Vladas Knašius Basketball School
Vladas Knašius Basketball School | |||
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Leagues | MKL RKL | ||
Founded | 1972 | ||
History | Klaipėda's Youth Basketball School (1972–1997) V. Knašius' Basketball School (1997–present) | ||
Location | Klaipėda, Lithuania | ||
Team colors | Blue and White | ||
President | ![]() | ||
Website | klaipedoskrepsinis.lt | ||
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Vladas Knašius Basketball School (VKKM) is a basketball school in Klaipėda, Lithuania. Klaipėda's Children and Youth basketball school was founded in 1972. Until 1976 the academy was managed by Vladas Knašius, to whose honor the sports school was renamed to in 1997. School is closely working with BC Neptūnas and forms a part of basketball pyramid in Klaipėda.[1] The basketball academy is very notable in Lithuania and Baltics, with a huge list of well known alumni, such as Barcelona's Rokas Jokubaitis[2] and medal places in Lithuania season by season both in Male and Female categories, throughout different age groups.[3] The team plays in the MKL and third Lithuanian division RKL.
Results[]
Season by Season VKKM brings throphies from across the Europe to home. In 2017 the U14 team was third strongest in Europe,[4] the next year nn 2018 the mixed gender team became Jr. NBA Lithuania champions.[5] and following year in 2019 the U16 team became European Youth Basketball League Champions.[6]
Male Season by Season Results[]
Season | Team | Pos. | Team | Pos. | Team | Pos. | Team | Pos. | Team | Pos. | RKL | Pos. |
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2010–11 | U18 | 3rd | U17 | 3rd | U16 | 4th | U15 | U14 | 2nd | - | - | |
2011–12 | U18 | 4th | U17 | 5th | U16 | 8th | U15 | 2nd | U14 | 2nd | - | - |
2012-13 | U18 | 3rd | U17 | 4th | U16 | 1st | U15 | 1st | U14 | 3rd | - | - |
2013–14 | U18 | 8th | U17 | 3rd | U16 | 4th | U15 | 4th | U14 | 2nd | - | - |
2014-15 | U18 | 1st | U17 | 6th | U16 | 2nd | U15 | 3rd | U14 | 7th | - | - |
2015-16 | U18 | 7th | U17 | 2nd | U16 | 3th | U15 | 6th | U14 | 8th | - | - |
2016-17 | U18 | 3rd | U17 | 1st | U16 | 7th | U15 | 6th | U14 | 5th | RKL A | 16th |
2017-18 | U18 | 2nd | U17 | 4th | U16 | 7th | U15 | 4th | U14 | 6th | RKL B | 7th |
2018-19 | U18 | 3rd | U17 | 4th | U16 | 3rd | U15 | 4th | U14 | 4th | RKL B | 6th |
2019-20 | U18 | 1st | U17 | 1st | U16 | 7th | U15 | 6th | U14 | 2nd | RKL B | 5th |
2020-21 | U18 | 2nd | U17 | 4th | U16 | 4th | U15 | 3rd | U14 | 4th | RKL B | 6th |
Roster VKKM-Neptūnas[]
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Updated: Mar 14, 2022 |
Depth chart[]
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Reserve |
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C | ||||
PF | ||||
SF | Mantas Mockevičius | |||
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PG |
Roster 2004[]
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Updated: Sep 13, 2021 |
Depth chart[]
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
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C | ||
PF | ||
SF | ||
SG | ||
PG |
Roster 2005[]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Updated: Sep 13, 2021 |
Depth chart[]
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
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C | ||
PF | ||
SF | ||
SG | ||
PG |
Roster 2006[]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Updated: Sep 13, 2021 |
Depth chart[]
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
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C | ||
PF | ||
SF | ||
SG | ||
PG |
Roster 2007[]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Updated: Sep 13, 2021 |
National Youth Team Members[]
2010[]
2011[]
2012[]
2013[]
2014[]
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2015[]
2016[]
2017[]
2018[]
2019[]
2021[]
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Individual Player Achievements[]
Season 2021[]
MKL 2003
- - Most Effective Player (27.29 EFF)
- - Assisting Leader (6.00 AST)
MKL 2006
- - Rebounding Leader (22.27 REB)
Season 2020[]
MKL 2002
- - Stealing Leader (3.00 STL)
MKL 2006
- - Rebounding Leader (15.88 REB)
- - Best Free Throw Shooter (80.90%)
Season 2015[]
MKL 1997
- Arūnas Mikalauskas - Most Effective Player (26.55 EFF)
- Laurynas Beliauskas - Best 3pt shooter (42.73%)
- Laurynas Beliauskas - Stealing Leader (3.50 STL)
- Laurynas Beliauskas - Assisting Leader (6.63 AST)
- Laurynas Beliauskas - MKL First-Team
MKL 1998
- Džiugas Slavinskas - Scoring Leader (23.15 PTS)
- Einaras Tubutis - Blocking Leader (3.75 BLK)
