BC Rytas

BC Rytas Vilnius is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club was founded in 1997 from another club, Statyba, and has become one of the most successful Lithuanian basketball clubs. Rytas have won two EuroCup titles, five Lithuanian League titles, three Lithuanian Cups and three Baltic Championships. The team plays their home games at the 11,000-seat Siemens Arena and the 2,741-seat Jeep Arena.

Rytas Vilnius
NicknameVilniečiai (Vilnians)
Black-White-Reds
LeaguesLithuanian Basketball League
Basketball Champions League
Founded1963 (as Statyba) ‡[1]
1997 (as BC Lietuvos rytas)
HistoryStatyba
1963–1997
Statyba-Lietuvos rytas
1997–1998
BC Lietuvos rytas
1998–2018
BC Rytas
2018–present
ArenaSiemens Arena
Jeep Arena
Capacity11,000 (Siemens Arena)
2,741 (Rytas Arena)
LocationVilnius, Lithuania
Team colorsBlack, white, red
              
Presidentvacant
Team managerTitas Šepetys
Head coachDonaldas Kairys
OwnershipDarius Gudelis (main), Vilnius City Municipality, Perlas and Norvelita[2]
Affiliation(s)BC Perlas (NKL)
Lietuvos rytas-2 (RKL)
Championships2 EuroCup
5 Lithuanian Championships
3 LKF Cup
2 King Mindaugas Cup
1 North European League
3 Baltic Championships
1 Baltic Presidents Cup
6 Lithuanian SSR League
5 Lithuanian SSR "Sports" Cup
2 USSR A class League
WebsiteOfficial website

Some of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players have played for Rytas over the years including: Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Jonas Valančiūnas, Martynas Gecevičius, Renaldas Seibutis, Simas Jasaitis, Robertas Javtokas, Darius Songaila, Marijonas Petravičius, Rimantas Kaukėnas, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Gintaras Einikis.

Rytas plays in the EuroCup, Lithuanian Basketball League, and the King Mindaugas Cup.

The team's farm club, Perlas, is used for the development of young players and plays in the second-tier NKL.

History

Origins (1963–1997)
Main article: BC Statyba

In 1963, the first basketball team from Vilnius, called Žalgiris, was formed. The following year it changed its name to Plastikas. In that same year, 1964, Plastikas players joined a new team, called Statyba. This name was used for over 30 years.[3]

Jonas Kazlauskas, Rimas Girskis, and then-head coach Rimantas Endrijaitis led Statyba to third place in the 1979 Soviet Union Championship.[4] Three years later, Šarūnas Marčiulionis joined the team and became its leader. In 1987, Artūras Karnišovas joined the team at the age of 16. In 1994, Statyba won bronze medals in their first LKL season.

In 1995, the largest Lithuanian newspaper Lietuvos rytas began sponsoring Sūduva Marijampolė, a basketball club from Marijampolė, Lithuania. The partnership lasted for two seasons, during which the team was known as Lietuvos rytas Marijampolė and played in the second-tier Lithuanian league, the LKAL. A notable player for the team was teenager Darius Songaila. However, after the 1996–97 season the partnership ended.[5]

At the same time, Statyba was faced with financial difficulties and was on the verge of bankruptcy. The team needed new investors and in 1997 Lietuvos rytas bought the club. However, the new owners did not want to continue the team's history and renamed it Statyba-Lietuvos rytas, then just Lietuvos rytas. The newspaper's investment helped the club to establish itself as one of the two best in Lithuania, the other being Žalgiris from the country's second-largest city Kaunas.

First successes (1997–2004)
Lithuanian star Šarūnas Jasikevičius started his career in Lietuvos rytas.
Alfredas Vainauskas, coach of the team 1997–2001.

During its first season, Lietuvos rytas managed to repeat Statyba's greatest achievement in the LKL and won bronze. The following season was even better - Rytas won LKL silver, losing only to reigning EuroLeague champions Žalgiris Kaunas. The team also took second place in 1997 William Jones Cup.

However, the biggest success at that time came in 2000, when Vilnius' side, led by the so-called "big three"—Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Andrius Giedraitis and Eric Elliott, combined with youngsters Arvydas Macijauskas and Robertas Javtokas, managed to win LKL. The team was coached by Šarūnas Sakalauskas. It was the first time in the history of the Lithuanian Basketball League that Žalgiris Kaunas did not win the LKL title. Also, Rytas reached the Saporta Cup semifinal, where they met last season's EuroLeague runner-up Kinder. After an upset home win 70–60, Lietuvos rytas lost in Italy 71–83, with Šiškauskas missing a three-pointer which would have won the two-game series for his team.

The next season, due to the split between the FIBA and ULEB, Rytas played in the FIBA SuproLeague, making it to the quarterfinals, but losing to Anadolu Efes S.K.. The team won third place in the NEBL. In the LKL finals, Žalgiris Kaunas defeated Lietuvos rytas in a tough five-game series 3–2.

In 2002, Lietuvos rytas repeated their triumph in the LKL, this time in a dramatic seven-game final series with the last game decided in overtime. The team played without center Robertas Javtokas, who was seriously injured in a motorbike crash.[6] Lietuvos rytas also won the NEBL title in 2002, becoming the last team to win the tournament. The team held first place in the group stage of the Saporta Cup but lost in the quarterfinals to Hapoel Jerusalem.

