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
G 2 Lithuania Bičkauskis, Dovis 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1993-09-05)5 September 1993
PG 3 Lithuania Syčius, Robertas 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 37 – (1985-11-09)9 November 1985
SF 4 United States Garrett, Jeffery 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 – (1994-12-08)8 December 1994
PG 5 United States Watson Jr., Glynn 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1997-03-09)9 March 1997
PF 7 Lithuania Valeika, Artūras 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 37 – (1985-08-11)11 August 1985
SF 8 Lithuania Šulskis, Vytautas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 34 – (1988-08-08)8 August 1988
SG 9 Lithuania Šeškus, Edvinas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 28 – (1995-03-10)10 March 1995
SF 10 Lithuania Rauluševičius, Nedas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 20 – (2002-06-19)19 June 2002
SG 19 Lithuania Gezevičius, Mantas 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 16 – (2006-10-19)19 October 2006
C 22 United States Maxwell, Evan 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 27 – (1995-12-05)5 December 1995
C 23 Serbia Huskić, Goran 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 31 – (1992-02-26)26 February 1992
SG 20 Latvia Laksa, Martins 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 32 – (1990-06-26)26 June 1990
SF 88 Lithuania Kreišmontas, Lukas 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 22 – (2001-04-08)8 April 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lithuania Paulius Malašauskas
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Lithuania Aivaras Pranckevičius
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2021-09-30

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Goran Huskić
PF Jeff Garrett Vytautas Šulskis
SF Edvinas Šeškus
SG
PG Dovis Bičkauskis Adomas Sidarevičius

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving from
1GLithuaniaJustinas RamanauskasŽalgiris-2Lithuania
5SGLithuaniaEvaldas ŠaulysBC NeptūnasLithuania
21SFAustraliaLachlan AndersonKK TFTNorth Macedonia
3F/CColombiaJuan PalaciosTitanes de BarranquillaColombia
11PGUnited StatesJackson DubinskiKK EuroNickel 2005North Macedonia
20PGBelgiumManu LecomteCbet PrienaiLithuania
10FLithuaniaVitalijus KozysŽalgiris-2Lithuania
15GLithuaniaMantas GezevičiusKKSC JonavaLithuania

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving to
PGUnited StatesLiam O'ReillySCM U CraiovaRomania
SFLithuaniaIgnas LabutisSūduva-MantingaLithuania
SFLithuaniaDarius Tarvydas
SGLithuaniaTomas Delininkaitis
SGLithuaniaNojus Pankratjevas
PFLithuaniaGediminas Žalalis
SFLithuaniaRedas Jakubauskas

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 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)
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