BC Jonava

Jonava Hipocredit
Leagues	LKL ENBL
Founded	1969;57 years ago (1969)
History	List Statyba (1969–1980) Klevas (1980–1994) Statyba (1994–1999) Statyba–Žalgiris (1999–2001) Triobet (2001–2006) SK Dextera (2006–2008) SK Malsta (2008–2009) Triobet–Malsta (2009–2010) Triobet (2010–2013) Petrochema (2013–2015) Petrochema-Dextera (2015–2016) Jonavos sporto klubas (2016–2017) Jonava (2017–2018) Sintek-Jonava (2018–2019) Jonava (2019–2020) CBet (2020–2025) Jonava Hipocredit (2025–present)
Arena	Jonava Sports Arena
Capacity	2,200
Location	Jonava, Lithuania
Team colors	Blue, cyan, white
President	Vaidas Vaškevičius
Head coach	Steponas Babrauskas
Championships	1 NKL
Website	bcjonava.lt

BC Jonava also known as Jonava Hipocredit due to sponsorship reasons, is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Jonava. The team competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and in the European North Basketball League (ENBL).

The club was officially founded in 1999, and had been playing in the second-tier Lithuanian basketball league NKL (formerly known as LKAL) since its inception. Having been promoted to the top division, the club played a strong first season in the LKL, finishing fifth.

History

The first basketball club in Jonava known as "Statyba" was founded in 1969. In 1980, a furniture enterprise started sponsoring the team. BC Jonava won the Lithuanian second-tier league basketball championship at the end of the season. A decade later, the historic Jonava basketball club ceased to exist, and was replaced by the sports club "Triobet" in 1999. ^[1]

Old Jonava logo

Players

Current roster

Jonava Hipocredit roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 0 Johnson, Nick 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 25 – (2001-03-26)26 March 2001 PG 1 Mesidor, Reggie 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 25 – (2001-04-06)6 April 2001 G/F 3 Sabeckis, Donatas  (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 33 – (1992-12-30)30 December 1992 PG 4 Raulusevičius, Nojus 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 18 – (2008-09-25)25 September 2008 F/C 7 Valantinas, Lukas 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (2001-02-25)25 February 2001 C 8 Lambrecht, Tim 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 28 – (1998-01-15)15 January 1998 G/F 10 Harrison, Damoni 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 22 – (2004-03-10)10 March 2004 F 11 Repšys, Matas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 24 – (2002-01-28)28 January 2002 G/F 12 Mockus, Mintautas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (2003-09-14)14 September 2003 F/C 13 Brown, Clevon 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 28 – (1998-07-18)18 July 1998 F/C 18 Vasiliauskas, Grantas 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 27 – (1999-01-10)10 January 1999 G/F 24 Kulieša, Nojus 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 21 – (2005-02-13)13 February 2005 F 55 Arlauskas, Martynas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (2000-07-10)10 July 2000	Head coach Steponas Babrauskas Assistant coach(es) Artūras Milaknis Kajus Lapienis Athletic trainer(s) Aivaras Pranckevičius Physiotherapist(s) Gabrielė Čeponytė Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: September 19, 2026

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Tim Lambrecht	Lukas Valantinas
PF	Clevon Brown	Matas Repšys	Grantas Vasiliauskas
SF	Martynas Arlauskas	Damoni Harrison	Mintautas Mockus
SG	Nick Johnson	Nojus Kulieša
PG	Donatas Sabeckis	Reggie Mesidor	Nojus Raulusevičius

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Moving from
0	G/F		Nick Johnson	Sluneta Ústí nad Labem
1	PG		Reggie Mesidor	Den Helder Suns
3	G/F		Donatas Sabeckis	Golden Eagle Ylli
4	G		Nojus Rauluševičius	Jonava SC
7	F/C		Lukas Valantinas	Nevėžis Kėdainiai
8	F/C		Tim Lambrecht	Czarni Słupsk
10	G/F		Damoni Harrison	Charlotte
12	G/F		Mintautas Mockus	Juventus Utena
13	F/C		Clevon Brown	Opava
18	PF		Grantas Vasiliauskas	Shinagawa City
24	SG		Nojus Kulieša	Lietkabelis Panevėžys
55	G/F		Martynas Arlauskas	CSM Galați

Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Moving to
0	G/F		Lesley Varner II	MZT Skopje
2	G		Makai Ashton-Langford	Dziki Warsaw
3	G/F		Modestas Babraitis	Utah Valley Wolverines
8	G/F		Lukas Kreišmontas	Neptūnas Klaipėda
9	G/F		Dovydas Buika	BYU
12	F/C		Mihkel Kirves	Pärnu
13	PG		Adomas Sidarevičius	BC Gargždai
23	F/C		Benjamin Krikke	BC Gargždai
33	G		Olin Carter III	Free agent
42	C		Tommy Rutherford	Free agent
98	F		Džiugas Slavinskas	Free agent

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	King Mindaugas Cup	European Competitions
2001–02	2	LKAL	10th
2002–03	2	LKAL	8th
2003–04	2	LKAL	3rd
2004–05	2	LKAL	2nd
2005–06	2	NKL	4th
2006–07	2	NKL	2nd
2007–08	2	NKL	3rd
2008–09	2	NKL	9th
2009–10	2	NKL	2nd
2010–11	2	NKL	9th
2011–12	2	NKL	8th
2012–13	2	NKL	4th
2013–14	2	NKL	5th
2014–15	2	NKL	7th
2015–16	2	NKL	4th
2016–17	2	NKL	14th
2017–18	2	NKL	9th
2018–19	2	NKL	12th
2019–20	2	NKL	– 1
2020–21	2	NKL	1st	First round
2021–22	1	LKL	5th	Quarterfinalist
2022–23	1	LKL	4th	Second place	4 FIBA Europe Cup	QR
2023–24	1	LKL	7th	Quarterfinalist	4 FIBA Europe Cup	R2
2024–25	1	LKL	4th	Quarterfinals
2025–26	1	LKL	8th	Quarterfinals

^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Notable players

• Lukas Brazdauskis
• Romanas Brazdauskis
• Ramūnas Butautas
• Vidas Ginevičius
• Rimantas Grigas
• Tomas Masiulis
• Darius Maskoliūnas
• Darius Sirtautas
• Arvydas Šikšnius
• Edgaras Ulanovas
• Arūnas Visockas
• Edvinas Šeškus
• Laimonas Kisielius
• Vytautas Šulskis
• Artūras Valeika
• Dovis Bičkauskis
• Aurimas Majauskas
• Martins Laksa
• Manu Lecomte
• Goran Huskić
• Strahinja Micovic
• Glynn Watson Jr.
• Stanley Whittaker ^[2]

Head coaches

• Kęstutis Naruševičius: 2009–2016
• Nerijus Zabarauskas: 2016–2018, 2019–2020
• Murat Didin: 2018
• Rimantas Grigas: 2018–2019
• Virginijus Šeškus: 2020–2024
• Mantas Šernius: 2024–2025
• Paulius Juodis: 2025
• Steponas Babrauskas: 2025–present

References

1. http://www.nklyga.lt/lt/top/komanda/?team_id=259853&season_id=87923#mbt:123-200$t&0=1 NKL league
2. Topscorer mit bewegender Geschichte – Stanley Whittaker zu den LIONS abseits-ka.de, 16 August 2021. Accessed 4 October 2021.(in German)

External links

• Official website (in Lithuanian)
• BC Jonava at LKL.lt (in English and Lithuanian)