2021–22 BC Žalgiris season

Žalgiris Kaunas
2021–22 season
Director	Paulius Motiejūnas
Sports director	François Lamy
Head coach	Jure Zdovc
Arena	Žalgiris Arena
LKL	scheduled
EuroLeague	scheduled
Lithuanian Cup	scheduled
Highest home attendance	12,345; 51–73 CSKA Moscow; (10 December 2021)
Lowest home attendance	1,151; 103-77 Labas Gas; (31 October 2021)
Biggest win	+33; 97–64 Šiauliai-7bet; (17 October 2021)
Biggest defeat	-34; 60–94 Anadolu Efes; (29 October 2021)
Home	Away
	← 2020–21 →
	All statistics correct as of November 26, 2021.

The 2021–22 BC Žalgiris season is the 78th season in the existence of the club. The club has been playing in the Betsafe-LKL, King Mindaugas Cup and the EuroLeague. Coach Martin Schiller, who served as the team's head coach the previous season, was replaced by Jure Zdovc in October 2021.

Overview[]

In January 2021, The Lithuanian champions have reached a contract extension agreement with big man Joffrey Lauvergne, who has signed a 1+1 deal until the end of the 2022–23 season.^[1]

Right after the Betsafe-LKL Finals series was over, Žalgiris immediately started setting the stones for next season, extending a contract with point guard Lukas Lekavičius on a 1+1 deal.^[2]

Players[]

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Žalgiris roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
G	0	Webster, Tai	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	26 – (1995-05-29)29 May 1995
C	1	Blaževič, Marek	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	114 kg (251 lb)	20 – (2001-09-01)1 September 2001
PG	4	Lekavičius, Lukas	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	27 – (1994-03-30)30 March 1994
C	7	Nebo, Josh	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	111 kg (245 lb)	24 – (1997-07-17)17 July 1997
PG	9	Kalnietis, Mantas	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	35 – (1986-09-06)6 September 1986
PF	10	Miniotas, Regimantas	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	25 – (1996-03-14)14 March 1996
PF	13	Jankūnas, Paulius (C)	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	113 kg (249 lb)	37 – (1984-04-29)29 April 1984
SG	16	Lukošiūnas, Karolis	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	24 – (1997-08-04)4 August 1997
G/F	17		1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	19 – (2002-05-06)6 May 2002
SG	21	Milaknis, Artūras	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	35 – (1986-06-06)6 June 1986
PG	26		1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	18 – (2003-03-26)26 March 2003
G	32	Strēlnieks, Jānis	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	32 – (1989-09-01)1 September 1989
PF	34	Cavanaugh, Tyler	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	28 – (1994-02-09)9 February 1994
SF	55	Giffey, Niels	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	30 – (1991-06-08)8 June 1991
C	77	Lauvergne, Joffrey	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	118 kg (260 lb)	30 – (1991-09-30)30 September 1991
SF	92	Ulanovas, Edgaras	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	30 – (1992-01-07)7 January 1992

Head coach

Jure Zdovc

Assistant coach(es)

Tautvydas Sabonis
Evaldas Beržininkaitis

Athletic trainer(s)

Sigitas Kavaliauskas
Nerijus Navickas

Doctor

Vytautas Kailius

Physiotherapist(s)

Paulius Jacikas

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: December 17, 2021

Depth chart[]

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Joffrey Lauvergne	Josh Nebo	Marek Blaževič
PF	Tyler Cavanaugh	Regimantas Miniotas	Paulius Jankūnas
SF	Edgaras Ulanovas	Artūras Milaknis	Niels Giffey
SG	Jānis Strēlnieks	Tai Webster	Karolis Lukošiūnas
PG	Lukas Lekavičius	Mantas Kalnietis

Transactions[]

Players in[]

No.	Pos.	Name	Moving from	Type	Date	Source
34	PF	Tyler Cavanaugh	Lenovo Tenerife	End of contract	June 2021	^[3]
55	SF	Niels Giffey	Alba Berlin	End of contract	June 2021	^[4]
9	PG	Mantas Kalnietis	Lokomotiv Kuban	End of contract	June 2021	^[5]
7	F/C	Josh Nebo	Hapoel Eilat	End of contract	June 2021	^[6]
92	SF	Edgaras Ulanovas	Fenerbahçe Beko	End of contract	10 July 2021	^[7]
32	G	Jānis Strēlnieks	CSKA Moscow	End of contract	29 July 2021	^[8]
8	PG	Emmanuel Mudiay	Free agent		24 August 2021	^[9]
30	SG	Zoran Dragić	Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz	End of contract	30 October 2021	^[10]
0	G	Tai Webster	New Zealand Breakers	Released	2 November 2021	^[11]
10	PF	Regimantas Miniotas	Bilbao Basket	Released	18 November 2021	^[12]

Players out[]

