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2018–19 King Mindaugas Cup
The 2018–19 King Mindaugas Cup, also known as Kidy Tour Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, was the fourth edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup. Rytas won their second cup after defeating defending champions Žalgiris in the final 70–67. Format All 10 teams from 2018–19 LKL season and top 4 teams from 2017–18 NKL season participated in this tournament. Top six teams from 2017–18 LKL season have received bye's to quarterfinals stage, while the rest of the LKL teams and NKL teams participated in two-stage qualifiers, where second round pair winners advanced to the Quarterfinals. Round 1 7–10 ranked teams from 2017 to 2018 LKL season and top 4 2017–18 NKL season teams faced-off each other in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a match. The winners advanced to the next round. Round 2 First round winners faced-off each other in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score deter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, 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, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and the Russian exclave, semi-exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest, with a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Lithuania covers an area of , with a population of 2.89 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities include Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys. Lithuanians who are the titular nation and form the majority of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of Balts and speak Lithuanian language, Lithuanian. For millennia, the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Balts, Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united for the first time by Mindaugas, who formed the Kingdom of Lithuania on 6 July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Dzūkija
BC Dzūkija () was a professional basketball club located in Alytus, Lithuania. It was founded in 2012 and participated in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (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 * Adam Lapeta (2013-2016, 2021–2022) * Giedrius Gustas (2014-2016) * Artūras Jomantas (2014–2015, 2018–2022) * Tadas Rinkūnas (2015-2016, 2020–2022) * Julius Jucikas (2016) * Katin Reinhardt (2017-2018) * Perry Petty (2018) * Egidijus Dimša (2018–2020) * Ken Brown (2018) * Steponas Babrausk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindaugas Kupšas
Mindaugas Kupšas (born 9 April 1991) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Trotamundos de Carabobo of the Venezuelan SuperLiga. Standing at , he plays at the center position. Professional career Kupšas played for Lietkabelis in the 2012–13 season and averaged 10.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per 21 minutes of game action. He went undrafted at the 2013 NBA draft. On August 6, 2014, Kupšas was loaned to the Estonian team BC Kalev/Cramo for the 2014–15 season. On August 14, 2016, Kupšas signed with Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas. On February 7, 2017, he parted ways with Vytautas to join CB Clavijo of the Spanish LEB Oro. On August 10, 2017, Kupšas signed a one-year deal with BC Juventus. On August 7, 2018, Kupšas returned to Lietkabelis Panevėžys for a second stint, signing for the 2018–19 season. In 56 games played with Lietkabelis, he averaged 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds, while shooting 62 percent from the field. On August 14, 2019, Kup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léo Westermann
Léo Joseph Paul Westermann (born 24 July 1992) is a French professional basketball player for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada of the Primera FEB. Standing at , he plays the point guard position. He also represents the senior France national basketball team, French national basketball team. Early years Westermann started his men's club career in 2008, playing for Centre Fédéral de Basketball, in the Nationale Masculine 1, the French basketball league system, third division of French basketball. He played for Centre Fed for two seasons, averaging 10.1 points, 2.6 assists, and 1.1 steals per game, in 48 games played. Professional career ASVEL Westermann signed with the French club ASVEL Basket, in 2010. He stayed there for two seasons, playing in the French basketball league system, top-tier level LNB Pro A, French Pro A and in the European professional club basketball system, European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup. In 2012, Westermann was selected to play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Thompson
Deon Marshall Thompson (born September 16, 1988) is an American-Ivorian professional basketball player who last played for Al Ahli Tripoli of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. Standing at , he plays the power forward position. High school and college career As a senior at Torrance High School in Torrance, California, Thompson scored 30 or more points five times and had 20 or more rebounds on six occasions, and led his team to the Division II-A finals in 2006 and quarterfinals in 2005. He averaged 21.5 points, 13.8 rebounds and 4.6 blocked shots as a senior. Thompson wore number 21 for North Carolina; when his college career ended in 2010, he had played in a total of 152 games, at that time the most in NCAA Division I men's history. While the record was broken the following season by David Lighty of Ohio State, and is now held by Iowa's Jordan Bohannon, Thompson is now tied with Kentucky's Darius Miller for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Grigonis
Marius Grigonis (born 26 April 1994) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at a height of , he plays at the small forward and shooting guard positions. Early career Before starting his professional career, Grigonis played in the NKL with the Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school for four seasons. He was an important contributor to the team during his debut season, and established himself as a leader by his third season. He won bronze medals during his last two seasons with the Sabonis school team. Professional career On 15 May 2013, Grigonis was brought into the main Žalgiris roster for a game against BC Nizhny Novgorod in the VTB United League. Playing in Spain (2013–2017) For the 2013–14 season, Grigonis was loaned to the Spanish second division team Peñas Huesca. He was included in the All-LEB Oro team. On 14 August 2014, Grigonis signed a two-year deal with Bàsquet Manr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern European Time
Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. The zone uses daylight saving time, so that it uses UTC+03:00 during the summer. A number of African countries use UTC+02:00 all year long, where it is called Central Africa Time (CAT), although Egypt and Libya also use the term ''Eastern European Time''. The most populous city in the Eastern European Time zone is Cairo, with the most populous EET city in Europe being Kyiv. Usage The following countries, parts of countries, and territories use Eastern European Time all year round: * Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia), since 26 October 2014; also used EET in the years 1945 and 1991–2011. See also Kaliningrad Time. * Libya, since 27 October 2013; switched from Central European Time, which was used in 2012. Used year-round EET from 1980 to 1981, 1990–1996 and 1998–2012. The following countries, parts of countries, and territories use Eastern European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Pieno žvaigždės
BC Pieno žvaigždės () was a professional basketball club from Pasvalys, Lithuania. Founded in 1999, the team competed in the top-tier Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) for 13 seasons from 2011 to 2024. The club name comes from the main sponsor Pieno žvaigždės. History Founded in 1999, the club played its inaugural season in the now-defunct fourth-tier Lithuanian Basketball C League (LKCL). In 2001, the club gained the right to play in the third division LKBL. In 2003, the club debuted in the LKAL league and took fourth place (regular season: 19–15). The 2003–2004 LKAL season was more successful for Pieno žvaigždės as they won the regular season (regular season: 39–13). During the 2006–2007 season, Pieno žvaigždės played in the new second Lithuania basketball league, NKL, and took fifth place (regular season: 22-22). In their second NKL season, BC Pieno žvaigždės took only eight place (regular season: 17–15). The 2008–2009 season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Šiauliai
BC Šiauliai () is the professional basketball club of Šiauliai, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League. It has won the 3rd place award (behind Lithuanian basketball giants BC Lietuvos Rytas, Lietuvos Rytas and BC Žalgiris, Žalgiris) in the Lithuanian Basketball League, LKL a record 9 times. History BC Kelininkas (1982–1994) The team was formed in 1984 and participated in the second-tier Lithuanian league. Following BC Tauras, Tauras Šiauliai club bankrupt, BC Kelininkas became city's primary basketball club. During the 1994–95 season in LKAL, BC Kelininkas played his last season under this name. BC Kelininkas, led by Antanas Sireika, Robertas Giedraitis, Donatas Slanina and Mindaugas Žukauskas, finished with the 18–2 regular season record and advanced into the playoffs. There they successfully completed two stages by overcoming BC Banga, Banga Kaunas and BC SAVY, SAVY Vilnius. Though, later they were defeated by BC LPA, Vilnius LPA twice. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Neptūnas
Basketball Club Neptūnas (), commonly known as Neptūnas or Neptūnas Klaipėda, is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The club participates in the Lithuanian Basketball League. It was founded in 1962 under the name BC Maistas ( English: ''food'') and in 1964, BC Maistas's name was changed to BC Neptūnas. The club carries the name of the Roman sea god Neptune. Neptūnas participated in the 2014–15 EuroLeague season and is only the third Lithuanian club to participate in the premier European basketball league, after Žalgiris and Rytas. History First steps (1962–1993) In 1966 Neptūnas won the Žalgiris friendship championship and next year with the same roster became runners-up. Since 1970 there have been many changes in the team: coaches and players left the team and were replaced with new team members, so the team did not achieve better results. In 1975 Klaipėda's community decided to change the team from its foundations based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sūduva-Mantinga
BC Sūduva (; ) known as Sūduva-Mantinga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Marijampolė, Lithuania. Sūduva formerly participated in the Lithuanian Basketball League, LKL. On 16 September 2010 Sūduva basketball club was removed from the Lithuanian Basketball League, LKL because of financial problems. The club currently competes in the second-tier National Basketball League (Lithuania), NKL. The club was named after Suvalkija, an ethnographic region of Lithuania, of which Marijampolė is considered capital. History Marijampolė basketball club "Mantinga" was founded in 2007. The club aims to develop and promote basketball in Marijampolė, promote the formation of wellness and physical development, unite members for physical activity, healthy lifestyles, physical culture, enable Marijampolė residents to systematically engage in basketball, promote social employment, mutual communication, and cooperation, promote a healthy and active lifestyle, repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Nevėžis
BC Nevėžis (), commonly known as Nevėžis Kėdainiai, also known as Nevėžis-OPTIBET due to sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Kėdainiai, Lithuania. The club currently competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). 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, flowing through Kėdainiai city. Nevėžis first played in the second division LKAL (now - National Basketball League (Lithuania)), winning the title in 2002 and qualifying to the Lithuanian Basketball League. Nevėžis became a constant playoff contender, with the highest achievements being reaching the semifinals of the LKL in 2006, even taking future champion BC Lietuvos rytas to the limit, losing the series 1:2. They also reached the Baltic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
