BC Žalgiris
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| Leagues | Lithuanian Basketball League, Baltic Basketball League, VTB United League, Euroleague |
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| Founded | 1944 | |||
| Arena | Kaunas Sports Hall (capacity: 5,000) |
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| Location | Kaunas, Lithuania | |||
| Team colors | Green and White |
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| President | Arvydas Sabonis | |||
| Head coach | Darius Maskoliūnas (interim) | |||
| Championships | Lithuanian League: 12 Euroleague: 1 Intercontinental Cup: 1 Baltic League: 2 LKF: 2 |
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BC Žalgiris (Basketball Club Žalgiris) is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lithuanian Basketball League (Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga). Žalgiris is one of 14 European clubs that currently hold ULEB A Licenses, which provide their holders with a guaranteed place in the Euroleague.
Logo design: A green and white shield with the sign "BC Žalgiris", a basketball, and the letter "Ž". The club's name commemorates the victorious Battle of Žalgiris (Battle of Grunwald) (both names: Žalgiris and Grunwald are translated as "green grove").
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History
Since 1944, BC Žalgiris is the main Lithuanian basketball team to produce top-flight talents for European basketball, such as the Olympic champions Modestas Paulauskas, Arvydas Sabonis, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Valdemaras Chomičius, and many others. In the mid-1980s, the finals between BC Žalgiris Kaunas and CSKA Moscow (Central Sports Club of Army) served as a major inspiration for Lithuanian national revival that contributed to the emergence of the Sąjūdis national movement and re-establishment of state independence.
Sabonis became the principal owner of the club in 2003, after having played for many years in the Spanish ACB League and the NBA. In 2009, Sabonis sold most of his stake to a local investment group, Ūkio banko investicinė grupė (ŪBIG) which is headed by Vladimir Romanov, which now holds a 75% interest in the club. Sabonis retained a 21.5% stake in the club; 3% is owned by a minority group, and the remaining 0.5% is owned by the Kaunas City municipality.
Titles
National:
- Lithuanian Championships (22): 1946, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
- Soviet Union Championships (5): 1947, 1951, 1985, 1986, 1987
- Soviet Union Cups (1): 1953
International:
- World Clubs Championships (1): 1986
- Baltic Cups (2): 1998, 2009
- EuroCup Championships (1): 1998
- North European Championships (1): 1999
- Euroleague Championships (1): 1999
- Baltic Championships (2): 2005, 2008
Roster
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BC Žalgiris roster
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Depth Chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
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| C | Mirza Begić | Travis Watson | Povilas Čukinas | ||
| PF | Tadas Klimavičius | Mario Delaš | Siim-Sander Vene | Povilas Butkevičius | |
| SF | Dainius Šalenga | Martynas Pocius | |||
| SG | Marcus Brown | Artūras Milaknis | Adas Juškevičius | ||
| PG | Mantas Kalnietis | Aleksandar Ćapin | Šarūnas Vasiliauskas |
Players of note
(Mostly former players)
Head coaches
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External links
- Official website (Lithuanian)/(English)
- Fan club "Green Death" (Lithuanian)
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