Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, also known as Betsafe LKL for sponsorship reasons, is the premier professional men's club basketball league in Lithuania. It is composed of 10 teams, and it is a member of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation. The best LKL clubs are also annual participants of the top European-wide basketball competitions, including the top-tier level EuroLeague.
Tomas Delininkaitis is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Jurbarkas-Karys of the National Basketball League (NKL). He was a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. He is a 1.90 m tall combo guard.
Mindaugas Lukauskis locally also known as the Legend or the Iron man, is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Jurbarkas-Karys of the National Basketball League (NKL). Lukauskis is a holder of multiple Lithuanian League records.
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.
BC Pieno žvaigždės is a professional basketball club from Pasvalys, Lithuania. Founded in 1999, the team competed in the top-tier Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) for 13 seasons from 2011 to 2024. The club name comes from the main sponsor Pieno žvaigždės.
Basketball Club Wolves, officially named Wolves Twinsbet for sponsorship reasons, is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in the city of Vilnius. The team competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and internationally in the EuroCup. The team plays its home games at the 10,000-seat Twinsbet Arena.
Tomas Dimša is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the LKL and the EuroLeague. He mostly plays at the shooting guard position.
Virginijus Šeškus is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of M Basket Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).
Paulius Valinskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for FMP of the ABA League. He is a 1.91 m (6'3") tall combo guard.
Laurynas Birutis is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.
Kristupas Žemaitis is a Lithuanian basketball player who plays for Wolves Twinsbet of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.
Arnas Beručka is a Lithuanian basketball player for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League.
Donatas Sabeckis is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for M Basket Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He primarily plays as point guard, but can also play as shooting guard or small forward.
Big Baller Brand Challenge Games were a series of friendly basketball games between Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and five teams in the LKL, National Basketball League (NKL), and Regional Basketball League (RKL). It began on January 9 and ended on January 28, 2018. The games were designed by Vytautas to give more exposure to its new signees, brothers LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball, and resulted in the team's withdrawal from the 2017–18 Baltic Basketball League season. The games were sponsored by Big Baller Brand, an athletic apparel company founded by the brothers' father LaVar Ball, and were streamed on Facebook Live via Ballislife Weekly Showcase.
Rokas Jokubaitis is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague.
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.
Lukas Uleckas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Uleckas has competed with the Lithuanian junior national teams on multiple occasions.
Marek Blaževič is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Wolves Twinsbet of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. Standing at 2.09 m, he plays the center position.
The 2020–21 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, also called Betsafe-LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Žalgiris achieved their 23rd title overall, eleven consecutive.
