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BC Sakalai
BC Sakalai was a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania, playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League and the Baltic Basketball League. They played their home games at the 1,000-seat Ekinstos laisvalaikio centras. Sakalai means falcons in Lithuanian language. Franchise history Beginning and LKAL champions (1991–1994) BC Sakalai began playing in 1991 at the Lithuanian Basketball A League (LKAL). In 1994, Sakalai managed to win the LKAL Championship and in June 1994, the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) Committee accepted them into the LKL. LKL debut (1994–1995) In their debut season, Sakalai finished in eighth place (17 wins and 23 losses), and were coached by Šarūnas Sakalauskas. Their first win was against NECA Kaunas, 100–88. In the playoffs, Sakalai lost the series 0–2 in the first round to BC Žalgiris. Andrius Giedraitis lead the team in scoring. Sakalai also played in the FIBA Korać Cup, qualifying, but losing to Panionios Athens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urban area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 718,507 (as of 2020), while according to the Vilnius territorial health insurance fund, there were 753,875 permanent inhabitants as of November 2022 in Vilnius city and Vilnius district municipalities combined. Vilnius is situated in southeastern Lithuania and is the second-largest city in the Baltic states, but according to the Bank of Latvia is expected to become the largest before 2025. It is the seat of Lithuania's national government and the Vilnius District Municipality. Vilnius is known for the architecture in its Old Town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The city was noted for its multicultural population already in the time of the Polish–Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gintautas Šivickas
Gintautas is a Lithuanian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Gintautas Iešmantas (1930–2016), Lithuanian politician *Gintautas Šulija (b. 1978), Lithuanian Attorney at law *Gintautas Umaras Gintautas Umaras (born 20 May 1963) is a retired track and road racing cyclist from Lithuania, who represented the USSR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the gold medal in the men's 4 km individual pursuit and ... (b. 1963), Lithuanian track and road racing cyclist {{given name Lithuanian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolandas Skaisgirys
Rolandas is a masculine Lithuanian given name and may refer to: *Rolandas Alijevas (born 1985), Lithuanian basketball player *Rolandas Baravykas (born 1995), Lithuanian footballer *Rolandas Bernatonis (born 1987), Lithuanian handball player *Rolandas Džiaukštas (born 1978), Lithuanian footballer *Rolandas Gimbutis (born 1981), Lithuanian swimmer *Rolandas Jasevičius (born 1982), Lithuanian boxer *Rolandas Karčemarskas (born 1980), Lithuanian footballer *Rolandas Kazlas (born 1969), Lithuanian actor and theater director *Rolandas Maščinskas (born 1992), Lithuanian rower *Rolandas Muraška (born 1973), Lithuanian tennis player *Rolandas Paksas (born 1956), Lithuanian politician and President of Lithuania *Rolandas Paulauskas (born 1954), Lithuanian journalist and politician * Rolandas Pavilionis (1944–2006), Lithuanian philosopher and politician *Rolandas Urbonas, Lithuanian paralympic athlete *Rolandas Valiūnas Rolandas Valiūnas (born 13 January 1965 in Kybartai, Vilkavišk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egidijus Mikalajūnas
Egidijus is a Lithuanian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English language name Giles. List of people named Egidijus * Egidijus Balčiūnas (born 1975), Lithuanian sprint canoer *Egidijus Bičkauskas (born 1955), Lithuanian politician, jurist * Egidijus Dimša (born 1985), Lithuanian basketball player *Egidijus Jarašiūnas (born 1952), Lithuanian lawyer *Egidijus Juška (born 1975), Lithuanian footballer *Egidijus Kavaliauskas (born 1988), Lithuanian boxer who competed in the 2008 Olympics * Egidijus Klumbys (born 1952), Lithuanian politician *Egidijus Kūris (born 1961), Lithuanian professor and PhD in law *Egidijus Majus (born 1984), Lithuanian footballer currently playing for PFK Dinamo Samarqand *Egidijus Mockevičius (born 1992), Lithuanian basketball player *Egidijus Vaitkūnas (born 1988), Lithuanian footballer *Egidijus Valavičius Egidijus Valavičius (born December 23, 1978) is a Lithuanian mixed martial artist from Marijampolė. A professional co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginijus Sirvydis
Virginijus is a Lithuanian masculine given name. The feminine given form is Virginija. People bearing the name Virginijus include: *Virginijus Baltušnikas (born 1968), Lithuanian football player *Virginijus Pikturna (born 1961), Lithuanian politician *Virginijus Praškevičius (born 1974), Lithuanian basketball player *Virginijus Šeškus (born 1967), Lithuanian basketball coach *Virginijus Šikšnys (born 1956), Lithuanian biochemist *Virginijus Sinkevičius Virginijus Sinkevičius (born 4 November 1990) is a Lithuanian politician who has been serving as European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries in the European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen since 2019. He previously ... (born 1990), Lithuanian politician Lithuanian masculine given names {{Given-name-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Lietuvos Rytas
