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2025 LKL Playoffs
The 2025 LKL Playoffs known as the 2025 Betsafe-LKL Playoffs for sponsorship purposes was LKL playoffs' 30th edition. Top eight finishers in the regular season will compete for the championship spot. Playoffs will begin 24 May 2025. BC Rytas, Rytas was the defending champion but lost final series to BC Žalgiris, Žalgiris. The quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three format with higher seeded team playing the first and third (if necessary) game at home. Semifinals, third place game and final were played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seed team playing games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary) at home. Qualified teams Playoffs schedule Notable events * On 20 May 2025, all four 2025 Betsafe–LKL playoff matchups are set. * On 21 May 2025, the schedule of the 2025 Betsafe–LKL quarterfinals stage has been revealed. * On 26 May 2025, Žalgiris and Cbet became the first teams to advance to the 2025 Betsafe–LKL semifinals. Žalgiris finished the quarterfinal series again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 LKL Season
The 2024–25 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga season, also called Betsafe–LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Rytas were defending champions, however, they finished as a runners-up, losing finals series to eventual champions Žalgiris, who won their 25th champioship. Teams 10 teams participated in the 2024–25 season. Despite the announcement that no team will be relegated after 2023–24 due to Gargždai bankruptcy, last place finishers Pieno žvaigždės decided to withdraw from the league due to struggles to meet league's budget requirements. Due to decreased number of teams, the league's format was changed, with the format being same as 2020–21 season, where 10 teams faced-off each other 4 times with top 8 teams advancing into Playoffs. Personnel and kits Managerial changes Regular season League table Results Playoffs Quarterfinals will be pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignas Brazdeikis
Ignas Brazdeikis (born January 8, 1999) is a Lithuanian–Canadian professional basketball player for Žalgiris of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. As a freshman, he was a 2019 Second team All-Big Ten selection, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a Big Ten All-Freshman honoree. Brazdeikis was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, and was then traded to the New York Knicks. He has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic as well as NBA G League Westchester Knicks and Lakeland Magic. He has played internationally for Canada men's national basketball team in youth U-16 and U-17 competitions. After beginning his professional career, he sought Lithuanian citizenship and played for the Lithuania men's national basketball team. He has played for Žalgiris of the Lithuanian Basketball League. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Cowan Jr
Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the ''Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. It has been among the top 100 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 100 male baby names between 1998 and 2018 in many countries including Canada, Australia, England, Ireland and Scotland. Equivalents include ''Antonio'' in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Maltese; ''Αντώνιος'' in Greek; ''António'' or ''Antônio'' in Portuguese; ''Antoni'' in Catalan, Polish, and Slovene; '' Anton'' in Dutch, Galician, German, Icelandic, Romanian, Russian, and Scandinavian languages; ''Antoine'' in French; '' Antal'' in Hungarian; and '' Antun'' or '' Ante'' in Croatian. The usual abbreviate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marek Blaževič
Marek Blaževič (born 1 September 2001) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Tofaş of Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Standing at , he plays the center position. Professional career Blaževič made his professional debut with BC Perlas in the 2017–18 season. On 6 June 2018 he signed with Rytas Vilnius. He made his LKL debut on 23 September 2018, against Juventus Utena. In his second professional game with Rytas, he scored 13 points, drawing attention of local media. Playing for the Lietuvos rytas Vilnius under-18 team, Blaževič won the 2018 EuroLeague Basketball Next Generation Tournament. He was selected to the All-Tournament Team, along with teammate Deividas Sirvydis. On 29 June 2020, Blaževič signed a long-term contract with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He parted ways with the club on 30 June 2022. On 2 July 2022, he signed with Monbus Obradoiro of the Spanish Liga ACB. On 11 July 2024, Blaževič sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaipėda
Klaipėda ( ; ) is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. It is the List of cities in Lithuania, third-largest city in Lithuania, the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, fifth-largest city in the Baltic States, and the capital of Klaipėda County, as well as the only major seaport in the country – the Port of Klaipėda, which is also the busiest port in the Baltic States. The city has a complex recorded history, partially due to the combined regional importance of the usually ice-free port at the mouth of the river . It was located in Lithuania Minor, and the State of the Teutonic Order and Duchy of Prussia under the suzerainty of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, then the Kingdom of Prussia and German Empire, within which it was the northernmost big city until it was placed under French occupation in 1919. From 1923, the city was part of Lithuania until its annexation by Nazi Germany in 1939, and after World War II it was part of the Lithuanian Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Švyturys Arena
Švyturio Arena (English: Lighthouse Arena) is an indoor arena in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The arena is named after the company '' Švyturys'', which bought the rights for the name. The capacity of the catamaran-shaped arena is 6,200 seats for basketball games, 4,416 for ice hockey games, 6,512 for boxing/wrestling matches, and 7,450 seats for concerts. History Klaipėda Arena held Group D matches of the 37th FIBA European Basketball Championship, from 31 August, to 5 September 2011. Klaipėda Arena hosted some matches for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup The 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Lithuania .... See also * List of indoor arenas in Lithuania References External links * Construction progress Indoor arenas in Lithuania Basketball venues in Lithuania FIBA EuroBasket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurynas Birutis