No.	Pos.	Name	Moving to	Type	Date	Source
0	G	Thomas Walkup	Olympiacos	End of contract	June 2021	^[13]
10	PF	Nigel Hayes	Barcelona	End of contract	June 2021	^[14]
7	G/F	Patricio Garino	Nanterre 92	End of contract	July 2021	^[15]
23	C	Martinas Geben	Brose Bamberg	End of contract	July 2021	^[16]
24	F/C	Augustine Rubit	Bayern Munich	End of contract	July 2021	^[17]
31	PG	Rokas Jokubaitis	Barcelona	Buyout	July 2021	^[18]
40	SG	Marius Grigonis	CSKA Moscow	End of contract	June 2021	^[19]
32	G/F	Steve Vasturia	Beşiktaş	End of contract	August 2021	^[20]
8	PG	Emmanuel Mudiay	Free agent	Released	November 2021	^[21]
30	SG	Zoran Dragić	Cedevita Olimpija	Released	December 2021	^[22]

Players out on loan[]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Moving to		Type	Date	Source
8	F			Nevėžis Kėdainiai		Loan	July 2021	^[23]
33	SG		Tomas Dimša	De' Longhi Treviso		Loan	July 2021	^[24]

Club[]

Technical staff[]

Position	Staff member
Director	Paulius Motiejūnas
Sports Director	François Lamy
Head Coach	Jure Zdovc
Assistant Coaches	Tautvydas Sabonis
Assistant Coaches	Evaldas Beržininkaitis
Athletic Coaches	Sigitas Kavaliauskas
Athletic Coaches	Nerijus Navickas
Physiotherapist	Paulius Jacikas
Physician	Vytautas Kailius
Team Manager	Mindaugas Kvedaras

Source: [1]

Pre-season games[]

Win Loss

1 September 2021 1	Žalgiris	87–88	Lokomotiv Kuban	Kaunas
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 22-22, 24-22, 21-27, 20-17
	Pts: Mudiay 21 Rebs: Lauvergne 9 Asts: Lauvergne, Mudiay 5 PIR: Mudiay 22	Boxscore	Pts: McCollum 23 Rebs: 7 Asts: McCollum 7 PIR: McCollum 27	Arena: Kaunas Žalgiris Basketball Academy Attendance: not available Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gytis Vilius, Artūras Šukys

3 September 2021 2	Žalgiris	80–82	Lietkabelis	Kaunas
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 20-14, 15-27, 25-23, 20-18
	Pts: Lekavičius 14 Rebs: Nebo 7 Asts: Kalnietis, Ulanovas 4 PIR: Nebo 16	Boxscore	Pts: Orelik 16 Rebs: Orelik 6 Asts: three players 4 PIR: Orelik 18	Arena: Sabonis Basketball Center School Attendance: not available Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Artūras Šukys

8 September 2021 3	Žalgiris	69–76	Lokomotiv Kuban	Belek
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 18-20, 16-20, 11-19, 24-17
	Pts: Lauvergne 17 Rebs: Cavanaugh 7 Asts: Cavanaugh 3 PIR: Lauvergne 17	Boxscore	Pts: Motley 21 Rebs: Motley 12 Asts: Kidd 7 PIR: Motley 34	Arena: Gloria Sports Arena Attendance: not available Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Mykola Ambrosov, Sébastien Clivaz

10 September 2021 4	Tofaş	71–57	Žalgiris	Belek
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 16-23, 14-16, 18-14, 23-4
	Pts: 18 Rebs: Cook 10 Asts: Cruz 5 PIR: Cook 21	Boxscore	Pts: Lekavičius 10 Rebs: Lauvergne 11 Asts: Lekavičius 6 PIR: Lauvergne 16	Arena: Gloria Sports Arena Attendance: not available Referees: Borys Ryzhyk, Mykola Ambrosov, Artem Lavrukhin

12 September 2021 5	Anadolu Efes	82–60	Žalgiris	Belek
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 22-14, 27-14, 18-17, 15-15
	Pts: Tuncer 18 Rebs: Petrušev 8 Asts: three players 5 PIR: Petrušev 20	Boxscore	Pts: Lauvergne 10 Rebs: Lauvergne 12 Asts: Ulanovas 5 PIR: Lauvergne 20	Arena: Gloria Sports Arena Attendance: 20 Referees: , Mykola Ambrosov, Artem Lavrukhin

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Win %
Betsafe-LKL	20	19	0	1	1,748	1,488	+260	095.00
EuroLeague	22	3	0	19	1,528	1,731	−203	013.64
	2	2	0	0	154	134	+20	100.00
Total	44	24	0	20	3,430	3,353	+77	054.55

Last updated: February 8, 2022
Source: Competitions

Betsafe-LKL[]

Regular season[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	Žalgiris	20	19	1	1748	1488	+260	Advance to playoffs
2	Rytas	19	16	3	1668	1424	+244
3	Lietkabelis	19	14	5	1567	1404	+163
4	Šiauliai–7bet	18	10	8	1482	1492	−10
5	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	18	9	9	1506	1496	+10

Updated to match(es) played on 07 February 2022. Source: LKL.lT

Results summary[]

Overall						Home					Away
Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD
20	19	1	1748	1488	+260	7	1	740	604	+136	12	0	1008	884	+124

Source: Competitive matches

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	A	A
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.