Notable alumni[]
Retired
Player | Years Attended | Current Team |
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Modestas Paulauskas | (1962) | Retired |
(1988) | Retired | |
Saulius Štombergas | (1992) | Retired |
Eurelijus Žukauskas | (1994) | Retired |
(1995) | Retired | |
Arvydas Macijauskas | (1997) | Retired |
(1997) | Retired | |
Donatas Zavackas | (1998) | Retired |
(1998) | Retired | |
Arvydas Eitutavičius | (2000) | Retired |
(2002) | Retired | |
Mantas Ruikis | (2003) | Retired |
International Players
Player | Class of | Current Team | |
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(2004) | Rapla KK | ![]() | |
Eimantas Bendžius | (2008) | Dinamo Sassari | ![]() |
Julius Kazakauskas | (2010) | ALM Évreux Basket | ![]() |
Artūras Gudaitis | (2011) | BC Zenit Saint Petersburg | ![]() |
Mindaugas Kačinas | (2011) | CB Breogán | ![]() |
(2012) | Tralee Warriors | ![]() | |
Donatas Tarolis | (2012) | KK Buducnost | ![]() |
(2013) | BC Boncourt | ![]() | |
Laurynas Beliauskas | (2015) | Obradoiro CAB | ![]() |
Arūnas Mikalauskas | (2015) | ZZ Leiden | ![]() |
Einaras Tubutis | (2015) | ZZ Leiden | ![]() |
Džiugas Slavinskas | (2017) | BK Inter Bratislava | ![]() |
Rokas Jokubaitis | (2017) | FC Barcelona | ![]() |
(2020) | Sacred Heart Pioneers | ![]() |
LKL Players
Player | Class of | Current Team |
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Tomas Delininkaitis | (2001) | BC Juventus |
Deividas Gailius | (2007) | BC Neptūnas |
Mindaugas Girdžiūnas | (2009) | BC Lietuvos Rytas |
Arnas Butkevičius | (2009) | BC Lietuvos Rytas |
Evaldas Šaulys | (2011) | Cbet Jonava |
(2017) | Cbet Jonava | |
(2017) | Šiauliai 7-bet | |
Klaidas Metrikis | (2018) | BC Neptūnas |
(2018) | BC Neptūnas | |
(2018) | BC Neptūnas | |
(2019) | BC Neptūnas |
NBL Players
Player | Class of | Current Team |
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Valdas Vasylius | (2001) | BC Šilutė |
Marius Runkauskas | (2003) | BC Gargždai-SC |
Simas Galdikas | (2006) | BC Gargždai-SC |
(2009) | BC Kretinga | |
(2010) | BC Šilutė | |
(2011) | BC Kretinga | |
(2011) | BC Kuršiai | |
(2012) | BC Kretinga | |
(2013) | BC Kretinga | |
(2015) | BC Delikatesas | |
(2016) | BC Kuršiai | |
(2017) | BC Kretinga | |
(2018) | BC Šilutė | |
(2018) | BC Šilutė | |
(2019) | LSU-Atletas | |
(2019) | BC Kretinga | |
(2019) | Neptūnas-Akvaservis | |
(2020) | BC Žalgiris-2 | |
(2021) | Neptūnas-Akvaservis | |
(2021) | BC Kuršiai | |
(2021) | BC Gargždai-SC | |
(2021) | Neptūnas-Akvaservis | |
(2021) | Neptūnas-Akvaservis | |
(2021) | BC Kretinga | |
(2021) | BC Gargždai-SC | |
(2022) | Neptūnas-Akvaservis | |
(2022) | Neptūnas-Akvaservis | |
(2022) | Neptūnas-Akvaservis | |
(2022) | Neptūnas-Akvaservis | |
(2023) | BC Kuršiai |
Free Agents
Player | Class of | Current Team |
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Arvydas Šikšnius | (2007) | RKL |
(2009) | Free Agent | |
(2010) | NM2 ![]() | |
(2010) | NM2 ![]() | |
(2011) | C-Gold ![]() | |
(2013) | Free Agent | |
(2014) | Free Agent | |
(2020) | RKL | |
(2020) | RKL | |
(2020) | RKL |
Women
Player | Class of | Current Team |
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Lina Pikčiūtė | (2008) | Free Agent |
Marina Solopova | (2008) | İzmit Belediyespor ![]() |
(2009) | Kayseri Basketbol ![]() | |
(2009) | ![]() | |
(2014) | BC Neptūnas (Women) | |
(2016) | ||
(2018) | BC Neptūnas (Women) | |
(2018) | LSMU Kaunas | |
(2019) | BC Neptūnas (Women) | |
(2019) | LCC | |
(2020) | Kibirkštis-MRU | |
(2020) | LCC | |
(2020) | LCC | |
(2020) | LCC | |
(2020) | BC Neptūnas (Women) | |
(2021) | LCC | |
(2022) | BC Neptūnas (Women) | |
(2023) | LCC | |
(2024) | LCC | |
Justė Jocytė | (2024) | LDLC ASVEL Féminin ![]() |
(2025) | LCC |
References[]
- ^ "Neptūno direktorius apie ..." Delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Rokas Jokubaitis, un jove valor per al Barça". fcbarcelona.cat (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Vlado Knašiaus krepšinio mokyklai – šūsnis laurų". Atviraklaipeda.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Klaipėdiečiai – treti tarp stipriausių Europos keturiolikmečių". ve.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ ""Jr. NBA Lietuva" čempionais tapo Vlado Knašiaus krepšinio mokyklos ekipa". Delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Klaipėdiečiams – Europos jaunimo krepšinio lygos auksas". Atviraklaipeda.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 March 2022.
External links[]
- Basketball teams in Lithuania
- Schools in Klaipėda
- Basketball teams established in 1972
- BC Neptūnas