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BC Kibirkštis
BC VIČI-Aistės Kaunas was a Lithuanian women's basketball club based in Kaunas. Before ceasing operations due to financial difficulties, the team was the most titled women's basketball club in Lithuania. History The team, originally called "Kibirkštis" (transl. "Spark"), was founded in Vilnius in 1961 as homage to a nearby electrical welding equipment plant. Its first coach was Algis Gedminas, a no-nonsense disciplinarian who had previously taught at a Moldavian pedagogical institute. Under Gedminas's direction, Kibirkštis quickly became a powerhouse in the Soviet Lithuanian women's basketball league, winning back-to-back championships in the late 1960s and early 1970s, as well as several bronze medals in the top-tier Soviet basketball tournament. The team was led by women who represented Soviet Union national team in various European Championships and Olympic Tournaments, including Larisa Vinčaitė, Angelė Jankūnaitė-Rupšienė and Vida Šulskytė-Beselienė. After Lit ... [...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] |
Aneta Kaušaitė
Aneta may refer to: *Aneta (given name) *Aneta, North Dakota, US * ''Aneta'' (album), by Irini Merkouri *Aneta (news agency) Aneta (, "General News and Telegraph Agency") was a Dutch news agency founded 1 April 1917 by Dominique Willem Berretty. It was the first news agency in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), and a predecessor of the Antara news agency. In 1920 ..., the first news agency operating in the Dutch East Indies * Persbiro Indonesia Aneta, successor to the Aneta news agency {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algis Gedminas
Algis is a Lithuanian male given name, an abbreviation of Algimantas. Notable people with the name include: *Algis Budrys (1931–2008), Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor and critic *Algis Ignatavicius (born 1931), Lithuanian-Australian basketball player *Algis Jankauskas (born 1982), Lithuanian footballer *Algis Kizys (born 1960), American bass guitarist *Algis Matulionis (born 1947), actor and screenwriter *Algis Oleknavicius (born 1947), cyclist *Algis Skačkauskas (1955–2009), Lithuanian painter *Algis Uždavinys Algis Uždavinys (1962–2010) was a Lithuanian philosopher and scholar. His work pioneered the hermeneutical comparative study of Egyptian and Greek religions, especially their esoteric relations to Semitic religions, and in particular the in ... (1962–2010), Lithuanian philosopher and scholar {{given name Lithuanian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chioma Nnamaka
Chioma Nnamaka (born June 15, 1985 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish professional female basketball player and a member of Sweden women's national basketball team. High school and college Nnamaka attended high school at Fryshusets Kunskaps Centrum. While playing basketball, she helped her team to win the Swedish Championship on three occasions. Nnamaka then went to the United States to attend the Georgia Institute of Technology. She made the Dean's list studying International Affairs, and played basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team. Georgia Tech statistics Source WNBA Nnamaka was selected 21st overall in the 2008 WNBA draft, by the San Antonio Silver Stars via their first pick. She was the highest draft pick ever chosen from Georgia Tech. She was then traded on the same day to the expansion-team Atlanta Dream, where she completed her rookie season. On January 14, 2009 Nnamaka was waived from the roster. Honors and activities *Co-Captain of Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quanitra Hollingsworth
Quanitra Hollingsworth (, born November 15, 1988) is an American-Turkish professional basketball player for Galatasaray. In 2012 Hollingsworth acquired Turkish citizenship in order to be eligible to play for Turkey national women's basketball team. Therefore, she missed the 2012 WNBA season and 2014 WNBA season due to Turkish National Team commitments. She represented Turkey at the 2012 Summer Olympics. WNBA career statistics Regular season , - , align="left" , 2009 , align="left" , Minnesota , 34 , , 1 , , 12.8 , , .417 , , .000 , , .703 , , 3.2 , , 0.1 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , 1.0 , , 4.8 , - , align="left" , 2010 , align="left" , Minnesota , 25 , , 0 , , 7.3 , , .378 , , .000 , , .600 , , 1.8 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 0.8 , , 1.7 , - , align="left" , 2011 , align="left" , New York , 31 , , 1 , , 16.9 , , .524 , , .000 , , .679 , , 4.4 , , 0.3 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 1.4 , , 4.6 , - , align="left" , 2013 , align="left" , Washingt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsey Harding
Lindsey Marcie Harding (born June 12, 1984) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. She is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Throughout her playing career, Harding played for the Minnesota Lynx, Washington Mystics, Atlanta Dream, Los Angeles Sparks, New York Liberty and Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and has played overseas in Turkey and Russia. She was previously a scout and a player development coach for the Philadelphia 76ers. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas, and also holds a Belarusian passport. College career Harding had a standout career at Duke University. As a freshman in 2002–2003 she was named to the All-ACC Freshman Team, averaging 6.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.8 steals and had an ACC-best 2.1 assist/turnover ratio. As a sophomore in 2003–04 she averaged 7.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 2.0 steals a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Langhorne