Win Loss

Matches[]

20 September 2021 1	CBet Jonava	80–86	Žalgiris	Jonava
18:50	Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 16–20, 18–25, 22–14
BTV [lt]	Pts: 20 Rebs: , Palacios 7 Asts: Lecomte 7 PIR: 24	Boxscore	Pts: Lekavičius 18 Rebs: Lauvergne 9 Asts: Strēlnieks, Ulanovas 4 PIR: Lekavičius 20	Arena: Jonavos sporto arena Attendance: 1700 Referees: Saulius Račys, Gvidas Gedvilas, Oleg Barkovskij

23 September 2021 2	Dzūkija	100–1050(OT)	Žalgiris	Alytus
18:50	Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 20–14, 14–17, 30–24, Overtime: 14–14, 5–10
BTV [lt]	Pts: 26 Rebs: Łapeta 10 Asts: 5 PIR: 27	Boxscore	Pts: Mudiay 32 Rebs: Jankūnas, 7 Asts: Lekavičius 7 PIR: Mudiay 44	Arena: Alytus Sports and Recreation Center Attendance: 550 Referees: Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Vitkauskas, Gabrielius Simonavičius

27 September 2021 3	Lietkabelis	69–73	Žalgiris	Panevėžys
18:50	Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 20–20, 17–11, 15–26
BTV [lt]	Pts: Žemaitis 12 Rebs: Gagić 7 Asts: Radičević, Žemaitis 4 PIR: Gagić 14	Boxscore	Pts: Strēlnieks 18 Rebs: Lauvergne 7 Asts: Strēlnieks 7 PIR: Strēlnieks 25	Arena: Cido Arena Attendance: 1951 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gintaras Mačiulis

3 October 2021 4	Pieno žvaigždės	69–85	Žalgiris	Pasvalys
17:20	Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 19–25, 23–19, 17–19
BTV [lt]	Pts: 15 Rebs: , 7 Asts: Beručka, 3 PIR: 20	Boxscore	Pts: Cavanaugh 14 Rebs: Lauvergne 5 Asts: Mudiay 8 PIR: 19	Arena: Pieno žvaigždės Arena Attendance: 750 Referees: Gintaras Vitkauskas, Vilius Mačiulaitis, Darius Šomka

10 October 2021 5	Žalgiris	98–79	Neptūnas	Kaunas
17:20	Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 20–23, 23–19, 32–18
BTV [lt]	Pts: Mudiay 18 Rebs: Giffey 6 Asts: Kalnietis 8 PIR: Giffey 27	Boxscore	Pts: 23 Rebs: 7 Asts: Janavičius, Jogėla 5 PIR: 28	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 2133 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Juozas Barkauskas, Šarūnas Gabrilavičius

17 October 2021 6	Šiauliai-7bet	64–97	Žalgiris	Šiauliai
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 10–27, 21–22, 14–27
BTV [lt]	Pts: 16 Rebs: Staniulis 6 Asts: Sabeckis 7 PIR: Armwood 16	Boxscore	Pts: Cavanaugh 15 Rebs: Cavanaugh 14 Asts: Kalnietis 8 PIR: Cavanaugh 26	Arena: Šiauliai Arena Attendance: 3118 Referees: Artūras Šukys, Andžej Urbanovič, Gabrielius Simonavičius

23 October 2021 7	Žalgiris	102–77	Nevėžis-OPTIBET	Kaunas
17:20	Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 22–6, 25–17, 28–29
BTV [lt]	Pts: Cavanaugh 19 Rebs: Blaževič 9 Asts: Kalnietis 12 PIR: Kalnietis 26	Boxscore	Pts: Kuksiks 16 Rebs: Sylla 5 Asts: Valinskas 7 PIR: Valinskas 18	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 1381 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Juozas Barkauskas, Aurimas Borusas

31 October 2021 8	Žalgiris	103–77	Labas Gas	Kaunas
17:20	Scoring by quarter: 32–16, 29–24, 20–23, 22–14
BTV [lt]	Pts: Lekavičius 19 Rebs: 8 Asts: Kalnietis 6 PIR: Lekavičius 25	Boxscore	Pts: 16 Rebs: 6 Asts: 4 PIR: 23	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 1151 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Saulius Račys, Andžej Urbanovič

7 November 2021 9	Žalgiris	75–84	Rytas	Kaunas
17:20	Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 8–25, 21–17, 28–21
BTV [lt]	Pts: Lekavičius 23 Rebs: 8 Asts: Lekavičius 4 PIR: Lekavičius 27	Boxscore	Pts: Buva, Girdžiūnas 21 Rebs: Radzevičius 7 Asts: Smith 5 PIR: Girdžiūnas 27	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 5603 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas

21 November 2021 10	Žalgiris	101–77	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	Kaunas
17:20	Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 19–26, 23–11, 41–19
BTV [lt]	Pts: Cavanaugh 20 Rebs: Cavanaugh 7 Asts: Lekavičius 8 PIR: Cavanaugh 26	Boxscore	Pts: Miller 19 Rebs: Gustys 11 Asts: Miller 8 PIR: Miller 24	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 2401 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Artūras Šukys, Martynas Karaliūnas