Over the next two seasons, Lietuvos rytas lost in the LKL finals to Žalgiris Kaunas. They had more success in Europe, though, finishing in second place in the FIBA Champions Cup regional stage (though losing to Hemofarm Vršac in the final stage). The team also debuted in the ULEB Cup, getting to the quarterfinals but losing to Hapoel Jerusalem.

Success in the ULEB Cup and Euroleague (2004–2008)
Lietuvos rytas and Siemens arenas, opened 2004
Neven Spahija, coach for the 2005–06 season
Kareem Rush, leader for the second half of 2006–07 season
The Lietuvos rytas' lineup in 2007
Rimas Kurtinaitis

2004–05: ULEB Cup champions

After not winning any title in the past two seasons Lietuvos rytas decided that change was needed and began recruiting foreign coaches, the first of them being Serbian Vlade Đurović. Midway through the season, team leader Frederick House suffered a season-ending injury;[7] head coach Đurović resigned and was replaced by Slovenian Tomo Mahorič. Despite this, newcomer Tyrone Nesby, Latvian playmaker Roberts Štelmahers and an inspirational Lithuanian trio— Robertas Javtokas, Simas Jasaitis and Tomas Delininkaitis—led the team to victory in the 2005 ULEB Cup, beating Pamesa Valencia in the semifinals and Makedonikos in the final. This victory granted them a place in the EuroLeague, the continent's primary basketball club tournament. Lietuvos rytas won second place in both the LKL and BBL finals, losing handily to Žalgiris Kaunas.

2005–06: EuroLeague debut

Before the 2005–06 season, Croatian specialist Neven Spahija became the head coach of the team. Lietuvos rytas began the 2005–06 EuroLeague season well. After losing their first two matches, Rytas matched the EuroLeague record by winning seven consecutive EuroLeague fixtures, defeating such teams as FC Barcelona, champions Maccabi Tel Aviv (twice) and Efes Pilsen Istanbul. Those wins allowed Rytas to advance to the Top 16 phase, where they won three times out of six, beating Tau Ceramica Vitoria once and Brose Baskets Bamberg twice. However Lietuvos rytas was eliminated from that year's EuroLeague.

After winning the Baltic Basketball League title, Lietuvos rytas won their easiest final series, crushing Žalgiris Kaunas 4–0. Despite winning the Lithuanian title, Lietuvos rytas did not acquire the country's spot for 2006–07 EuroLeague that was reserved for arch rival Žalgiris Kaunas.

2006–07: ULEB Cup finalists

Although the coach and three leading players: Robertas Javtokas, Simas Jasaitis and Fred House had left the team during the interseason, the 2006–07 ULEB Cup season was rather successful for Lietuvos rytas. Two coaches were replaced during the season: Sharon Drucker from Israel was replaced by Slovenian Zmago Sagadin and the latter by his assistant coach Aleksandar Trifunović from Serbia. The roster was strengthened during the season when promising NBA player Kareem Rush arrived to lead the team to the ULEB Cup final where Lietuvos rytas was defeated by Real Madrid. However, Real Madrid's victory at the ACB semifinals, and of one of four spots reserved for Spain, allowed Lietuvos rytas to take part in the 2007–08 EuroLeague as the ULEB Cup finalist. On 27 April 2007, Lietuvos rytas won their second consecutive BBL title; Kareem Rush was named the Final Four MVP. The LKL finals and LKF Cup finals were both unsuccessful, though, as Žalgiris Kaunas won them both.

2007–08: Back to EuroLeague

Lietuvos rytas was very successful in the regular season of 2007–08 EuroLeague, beating teams like Unicaja Málaga and Armani Jeans Milano. Very notable victories were achieved against future EuroLeague finalists of that season, Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 1 November, Lietuvos rytas defeated Maccabi by 18 points at home for a third time in a row as Artūras Jomantas led the team with 19 points and became the week's co-MVP with Erazem Lorbek, both having performance index ratings of 29. The fourth victory in a row over Maccabi (away, by 5 points) was due to a spectacular performance by Hollis Price (19 points) and Chuck Eidson (28 points).

A road victory against Cibona Zagreb on 31 January 2008 completed the Euroleague regular season for Lietuvos rytas and allowed them to remain in the first spot in Group B securing a favorable position in the first pool before the Top 16 draw together with CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid and Panathinaikos Athens. Their 11–3 record was the team's best regular season performance ever, and the best by a Lithuanian team in Euroleague at the time. However, the team was not as successful in the Top 16 and with record of 2–4 did not advance to the playoffs.

Lietuvos rytas were the runner-up in the Lithuanian Basketball League, the Baltic Basketball League and the Lithuanian Cup, losing each time to Žalgiris Kaunas.

Rimas Kurtinaitis era (2008–2010)
LKL trophy in Vilnius
Chuck Eidson, the leader of the team for the 2008–09 season

The 2008–09 season saw the team with a significantly reduced budget andputting a greater emphasis on less expensive young and perspective local players. Nevertheless, Lietuvos rytas managed to win the first Baltic Basketball Presidents Cup. On 21 October 2008, Lietuvos rytas had its first chance ever to play against an NBA basketball club the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. Lietuvos rytas lost the game 106–126.[8]

However, like many other Baltic professional sports clubs, Lietuvos rytas had to face the effects of the financial crisis in late 2008 and early 2009. Having lost two of its leading foreign players[9] Lietuvos rytas still managed to reach the second phase of EuroCup finishing second in their group with three home wins and three away losses. Head coach Antanas Sireika resigned and was replaced by a former Lietuvos rytas' player Rimas Kurtinaitis for the second half of the season. The team started the second phase of the EuroCup with only two foreign players, Chuck Eidson (a teammate of Petravičius at South Carolina) and Milko Bjelica. The team's roster had been refreshed with promising Lithuanians and Rytas successfully advanced to the Final 8. Chuck Eidson was named the regular season MVP.

