Prienai is a city in Lithuania situated on the Nemunas River, 29 km (18 mi) south of Kaunas. In 2023 the city had 8,894 inhabitants. The name of the city is a derivative from a surname Prienas. Pociūnai Airport is associated with the city.
Valdas Ivanauskas is a Lithuanian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker.
Paulius Jankūnas is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player who mainly played for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He was also a member of the senior Lithuanian national team. Jankūnas played at either center or power forward, with power forward being his main position. He earned an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2018.
Darjuš Lavrinovič is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. At 2.12 m in height, he played primarily at the center position. He was also a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team. Lavrinovič was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2006.
Kšyštof Lavrinovič is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he played at the power forward and center positions. Lavrinovič was a two-time All-EuroLeague selection.
Tautvydas Šležas is a Lithuanian basketball TV analyst and assistant coach for BC Žalgiris-2.
Tadas Klimavičius is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, who last played for Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He is a power forward. He also represented Lithuania national basketball team internationally.
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.
Vytautas Šulskis is a Lithuanian professional basketball player.
Artūras Valeika is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He is 2 times champion in Romania with CSM Oradea, and one time SuperCup winner with the ”Red Lions”.
Povilas Čukinas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player.
Rolandas Alijevas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player of Azeri descent.
Paulius is a Lithuanian masculine given name, which is a cognate of the name Paul, from the Latin Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble". The name may refer to:
Edvinas Šeškus is a Lithuanian basketball player who recently played for CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He mainly plays the shooting guard position. He is 196 cm tall and weighs 100 kg (220 lb).
Virginijus Šeškus is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach. He was previously the head coach of M Basket Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).
Povilas Butkevičius is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player.
Paulius Dambrauskas is a Lithuanian basketball player who last played for Astoria Bydgoszcz of the Polish Basketball League.
Paulius Valinskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for KK Borac Mozzart of the ABA League. He is a 1.91 m (6'3") tall combo guard.
Regimantas Miniotas is a Lithuanian basketball player for Wolves Twinsbet of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.
Rapolas Ivanauskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats, the Colgate Raiders, and the Cincinnati Bearcats.