5 December 2021 11	Žalgiris	84–70	Lietkabelis	Kaunas
17:20	Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 19–16, 28–20, 19–19
BTV [lt]	Pts: Strēlnieks 23 Rebs: Miniotas, Ulanovas 8 Asts: Kalnietis 7 PIR: Strēlnieks 23	Boxscore	Pts: Kalaitzakis 19 Rebs: Maldūnas 6 Asts: Orelik 4 PIR: Kalaitzakis 22	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 2396 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Saulius Račys, Juozas Barkauskas

12 December 2021 12	Labas Gas	78–81	Žalgiris	Prienai
17:20	Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 16–20, 16–20, 25–21
BTV [lt]	Pts: 23 Rebs: 11 Asts: 6 PIR: 31	Boxscore	Pts: Cavanaugh 14 Rebs: 13 Asts: Lekavičius 9 PIR: 22	Arena: Prienai Arena Attendance: 1100 Referees: Gvidas Gedvilas, Andžej Urbanovič, Šarūnas Gabrilavičius

19 December 2021 13	Žalgiris	78–70	Dzūkija	Kaunas
17:20	Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 18–15, 31–13, 15–23
BTV [lt]	Pts: Ulanovas 15 Rebs: Ulanovas 7 Asts: Kalnietis 9 PIR: Ulanovas 19	Boxscore	Pts: 22 Rebs: Čepukaitis 9 Asts: Aranitović, 4 PIR: Aranitović 20	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 1390 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Aurimas Borusas, Oleg Barkovskij

27 December 2021 14	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	71–780(OT)	Žalgiris	Utena
18:50	Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 15–15, 14–15, 21–15, Overtime: 5–12
BTV [lt]	Pts: 20 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: 5 PIR: 23	Boxscore	Pts: Cavanaugh 14 Rebs: Cavanaugh 16 Asts: Kalnietis, Strēlnieks 4 PIR: Cavanaugh 23	Arena: Utena Arena Attendance: 1957 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Saulius Račys, Juozas Barkauskas

2 January 2022 15	Nevėžis-OPTIBET	69–77	Žalgiris	Kėdainiai
17:20	Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 15–17, 17–17, 13–16
BTV [lt]	Pts: Smajlagić 19 Rebs: Sylla 9 Asts: Starks 6 PIR: Smajlagić 16	Boxscore	Pts: Cavanaugh 18 Rebs: Cavanaugh 11 Asts: Cavanaugh 4 PIR: Cavanaugh 29	Arena: Kėdainiai Arena Attendance: 1322 Referees: Artūras Šukys, Aurimas Borusas, Gabrielius Simonavičius

7 January 2022 16	Šiauliai-7bet	86–89	Žalgiris	Šiauliai
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 23–22, 14–18, 26–29
[lt]	Pts: Elmore 32 Rebs: Armwood, 6 Asts: Elmore 7 PIR: Elmore 34	Boxscore	Pts: Cavanaugh 26 Rebs: Cavanaugh 8 Asts: Cavanaugh 5 PIR: Cavanaugh 36	Arena: Šiauliai Arena Attendance: 3208 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Gintaras Mačiulis, Darius Šomka

13 January 2022 17	Labas Gas	71–88	Žalgiris	Prienai
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 17–27, 20–14, 15–27
[lt]	Pts: 21 Rebs: Ivanauskas 10 Asts: 5 PIR: Ivanauskas 21	Boxscore	Pts: Blaževič 23 Rebs: Blaževič 8 Asts: Lekavičius 5 PIR: Blaževič 30	Arena: Prienai Arena Attendance: 416 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Aurimas Borusas, Oleg Barkovskij

23 January 2022 18	Rytas	67–72	Žalgiris	Vilnius
17:20	Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 15–21, 17–17, 17–17
BTV [lt]	Pts: Buva 20 Rebs: Butkevičius 7 Asts: Smith 4 PIR: Butkevičius 19	Boxscore	Pts: Ulanovas 19 Rebs: Ulanovas 8 Asts: Kalnietis 4 PIR: Ulanovas 24	Arena: Jeep Arena Attendance: 9006 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Tomas Jasevičius, Jurgis Laurinavičius

30 January 2022 19	Neptūnas	60–77	Žalgiris	Klaipėda
17:20	Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 21–16, 13–18, 10–18
BTV [lt]	Pts: Janavičius 13 Rebs: , Želionis 5 Asts: Janavičius 6 PIR: Janavičius 13	Boxscore	Pts: Ulanovas 15 Rebs: Miniotas 7 Asts: Lekavičius 6 PIR: Ulanovas 23	Arena: Švyturys Arena Attendance: 2105 Referees: Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Vitkauskas, Juozas Barkauskas

6 February 2022 20	Žalgiris	99–70	Pieno žvaigždės	Kaunas
17:20	Scoring by quarter: 33–16, 23–21, 15–22, 28–11
[lt]	Pts: Lukošiūnas 20 Rebs: Jankūnas 8 Asts: Webster 10 PIR: Jankūnas 20	Boxscore	Pts: Petrilevičius 18 Rebs: 7 Asts: Johnson 6 PIR: Petrilevičius 20	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 1210 Referees: Saulius Račys, Gvidas Gedvilas, Darius Šomka