The Final 8 began with a victory against Benetton Treviso in the quarterfinal on 2 April 2009. Two days later the team won its semifinal against Hemofarm Vršac and made its third consecutive appearance in the EuroCup finals. Mindaugas Lukauskis has made a decisive three-pointer and that allowed him to become the only player to participate in the final three times in total and, later, the only two-time EuroCup champion. Going into the finals, Rytas was considered an underdog against the rich Russian team Khimki. However, the performances of Steponas Babrauskas (18 points) and Marijonas Petravičius (20 points) allowed the team to win the final. Lietuvos rytas made a 15–0 run, having left their rivals scoreless for six straight minutes in the third and fourth quarters. Rytas became the first team to reclaim the EuroCup title; Marijonas Petravičius was selected the Final 8 MVP.

Lietuvos rytas was also successful in matches against arch rival Žalgiris Kaunas. It won the 2009 LKF Cup, with Mindaugas Lukauskis scoring the game-winning three pointer with 2 seconds left.[10] Next was the Baltic Basketball League final game - it was won by Lietuvos rytas on 25 April 2009 over Žalgiris Kaunas, 97–74. Chuck Eidson scored 41 points and was announced the MVP.[11] It was the third BBL title for the club, compared to Žalgiris' two. The final trophy of the season was the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Lietuvos rytas swept past all the teams in the playoffs and qualified for the finals. There the Vilnius team confronted their rival Žalgiris Kaunas and won the series 4–1, the final match taking place on 18 May. This was the fourth time Lietuvos rytas became the LKL champion. It was the fifth trophy of the season for the team from five possibilities.

After the season, team leaders Marijonas Petravičius, Mindaugas Lukauskis and Chuck Eidson left and Lietuvos rytas acquired new perspective players to replace them. The team began their 2009–10 season with a dramatic loss to their rivals Žalgiris Kaunas 78–83 in BBL Cup finals. Lietuvos rytas also participated in the 2009 Gomelsky Cup, where the team claimed third place after a near-loss game against Triumph Lyubertsy 94–90.

Lietuvos rytas was not as successful in 2009–10 EuroLeague as before—they lost the deciding game against Unicaja Málaga, took fifth place in Group B and did not advance to the Top 16. However, their fierce battles with Žalgiris Kaunas continued. After winning the LKF Cup by the score of 77–65, Lietuvos rytas, had problems with player injuries,[12] and suffered a loss in the BBL Finals to their rivals from Kaunas, 66–73. However, Lietuvos rytas won the LKL trophy, beating Žalgiris Kaunas after a thrilling series 4–3. It was the second consecutive LKL title for the Vilnius' team. After the conclusion of the season, head coach Rimas Kurtinaitis left the club to be replaced by Croatian Dražen Anzulović.

Big dreams, small achievements (2010–2014)

2010–11: Fourth season in the Euroleague
Martynas Gecevičius was the team leader for the 2010–11 season.

The 2010–11 EuroLeague season was the fourth one for Lietuvos rytas. After an unsuccessful start of the season, Dražen Anzulović was replaced by the team's former coach Aleksandar Trifunović. With an overall record of 0–4 in their Group C, the team signed free agent Lithuanian star, and a former team member, Šarūnas Jasikevičius. After winning three last EuroLeague group phase games, Rytas qualified for the Top 16 stage in the fourth berth during their last games. On New Year's Eve, Jasikevičius was replaced by a former member of the team Simas Jasaitis, also a free agent. Rytas lost the LKF Cup final to Žalgiris Kaunas 69–81.[13]

The Top 16 phase was the most successful of its three attempts for the team. Playing in the Group E Lietuvos rytas defeated Caja Laboral at home, Panathinaikos Athens and Unicaja Málaga on the road. The last round remaining, the team had a chance to finish first in their Top 16 E group. However, Lietuvos rytas lost to Caja Laboral and took third place in the group. Their ninth-place finish in EuroLeague is the highest achievement for the team in this tournament in club history.[14]

However, the remaining part of the season was a complete fiasco for the club - Rytas lost in the semifinals at the Baltic Basketball League, to VEF Riga and finished only in third place for the first time in club history. Head coach Trifunović was fired and replaced by assistant coach Darius Maskoliūnas. The team's game improved, but Rytas still lost the LKL finals to Žalgiris.[15]

2011–12: EuroCup Final Four
Renaldas Seibutis became the new team leader in the 2011–12 season.