Rytas Vilnius is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club was founded in 1997 from another club, Statyba, and has become one of the most successful Lithuanian basketball clubs. Rytas have won two EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup titles, six Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian League titles, three LKF Cup, Lithuanian Cups and three Baltic Basketball League, Baltic Championships. The team plays their home games at the 11,000-seat Avia Solutions Group Arena and the 2,741-seat Lietuvos rytas Arena, Jeep Arena. Some of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players have played for Rytas over the years including: Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Jonas Valančiūnas, Martynas Gecevičius, Renaldas Seibutis, Simas Jasaitis, Robertas Javtokas, Darius Songaila, Marijonas Petravičius, Rimantas Kaukėnas, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Gintaras Einikis, Deividas Sirvydis, Rokas Giedraitis, Artūras Gudaitis . R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Rytas
Rytas Vilnius is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club was founded in 1997 from another club, Statyba, and has become one of the most successful Lithuanian basketball clubs. Rytas have won two EuroCup titles, six Lithuanian League titles, three Lithuanian Cups and three Baltic Championships. The team plays their home games at the 11,000-seat Avia Solutions Group Arena and the 2,741-seat Jeep Arena. Some of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players have played for Rytas over the years including: Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Jonas Valančiūnas, Martynas Gecevičius, Renaldas Seibutis, Simas Jasaitis, Robertas Javtokas, Darius Songaila, Marijonas Petravičius, Rimantas Kaukėnas, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Gintaras Einikis, Deividas Sirvydis, Rokas Giedraitis, Artūras Gudaitis . Rytas plays in the FIBA Champions league, Lithuanian Basketball League, and the King Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Statyba
BC Statyba was a basketball club from Vilnius, Lithuania. It was renamed to Lietuvos rytas in 1997. History In 1963, Vilnius's first basketball club, called Žalgiris, was established. In 1964, the team changed its name to Plastikas, but was renamed to Statyba before the start of the season. In 1965, Statyba became the Žalgiris association champions, and finished third in the Lithuanian cup tournament. The next year they improved and finished in second place in the Lithuanian cup tournament. In 1966, the team made their debut in the USSR A class championship, which was a second-tier championship, where they finished in fourth place. Statyba's most successful season came in 1979, when they finished in third place in the top division – the USSR Premier Basketball League. Over the years, Statyba became one of the biggest rivals for Žalgiris Kaunas. After the leaving the USSR championship, Statyba participated in the Lithuanian championship and the LKF Cup, finishing second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnas Kazlauskas
Arnas may refer to: * Arnas, Rhône, a commune in France * , a civil parish in Sernancelhe, Portugal * Arnäs (other), several places in Sweden * Arnas (given name), a Lithuanian given name (including a list of people with the name) See also * Arna (other) * Arnes (other) Arnes may refer to: * ARNES, Academic and Research Network of Slovenia * Arnes, Manitoba, Canada ** Arnes Airport, located northeast of Arnes, Manitoba, Canada * Arnes, Terra Alta, a town in Catalonia, Spain * Årnes, the administrative centre of ... * Arnus (other) {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolandas Matulis
Rolandas is a masculine Lithuanian given name and may refer to: *Rolandas Alijevas (born 1985), Lithuanian basketball player *Rolandas Baravykas (born 1995), Lithuanian footballer *Rolandas Bernatonis (born 1987), Lithuanian handball player *Rolandas Džiaukštas (born 1978), Lithuanian footballer *Rolandas Gimbutis (born 1981), Lithuanian swimmer *Rolandas Jasevičius (born 1982), Lithuanian boxer *Rolandas Karčemarskas (born 1980), Lithuanian footballer *Rolandas Kazlas (born 1969), Lithuanian actor and theater director *Rolandas Maščinskas (born 1992), Lithuanian rower *Rolandas Muraška (born 1973), Lithuanian tennis player *Rolandas Paksas (born 1956), Lithuanian politician and President of Lithuania *Rolandas Paulauskas (born 1954), Lithuanian journalist and politician * Rolandas Pavilionis (1944–2006), Lithuanian philosopher and politician *Rolandas Urbonas, Lithuanian paralympic athlete *Rolandas Valiūnas Rolandas Valiūnas (born 13 January 1965 in Kybartai, Vilkavišk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