16 February 2022 21	Pieno žvaigždės	vs.	Žalgiris	Pasvalys
18:50
BTV [lt]		Boxscore		Arena: Pieno žvaigždės Arena

7 March 2022 22	Dzūkija	vs.	Žalgiris	Alytus
18:00
[lt]		Boxscore		Arena: Alytus Sports and Recreation Center

13 March 2022 23	Žalgiris	vs.	Cbet Jonava	Kaunas
17:20
[lt]		Boxscore		Arena: Žalgiris Arena

28 March 2022 24	Rytas	vs.	Žalgiris	Vilnius
18:50
[lt]		Boxscore		Arena: Jeep Arena

10 April 2022 25	Cbet Jonava	vs.	Žalgiris	Jonava
17:20
[lt]		Boxscore		Arena: Jonava Arena

14 April 2022 26	Nevėžis-OPTIBET	vs.	Žalgiris	Kėdainiai
18:50
[lt]		Boxscore		Arena: Kėdainiai Arena

16 April 2022 27	Žalgiris	vs.	Šiauliai-7bet	Kaunas
17:20
[lt]		Boxscore		Arena: Žalgiris Arena

20 April 2022 28	Neptūnas	vs.	Žalgiris	Klaipėda
18:50
[lt]		Boxscore		Arena: Švyturys Arena

24 April 2022 29	Lietkabelis	vs.	Žalgiris	Panevėžys
17:20
[lt]		Boxscore		Arena: Cido Arena

27 April 2022 30	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	vs.	Žalgiris	Utena
18:50
[lt]		Boxscore		Arena: Utena Arena

EuroLeague[]

Regular season[]

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
14	Crvena zvezda mts	22	8	14	1573	1611	−38
15	ALBA Berlin	24	8	16	1798	1911	−113
16	Bitci Baskonia	24	7	17	1734	1912	−178
17	Panathinaikos OPAP	22	5	17	1606	1765	−159
18	Žalgiris	23	4	19	1611	1813	−202

Updated to match(es) played on 10 February 2022. Source: EuroLeague
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Results summary[]

Overall						Home					Away
Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD
22	3	19	1528	1731	−203	3	8	803	848	−45	0	11	725	883	−158

Last updated: 8 February 2022.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A
Result	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	L			L		L	L	L	L
Position	15	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss

Matches[]

1 October 2021 1	LDLC ASVEL	88–76	Žalgiris	Villeurbanne
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 25–20, 19–19, 25–21
	Pts: Okobo 23 Rebs: Fall 9 Asts: Jones 6 PIR: Okobo 24	Boxscore	Pts: Strēlnieks 21 Rebs: Giffey 7 Asts: Cavanaugh 3 PIR: Strēlnieks 23	Arena: Astroballe Attendance: 4215 Referees: Saša Pukl, Anne Panther, Carlos Cortes

7 October 2021 2	Žalgiris	64–70	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Kaunas
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 18–19, 17–15, 13–15
	Pts: Strēlnieks 14 Rebs: Jankūnas 7 Asts: Lekavičius 6 PIR: Nebo 14	Boxscore	Pts: Loyd 19 Rebs: Mickey, Ponitka 6 Asts: Ponitka 6 PIR: Loyd 19	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 10153 Referees: Damir Javor, Elias Koromilas, Gentian Cici

13 October 2021 3	Crvena zvezda	73–61	Žalgiris	Belgrade
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 16–13, 17–15, 27–19
	Pts: Kalinić 15 Rebs: Mitrović 7 Asts: Wolters 7 PIR: Kalinić 19	Boxscore	Pts: Nebo 14 Rebs: Nebo 10 Asts: Strēlnieks 4 PIR: Nebo 24	Arena: Štark Arena Attendance: 7893 Referees: Juan Carlos Garcia, Emin Moğulkoç, Robert Vyklicky

15 October 2021 4	Olympiacos	83–68	Žalgiris	Piraeus
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 24–16, 27–10, 20–19
	Pts: Sloukas 17 Rebs: Printezis 7 Asts: Walkup 4 PIR: Sloukas 19	Boxscore	Pts: Mudiay 19 Rebs: Blaževič 8 Asts: Kalnietis 7 PIR: Mudiay 16	Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 6835 Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Uros Obrknezevic, Seffi Shemmesh

21 October 2021 5	Žalgiris	73–75	Bayern Munich	Kaunas
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 15–14, 16–25, 18–23
	Pts: Lekavičius 17 Rebs: Nebo 13 Asts: Kalnietis 6 PIR: Nebo 21	Boxscore	Pts: Lučić 17 Rebs: Rubit 7 Asts: Walden 5 PIR: Lučić 20	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 9057 Referees: Ilija Belošević, Leandro Lezcano, Josip Radojković