After dismissing Milko Bjelica, Kenan Bajramović, D.J. Strawberry, Cemal Nalga and losing team leader Martynas Gecevičius, Lietuvos rytas replaced eight players. The beginning of the season was not very successful as Lietuvos rytas did not win EuroLeague's qualification tournament, which was organized in Vilnius. Lietuvos rytas won their first two matches against Budućnost Podgorica and Cibona Zagreb, but lost the final game against Galatasaray by a score of 63–71. As a result, Lietuvos rytas had to play at the second-tier European competition, EuroCup. The team, led by Renaldas Seibutis, Jonas Valančiūnas and Tyrese Rice, made it to the quarterfinal round for the fifth time in a row and defeated Donetsk, qualifying to the 2012 Eurocup Basketball Final Four, but lost to Valencia Basket 70–80 in the semifinals. Rytas finished third after a 71–62 win against Spartak St. Petersburg.

Jonas Valančiūnas spent his first seasons in Lietuvos rytas's system.

The team finished third in the regular season round of the VTB United League and qualified for the eighth final. They defeated Nizhny Novgorod and advanced to the quarterfinals where they met Khimki. Khimki were the reigning EuroCup and VTB League champions and were considered heavy favorites but Rytas unexpectedly won the series 2–1. The Final Four tournament was organized at Siemens Arena. After a tense semifinal, Lietuvos rytas lost to CSKA Moscow 72–79, but went on to win third place against Lokomotiv-Kuban 91–83.

Despite two third places in international competitions, Rytas lost the LKL final series to Žalgiris Kaunas, with Žalgiris winning 3-0. This was the worst domestic season in the team's history; Rytas lost all six of its matches (five in LKL and the BBL finals) to its rival. Following the conclusion of the season, Tyrese Rice, Lawrence Roberts, Aleksandar Rašić and Jonas Valančiūnas left the team.

2012–13

After losing most of their leaders during the summer, Rytas formed a younger squad. Players like Nemanja Nedović were expected to be the future of the team. However, the season was not very successful. It started with the loss of the Lithuanian Supercup to Žalgiris Kaunas. After struggling in the opening months, Lietuvos rytas released coach Aleksandar Džikić, promoting Darius Maskoliūnas as head coach. Though the game had improved, thanks to Leon Radošević, Renaldas Seibutis and Nemanja Nedović, the EuroLeague season was finished with a 2–8 record. The team did not fare much better in the VTB United League. After Leon Radošević and Predrag Samardžiski were released, Rytas signed Milt Palacio, Tomislav Zubčić and Patrick O'Bryant. The rookies were not much help, however, and Rytas still missed the VTB playoffs, with Donetsk defeating Rytas in the deciding game. Coach Maskoliūnas was fired and replaced by Dirk Bauermann. Rytas began to play much better, and in April scored an away win over Žalgiris Kaunas—the first in almost two years. Rytas made the LKL finals for the 15th time in a row. However, Žalgiris Kaunas easily swept Lietuvos rytas 4–0 in the final.

2013–14: Downfall of Lietuvos rytas
Rytas became the first club in Lithuania for veteran Darius Songaila.

Due to the unsuccessful past season, the manager decided to almost completely rebuild the team: eight players left after the team lost LKL finals to the rival Žalgiris Kaunas. Former team leader Martynas Gecevičius was recalled after a two-season break and a notable point guard Omar Cook was signed.[16] Because the team was second in the domestic league, it had to hope for a EuroLeague wild card. The team did not receive it, and had to participate in EuroLeague's qualification tournament once again, which was held in Vilnius.

Notable point guard Omar Cook was signed for the 2013–14 season.

This time, Rytas, led by Renaldas Seibutis and Martynas Gecevičius, was successful—it won three games in a row (against VEF Rīga, EWE Oldenburg and Telenet Oostende), and qualified for the EuroLeague.[17] To strengthen the team roster before the EuroLeague games, Lietuvos rytas signed former NBA and Lithuania national team player Darius Songaila.[18] On 18 October 2013, Lietuvos rytas started the 2013–14 EuroLeague season with an 84–83 victory against Panathinaikos Athens[19] after Renaldas Seibutis's winning shot in overtime.[20] The game was selected EuroLeague's Game of the Week and re-broadcast in over 150 countries worldwide.[21] However, after this, the level of play of the Lithuanian team declined significantly and Rytas was unable to win any more games. Six games were lost by 10 points or more and it ended being the worst Lietuvos rytas season ever in the EuroLeague - a disappointing 1-9 record. After this, coach Dirk Bauermann was fired and replaced by Aleksandar Petrović.[22] The change helped and on 22 December, Rytas crushed its rival Žalgiris Kaunas 90–58.[23] After being eliminated in the EuroCup playoffs by Crvena zvezda Belgrade, Lietuvos rytas also suffered a defeat in the LKF Cup finals - losing to TonyBet Prienai 91–92. This led to the firing of coach Aleksandar Petrović, who was replaced by Dainius Adomaitis.

Juan Palacios was one of the team leaders in the 2013–14 season.