Laurynas Birutis (born 27 August 1997) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. Professional career BC Žalgiris-2 and debut in the LKL (2014–2017) Birutis began his professional career when he signed with BC Žalgiris-2 in the summer of 2014. On 5 January 2016, he set a National Basketball League record with 23 rebounds in a game against BC Petrochema. Later that season, he won silver medals with Žalgiris-2 after losing the final game against BC Sūduva. On 14 April 2017, after dominating the second-tier National Basketball League by averaging 17.4 points, nine rebounds, 1.4 assists and two blocks per game, Birutis was invited to join Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas in the top-tier Lithuanian Basketball League. Birutis made a strong debut on 15 April 2017, scoring 17 points and grabbing four rebounds, but his team lost 92–89 after Justas Tamulis buzzer-beater. Two days later, he recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvain Francisco
Sylvain Francisco (born 10 October 1997) is a French professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the French national team in international competition. Francisco holds both French and American citizenship. Early life and career Sylvain Francisco is of Angolan ethnicity, as his parents are from Angola. They left the country and moved to France, due to the country's civil war. Francisco, who was born in Créteil, France, grew up in the Paris area, along with eight siblings. He played youth club basketball with Paris Basket Racing, Villemomble Sports, and AL Roche-la-Molière. He then pursued his secondary education in Florida, in the USA, in 2014. He played high school basketball at the Elev8 Sports Institute, in Delray Beach, during the 2014–15 season. He also played high school basketball with Liberty Christian Preparatory School, in Tavares, during the 2015–16 season, and at West Oak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martynas Pacevičius
Martynas is a Lithuanian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English language name Martin. List of people named as *Martynas Varnas (born 1997) Lithuanian professional basketball player *Martynas Andriukaitis (1981–2014), Lithuanian professional basketball player *Martynas Andriuškevičius (born 1986), Lithuanian professional basketball player *Martynas Gecevičius (born 1988), Lithuanian professional basketball player currently playing for BC Lietuvos Rytas *Martynas Goštautas (1428–1483), nobleman from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania of Goštautai family *Martynas Jankus (1858–1946), social activist and publisher in East Prussia *Martynas Jurgilas (born 1988), track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Lithuania *Martynas Knakfusas or Marcin Knackfus (1742–1821), Polish–Lithuanian Neoclassical architect of German descent *Martynas Mažeika (born 1985), Lithuanian professional basketball player *Martynas Mažvydas (1510–1563), author and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myles Hesson
Myles Edward Sinclair Hesson (born 5 June 1990) is a British professional basketball player who recently played for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Playing career Hesson came through the youth ranks of the City of Birmingham Basketball Club and played for the Birmingham Aces in the EBL2 before joining British Basketball League side Essex Pirates in 2010. After a standout year at Liverpool Mersey Tigers (2011–12) in which he averaged 15.1 points as well as 7.7 boards a contest in BBL play, he took his game to Germany, joining the Weißenhorn Youngstars of the 2. Bundesliga ProB, the third tier of German basketball. Dominating the league and averaging a double-double of points and rebounds, Hesson was picked up by Ratiopharm Ulm of Germany's top-flight Bundesliga in March 2013, where he completed the 2012–2013 campaign. Hesson spent the 2013–14 season with the Gießen 46ers in the German 2. Bundesliga ProA, the country's second highest le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaunas
Kaunas (; ) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius, the fourth largest List of cities in the Baltic states by population, city in the Baltic States and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a in the Duchy of Trakai of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Trakai Voivodeship, Trakai Palatinate since 1413. In the Russian Empire, it was the capital of the Kovno Governorate, Kaunas Governorate from 1843 to 1915. During the interwar period, it served as the temporary capital of Lithuania, when Vilnius was Polish–Lithuanian War, seized and controlled by Second Polish Republic, Poland between 1920 and 1939. During that period Kaunas was celebrated for its rich cultural and academic life, fashion, construction of countless Art Deco and Lithuanian National Revival architectural-style buildings as well as popular furniture, interior design of the time, and a widespread café culture. The city in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žalgiris Arena
Žalgirio Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Centras (Kaunas), New Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. The arena is located on an island of the Nemunas River and is the largest indoor arena in Baltic states, the Baltics. The arena's maximum possible seating capacity for basketball games is 15,415, and 20,000 spectators for concerts (when the stage is in the middle, and 17,000 when stage is in the side of the arena). The Žalgiris Arena replaced the Kaunas Sports Hall as a major venue in the city. The Žalgiris Arena hosts basketball and other sports matches, concerts, fairs, exhibitions, and various other events. The arena's namesake basketball club BC Žalgiris, which currently competes in the domestic Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, LKL and the EuroLeague, uses the facility for all of its European and LKL home fixtures. BC Žalgiris and Žalgiris Arena has had the highest average attendance in the EuroLeague, Euroleague in 2011–12 Euroleague, 2011–12, 2012–13 Euroleague#Top 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
