BC Nevėžis
Nevėžis-OPTIBET | |||
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Nevėžis-OPTIBET logo | |||
Leagues | Lithuanian Basketball League | ||
Founded | 1992 | ||
History | BC Nevėžis (1992–2011) BC Kėdainiai Triobet (2011–2012) BC Nevėžis (2012–2020) Nevėžis-OPTIBET (2020–present) | ||
Arena | Kėdainiai Arena | ||
Capacity | 2,200 | ||
Location | Kėdainiai, Lithuania | ||
Team colors | Green, black and white | ||
Team manager | Mindaugas Arlauskas | ||
Head coach | Gediminas Petrauskas | ||
Championships | LKAL Champions (2002) BBL Challenge Cup (2005) BBL Challenge Cup (2008) BBL Cup (2013) | ||
Website | www | ||
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BC Nevėžis (Lithuanian: Krepšinio klubas Nevėžis), commonly known as Nevėžis Kėdainiai, also known as Nevėžis-OPTIBET due to sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Kėdainiai, Lithuania. The club currently competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).
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.[citation needed] 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 nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: 9 September 2024 |
Depth chart
Squad changes for/during the 2024–25 season
In
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Moving from | |
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0 | PF | United States | Leslie Nkereuwem | Georgia State Panthers | United States |
2 | F/C | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Fahrudin Manjgafic | NKA Universitas Pécs | Hungary |
3 | G/F | France | Daryl Doualla | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys | Lithuania |
9 | SG | Lithuania | Jonas Zakas | Juventus Utena | Lithuania |
10 | PF | Lithuania | Vitalijus Kozys | Wolves Twinsbet | Lithuania |
11 | PG | United States | Joseph Girard III | Clemson Tigers | United States |
12 | SG | Lithuania | Nedas Montvila | Žalgiris Kaunas | Lithuania |
24 | C | Serbia | Dimitrije Nikolić | Zlatibor | Serbia |
Out
Logos
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Nevėžis logo (2017-2020)
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Nevėžis new logo (2020–present)
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | National cup | Baltic League | Pos. | European competitions | |
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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 | ||||
2021–22 | 1 | LKL | 10th | First round | ||||
2022–23 | 1 | LKL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
2023–24 | 1 | LKL | 9th | Eightfinal | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | QT |
Head coaches
- Lithuania Stasys Mickevičius: 1993–1998
- Lithuania Saulius Gaurilčikas: 1998–2002
- Lithuania Rūtenis Paulauskas: 2002–2004
- Lithuania Gintaras Leonavičius: 2004–2009, 2012–2014
- Lithuania Nerijus Zabarauskas: 2009
- Lithuania Kastytis Kundrotas: 2009–2010
- Lithuania Rimas Girskis: 2010
- Lithuania Gintaras Krapikas: 2010–2011
- Lithuania Valerijus Kuprijanovas: 2011–2012
- Lithuania Darius Sirtautas: 2012
- Lithuania Virginijus Sirvydis: 2014
- Lithuania Mindaugas Budzinauskas: 2014–2015
- Lithuania Ramūnas Cvirka: 2015–2016, 2017–2018, 2019
- Lithuania Paulius Juodis: 2016–2017
- Lithuania Darius Dimavičius: 2018–2019
- Lithuania Marius Kiltinavičius: 2019–2020, 2021
- United States David Gale: 2020–2021