Despite two victories against Rytas biggest rival Žalgiris Kaunas during regular season, the LKL playoffs were a disaster for Lietuvos rytas. Due to rare situation in LKL standings, Rytas and Žalgiris Kaunas met in the semifinals and not in the finals for the second time since 1998. Darius Songaila's 28 points led Rytas to a first series victory in Vilnius with 90–85 result.[24] Rytas lost to Žalgiris in Kaunas 57–72 and the series was tied at 1–1.[25] The third crucial game was played in Vilnius, however it was unsuccessful for the home team. Despite having multiple leads, Rytas lost 71–73 to Žalgiris Kaunas and did not qualify to the LKL Finals for the second time in club history = Žalgiris won the series 2–1.[26] Team captain Steponas Babrauskas described it as a "tragedy".[27] Moreover, one of team leaders Renaldas Seibutis injured his eye after contact with Vytenis Lipkevičius and required surgery causing him to miss the rest of the season.[28] The disastrous season continued for Rytas in the VTB playoffs. After defeating Triumph Lyubertsy 3–0 in the first round, Rytas lost to Nizhny Novgorod 1-3 in the semifinals, losing a chance to play in the 2014–15 EuroLeague season. Rytas finished in third place in the LKL, winning the series against TonyBet Prienai 3–0 and winning the bronze medal. This was the team's worst season since 1998–99.

Tough years in EuroCup and LKL (2014–2017)

2014–15: Return to EuroCup

After an unsuccessful LKL season the previous year, taking only third place, Rytas lost any chance of qualifying for the EuroLeague that year. The team was not invited to the qualifying tournament as before and had to return to the second-tier European league EuroCup. As a result, the club made changes. Firstly, the club's biggest stars Renaldas Seibutis, Omar Cook and Darius Songaila left the team. Secondly, the team played most of its games in the newly reconstructed Lietuvos rytas Arena instead of the Siemens Arena. Thirdly, Rytas withdrew from the Russian VTB League. Virginijus Šeškus, a former multiple LKL bronze medalist with Prienai, was signed as head coach of the team, along with his past team members Artūras Valeika and Mindaugas Lukauskis, who played six seasons in Rytas previously. Club owner Gedvydas Vainauskas said shortly afterward that the enthusiastic Šeškus reminds him of former team coach Rimas Kurtinaitis, who led Rytas to its biggest victories in club history.[29] Lithuania national team member Adas Juškevičius and former NBA player Travis Leslie were signed as well.

Lithuania national team member Adas Juškevičius joined Rytas in 2014.

On 15 October 2014, Rytas started the EuroCup season by a 92–65 victory over Serbian powerhouse Partizan Belgrade.[30] They finished first round with an 8–2 record and took first place in the group. On 16 December, the team roster was strengthened with addition of Kšyštof Lavrinovič, who signed a two-year deal with Rytas.[31] On 5 January 2015, another Lithuanian national team member Simas Jasaitis also signed with Rytas for the third time in his career.[32] Lietuvos rytas started the last 32-game stage in the EuroCup by winning against the best team in Poland, Turów Zgorzelec which was relegated to EuroCup after winning only one game in the EuroLeague's regular season.[33] Despite a successful start, Rytas lost three games of six in the second stage and qualified into the next round by taking second place in the group only after the crucial defeat of Telenet Oostende 111–83 at the last game in Vilnius. Due to the questionable shape of the team, Virginijus Šeškus was fired as head coach.[34] Despite this he remained with Rytas as an assistant to the new head coach Marcelo Nicola.[35][36]

Between 20 and 22 February, Rytas participated in the 2015 LKF Cup. They defeated Dzūkija Alytus 78–63 in the quarterfinals, and Šiauliai 71–61 in the semifinals, however at the finals Rytas lost the season's first trophy to principal rival Žalgiris Kaunas 76–82 and extended their trophy drought.[37]

On 4 March, Lietuvos rytas played the first game of the EuroCup playoffs against Pınar Karşıyaka. Despite having a double-digit lead multiple times, Rytas failed to secure the game until the final seconds. The match finished with an 81–81 tie; the series winner was to be decided in Turkey.[38] On 11 March, Rytas players failed to show any promise of winning the game. The deficit after the first two quarters was 34–53. The final result was 81–97, ending the two-time EuroCup champion Rytas' to the international competitions early that year.[39]

Antanas Kavaliauskas, one of the primary Rytas players in the 2014–15 season

In LKL, Rytas started ambiguously. On 19 October 2014, they suffered their first defeat against Žalgiris Kaunas 82–84 in Vilnius,[40] although, they defeated the EuroLeague participant Neptūnas Klaipėda 73–65 a week later.[41] On 15 November, they lost to Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys 85–87.[42] On 28 December, Rytas also lost to Neptūnas 90–94 in their home arena.[43] On 1 January 2015 Rytas failed to win the second game against Žalgiris in Kaunas, losing 77–91.[44] On 8 March 2015 Rytas had shown positive signs under their new head coach Nicola. They defeated Žalgiris Kaunas in Vilnius 93–66; at times Rytas led by 35 points.[45] Žalgiris Kaunas' assistant coach Šarūnas Jasikevičius described the game as a "shame". Following the fiasco in the EuroCup, on 15 March, Rytas defeated Neptūnas 87–86 for the second time in Klaipėda after a goal by Mike Moser with only 0.6 second remaining, and firmly improved the chances of taking the first spot during the regular LKL season.[46] On 13 April, Rytas defeated Neptūnas 84–75 for the third time, for its 16th straight victory in LKL, and guaranteeing at least second spot in the regular LKL season.[47] The winning streak ended on the final day of the regular season, with an 81–82 loss to Žalgiris Kaunas.[48] With the loss, Rytas entered the playoffs as the second seed team. The referees' decisions sparked many discussions. Consequently, Rytas asked LKL to hire foreign-born referees during the semifinals and the grand finals to completely guarantee referee impartiality.[49] Their request was rejected by the majority of the LKL clubs.[50]

Rytas played LKL finals in their 2,500 seat arena for the first time in the club's history.

