Rytas Vilnius is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club was founded in 1997 from another club, Statyba. Rytas have won two EuroCup titles, six Lithuanian League titles, three Lithuanian Cups and three Baltic Championships. The team plays their home games at the 2,741-seat Jeep Arena.
Martynas "Marty" Gecevičius is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for M Basket Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at 1.93 m, he primarily plays at the shooting guard position.
Žydrūnas Urbonas is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and current coach. He is currently the head coach for Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovo Superleague.
Dainius Adomaitis is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and the head coach for Alvark Tokyo of Japan's B.League.
BC Juventus, also known as Uniclub Casino Juventus for sponsorship reasons, is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Utena, Lithuania. Founded in 1999, the club currently plays in the Lithuanian Basketball League.
BC Prienai was a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Prienai. They played domestically in the Lithuanian Basketball League every year since winning the promotion in 2009. During the 2008–09 season, then called Rūdupis, they became the champion of the NKL and won the challenge match for a slot in the LKL. In their debut LKL season Rūdupis took seventh place, while next two seasons brought BC Prienai two bronze LKL medals. BC Prienai played in EuroCup 2011–12 with moderate success; the team won 3 games out of 6, but nonetheless failed to qualify for the next stage. More recently, the team has become a strong competitor in domestic tournaments, more than once upsetting teams such as Žalgiris Kaunas and Lietuvos rytas Vilnius. In December 2017, in a highly publicized move, Vytautas signed American basketball players and brothers LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball.
Robertas Giedraitis is a Lithuanian basketball coach and former player. He was most recently the assistant coach for Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Giedraitis played his whole career with Šiauliai. He is currently the player with the most steals and the most assists made in Lithuanian Basketball League's history.
Julius Jucikas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m), he plays at the center position.
Margiris ,,Margo" Normantas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at 1.94 m, he mainly plays at the shooting guard position.
Elvar Már Friðriksson is an Icelandic professional basketball player for PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He is also a member of the Icelandic national basketball team. He has twice been named to the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team as a member of Njarðvík. In 2020, he won the Swedish championship with Borås Basket. In 2021, he was named the Lithuanian Basketball League MVP after leading the league in assists. He was named the Icelandic Male Basketball Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022.
Dovis Bičkauskis is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), he plays at the point guard position.
Aurimas Majauskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Gargždų ,,Gargždai" of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for Sam Houston State from 2013 to 2017.
Ajdin Penava is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for Marshall University in the Conference USA (C-USA). He led NCAA Division I in blocks per game (3.94) in 2017–18.
The 2017–18 BC Prienai season is the 23rd season in the existence of the club, which was known as Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas for sponsorship reasons. The team played in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) but also briefly participated in the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) and in the qualifying round of Basketball Champions League (BCL). The season was highlighted with both on-court and financial struggles, dating as far back as 2016, and several roster changes.
Martinas Geben is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB. He previously attended and played college basketball in the University of Notre Dame.
Aleksa Nikolić, is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for the Marshall Thundering Herd. Standing 2.01 m, he can play both guard positions, as well as small forward.
Kinu Ashton Rochford is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Golden Eagle Ylli of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. In 2017, he won the NKL championship with Garonne Sūduva-Mantinga.
Marek Blaževič is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Monbus Obradoiro of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at 2.09 m, he plays the center position.
Marius Valinskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at 1.87 m, he plays both guard positions.
The 2021 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė, also known as Citadele Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, was the sixth edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup.