26 October 2021 6	Maccabi Tel Aviv	76–62	Žalgiris	Tel Aviv
21:05	Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 23–10, 19–16, 18–16
	Pts: Williams 17 Rebs: Žižić 9 Asts: Wilbekin 6 PIR: Williams 23	[hhttps://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2021-22/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv-zalgiris-kaunas/E2021/49/ Boxscore]	Pts: Milaknis 17 Rebs: Nebo 9 Asts: Lekavičius, Mudiay 5 PIR: Nebo 16	Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Attendance: 9745 Referees: Damir Javor, Jordi Aliaga Solé, Kristaps Konstantinovs

29 October 2021 7	Anadolu Efes	94–60	Žalgiris	Istanbul
20:35	Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 20–12, 25–17, 25–14
	Pts: Pleiß 17 Rebs: 3 players 7 Asts: 4 players 4 PIR: Pleiß 22	Boxscore	Pts: Lekavičius, Milaknis 14 Rebs: 3 players 4 Asts: Kalnietis 5 PIR: Milaknis 12	Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome Attendance: 5218 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo Navas, Milivoje Jovčić, Elias Koromilas

5 November 2021 8	Žalgiris	71–79	ALBA Berlin	Kaunas
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 27–19, 15–21, 19–17
	Pts: Cavanaugh 17 Rebs: Cavanaugh, Nebo 6 Asts: Lekavičius, Strēlnieks 4 PIR: Cavanaugh 14	Boxscore	Pts: Eriksson 16 Rebs: Sikma 6 Asts: Blatt, Lô 6 PIR: Sikma 23	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 8170 Referees: Mehdi Difallah, Emin Moğulkoç, Sebastien Clivaz

12 November 2021 9	Real Madrid	95–82	Žalgiris	Madrid
21:45	Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 31–34, 24–25, 20–12
	Pts: Yabusele 15 Rebs: Tavares, Yabusele 6 Asts: Heurtel 5 PIR: Poirier 23	Boxscore	Pts: Cavanaugh 14 Rebs: 3 players 4 Asts: Lekavičius 10 PIR: Lekavičius 17	Arena: WiZink Center Attendance: 6798 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Michele Rossi, Sergio Silva

16 November 2021 10	Žalgiris	76–69	Panathinaikos OPAP	Kaunas
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 23–25, 17–15, 16–17
	Pts: Milaknis 13 Rebs: Cavanaugh 9 Asts: Kalnietis 5 PIR: Ulanovas 23	Boxscore	Pts: Macon 21 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Macon 23	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 6,383 Referees: Sreten Radović, Emilio Pérez, Eduard Udyanskyy

19 November 2021 11	Žalgiris	86–75	Fenerbahçe Beko	Kaunas
20:45	Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 22–11, 26–30, 22–16
	Pts: Ulanovas 18 Rebs: Nebo 7 Asts: Kalnietis 11 PIR: Ulanovas 21	Boxscore	Pts: de Colo 17 Rebs: Henry 5 Asts: de Colo 5 PIR: de Colo 26	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 10067 Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Piotr Pastusiak, Gentian Cici

26 November 2021 12	Barcelona	96–73	Žalgiris	Barcelona
22:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 28–21, 23–20, 21–15
	Pts: Jokubaitis 15 Rebs: Oriola 9 Asts: Laprovíttola 8 PIR: Oriola 25	Boxscore	Pts: Webster 13 Rebs: Ulanovas 6 Asts: Kalnietis, Webster 4 PIR: Webster 14	Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 4808 Referees: Matej Boltauzer, Fernando Rocha, Luka Kardum

2 December 2021 13	Žalgiris	72–68	Bitci Baskonia	Kaunas
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 19–13, 11–14, 21–22
	Pts: Lekavičius 13 Rebs: Cavanaugh 9 Asts: Lekavičius 9 PIR: Lekavičius 23	Boxscore	Pts: Enoch 13 Rebs: Enoch 10 Asts: Granger 6 PIR: Enoch 23	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 7,335 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk, Elias Koromilas, Igor Dragojević

10 December 2021 14	Žalgiris	51–73	CSKA Moscow	Kaunas
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 10–11, 11–27, 12–16
	Pts: Nebo 11 Rebs: Nebo 7 Asts: Lekavičius 5 PIR: Nebo 21	Boxscore	Pts: Milutinov 19 Rebs: Milutinov 12 Asts: Shengelia 4 PIR: Milutinov 36	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 12345 Referees: Robert Lottermoser, Emilio Pérez, Tomasz Trawicki

15 December 2021 15	Žalgiris	98–1070(OT)	AS Monaco	Kaunas
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 22–26, 27–13, 25–34, Overtime: 3–12
	Pts: Strēlnieks 22 Rebs: Cavanaugh, Nebo 9 Asts: Lekavičius 6 PIR: Strēlnieks 21	Boxscore	Pts: James 20 Rebs: Hall 8 Asts: James 14 PIR: James 31	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 7472 Referees: Milivoje Jovčić, Leandro Lezcano, Michele Rossi

17 December 2021 16	UNICS	66–53	Žalgiris	Kazan
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 13–12, 13–11, 16–19, 24–11
	Pts: Hezonja 20 Rebs: Jekiri 9 Asts: Brown PIR: Hezonja 22	Boxscore	Pts: Blaževič, Strēlnieks 9 Rebs: Nebo 7 Asts: Webster 6 PIR: Nebo 17	Arena: Basket-Hall Kazan Attendance: 1831 Referees: Sreten Radović, Juan Carlos Garcia, Uroš Nikolić