Rytas began the LKL playoffs defeating Šiauliai 3–0 in the series (97–69,[51] 107–96[52] and 96–92),[53] despite the efforts Rokas Giedraitis who was signed with Lietuvos rytas the following season.[54] The LKL semifinals were more difficult for the team who defeated Neptūnas only during the game's final minutes 88–79.[55] They later lost 101–107 in Klaipėda after overtime and the semifinal series tied at 1–1.[56] Rytas won 96–89 two days later in Vilnius.[57] A crucial game in Klaipėda began well; the team had a 29-point lead at one time. Neptūnas almost tied the game at the end byt Rytas won by five points and eliminated Neptūnas 3–1, qualifying for the LKL Finals after a one-year break.[58] The team began the LKL finals with a 66–73 loss to Žalgiris Kaunas.[59] Antanas Kavaliauskas scored 17 points in the first half, Kšyštof Lavrinovič did the same in the second half with 17 points as well, but the team failed to receive solid support from the team captain Martynas Gecevičius (4 points, 0/5 three-pointers) and one of the key players Gediminas Orelik (2 points, 1/6 field goals).[60] During second game, Rytas was defeated 62–78 in Vilnius. All-season team leaders Gecevičius, Kavaliauskas and Orelik together scored only 13 points.[61] Žalgiris Kaunas won two more games, 71–68 after overtime and 85–77.[62][63] Rytas lost the finals 0–4 once again. Despite the victories in the regular season and the disastrous LKL semifinal result last season, their most recent victory versus Žalgiris Kaunas in the LKL finals was in 2011.

2015–16
"I don't know how they got this information, but they tried to lure me. <...> Vilnius. Family. Challenge. Beloved team. BC Lietuvos rytas had more levers at his side."

— Antanas Kavaliauskas, describing his "Loyalty..." message in Twitter, which he wrote after rejecting the identical contract from the LKL champions Žalgiris Kaunas that competed in the EuroLeague.[64][65]

On 5 July 2015, Lietuvos rytas president Gedvydas Vainauskas admitted that the tickets prices and the move to the 2,500 seat arena during the primary games were a failure and said that the club was seeking to fill vacant positions in the near future.[66] Following the agreement with the Siemens Arena, the club once again played their most important games there.[67] The deal with the arena owners is in place until 2020.[68] Despite all of Rytas' efforts and Euroleague Basketball Company promises to LKL, the club did not receive a wild card to the tournament and had to play in the second-tier league EuroCup for a second straight season.[69][70]

Marcelo Nicola remained as the head coach of the team but was fired in the middle of November due to the team's poor results.

Rytas began signing new team members early on. First of all, all the foreigner players left the team: Billy Baron, Mike Moser, Travis Leslie. Though, Marcelo Nicola remained as the head coach of the team, despite the disastrous LKL finals.[71] Then one of the CSU Asesoft Ploiești leaders Marius Runkauskas replaced Martynas Gecevičius.[72] The club's president said later in an interview said that a contract extension with a team leader, who scores only 10 points in four final games, is not possible.[73] Unlike Gecevičius, another Rytas' leader Antanas Kavaliauskas signed a new three-year deal.[74] Rytas also signed Deividas Gailius, who was Neptūnas Klaipėda's team leader and had a solid EuroLeague season.[75] As a result, Simas Jasaitis had to leave the team. In a surprise move, Rytas signed Artūras Gudaitis, who was a member of their principal opponents Žalgiris Kaunas, and was recently drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers, by paying to buyout his contract.[76] The team roster was also strengthened with one of the most talented young Lithuanians, Rokas Giedraitis, who signed a four-year deal with the club.[77] Furthermore, one of the Šiauliai leaders Julius Jucikas replaced Artūras Valeika.[78] Seven Lietuvos rytas players were invited to the Lithuania men's national basketball team training camp.[79]

Argentina national basketball team member Nicolás Laprovíttola became the final player on Rytas' in the summer of 2015.[80] On 19 August, first training camp was held.[81][82][83] On 4 September, Krasta Auto (Lithuania's authorised BMW dealer) became one of the club sponsors, giving 14 new cars to club members and replacing the former vehicle sponsor Škoda Auto.[84][85] The agreement was signed for three years. On 23 September, Kavaliauskas was chosen captain of the team.[86]

Rytas had a positive start to the pre-season by winning a friendly tournament in Alytus and then the Vladas Garastas Cup, where they defeated the EuroLeague participant Khimki in the final 85–84.[87][88] Rytas also started the LKL in dominating fashion.

Nicolás Laprovíttola was the team's only foreign player in the EuroCup.
Under the command of the new coach Tomas Pačėsas, Rytas won first major trophy in six years.

