BC Nevėžis

BC Nevėžis (Lithuanian: Krepšinio klubas Nevėžis) is a professional Lithuanian basketball club which currently competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League and the Baltic Basketball League.

Nevėžis Kėdainiai
LeaguesLithuanian Basketball League
Founded1992 (1992)
HistoryBC Nevėžis
(1992–2011)
BC Kėdainiai Triobet
(2011–2012)
BC Nevėžis
(2012–present)
ArenaKėdainiai Arena
Capacity2,200
LocationKėdainiai, Lithuania
Team colorsGreen, yellow and white
              
Team managerMindaugas Arlauskas
Head coachMarius Kiltinavičius
ChampionshipsLKAL Champions (2002)
BBL Challenge Cup (2005)
BBL Challenge Cup (2008)
BBL Cup (2013)
Websitewww.kknevezis.lt

History

BC Nevėžis was founded in 1992 by Stasys Mickevičius. In 1993 BC Nevėžis was renamed to KK Notra because of the club supporters UAB Notra. In 1999 because of the supporters changes, BC Notra was renamed to BC Nevėžis again until now. Club name came from the Nevėžis River, flowing through Kėdainiai city. Nevėžis first played in the second division LKAL (now - National Basketball League (Lithuania)), winning the title in 2002 and qualifying to the Lithuanian Basketball League. Nevėžis became a constant playoff contender, with the highest achievements being reaching the semifinals of the LKL in 2006, even taking future champion BC Lietuvos rytas to the limit, losing the series 1:2. They also reached the Baltic Basketball League semifinals in 2006, and won the BBL Challenge Cup in 2008. Nevėžis also won 3rd place in the LKF Cup in 2007 and 2012.

In 2017, after defeating the AEK Larnaca during the last qualification stage, Nevėžis qualified to the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup season, their first-ever European competition.[1][2]

Current roster

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BC Nevėžis roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 5 Kalaitzakis, Panagiotis 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 21 – (1999-01-02)2 January 1999
SG 12 Tamulis, Justas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 26 – (1994-07-12)12 July 1994
SF 17 Labutis, Ignas 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1994-04-29)29 April 1994
PF 18 Vasiliauskas, Grantas 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (1999-01-10)10 January 1999
PF 22 Kazakauskas, Julius 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 29 – (1990-12-22)22 December 1990
PF/C –– Hukporti, Ariel 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 18 – (2002-04-12)12 April 2002
SG –– Canka, Abramo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 18 – (2002-03-18)18 March 2002
C –– Čepukaitis, Vaidas 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 31 – (1989-05-16)16 May 1989
CG –– Vilys, Domantas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 20 – (2000-01-12)12 January 2000
PG –– Barefield, Sedrick 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 23 – (1996-11-18)18 November 1996
SG –– Pocevičius, Martynas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 20 – (2000-01-13)13 January 2000
Head coach
  • Marius Kiltinavičius
Assistant coach(es)
  • Laurynas Dulinskas
  • Martynas Stankovičius
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 16 August 2020

Depth Chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Vaidas Čepukaitis Ariel Hukporti
PF Grantas Vasiliauskas
SF Julius Kazakauskas Justas Tamulis Ignas Labutis
SG Panagiotis Kalaitzakis Abramo Canka Martynas Pocevičius
PG Sedrick Barefield Domantas Vilys

Squad changes for/during 2020-21 season

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving from
PGSedrick BarefieldOklahoma City Blue
CGDomantas VilysBC Vytis
G/FJustas TamulisBC Pieno žvaigždės
SGAbramo CankaSharks
PF/CAriel HukportiRiesen Ludwigsburg
CVaidas ČepukaitisCbet
SGMartynas PocevičiusBC Dzūkija

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving to
2CViny OkouoGipuzkoa Basket
16SGGeorgios KalaitzakisPanathinaikos
7PGKevin Cham
8PF/CArminas Urbutis
13PGKristupas ŽemaitisBC Dzūkija
0G/FMichael Gbinije
25CMatas Jucikas

Season by season
Kėdainiai Sports School in Vilainiai is the place where BC Nevėžis previously played its home matches.
BC Nevėžis moved to the newly built Kėdainiai Arena in 2013.
Season Tier League Pos. National cup Baltic League Pos. European competitions
2000–01 2 LKAL 5th
2001–02 2 LKAL 1st
2002–03 1 LKL 10th
2003–04 1 LKL 7th
2004–05 1 LKL 6th Challenge Cup 1st
2005–06 1 LKL 4th Elite Division 4th
2006–07 1 LKL 5th Third qualified Elite Division 10th
2007–08 1 LKL 6th Challenge Cup 1st
2008–09 1 LKL 5th Quarterfinalist Elite Division 10th
2009–10 1 LKL 12th Fourth qualified Elite Division 10th
2010–11 1 LKL 9th Third round Elite Division 8th
2011–12 1 LKL 7th Third qualified Elite Division 7th
2012–13 1 LKL 8th Semifinalist Regular season
2013–14 1 LKL 8th Fifth round Quarterfinalist
2014–15 1 LKL 10th Group stage
2015–16 1 LKL 9th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist
2016–17 1 LKL 9th Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 LKL 8th 4 FIBA Europe CupR2
2018–19 1 LKL 9th Round of 16
2019–20 1 LKL 10th Round of 16
Detailed information of former rosters and results.[3][4]

Notable players
Jonas Mačiulis was a Nevėžis team leader in the 04–05 season.

References
  1. ""Nevėžis" – viena koja FIBA Europos taurėje". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. "Solidų pranašumą iššvaistęs "Nevėžis" pateko į FIBA Europos taurę". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. "Nevezis". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. "NEVEZIS KEDAINIAI". BBL.net. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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