11 January 2022 20	Bayern Munich	74–65	Žalgiris	Munich
21:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 18–18, 27–21, 13–11
	Pts: Ognjen Jaramaz 16 Rebs: Augustine Rubit 7 Asts: Corey Walden 5 PIR: Ognjen Jaramaz 20	Boxscore	Pts: Nebo 14 Rebs: Nebo 9 Asts: Kalnietis, Lekavičius 3 PIR: Nebo 22	Arena: Audi Dome Attendance: 0 Referees: Damir Javor, Piotr Pastusiak, Robert Vyklicky

20 January 2022 22	Fenerbahçe Beko	73–67	Žalgiris	Istanbul
19:45	Scoring by quarter: 7–13, 17–17, 20–21, 29–16
	Pts: Gudurić 19 Rebs: Polonara 8 Asts: Gudurić 5 PIR: Gudurić 27	Boxscore	Pts: Ulanovas 16 Rebs: Cavanaugh 13 Asts: Blaževič, Kalnietis 4 PIR: Blaževič 19	Arena: Ülker Sports and Event Hall Attendance: 3813 Referees: Juan Carlos Garcia, Carmelo Paternicò, Luka Kardum

28 January 2022 23	A\|X Armani Exchange Milan	65–58	Žalgiris	Milan
21:30	Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 19–10, 15–15, 11–13
	Pts: Daniels, Hall 12 Rebs: Hines 6 Asts: Hines, Hall 4 PIR: Hines 22	Boxscore	Pts: Blaževič, Lekavičius 13 Rebs: Ulanovas 8 Asts: Lekavičius, Ulanovas 4 PIR: three players 10	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Attendance: 3067 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk, Tomislav Hordov, Igor Dragojević

1 February 2022 24	Žalgiris	78–94	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Kaunas
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 28–26, 13–17, 18–30
	Pts: Blaževič 20 Rebs: Ulanovas 6 Asts: Lekavičius 9 PIR: Blaževič 26	Boxscore	Pts: Nunnally 32 Rebs: Evans, Reynolds 5 Asts: Evans, Wilbekin 6 PIR: Nunnally 38	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo Navas, Joseph Bissang, Rain Peerandi

4 February 2022 25	Žalgiris	67–76	UNICS	Kaunas
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 13–21, 15–18, 13–13
	Pts: Ulanovas 16 Rebs: Ulanovas 7 Asts: Lekavičius 3 PIR: Lekavičius, Ulanovas 20	Boxscore	Pts: L. Brown 19 Rebs: J. Brown 11 Asts: L. Brown 10 PIR: J. Brown 23	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 5307 Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Emilio Pérez, Amit Balak

8 February 2022 17	Žalgiris	70–74	A\|X Armani Exchange Milan	Kaunas
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 17–18, 16–18, 19–21
	Pts: Lekavičius 16 Rebs: Cavanaugh 6 Asts: Webster 6 PIR: Lekavičius 23	Boxscore	Pts: Delaney 20 Rebs: Hines, Melli 10 Asts: Hall, Rodríguez 5 PIR: Hines 21	Arena: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 5198 Referees: Miguel Angel Pérez, Mehdi Difallah, Seffi Shemmesh

10 February 2022 26	AS Monaco	vs.	Žalgiris	Monaco
21:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Salle Gaston Médecin

24 February 2022 27	Žalgiris	vs.	Real Madrid	Kaunas
20:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Žalgiris Arena

3 March 2022 28	ALBA Berlin	vs.	Žalgiris	Berlin
21:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Mercedes-Benz Arena

26 January 2022 18	Panathinaikos OPAP	vs.	Žalgiris	Athens
21:00
		Boxscore		Arena: OAKA Altion

January 2022 21	Žalgiris	vs.	Crvena zvezda mts	Kaunas
20:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Žalgiris Arena

11 March 2022 29	Žalgiris	vs.	Barcelona	Kaunas
20:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Žalgiris Arena

15 March 2022 19	Žalgiris	vs.	Olympiacos	Kaunas
20:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Žalgiris Arena

17 March 2022 30	Žalgiris	vs.	Anadolu Efes	Kaunas
20:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Žalgiris Arena

23 March 2022 31	Žalgiris	vs.	LDLC ASVEL	Kaunas
20:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Žalgiris Arena

25 March 2022 32	CSKA Moscow	vs.	Žalgiris	Moscow
19:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Megasport Arena

1 April 2022 33	Bitci Baskonia	vs.	Žalgiris	Vitoria-Gasteiz
21:30
		Boxscore		Arena: Buesa Arena

8 April 2022 34	Zenit Saint Petersburg	vs.	Žalgiris	Saint Petersburg
20:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Sibur Arena

Individual awards[]

References[]