The return to the Siemens Arena at the start of the 2015–16 EuroCup season, ended with an 87–91 defeat to Beşiktaş J.K.[89] The team then defeateded Szolnoki Olaj 89–65. After a 79–70 loss to Žalgiris Kaunas, problems began to surface. After losses to Avtodor Saratov 81–97 and Zenit Saint Petersburg 65–70 at home in the EuroCup, the team was booed off the court. Rytas also lost to PAOK 76–81, and rumors started about conflicts between coach Nicola and the team. Due to team's losing record Marcelo Nicola was fired. There were rumors he would be replaced by Tomas Pačėsas.[90] Under coach Aurimas Jasilionis, however, the team played its best match of the season—a 103–92 win over Beşiktaş J.K in Istanbul. A few days later, despite their improved play, Rytas lost 68–82 to Žalgiris Kaunas in the Siemens Arena. The team's poor form was quickly recalled when Rytas lost another EuroCup home game, this time to Szolnoki Olaj 98–99. Rytas then lost to Avtodor Saratov 92–109, leaving minimal hope it would qualify for the Last-32 stage in the EuroCup. After the loss, coach Jasilionis was replaced by longtime assistant coach Arvydas Gronskis. After another loss, this time to Zenit Saint Petersburg 84–92, Rytas lost all hope of qualifying for the Last-32 stage. In the final game, Rytas lost to PAOK 81–88 at home, finishing with a 2–8 record. After the EuroCup fiasco, coach Gronskis was sent to the reserve team Perlas Vilnius again, and Tomas Pačėsas became the team's new head coach. The team finished the year with a three straight victories.[91]

On 31 December, Nicolás Laprovíttola left the team.[92] On 10 January, Julius Jucikas was traded to Dzūkija Alytus for Adam Łapeta.[93] On 17 January, Rytas achieved the season's first victory versus Žalgiris Kaunas 78–72.[94] On 19–21 February, Rytas competed in the newly formed Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė tournament. After defeating Lietkabelis Panevėžys in the quarterfinals 88–82, Neptūnas Klaipėda in the semifinals 97–79, and Žalgiris Kaunas in the final 67–57, the team won their first trophy following a five-season drought.[95] Antanas Kavaliauskas was named MVP.[96] On March 29, Rytas signed a three-years contract with the Euroleague Basketball Company to compete in its organized tournaments.[97]

The rest of the season, however, was a disaster. Rytas lost the first place in the LKL regular season to rivals Žalgiris Kaunas. Rytas had difficulty in a victorious sweep against Lietkabelis Panevėžys in the quarterfinal stage. In the semifinals, the problems became clear when in the first match at Siemens Arena, Rytas lost to Neptūnas 71–83.[98] After a 68–70 loss in Klaipėda, Rytas was down 0–2, though managed to win the next two games 66–64 and 74–73, setting a deciding fifth game at the Siemens Arena.[99][100][101] Rytas lost 72–73 and lost the series 3–2, the worst fiasco in club history.[102] This was also the first time Rytas was eliminated in the LKL by another team, instead of Žalgiris Kaunas. The disappointing season ended with the team winning the LKL bronze medal series 3–0 versus the Juventus Utena.[103]

2016–17: Departure of the old management
Rimas Kurtinaitis returned to BC Lietuvos rytas in 2017.

The new season began with a contract extension for Artūras Jomantas and Artūras Gudaitis, who decided to remain with the club.[104][105] Following this, Rytas signed David Logan, who had been a EuroLeague star under coach Tomas Pačėsas.[106] On July 23, the front line was strengthened by the athletic Kenny Kadji.[107] On July 27, Adam Łapeta signed a new two-year contract.[108] During the summer, team captain Kavaliauskas reportedly had a dispute with the team management concerning his pay.

Soon it was announced that Kavaliauskas would probably not return for the next season, leading to him deleting the infamous "Loyalty.." message he wrote about Lietuvos rytas the previous summer. In August, in a move that shocked fans of both teams, Kavaliauskas left the team and signed with Žalgiris Kaunas.[109] On August 30, Drew Gordon was signed.[110] On October 1, Rashaun Broadus signed a trial deal.[111] On October 2, Kadji was released after failing to adapt to the team after playing just three games.[112] On November 22, one of the Nigerian national team leaders Josh Akognon was signed as primary point guard.[113] On December 9, Broadus was fired.[114] On December 28, Clevin Hannah joined the team, along with Laimonas Kisielius.[115] On January 21, Akognon left the team.[116]

Lietuvos rytas qualified for the EuroCup Top 16 phase with a 3–5 record, in large part due to the efforts of Drew Gordon, David Logan and Artūras Gudaitis. Many troubles began before the start of the top 16, as Gudaitis and Gailius suffered injuries. Rytas lost a very close game to Hapoel Jerusalem at the start in Vilnius, losing 76–80 in a game Rytas led by as much as 20 points. The fans and coaching staff blamed the referees for the loss after the game. In the second round, Rytas lost to Zenit Saint Petersburg 79–88 in an away game. In the next two weeks, Rytas faced Nizhny Novgorod, winning both times – 97–63 away, and 99–73 at home, with chances to reach the playoffs returning. After a tough game, and a loss, to Hapoel in Jerusalem 77–82, Rytas faced Zenit at home. David Logan scored 28 points in the deciding game, with Rytas winning 86–84 but just narrowly missing the playoffs as Zenit won the first game by nine points. After failing to progress into the EuroCup Playoffs the club announced addition of guard Jimmy Baron from local rivals Neptūnas Klaipėda.[117][118] On February 10, Tomas Pačėsas decided to leave the club and resigned, and was replaced by Rimas Kurtinaitis, who had coached Rytas to most of its titles previously.[119] The coaching change, however, did not save Rytas from losing in the first round of the King Mindaugas Cup. Rytas, the defending champion, lost to Juventus Utena 84–87. The loss was David Logan's last game. After weeks of rumors, he left to sign with Sidigas Avellino. On 25 February, club signed a contract with forward Taylor Brown from the Polish Basketball League.[120]

