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2022–23 King Mindaugas Cup
The 2022–23 King Mindaugas Cup, also known as Citadele Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, was the eighth edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup. Žalgiris successfully defended the title for the 3rd time in a row after defeating Cbet in the final 81–77. Format All 12 teams from 2022–23 LKL season participated in this tournament. Top three teams from 2021–22 LKL season have received bye's to quarterfinals stage, while 4-10 ranked teams were drawn into two groups, with the group winners and runners-up advancing straight to the Quarterfinals, while third-placed teams faced off each other for the final Quarterfinals spot. 11th placed team faced off against LKL debutants in the preliminary round for the final Group stage spot. Preliminary round Group stage Group A Group B Eightfinal Third ranked teams from each group faced-off each other in a single-leg match, with the host being decided by LKL standings at the time. The winner earned the ... [...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 Wolves
Basketball Club Wolves, officially named Wolves Twinsbet for sponsorship reasons, was a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The team competed in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). The team played its home games at the 10,800-seat Avia Solutions Group Arena, Twinsbet Arena. Wolves suspended its operations in June 2025. History The club was founded on 2 June 2022, with the name Wolves referring to the mythical Iron Wolf (character), Iron Wolf and the founding legend of the city of Vilnius. The license of BC Dzūkija, Dzūkija Alytus was used starting from the 2022–23 LKL season. LKL league expanded to 12 teams again, and a second basketball club appeared in the capital after over a decade. Some Lithuanian basketball communities view the club skeptically because it appeared in the top league based on monetary over-playing principles, and because of the club owner's alleged connection with Russian businesses. Wolves claim its ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielius Maldūnas
Gabrielius "Gabas" Maldūnas (born 19 April 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays as a center for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 2015. Early life Maldūnas was born in Panevėžys, Lithuania where he went to school and played basketball until 2008. In the summer of 2008 he went to the US to study and play basketball at Holderness School. He played there for three years and each year his team made the NEPSAC playoffs, reaching the finals once. In his senior year of high school, Gabas was the team’s captain, averaging 18 points and 8 rebounds. College career Maldūnas had a very successful career at Dartmouth College, appearing in 102 games for the Big Green. He is one of four Ivy League players to ever score 1,000 points, and record over 700 rebounds, 100 assists, 100 blocks and 100 steals. During his sophomore year Gabas was selected to the All-Ivy second tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Kullamäe
Kristian Kullamäe (born 25 May 1999) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional career A native of Tallinn, Kullamäe started his career in 2014 in the ranks of Audentes, which at the time played in the Estonian first division Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). On 13 September 2016, Kullamäe signed with Rockets Gotha of the German second division ProA. After helping his team advance to the league finals, Kullamae made his debut in the top-tier Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) in the following 2017–2018 season. On 31 July 2018, Kullamäe returned to the ProA by signing with Baunach Young Pikes for the 2018–2019 season. On 11 July 2019, he signed with Real Canoe of the Spanish LEB Oro. On 6 August 2020, Kullamäe signed a three-year contract with San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB. Under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamel Morris
Jamel Vaughn Morris (born November 14, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for Fairmont State University. College career Glenville State (2011–2013) Morris averaged 16 points per game as a freshman (401 total points) and was an All-Freshman Team selection. He averaged 20 points per game as a sophomore (560 total points) and was named to the all-conference team. Fairmont State (2013–2016) Morris was a two years starter after sitting out one year to redshirt. He led the team to two NCAA tournaments and made the third-most three-point field goals in a single season at Fairmont State (92). Ranked #2 in the country for 10 weeks and ranked top 5 for 16 straight weeks, finished the year as #8 at NABC poll. He was an All-Conference selection and set MEC record for threes in a game (11) along with season-high 37 points. Professional career Cestistica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
György Golomán
György "G. G." Golomán (born 2 April 1996) is a Hungarian professional basketball player for San Pablo Burgos of the Primera FEB. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins men's basketball, UCLA Bruins. Golomán went undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft. He started his career with Egis Körmend. High school career Golomán went to high school in Körmend, Körmend, Hungary, for 3 years, and was part of the Hungarian men's national under-19 basketball team, when an American high school scout noticed him. He went overseas to Florida for his final high school season, playing for Sagemont School. He was recruited to UCLA after assistant Ed Schilling came to watch his teammate Prince Ali. College career Golomán played in 35 games in his freshman season at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), averaging 1.3 points per game in 10.8 minutes of play. During his sophomore season, he played in 15 games, averaging 2.0 points per game in 12.1 minutes of play, before an injur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Rytas
Basketball Club Rytas, commonly referred to as Rytas Vilnius, is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), the top tier of Basketball in Lithuania, Lithuanian basketball, and internationally in the Basketball Champions League (BCL) since 2020. The club plays its home matches in the 2,741-capacity Active Vilnius Arena, with select domestic and all international matches played at the 10,000-capacity Twinsbet Arena. Nicknamed ''juodai baltai raudoni'' (The Black White Reds), Rytas are one of the most successful basketball clubs in Lithuania. Domestically, the club has won 7 league titles, 3 LKF Cup, LKF Cups and 2 King Mindaugas Cup, King Mindaugas Cups. Internationally, Rytas have won 2 EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup titles and 3 Baltic Basketball League (BBL) titles. The club's affiliate teams, Perlas (basketball club), Rytas-2 and Rytas-MRU, are used for development of young pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Hamilton (basketball)
George Alexander Hamilton III (born October 5, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for Louisiana Tech, where he was named Conference USA Player of the Year in 2016. College career Hamilton, a 6'4" shooting guard from Chipley High School in Chipley, Florida, came to Louisiana Tech in 2012 and became one of the program's leading all-time scorers. In his senior season, Hamilton was named the Conference USA Player of the Year, as well as earning all-conference and All-Defensive team honors. Professional career Santa Cruz Warriors (2016–2018) After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Hamilton joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On August 11, 2016, he signed with Polish team MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza, but was released two months later before playing in a game for them. On October 30, 2016, he was selected by the Oklahoma City Blue with the third overall pick in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jawun Evans
Jawun B. Evans (born July 26, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. A point guard, he played college basketball for Oklahoma State, Evans was named an All-American in the 2016–17 season. High school career Jawun Evans attended Southside High School in Greenville, South Carolina. As a freshman, scored 26 points to lead Southside High School over Wade Hampton in the 2012 Upper State championship game. Southside finished with an 18–10 record and a runner-up finish in the South Carolina Class 3A state championship game. He transferred to Legacy Early College in Greenville, South Carolina for his sophomore year (2012–13) while playing under his Southside Coach, B.J. Jackson. He dominated and played against some of that year's top talent programs. He later moved to Texas. After moving from South Carolina to Dallas, Texas, Evans starred at Justin F. Kimball High School in his Junior and Senior year, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arminas Urbutis
Arminas Urbutis (born 15 May 1986) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Palmer Basket Mallorca of the Spanish LEB Plata. Standing at , Urbutis plays as power forward. Early life Urbutis started playing basketball in a basketball school in Kaunas. After a few years of learning basketball in his hometown, he decided to go to the United States. There, he played at Montverde Academy. College career Urbutis played college basketball at the Hofstra University, with the Hofstra Pride. Playing career After graduating from Hofstra University, Urbutis went to Italy for basketball summer camps, where he was spotted by Bennet Cantù coaching staff. Both sides agreed to sign one-year deal. He spent two seasons in Bennet Cantù and won silver medals in Serie A. On 30 August 2019, Urbutis signed with Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League Lithuanian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Lithuania, a country in the Baltic region in northern Eur ... [...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] |
