The BC Jonava, known for sponsorship reasons as the BC CBet ( lt, Jonavos CBet; en, CBet Jonava), are a Lithuanian professional

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team based in

Jonava Jonava ( ; pl, Janów; german: Janau) is the ninth largest city in Lithuania with a population of . It is located in Kaunas County in central Lithuania, north east of Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. It is served by Kaunas Intern ...

. The CBet compete in the

Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) (''English'': Lithuanian Basketball League), also known as Betsafe LKL for sponsorship reasons, is the premier professional men's club basketball league in Lithuania. It is composed of 12 teams, and it is a member o ...

(LKL). The club was officially founded in 1999, and had been playing in the second-tier Lithuanian basketball league NKL (formerly known as

LKAL LKAL - Lietuvos Krepšinio A Lyga ( English: Lithuanian Basketball A League), was the second Lithuanian basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular ...

) since its inception. Having been promoted to the top division, the club played a strong first season in the LKL, finishing fifth.

History

The first basketball club in Jonava known as "Statyba" was founded in 1969. In 1980, a furniture enterprise started sponsoring the team. At the end of the season, BC Jonava won the Lithuanian second-tier league basketball championship. A decade later, the historic Jonava basketball club ceased to exist, and was replaced by the sports club "Triobet" in 1999.

Current roster

Depth chart

Squad changes for/during the 2021–22 season

In

Out

Season by season

: Cancelled due to the

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Notable players

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* Romanas Brazdauskis * Ramūnas Butautas *

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Rimantas Grigas Rimantas Grigas (born 1962, Klaipėda) is a Lithuanian basketball coach, known for his stint with Žalgiris Kaunas. He was coaching Atletas Kaunas in the 1996-1999 season. Before entering Žalgiris Kaunas coach staff, he was signed with Žalg ...

* Tomas Masiulis * Darius Maskoliūnas * Darius Sirtautas *

Arvydas Šikšnius Arvydas Šikšnius (born 10 October 1987) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, who currently plays for Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Professional career Šikšnius won the Lithuanian Basketball Lea ...

Edgaras Ulanovas Edgaras Ulanovas (born January 7, 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He primarily plays at the small forward position. Professional career O ...

* Arūnas Visockas * Stanley WhittakerTopscorer mit bewegender Geschichte – Stanley Whittaker zu den LIONS
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References

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