commercial basis to play in the LKL. During two seasons in the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Valančiūnas
Jonas Valančiūnas ( ; ; born 6 May 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the fifth overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. At the 2019 trade deadline, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. In the 2021 offseason he was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans. Valančiūnas has been a member of the Lithuania men's national basketball team since age 19. He won two EuroBasket silver medals in EuroBasket 2013 and EuroBasket 2015, earning All-Tournament honours in the latter. Valančiūnas also appeared in the documentary '' The Other Dream Team''. Professional career Perlas Vilnius (2008–2010) Valančiūnas started playing professionally for Perlas in 2008. During the 2008–09 season the team played in the Lithuanian National Basketball League (NKL), Lithuania's second strongest league, but moved up to the top-tier Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 League (LKL) All-Star Game's Slam Dunk Contest The NBA Slam Dunk Contest (officially known as the AT&T Slam Dunk) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend. ''Sports Illustrated'' wrote "the dunk contest was the best halftime inventio ..., in 2009. He played for nine different LKL teams. External linksEurobasket.com Profile''(German)'' Arvydas Šikšnius BBL.net profile''(English)'' Arvydas Šikšnius LKL.lt profile''(English and Lithuanian)'' ''(Lithuanian)'' 1987 births Living people BC Rytas players BC Neptūnas players BC Nevėžis players BC Pieno žvaigždės players BC Prienai players BC Šiauliai players Lithuanian men's basketball players Medi Bayreuth playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martynas Pocius
Martynas Pocius (born 28 April 1986) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team. Early life and high school Martynas Pocius was born in Vilnius to Gintaras, a basketball coach, and Jūratė, a physical education teacher. At age 13, he suffered a serious injury to his left hand, partially cutting three fingers with a grinder while at school. Two fingers were re-attached, while one had to be partially amputated. Pocius attended the prestigious Holderness School in Plymouth, New Hampshire, where he played on the basketball team in his last two years, leading the team to back-to-back New England Prep School Class C titles. In his first title run, during the 2003–04 season, Pocius averaged 18 points and 4,5 rebounds, and led the team to a 17–7 record. In the 2004–05 season, Pocius averaged 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and led the team to a 19–10 record. As a senior, he was ranked 40th overall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantas Kalnietis
Mantas Kalnietis (born 6 September 1986) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player who last played for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He was also a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team. He would preferably take the point guard position, but could play shooting guard as well. Early years Kalnietis spent two and a half seasons with the LKKA-Žalgiris. He averaged 17.7 points and 4.3 assists in his second season. Professional career Kalnietis made his pro debut in February 2006 with the Žalgiris Kaunas. He averaged 6.8 points on 65 percent shooting in the EuroLeague. Kalnietis helped Žalgiris win a Baltic League title in 2008, two Lithuanian League titles in 2007 and 2008 and two Lithuanian Cups in 2007 and 2008. He also led the team to a 2007 ULEB Summer League title, where he was named MVP. He competed at the Reebok Eurocamp in Treviso in 2006 and 2008. Kalnietis had a breakout season in 2008–09, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KK Nevėžis
KK, K.K., kK, k.k., or other sequences of two k's with or without punctuation may refer to: Arts and media *KK, the production code for the 1967 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Faceless Ones'' * "KK" (song), a 2014 song by Wiz Khalifa * Kk. or Kirkpatrick number, a designation system for Domenico Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas, devised by Ralph Kirkpatrick * ''Kobylańska Katalog'' or ''KK'', catalogue of the works of Frédéric Chopin, authored by Krystyna Kobylańska * ''Kvinner og Klær'' (''Women and Clothes'') or ''KK'', a Norwegian weekly magazine * ''Kritika Kultura'' or ''KK'', a Philippine journal of literary, language and cultural studies Language * Kazakh language (ISO 639-1 code kk), a Turkic language * Kenyon and Knott or KK Phonetic Transcription, a transcription system used in the 1944 ''Pronouncing Dictionary of American English'' * Kernewek Kemmyn (Common Cornish), a variety of the Cornish language * Kk (digraph), used to represent a consonant in various languages Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egidijus Dimša
Egidijus Dimša (born April 1, 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Atletas of the NKL. He plays the center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricity ... position. He signed with CBet Prienai on September 19, 2020. References 1985 births Living people Basketball players from Kaunas BC Dzūkija players BC Lietkabelis players BC Neptūnas players BC Pieno žvaigždės players Korvpalli Meistriliiga players Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Estonia Lithuanian men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) University of Tartu basketball team players {{Lithuania-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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