BC Nevėžis

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Nevėžis-OPTIBET
Nevėžis-OPTIBET logo
LeaguesLithuanian Basketball League
Founded1992; 30 years ago (1992)
HistoryBC Nevėžis
(1992–2011)
BC Kėdainiai Triobet
(2011–2012)
BC Nevėžis
(2012–2020)
Nevėžis-OPTIBET
(2020–)
ArenaKėdainiai Arena
Capacity2,200
LocationKėdainiai, Lithuania
Team colorsGreen, black and white
     
Team managerMindaugas Arlauskas
Head coachGediminas Petrauskas
ChampionshipsLKAL Champions (2002)
BBL Challenge Cup (2005)
BBL Challenge Cup (2008)
BBL Cup (2013)
Websitewww.kknevezis.lt

BC Nevėžis (Lithuanian: Krepšinio klubas Nevėžis), more commonly known as Nevėžis-OPTIBET because of sponsporship reasons, is a professional Lithuanian basketball club which currently competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League.

History[]

BC Nevėžis was founded in 1992 by Stasys Mickevičius. In 1993 BC Nevėžis was renamed to KK Notra because of the club supporters UAB Notra. In 1999 because of the supporters changes, BC Notra was renamed to BC Nevėžis again until now. Club name came from the Nevėžis River, flowing through Kėdainiai city. Nevėžis first played in the second division LKAL (now - National Basketball League (Lithuania)), winning the title in 2002 and qualifying to the Lithuanian Basketball League. Nevėžis became a constant playoff contender, with the highest achievements being reaching the semifinals of the LKL in 2006, even taking future champion BC Lietuvos rytas to the limit, losing the series 1:2. They also reached the Baltic Basketball League semifinals in 2006, and won the BBL Challenge Cup in 2008. Nevėžis also won 3rd place in the LKF Cup in 2007 and 2012.

In 2017, after defeating the AEK Larnaca during the last qualification stage, Nevėžis qualified to the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup season, their first-ever European competition.[1][2]

Players[]

Current roster[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Nevėžis-OPTIBET roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 0 Lithuania 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 16 – (2005-08-12)12 August 2005
PG 2 United States Starks, TJ 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 23 – (1998-09-11)11 September 1998
SG 3 France 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 17 – (2004-06-21)21 June 2004
SG 9 Croatia Smajlagić, Sven 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 31 – (1990-06-05)5 June 1990
PF 23 Lithuania 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 17 – (2004-02-14)14 February 2004
SF 33 Latvia Kuksiks, Rihards 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 33 – (1988-07-17)17 July 1988
F/C 35 Lithuania 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (1999-01-22)22 January 1999
SG 41 Lithuania 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 19 – (2002-07-15)15 July 2002
F/C 43 Senegal Sylla, Amar 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 20 – (2001-10-01)1 October 2001
G 88 Lithuania 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 22 – (2000-01-12)12 January 2000
G 99 Lithuania Valinskas, Marius 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 22 – (1999-05-04)4 May 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Lithuania Laimonas Rimkus
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: January 26, 2022

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Amar Sylla
PF
SF Rihards Kuksiks
SG Sven Smajlagic Marius Valinskas
PG TJ Starks

Squad changes for/during 2021–22 season[]

In[]

No. Pos. Nat. Name Moving from
HC Lithuania Gediminas Petrauskas Pieno žvaigždės Lithuania
22 PG Lithuania Vytenis Čižauskas Alytus Dzūkija Lithuania
23 F Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas Lithuania
33 PF/C Lithuania Artland Dragons Germany
33 SF Latvia Rihards Kuksiks BK Ogre Latvia
99 G Lithuania Marius Valinskas Lietkabelis Panevėžys Lithuania
25 C Lithuania Matas Jucikas BC Dzūkija Lithuania
43 F Senegal Amar Sylla Filou Oostende Belgium
41 G Lithuania Rytas-MRU-VKM Lithuania
3 F France LDLC ASVEL U21 France
2 PG United States TJ Starks Wisconsin Herd United States

Out[]

No. Pos. Nat. Name Moving to
HC Lithuania Sūduva-Mantinga Lithuania
5 G/F Greece Panagiotis Kalaitzakis Lietkabelis Panevėžys Lithuania
7 G/F Lithuania Justas Tamulis CSU Sibiu Romania
22 SF Lithuania Julius Kazakauskas ALM Évreux Basket France
27 C Lithuania Julius Jucikas Neptūnas Klaipėda Lithuania
55 PG Brazil Rafa Luz Bilbao Basket Spain
4 C Germany Ariel Hukporti Melbourne United Australia
22 PG Lithuania Vytenis Čižauskas Boulazac Basket Dordogne France
25 C Lithuania Matas Jucikas BK Ogre Latvia
  • HC – Head coach

Logos[]

  • Nevėžis logo (2017-2020)

  • Nevėžis new logo (2020–present)

Season by season[]

in Vilainiai is the place where BC Nevėžis previously played its home matches.
BC Nevėžis moved to the newly built Kėdainiai Arena in 2013.
Season Tier League Pos. National cup Baltic League Pos. European competitions
2000–01 2 LKAL 5th
2001–02 2 LKAL 1st
2002–03 1 LKL 10th
2003–04 1 LKL 7th
2004–05 1 LKL 6th Challenge Cup 1st
2005–06 1 LKL 4th Elite Division 4th
2006–07 1 LKL 5th Third qualified Elite Division 10th
2007–08 1 LKL 6th Challenge Cup 1st
2008–09 1 LKL 5th Quarterfinalist Elite Division 10th
2009–10 1 LKL 12th Fourth qualified Elite Division 10th
2010–11 1 LKL 9th Third round Elite Division 8th
2011–12 1 LKL 7th Third qualified Elite Division 7th
2012–13 1 LKL 8th Semifinalist Regular season
2013–14 1 LKL 8th Fifth round Quarterfinalist
2014–15 1 LKL 10th Group stage
2015–16 1 LKL 9th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist
2016–17 1 LKL 9th Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 LKL 8th 4 FIBA Europe Cup R2
2018–19 1 LKL 9th Round of 16
2019–20 1 LKL 10th Round of 16
2020–21 1 LKL 10th Second round
Detailed information of former rosters and results.[3][4]

Head coaches[]

  • Lithuania Marius Kiltinavičius: 2019–2020
  • United States David Gale: 2020–2021
  • Lithuania Marius Kiltinavičius: 2021
  • Lithuania Gediminas Petrauskas: 2021–present

Notable players[]

Jonas Mačiulis was a Nevėžis team leader in the 04–05 season.

References[]

  1. ^ ""Nevėžis" – viena koja FIBA Europos taurėje". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Solidų pranašumą iššvaistęs "Nevėžis" pateko į FIBA Europos taurę". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Nevezis". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. ^ "NEVEZIS KEDAINIAI". BBL.net. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

External links[]

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