BC Jonava

CBet
CBet
Leagues	LKL
Founded	1969;55 years ago
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–);
Arena	Jonava Sports Arena
Capacity	2,200
Location	Jonava, Lithuania
Team colors	Blue, cyan, white;
President	Vaidas Vaškevičius
Head coach	Virginijus Šeškus
Championships	1 NKL
Website	bcjonava.lt
Home	Away

Last updated May 27, 2024

BC Jonava, also known as CBet Jonava (Lithuanian : Jonavos CBet) for sponsorship reasons, is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Jonava. The team competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).

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

Current roster

CBet roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
PG	0	Lewis, Mike	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	26 – (1998-02-19)19 February 1998
G/F	3	Rauluševičius, Nedas	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	21 – (2002-06-19)19 June 2002
PF	4	Mićović, Strahinja	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	31 – (1992-06-17)17 June 1992
PG	5	Larson, Ryan	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	23 – (2000-06-08)8 June 2000
SF	8	Kreišmontas, Lukas	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	23 – (2001-04-08)8 April 2001
SG	9	Šeškus, Edvinas	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	29 – (1995-03-10)10 March 1995
G	10	Gandia-Rosa, Ivan	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	26 – (1997-09-14)14 September 1997
F	11	Furmanavičius, Justas	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	29 – (1994-09-14)14 September 1994
F	22	Jogėla, Tauras	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	31 – (1993-05-02)2 May 1993
C	33	Dramé, Ousmane	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	32 – (1991-12-15)15 December 1991

Head coach

Virginijus Šeškus

Assistant coach(es)

Andrius Ulčickas

Athletic trainer(s)

Lukas Leskauskas

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: February 21, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C			Dominykas Černius
PF	Strahinja Mićović	Tauras Jogėla
SF	Lukas Kreišmontas		Nedas Rauluševičius
SG	Edvinas Šeškus		Dastinas Morkūnas
PG	Mike Lewis	Ivan Gandia-Rosa

Squad changes for/during the 2023–24 season

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Moving from

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Moving to
7	PF	Artūras Valeika	Free agent
22	C	Evan Maxwell	Free agent
2	PG	Dovis Bičkauskis	7bet-Lietkabelis
4	PF	Jeffery Garrett	Niners Chemnitz

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	KMT 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
2023–24	1	LKL	7th	Quarterfinalist	3 Champions League	QR

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

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References

↑ http://www.nklyga.lt/lt/top/komanda/?team_id=259853&season_id=87923#mbt:123-200$t&0=1 NKL league
↑ 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)

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[1] ttp://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)

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