2020–21 BC Žalgiris season

The 2020–21 BC Žalgiris season is the 77th season in the existence of the club. The club has been playing in the Betsafe-LKL, King Mindaugas Cup and the EuroLeague.

Main article: BC Žalgiris

Žalgiris Kaunas

2020–21 season
Director	Paulius Motiejūnas
Sports director	Robertas Javtokas
Head coach	Martin Schiller
Arena	Žalgiris Arena
LKL	scheduled
EuroLeague	scheduled
Lithuanian Cup	scheduled
Home Away
All statistics correct as of July 13, 2020.

Overview

During the off-season, Šarūnas Jasikevičius left Žalgiris after four and a half seasons as a head coach of the team, signing for FC Barcelona. Subsequently, assistant coaches Darius Maskoliūnas and Tomas Masiulis, together with athletic coach Justinas Grainys, followed him to Barcelona. Players K. C. Rivers, Edgaras Ulanovas, and Zach LeDay signed with other EuroLeague teams. Žalgiris youth product Tomas Dimša returned to the team after five years, signing a two-year contract (with a possible extension for another year). An 18-year-old Marek Blaževič was bought out from Žalgiris local rivals Rytas, signing for three years, although their Estonian prospect Kerr Kriisa decided to pursue his career in the USA college basketball. Lithuanian trio, Laurynas Birutis, Arnas Velička, and Gytis Masiulis left the club after playing mainly out on loan, with their contracts not being renewed. New arrivals included big man duo Augustine Rubit and Joffrey Lauvergne, both signed for one year contract, and Steve Vasturia signed for a two-year contract (with a possible extension for another year).

Players

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Žalgiris roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 0 Walkup, Thomas 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 27 – (1992-12-30)30 December 1992 C 1 Blaževič, Marek 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 18 – (2001-09-01)1 September 2001 PG 4 Lekavičius, Lukas 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 26 – (1994-03-30)30 March 1994 SF 7 Garino, Patricio 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 27 – (1993-05-17)17 May 1993 PF 10 Hayes, Nigel 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 25 – (1994-12-16)16 December 1994 F/C 13 Jankūnas, Paulius (C) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 36 – (1984-04-29)29 April 1984 SG 16 Lukošiūnas, Karolis 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 23 – (1997-08-04)4 August 1997 G/F 21 Milaknis, Arturas 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 34 – (1986-06-16)16 June 1986 F/C 23 Geben, Martinas 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 25 – (1994-10-20)20 October 1994 F/C 24 Rubit, Augustine 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 31 – (1989-08-14)14 August 1989 PG 31 Jokubaitis, Rokas 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 19 – (2000-11-19)19 November 2000 G/F 32 Vasturia, Steve 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 25 – (1995-02-10)10 February 1995 SG 33 Dimša, Tomas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 26 – (1994-01-02)2 January 1994 G/F 40 Grigonis, Marius 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 F/C 77 Lauvergne, Joffrey 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 28 – (1991-09-30)30 September 1991	Head coach Martin Schiller Assistant coach(es) Arne Woltmann Evaldas Beržininkaitis Tautvydas Sabonis Athletic trainer(s) Sigitas Kavaliauskas Nerijus Navickas Doctor Vytautas Kailius Physiotherapist(s) Paulius Jacikas Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: July 22, 2020

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Joffrey Lauvergne	Augustine Rubit	Martinas Geben	Marek Blaževič
PF	Nigel Hayes	Paulius Jankūnas
SF	Patricio Garino	Steve Vasturia
SG	Marius Grigonis	Artūras Milaknis	Tomas Dimša	Karolis Lukošiūnas
PG	Thomas Walkup	Lukas Lekavičius		Rokas Jokubaitis

Transactions

See also: List of 2020–21 EuroLeague transactions

Players In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Moving from		Type	Date	Source
32	G/F		Steve Vasturia	Rasta Vechta		End of contract	June 2020	[1]
33	SG		Tomas Dimša	Lietkabelis Panevėžys		End of contract	June 2020	[2]
1	C		Marek Blaževič	Rytas Vilnius		Buyout	June 2020	[3]
77	F/C		Joffrey Lauvergne	Fenerbahçe Basketball		End of contract	July 2020	[4]
24	F/C		Augustine Rubit	Olympiacos Piraeus		Parted ways	July 2020	[5]
7	SF		Patricio Garino	Baskonia		End of contract	July 2020	[6]

Players Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Moving to		Type	Date	Source
77	PG		Kerr Kriisa	Arizona Wildcats		Parted ways^1	April 2020	[7]
11	C		Laurynas Birutis	Monbus Obradoiro		End of contract^1	June 2020	[8]
1	PG		Arnas Velička	Champagne Châlons-Reims		End of contract^1	June 2020	[9]
1	G/F		K. C. Rivers	Zenit Saint Petersburg		End of contract	July 2020	[10]
92	SF		Edgaras Ulanovas	Fenerbahçe Istanbul		End of contract	July 2020	[11]
20	PF		Gytis Masiulis	Lietkabelis Panevėžys		End of contract^1	July 2020	[12]
32	F/C		Zach LeDay	AX Armani Exchange Milan		Buyout	July 2020	[13]
34	F/C		Jock Landale	Free agent		Parted ways	July 2020	[14]

Notes:

• ¹ On loan during the 2019–20 season.

Players Out on loan

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Moving to		Type	Date	Source
	F/C		Erikas Venskus	Lietkabelis Panevėžys		Loan	June 2020	[15]

Club

Technical Staff

Position	Staff member
Director	Paulius Motiejūnas
Sports Director	Robertas Javtokas
Head Coach	Martin Schiller
Assistant Coaches	Arne Woltmann
	Evaldas Beržininkaitis
	Tautvydas Sabonis
Athletic Coaches	Sigitas Kavaliauskas
	Nerijus Navickas
Physiotherapist	Paulius Jacikas
Physician	Vytautas Kailius
Team Manager	Mindaugas Kvedaras

Source:

Pre-season games

  Win   Loss

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Win %
Betsafe-LKL	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EuroLeague	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
King Mindaugas Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: July 13, 2020

Source: Competitions

EuroLeague

Main article: 2020–21 EuroLeague

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
14	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	TD Systems Baskonia	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Valencia Basket	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Žalgiris	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Zenit Saint Petersburg	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 1 October 2020. Source: EuroLeague

Results summary

Overall						Home					Away
Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: June 24, 2020.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result
Position

Last updated: June 24, 2020.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.

  Win   Loss

Matches

Individual Awards

References

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External links

• BC Žalgiris official website
• BC Žalgiris at the Betsafe-LKL
• BC Žalgiris at the EuroLeague