Crystal Allison Langhorne (born October 27, 1986) is an American former basketball player of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played for the University of Maryland Terrapins. In 2008 she was drafted by the Washington Mystics. High school Langhorne is a graduate of Willingboro High School in Willingboro, New Jersey. Langhorne was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2004 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored five points, and earned MVP honors. College In 2006, she helped the Terrapins win the NCAA Championship, and in 2007 she starred in helping the USA win the FIBA World Championship under 21 for women. She is the first player in the University of Maryland's history to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds for either the men's or women's teams, and only the 106th women's college basketball player to do so. Her jersey was retired and raised to the rafters at the Comcast Center during her last regular season home game. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nykesha Sales
Nykesha Simone Sales (born May 10, 1976) is an American assistant coach at the University of Georgia. She is a former professional basketball player in the WNBA, as well as playing in the Bosnian league for the ZKK Mladi Krajisnik club. Her primary position is the small forward. Her second position is shooting guard. In 1999 Sales was added to the roster of the USA FIBA Senior National Team. Her brother Brooks Sales played forward for Villanova from 1998 to 2002, and currently plays overseas in Spain for the Club Baloncesto Breogán of Lugo. High school Sales attended Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and lettered in basketball. She was named the ''USA Today'' High School National Player of the Year in basketball, as a senior. Sales was named a High School All-American by the WBCA. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1994, scoring 21 points. Amateur career Sales attended the University of Connecticut (UConn) as a business major fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milica Dabović
Milica Dabović ( sr-cyr, Милица Дабовић; born 16 February 1982) is a former Serbian professional women's basketball player. She represented the Serbian national basketball team, winning Olympic bronze with the team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Standing at , she played at the point guard position. Club career Dabović played for Partizan until August 2013, being part of the team which went the whole of the 2012–13 season unbeaten. She subsequently moved to Croatian side Novi Zagreb, signing a one-year contract in order to play in the EuroLeague Women. International career Dabović captained the Serbia team at the EuroBasket 2015 in Budapest, picking up an elbow injury in the final which prevented her from taking part in the second half of the game. Despite her injury, Serbia defeated France in the final to win the gold medal, and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics, the first in the history for the Serbian team. In 2016, she announced her retirement from pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yelena Leuchanka
Yelena Leuchanka (; born 30 April 1983) is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player who last played for Panathinaikos. Biography Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, Leuchanka was a member of the Charlotte Sting in 2006 and Washington Mystics in 2007. She began her college career at Seminole Junior College. She also attended West Virginia University after transferring from Wabash Valley Junior College. During the seasons 2011-12 and 2012-13 she was a member of the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States and UMMC Ekaterinburg in the Russian Superleague.Player Biography WNBA.com On 30 September 2020 Leuchanka was arrested at the |
Ieva Kubliņa
Ieva Kubliņa (born 8 July 1982) is a Latvian women's basketball player. She last played in Euroleague Women for Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe Istanbul. She competed with Latvia women's national basketball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she scored 47 points in 5 games, including 18 in a loss to South Korea. She played college basketball at Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, VA. Her accomplishments led to her enshrinement in the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame. Virginia Tech statistics Source Career * TTT Rapa (1997-00) **Latvian Championship: 1999 * Virginia Tech (2000–04) * DKSK Miskolc (2004) * Lietuvos Telekomas (2004–06) **Lithuanian Championship: 2005, 2006 * USO Mondeville (2006–07) * Dynamo Moscow (2007–08) * TTT Riga (2008–09) * USK Praha (2009–10) * Seat Lami-Véd Győr (2010–11) * CJM Bourges Basket (2011–12) **Ligue Féminine de Basketball: 2012 * Seat Lami-Véd Győr (2012–13) * Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2013) **Turkish Women's Bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rima Valentienė
Rima Valentienė (born June 10, 1978) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. Valentienė plays for Kauno VIČI-Aistės and Lithuania women's national basketball team. She has represented the Lithuanian national team in several EuroBasket Women competitions. Valentienė has spent her entire career playing in 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, P ..., except during the 2009-2010 season when she played for the Latvian team SK Cesis. References External links FIBA Europe profile 1978 births Living people Lithuanian women's basketball players People from Ukmergė Sportspeople from Vilnius County Point guards {{Lithuania-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
