2017 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė

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2017 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė
Žalgiris Arena interior 18 Aug 2011 2.jpg
The Žalgiris Arena hosted the tournament.
Tournament details
ArenaŽalgiris Arena
Kaunas, Lithuania
Dates14–19 February 2017
Final positions
ChampionsŽalgiris (1st title)
Runners-upLietkabelis
Third placeJuventus
Fourth placeVytautas
Awards and statistics
MVPLithuania Edgaras Ulanovas
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The 2017 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė, also known as KIDY Tour – Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes,[1] was the second edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup. On 18 February 2016 it was announced that Kaunas would host the tournament.[2]

Lietuvos rytas were the defending champion, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Juventus.[3]

Žalgiris won their first title, beating Lietkabelis 84–63 in the final.[4] Juventus won bronze medals, defeating Vytautas.[5] Žalgiris forward Edgaras Ulanovas was awarded as MVP of the tournament.[6]

Format changes[]

Tournament format was slightly changed before 2017. Quarterfinals were separated from final matches and played in home team arenas. Due to these changes tournament length was extended from 3 to 6 days.[7]

Qualified teams[]

Eight highest ranked teams after the first half of the 2016–17 LKL regular season qualified to the tournament.[8]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Žalgiris 18 17 1 1537 1228 +309 Seeded teams
2 Lietkabelis 18 14 4 1493 1363 +130
3 Lietuvos rytas 18 13 5 1464 1283 +181
4 Vytautas 18 10 8 1382 1283 +99
5 Neptūnas 18 8 10 1375 1333 +42 Non-seeded teams
6 Pieno žvaigždės 18 8 10 1381 1402 −21
7 Juventus 18 8 10 1437 1475 −38
8 Dzūkija 18 5 13 1199 1380 −181
Source: LKL

Draw[]

The draw of the 2017 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė was held on 9 January 2017 at 14:00 EET in Town Hall of Kaunas.[9] The seeded teams were paired with the non-seeded teams for the quarterfinals. The location of these matches was determined by the luck of the draw.

Bracket[]

 
Quarterfinals
14–15 February		Semi-finals
18 February		Final
19 February
 
          
 
 
 
 
Žalgiris81
 
 
 
Neptūnas58
 
Žalgiris76
 
 
 
Vytautas55
 
Pieno žvaigždės75
 
 
 
Vytautas90
 
Žalgiris84
 
 
 
Lietkabelis63
 
Dzūkija80
 
 
 
Lietkabelis86
 
Lietkabelis75
 
 
 
Juventus70
 
Juventus87
 
 
Lietuvos rytas84
 

Three-Point Contest[]

Further information: LKL Three-point Shootout
Contestants[10]
Pos. Player Team Height Weight First round Second round Final round
G/F Arvydas Čepulis Šiauliai 1.96 87 20 18 22
F Saulius Kulvietis Vytautas 2.06 100 21 16 (7) 17
F Ignas Vaitkus Nevėžis 1.97 93 17 (7) 16 (2) —
G Paulius Valinskas Žalgiris 1.91 85 19 14 —
G REP Lietkabelis 1.95 80 17 (6) — —
G/F Deividas GailiusREP Lietuvos rytas 2.00 92 16 — —
G Dzūkija 1.80 71 15 — —
G Derrick Low Pieno žvaigždės 1.88 85 12 — —
G/F Gytis Sirutavičius Juventus 1.95 87 11 — —
G Laurynas Beliauskas Neptūnas 1.91 78 11 — —
F/C Kšyštof Lavrinovič Lietkabelis 2.09 105 11 — —

^REP Deividas Gailius was selected as Margiris Normantas replacement.[11]
^REP Tadas Rinkūnas was selected as Ben Magden replacement.

Slam Dunk Contest[]

Further information: LKL Slam Dunk Contest
Contestants[12]
Pos. Player Team Height Weight First round Final round
– Gediminas Žitlinskas Street artist 1.75 74 93 (50+43) 149 (49+50+50)
G/F Aaron Best Juventus 1.93 84 91 (50+41) 148 (50+50+48)
F/C Martynas Echodas Šiauliai 2.06 102 83 (39+44) —
F REP Šiauliai 2.03 93 80 (35+45) —
F Donatas Tarolis Lietkabelis 2.02 91 55 (20+35) —
F Isaiah HartensteinINJ Žalgiris 2.10 113 — —

^REP Rytis Pipiras was selected as Drew Gordon replacement.[13]
^INJ Isaiah Hartenstein was unable to participate due to an injury[14]

References and notes[]

  1. ^ "„KIDY Tour" ir Lietuvos krepšinio lyga įsteigė pagrindinį prizą Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės turnyro dalyviams" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball League. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Kitais metais Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės turnyras vyks Kaune". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Sensacija: „Lietuvos rytą" su R. Kurtinaičiu taurės ketvirtfinalyje eliminavo „Juventus"". Krepsinis.lt (in Lithuanian). DELFI. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. ^ Kirvelaitis, Erikas (19 February 2017). "„Žalgiris" tapo „KIDY Tour – Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės" čempionais" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball League. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. ^ Kirvelaitis, Erikas (19 February 2017). "„KIDY Tour – Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės" bronzą iškovojo „Juventus"" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  6. ^ Kirvelaitis, Erikas (19 February 2017). "Ulanovas pripažintas „KIDY Tour – Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės" MVP" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball League. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės burtai Kauno rotušėje bus traukiami jau pirmadienį" (in Lithuanian). BasketNews.lt. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Aiškūs visi Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės dalyviai: paskutinė į traukinį įšoko „Dzūkija"" (in Lithuanian). 15min. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Prieš „KIDY Tour – Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės" varžybas – neeilinė burtų traukimo ceremonija" (in Lithuanian). LKL. 6 January 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Paaiškėjo „KIDY Tour – Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės" tritaškių konkurso dalyviai: patyrusius snaiperius egzaminuos jaunimas" (in Lithuanian). LKL.lt. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  11. ^ Tomas Vanagas (6 February 2017). "Snaiperių konkurse Margirį Normantą pakeis Deividas Gailius". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Paaiškėjo dėjimų konkurso dalyviai: D. Gordonas jau sulaukė patarimų iš NBA rungtyniaujančio brolio" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga. 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  13. ^ "D.Gordonas dėjimų konkurse vis dėlto nesivaržys". Krepsinis.net (in Lithuanian). 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  14. ^ "KMT „Oro karaliumi" tapo A.Bestą nurungęs 175 cm ūgio G.Žitlinskas". Krepsinis.net (in Lithuanian). 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

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