Lithuania
Tadas Klimavicius out six months with Torn ACL
Zalgiris Kaunas’s (Lithuania-LKL) frontline suffered another blow Tuesday night when Tadas Klimavicius (2.04m) left a Lithuanian league game with a knee injury. On Wednesday the worst was confirmed when team doctors found a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the player’s right leg. He is expected to undergo surgery in the coming days. The anticipated recovery…
Read MoreRudupois expands roster with addition of two
Rudupois announced the addition of two new players, Siim-Sander Vene (2.03m) and Karolis Aldakauskas (1.93m). Last season Vene scored 8.0 points per game in the Lithuanian LKL for his previous squad, Baltai Kaunas. In the Baltic League he tallied 11.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per contest. Aldakauskas played with Rudupois’ affiliate Rudupis KKSC Prienu, which…
Read MoreBBL Groupings released for 2012-13
The Baltic Basketball League (BBL) has released the league groupings for the upcoming season. The league will consist of 23 teams, broken up into four groups. The first day of competition has been set for October 2nd. The competition format will be set into the follow separate sessions: • The Regular Season • Top 16…
Read MoreFIBA 3×3 World Tour concludes in Miami this week
12 of the best 3×3 squads in the world are heading to Miami, FL for the finale of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour competition. On Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21 and 22, the teams representing cities from around the world, will square off in a competition that will divide the teams into two pools that…
Read MoreChris Stephenson signs with Naglis
Chris Stephenson (190 cm, UNC Asheville’12) has signed in Lithuania with Naglis Palangos. Last season Chris Stephenson played college basketball with UNC Asheville where he averaged 12.8 ppg. This will be his first professional contract.
Read MoreSaulius Kuzminskas signs with BC Siaulia
Saulius Kuzminskas has signed with BC Siaulia (Lithuania-LKL) for the 2012-13 season. Kuzminskas (2.10m, college: Berkeley) had a full passport last year as he started the 2011-12 season in Italy with Vanoli Cremona (Italian Lega), then moved on to Rudupis (Lithuania-LKL), while finishing the year off with Trefl Sopot (Polish-TBL).
Read MoreBC Zalgiris Kaunas restricted from signing players
Due to the recent decision by the FIBA Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) that BC Zalgiris Kaunas owes former coach Ilias Zouros €156,000 in pay (click here to see story), FIBA has placed a restriction on Zalgiris from registering new players. Once the debt owed to Zouros is paid, the restriction will be lifted and Zalgiris…
Read MoreMike Moore Signs With BC Siauliai
Mike Moore (195 cm, Hofstra’12) has signed a contract with BC Siauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Moore led Hofstra in scoring last season at 19.9 points per game and earned Colonial Athletic Association second-team honors.
Read MoreKaukenas and Lavrinovic twins candidates for Lithuanian elections
If they will be elected, they will sit in Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament). Romanov is the owner of Zalgiris Kaunas, the team where the three will play next season.
Read MoreGiedrius Gustas works out deal with Neptūnas Klaipėda
According to the Neptūnas Klaipėda (Lithuanian LKL) website, they have concluded a long negotiation with Giedrius Gustas (1.90m) for the former Lithuania National team member to play with the squad for the 2012-13 season. Gustas played with Turow Zgorzelec (Poland TBL) where he average 7.1 points and 1.5 assists per game over 44 games. This…
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