^ "Zalgiris reaches contract extension with Joffrey Lauvergne". January 28, 2021.
^ "Zalgiris extends contract with Lukas Lekavicius". June 9, 2021.
^ "The first new signing: Zalgiris tabs Tyler Cavanaugh". Žalgiris.lt. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
^ "Zalgiris adds German league champion Niels Giffey". Žalgiris.lt. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^ "Mantas Kalnietis set to return to Zalgiris". Žalgiris.lt. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
^ "Zalgiris announces 1+1 deal with Josh Nebo". Sportando. June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^ "Zalgiris Kaunas officially signs Edgaras Ulanovas". Sportando. July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
^ "Janis Strelnieks joins Zalgiris, as Martinas Geben is set to leave". zalgiris.lt. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
^ "Emmanuel Mudiay set to join Zalgiris". zalgiris.lt. August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ "Zalgiris adds backcourt depth with Zoran Dragic". zalgiris.lt. October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
^ "Tai Webster replaces Emmanuel Mudiay in Zalgiris". zalgiris.lt. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
^ "Zalgiris strengthens frontcourt with Regimantas Miniotas addition". Sportando. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
^ "Olympiacos announces the acquisition of Thomas Walkup". Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "Hayes leaving Žalgiris: "Wonderful time spent here"". Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ "Zalgiris part ways with Garino". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Brose Bamberg announces Martinas Geben". Sportando. July 29, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ "Augustine Rubit set to leave Zalgiris". Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^ "Rokas Jokubaitis, a young jewel for Barça". FC Barcelona. July 21, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
^ "Marius Grigonis joined CSKA". CSKA Moscow. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "Steve Vasturia, Zalgiris Kaunas part ways". Sportando. August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ "Tai Webster replaces Emmanuel Mudiay in Zalgiris". zalgiris.lt. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
^ "Zalgiris parts ways with Zoran Dragic". zalgiris.lt. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
^ "Perspektyvusis P.Murauskas metams skolinamas Kėdainių klubui". zalgiris.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Tomas Dimsa set to play in Italy next season". zalgiris.lt. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

External links[]

[1] "Zalgiris reaches contract extension with Joffrey Lauvergne". January 28, 2021.

[2] "Zalgiris extends contract with Lukas Lekavicius". June 9, 2021.

[3] "The first new signing: Zalgiris tabs Tyler Cavanaugh". Žalgiris.lt. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

[4] "Zalgiris adds German league champion Niels Giffey". Žalgiris.lt. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[5] "Mantas Kalnietis set to return to Zalgiris". Žalgiris.lt. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[6] "Zalgiris announces 1+1 deal with Josh Nebo". Sportando. June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.

[7] "Zalgiris Kaunas officially signs Edgaras Ulanovas". Sportando. July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.

[8] "Janis Strelnieks joins Zalgiris, as Martinas Geben is set to leave". zalgiris.lt. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.

[9] "Emmanuel Mudiay set to join Zalgiris". zalgiris.lt. August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

[10] "Zalgiris adds backcourt depth with Zoran Dragic". zalgiris.lt. October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

[11] "Tai Webster replaces Emmanuel Mudiay in Zalgiris". zalgiris.lt. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

[12] "Zalgiris strengthens frontcourt with Regimantas Miniotas addition". Sportando. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.

[13] "Olympiacos announces the acquisition of Thomas Walkup". Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[14] "Hayes leaving Žalgiris: "Wonderful time spent here"". Retrieved 8 June 2021.

[15] "Zalgiris part ways with Garino". Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[16] "Brose Bamberg announces Martinas Geben". Sportando. July 29, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[17] "Augustine Rubit set to leave Zalgiris". Retrieved 29 July 2021.

[18] "Rokas Jokubaitis, a young jewel for Barça". FC Barcelona. July 21, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

[19] "Marius Grigonis joined CSKA". CSKA Moscow. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[20] "Steve Vasturia, Zalgiris Kaunas part ways". Sportando. August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[21] "Tai Webster replaces Emmanuel Mudiay in Zalgiris". zalgiris.lt. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

[22] "Zalgiris parts ways with Zoran Dragic". zalgiris.lt. Retrieved December 31, 2021.

[23] "Perspektyvusis P.Murauskas metams skolinamas Kėdainių klubui". zalgiris.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[24] "Tomas Dimsa set to play in Italy next season". zalgiris.lt. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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v t Žalgiris current roster
0 Webster 1 Blaževič 4 Lekavičius 7 Nebo 9 Kalnietis 13 Jankūnas 16 Lukošiūnas 21 Milaknis 32 Strēlnieks 34 Cavanaugh 55 Giffey 77 Lauvergne 92 Ulanovas Miniotas
Head coach: Zdovc Assistant coaches: Woltmann Sabonis Grassegger

v 2021–22 EuroLeague
Regular Season Transactions
Adriatic	Crvena zvezda mts
	LDLC ASVEL Monaco
Germany	ALBA Berlin Bayern Munich
	Olympiacos Panathinaikos OPAP
Israel	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Italy	A\|X Armani Exchange Milan
Lithuania	Žalgiris
Russia	CSKA Moscow UNICS Zenit Saint Petersburg
Spain	Barcelona Real Madrid TD Systems Baskonia
Turkey	Anadolu Efes Fenerbahçe Beko
EuroCup