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Zalgiris Kaunas withdraws from VTB league
The Lithuanian powerhouse B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas has announced that it will be withdrawing from the
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: USA slips past Serbia, QFs set
The contingent from the United States playing in the FIBA Men U19 World Championships entered Game 6 of the qualifying rounds with a perfect 5-0 record along with their opponent on the day, Serbia, and the Spanish club that squared off against Lithuania. By the end of the day, the US was the only undefeated…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Six clubs grab spots in QFs
Day 6 of the FIBA Men U19 World Championships resulted in six teams clinching spots in the quarterfinals, with three teams still undefeated after Croatia took a 91:90 barnburner from previously unbeaten Lithuania. At the end of the day’s competition, the following six teams were assured of their spots in the next round of the…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Four remain unblemished
After four games in the FIBA Men U19 World Championships, four clubs remain unbeaten, as Lithuania, Serbia, Spain and the United States have set aside all challengers thus far. The four set up a possible final day on Wednesday where Lithuania will take on Spain in Group E and the US will square off against…
Read MoreFIBA Men’s U19 Worlds advance to next round
The FIBA Men’s U19 World Championships finished the Preliminary Round on Saturday in Prague, Czech Republic, setting up the 12 clubs that will move on to the Eight-Final Round. In the Preliminary Rounds, the 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams and played each other once. With those results the 12 that…
Read MoreAurimas Kieza to join Prishtina
Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovo Superleague has bolstered its roster with the addition of Lithuanian Aurimas Kieza (202 cm, Hofstra’06). The power forward will join Prishtina for the 2013/2014 season after recently leaving BC Siauliai (LKL) in his native Lithuania. He made 21 appearances for Siauliai during the 2012/2013 campaign and recorded averages of 13.3…
Read MoreBenas Veikalas stays with Telekom Baskets
Benas Veikalas (192 cm, Metro State’07) will be remaining with Telekom Baskets Bonn from Germany’s BBL for two more seasons. The Lithuanian joined the German team in 2011. In 2012-13 the 29-year-old Veikalas averaged 9.7 ppg and 2.3 rpg in 12 games in the EuroChallenge. The team made it as far as the quarterfinals in…
Read MoreKestutis Kemzura to coach CEZ Nymburk
CEZ Basketball Nymburk from the Czech Republic has announced the hiring of Lithuanian Kestutis Kemzura as the team’s new head coach for the 2013-14 season. The team was quick to make adjustments soon after former head coach Ronen Ginzburg opted to part ways with the team. The team Kemzura has had head coaching experience in Italy,…
Read MoreJoan Plaza leaves Zalgiris Kaunas
It was a tearful press conference for Joan Plaza when he announced his departure from B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas from Lithuania’s LKL after just one season with the team. The Spanish coach had a great run in 2012-13. He led the team to win the Lithuanian SuperCup, to be co-Champions of the regular season in the…
Read MoreMindaugas Kuzminskas headed to Spain
Mindaugas Kuzminskas (205 cm) will get to test his professional basketball skills outside of his home Lithuania soon. He will soon be headed to Unicaja Malaga from Spain’s ACB. He’s been playing for BC Zalgiris Kaunas since 2010. This 2012-13 season he played 19 games for them in the Lithuanian league and averaged 13.6 ppg…
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