BC Jonava

The BC Jonava, known for sponsorship reasons as the BC CBet (Lithuanian: Jonavos CBet; English: CBet Jonava), are a Lithuanian professional basketball team based in Jonava. The CBet compete in the Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga (LKL).

CBet
CBet logo
LeaguesLKL
Founded1969 (1969)
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–)
ArenaJonava Sports Arena
Capacity2,200
LocationJonava, Lithuania
Team colorsBlue, cyan, white
     
PresidentVaidas Vaškevičius
Head coachVirginijus Šeškus
Championships1 NKL
Websitejsk.lt

The club was officially founded in 1999, and had been playing in the second-tier Lithuanian basketball league NKL (formerly known as LKAL) since its inception. Having been promoted to the top division, the club played a strong first season in the LKL, finishing fifth.

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 0 United States Lewis, Mike 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 25 – (1998-02-19)19 February 1998
F/C 2 United States Hughes, Michael 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 25 – (1998-02-01)1 February 1998
G/F 3 Lithuania Rauluševičius, Nedas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 21 – (2002-06-19)19 June 2002
PF 4 Lithuania Mičovič, Strahinja 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 31 – (1992-09-28)28 September 1992
SF 8 Lithuania Kreišmontas, Lukas 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 22 – (2001-04-08)8 April 2001
SG 9 Lithuania Šeškus, Edvinas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 28 – (1995-03-10)10 March 1995
G 10 Puerto Rico Gandia-Rosa, Ivan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 26 – (1997-09-14)14 September 1997
G 11 Lithuania Morkūnas, Dastinas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 19 – (2004-02-06)6 February 2004
PF/C 17 Serbia Marelja, Aleksandar 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 30 – (1992-12-06)6 December 1992
F 22 Lithuania Jogėla, Tauras 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 – (1993-05-02)2 May 1993
C 33 Lithuania Černius, Dominykas 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 19 – (2004-03-03)3 March 2004
F 77 Lithuania Mineikis, Nojus 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (2000-11-29)29 November 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lithuania Paulius Malašauskas
  • Lithuania Andrius Ulčickas
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Lithuania Lukas Leskauskas
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: October 22, 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving from

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving to
7PFLithuaniaArtūras ValeikaFree agent
22CUnited StatesEvan MaxwellFree agent
2PGLithuaniaDovis Bičkauskis7bet-LietkabelisLithuania
4PFUnited StatesJeffery GarrettNiners ChemnitzGermany

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. KMT Cup
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
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Notable players

References
  1. http://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)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.