Basketball Club Žalgiris commonly known as BC Žalgiris, is a professional basketball club based in Kaunas, Lithuania. They compete domestically in the Lithuanian Basketball League and internationally as a long-term licensed EuroLeague team. Since the 2011–12 season, Žalgiris has played its home games in Žalgiris Arena in the New Town district of Kaunas.
Linas Kleiza is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he played at the small forward and power forward positions. In 2010, he was the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy winner and a member of the All-EuroLeague First Team.
BC Šiauliai is the professional basketball club of Šiauliai, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League. It has won the 3rd place award in the LKL a record 9 times.
Mantas Kalnietis is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player who last played for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He was also a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team. He would preferably take the point guard position, but could play shooting guard as well.
Martynas Gecevičius (Gecas) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who recently played for M Basket Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at 1.93 m, he primarily plays at the shooting guard position.
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.
Mindaugas Kuzminskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player and the vice-captain for AEK Athens of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). He also represents the Lithuanian national team in international competition. He is 2.05 m tall, and he can play at both the small forward and power forward positions.
BC 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).
Domantas Sabonis is a Lithuanian-American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Lithuanian national team. Son of the Hall of Fame player Arvydas Sabonis, Sabonis is a two-time All-NBA Team member, three-time NBA All-Star, and has led the league in rebounds twice.
Karolis Babkauskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He participated in the 2012 LKL Three–point Shootout, finishing in fourth place.
Karolis is a Lithuanian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the North Germanic names Karl and Carl and the French and English Charles.
Karolis Chvedukas was a Lithuanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Lukas Lekavičius is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 1.80 m, he plays the point guard position. He was named to the LKL All-Tournament Team in 2017.
Basketball is the most popular sport in Lithuania. During public opinion polls in Lithuania, the Lithuanians regularly describe basketball as their priority interest sport. A research in 2015 indicated that nearly 41% of all population in Lithuania watched the EuroBasket 2015 final between Lithuania and Spain and it became the most watched event of the 21st century in Lithuania. The popularity of basketball among Lithuanians led to it being nicknamed as the "second religion" in Lithuania.
Arnoldas Kulboka is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Wolves Twinsbet of the Lithuanian Basketball League and the EuroCup. He was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 55th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft. Standing at 2.06 m, he can play at both forward positions.
Martynas Echodas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Manisa Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
Karolis Lukošiūnas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).
Karolis Giedraitis is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who recently played for Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).
Karolis Skinkys is a Lithuanian football executive, who currently works as the sporting director of the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC.
Dovydas Giedraitis is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.