- Lithuania Gediminas Petrauskas: 2021–present
Notable players
- Lithuania:
- Lithuania Jonas Mačiulis 2004–2005
- Lithuania Simonas Serapinas 2003
- Lithuania Darius Šilinskis 2004–2005, 2008–2010, 2012–2014
- Lithuania Gytis Sirutavičius 2005–2007, 2012–2013
- Lithuania Benas Veikalas 2007–2009
- Lithuania Gintaras Leonavičius 2007–2009, 2013–2014
- Lithuania Darius Gvezdauskas 2009–2010, 2015–2016
- Lithuania Vytenis Čižauskas 2010–2011, 2021–2022
- Lithuania Vidas Ginevičius 2011–2012, 2013–2014
- Lithuania Vytenis Jasikevičius 2011–2013
- Lithuania Mindaugas Girdžiūnas 2012–2013
- Lithuania Vilmantas Dilys 2013–2014
- Lithuania Tauras Jogėla 2013–2014
- Lithuania Simas Buterlevičius 2013–2014, 2018–2019
- Lithuania Žydrūnas Kelys 2013–2014
- Lithuania Arvydas Šikšnius 2013–2014
- Lithuania Vaidotas Volkus 2014–2016, 2016–2018
- Lithuania Justas Tamulis 2014–2015, 2017–2018, 2019–2020
- Lithuania Mindaugas Kupšas 2015–2016
- Lithuania Justas Sinica 2016–2017
- Lithuania Karolis Petrukonis 2016–2017
- Lithuania Ignas Vaitkus 2016–2017, 2023–now
- Lithuania Giedrius Staniulis 2017–2018
- Lithuania Margiris Normantas 2017–2018
- Lithuania Tadas Sedekerskis 2017–2018
- Lithuania Gabrielius Maldūnas 2017–2019
- Lithuania Gintautas Matulis 2017–2019
- Lithuania Regimantas Miniotas 2018–2019
- Lithuania Martynas Varnas 2018–2019
- Lithuania Laurynas Beliauskas 2019–2020
- Lithuania Arminas Urbutis 2019–2020
- Lithuania Kristupas Žemaitis 2019–2020
- Lithuania Julius Kazakauskas 2019–2021
- Lithuania Vaidas Kariniauskas 2020
- Lithuania Vaidas Čepukaitis 2020–2021
- Lithuania Paulius Murauskas 2021–2022
- Lithuania Marius Valinskas 2021–2023
- Lithuania Danielius Lavrinovičius 2021–2023
- Latvia
- Latvia Rihards Kuksiks 2017–2018, 2021–2022
- Latvia Artūrs Žagars 2022–2023
- Greece
- Greece Georgios Kalaitzakis 2019–2020
- Greece Panagiotis Kalaitzakis 2019–2021
- France
- France Daryl Doualla 2021–2023
- Germany
- Germany Ariel Hukporti 2020–2021
- Italy
- Italy Abramo Canka 2020–2021
- Senegal
- Senegal Amar Sylla 2021–2022
- Belgium
- Belgium Tim Lambrecht 2022–2023
- Ukraine
- Ukraine Oleksandr Kolchenko 2015–2016
- Ukraine Vladislav Korenyuk 2017–2018
- Croatia
- Croatia Toni Prostran 2016–2017
- Croatia Sven Smajlagic 2021–2022
- Croatia Lovre Basic 2023
- Serbia
- Serbia Ivan Smiljanić 2016–2017
- United States
- United States Brad Davison 2022–2023
- United States Sedrick Barefield 2020–2021
- United States E.J Montgomery 2020–2021
- United States T.J Starks 2021–2022
- United States Brevin Galloway 2023
- United States Sean McNeil 2023-
- United States Zane Waterman 2023-
- Russia
- Russia Alexander Klyuev 2014–2015
- Russia Alexander Zakharov 2017–2018
- Russia Valery Likhodey 2017–2018
- Russia Zakhar Vedischev 2019
- Brasil
- Brazil Rafael Luz 2021
References
- ↑ ""Nevėžis" – viena koja FIBA Europos taurėje". BasketNews.lt (in lietuvių). Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ↑ "Solidų pranašumą iššvaistęs "Nevėžis" pateko į FIBA Europos taurę". BasketNews.lt (in lietuvių). Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ↑ "Nevezis". LKL.lt (in lietuvių). Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ "NEVEZIS KEDAINIAI". BBL.net. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Lithuanian)
- BC Nevėžis at LKL.lt
- BC Nevėžis at BBL.net (archive)