Lithuania
Lithuania loses at home against Denmark!
Denmark grabbed their first win of the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers, taking down juggernauts Lithuania in their own backyard with an 80-76 win on Friday. With this win, Denmark stayed alive in the hunt for the two tickets available from this group, along with the already-qualified Czech Republic. Lithuania dropped to 1-2, falling two games behind undefeated…
Read MoreRyan Boatright signs with Rytas
Ryan Boatright (183 cm, G) has signed with Lithuanian powerhouse Rytas. Last season Boatright started the season with Cedevita Olimpija from Slovenia and ended it with Avtodor Saratov from Russia. After graduating from the University of Connecticut in 2015 (averaging 17.4 ppg and 3.8 aspg), Boatright wasn’t drafted, but he participated in NBA Summer Leagues…
Read More11 BC Lietkabelis members test positive for COVID-19
BC Lietkabelis’ EuroCup contest against Virtus Bologna will be played at a later date after 11 players and staff from the Lithuanian Basketball League team tested positive for COVID-19. The match was scheduled for Wednesday. Initially, two Lietkabelis players had positive tests for the virus on Friday, according to published reports. Since then, three staff…
Read MoreRytas inks Maurice Ndour
Maurice Ndour (205 cm, F/C) has found a new team. He will play for BC Rytas Vilnius this coming season in the Lithuanian league and the FIBA Championsleague. The 28-year old Senegalese national team player played for Valencia last season. Both in the Spanish ACB Liga Endesa and the Euroleague. Ndour got his basketball education…
Read MoreBarca head coach Jasikevicius tests positive for COVID-19
FC Barcelona announced on Saturday that head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius and assistant Darius Maskoliunas have tested positive for COVID-19. They are both in good health and isolated at home, the club said in its statement, adding that it is cooperating with all the health authorities on the matter.
Read MoreLKL SEASON CANCELLED, ZALGIRIS CROWNED AS CHAMPIONS
Lithuania is the first European country to cancel the basketball season, instead of just suspending it. The official statement reads: The Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) Board has decided to take all the necessary safety actions regarding the spread of COVID-19 virus in the country. Earlier this week the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a…
Read MorePaulius Sorokas added by Sassari
Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A) has bolstered its roster for the upcoming 2019-20 season with the recent addition of Paulius Sorokas (202 cm), a 27-year-old Lithuanian forward. In 2018-19 he originally began the season with Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (Germany-BBL). In November 2018, he transferred Proximus Spirou Charleroi (Belgium-Euromillions League). He mustered averages of 7.2 ppg…
Read MoreMindaugas Kupsas signed by Hapoel Jerusalem
Lithuanian big man, Mindaugas Kupsas (217 cm) is set to be a new face on the roster of Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) for the upcoming 2019-20 season. Kupsas spent the 2018-19 season lending his talents to homegrown team Panevezys Lietkabelis (Lithuania-LKL). He played 14 games for them in the Basketball Champions League where he averaged…
Read MoreZalgiris Kaunas is the 2019 Lithuanian League champion
Zalgiris Kaunas dominated Rytas Vilnius (92-54) and swept the Lithuanian League Finals (3-0). And thereby claimed its ninth straight title. Zalgiris Kaunas was unstoppable on both ends and played excellent for 40 minutes. Consequently, they led from start to finish and earned an easy victory. Rytas never recovered from an early double-digit deficit (20-9, 43-20,…
Read MoreSarunas Marciulionis elected to European Parliament
Lithuanian hoops legend and former NBA star Sarunas Marciulionis has won a seat on the European Parliament after the recently concluded elections on Sunday. The 54-year-old Marciulionis will be representing his native country Lithuania’s Farmers and Greens Union. The party secured 12 percent of the vote during the elections. Sarunas Marciulionis is considered to be…
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