A scene from the LKL season opening game versus Nevėžis Kėdainiai

In the LKL, with coach Pačėsas, the team fell to third place for much of the season, only moving in to second place by the last weeks of the regular season under coach Kurtinaitis. Rytas split the season series with new rivals Neptūnas Klaipėda, and with the rising Lietkabelis Panevėžys team. Against Žalgiris Kaunas, however, this was not the case - Žalgiris swept Rytas in the regular season. In the LKL playoffs, Rytas faced, and swept Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys in the quarterfinals 3–0. In the semifinal, Rytas faced Lietkabelis. In the regular season, both teams won at home, and fought for the second place and home court advantage, which Rytas won at the last game in Vilnius 92–60. Considered a fovorite, Rytas won the first game 96–85 in Vilnius, a game with many conflicts between both teams, in particular Drew Gordon and Lietkabelis' forward Žygimantas Skučas.[121][122] In the second game, Rytas lost in Panevėžys 73–90.[123] With the series tied at 1–1, Rytas was the favorite heading in to the third game in Vilnius, Lietkabelis had never won in Vilnius before. However Rytas lost 73–81, and was down 1–2 in the series.[124]

Heading to Panevėžys, trouble arose with regard to discipline violations by Taylor Brown, Corey Fisher and Clevin Hannah, though no actions were taken by the team until after the series. The three players, along with Drew Gordon, were subsequently suspended for the rest of the season.[125][126] All of them were denying the violations but incontestable pictures were published.[127] In Panevėžys, Rytas lost 77–86 and lost the series 1–3.[128] This fiasco meant that Rytas did not qualify for the LKL finals for the second time in a row—the first time in the team's history this had happened.

In the bronze medal series, Rytas faced Neptūnas Klaipėda, who were now considered the favorite due to Rutas' internal problems. Rytas started the series with a 79–60 win in Vilnius.[129] After losing in Klaipėda 70–83, Rytas won the third game in Vilnius 71–54, again taking a series lead.[130][131] The last two games were very close. Led by Chris Lofton, Neptūnas tied the series in Klaipėda at 2–2 with a 70–65 win, leading to a decisive Game five in the next few days.[132] Led by Gailius and Baron, former Neptūnas players, Rytas won the game 74–66 and the series 3–2, ending the season with a more positive note and avenging their 2016 loss to Neptūnas.[133]

The season ended with an international scandal for the team, however, as club president Gedvydas Vainauskas made a controversial statement about black players on the team who behaved unprofessionally (saying no more than two players should play on the team and that more are like a gang), drawing negative attention to the team from around the world.[134][135][136][137][138]

New owners' era (2017–present)
In 2017, Antanas Guoga bought a major stake in the club.

On 19 June 2017, famous poker player, businessman and European Parliament member Antanas Guoga bought fifty percent of the club from Sigitas Židonis and Remigijus Kazilionis.[139][140][141] Two remaining stake owners Darius Gudelis and Vilnius City Municipality retained their rights to the club (twenty-five percent each).[142] On 20 June Gedvydas Vainauskas resigned as president of Rytas a positiin he held since the founding of the club in 1997, just a week after receiving an award from LKL president Remigijus Milašius for his contributions to basketball.[143][144]

Shortly after becoming the new owner of the club, Guoga sparked discussions about changing the club's name and invited the public to offer their ideas since the team no longer had connections with the Vainauskas' newspaper Lietuvos rytas.[145] The idea was sharply criticised by the club's elite fans, group B Tribūna (Rytas Ultras), who said the only team they would support is black-white-red Rytas.[146][147] On 21 June, the new owners organised a meeting, during which the first changes were announced. The public institution Krepšinio rytas was renamed to Statyba to honour the historical Statyba Vilnius, Darius Gudelis replaced Martynas Purlys as the club's director, and it was decided that the club's name Lietuvos rytas would be changed within a year with the most likely, but not yet final, choice being Rytas.[148][149] Guoga also told the media it was very likely that at least two Lithuanian basketball stars will participate on the team, in addition to Jonas Valančiūnas, Linas Kleiza and Arvydas Macijauskas.[150] On 4 July, Gudelis announced that former assistant coach Alberto Blanco and Linas Kleiza were joining the club. Their first task was to assist Rimas Kurtinaitis to bring together a new team roster.[151]

On 13 July, a press conference was held during which it was announced that Kleiza had also become a shareholder of the club buying part of the Guoga's stake. He was named vice-president of the club and would act as sports director.[152][153][154] Limited liability company Norvelita and Perlas also became shareholders of the club.[155]

Despite positive changes in the club, rifts between the new owners started to emerge after it announced a sponsorship agreement with Lithuanian business consortium MG Baltic.[156] Club president Antanas Guoga condemned the partnership and demanded an annulment of it and the resignation of CEO Darius Gudelis.[157] Despite his wishes the other shareholders decided against these actions and openly questioned Guoga's financial commitment to the club.[158] Finally on 24 October, the club announced that Guoga had sold his share in the club to Gudelis and had written off €300,000 that he had previously loaned the club.[159] On 9 October 2018, however, it was revealed Guoga was still the team's president. Gudelis resigned on 15 November, after a controversy involving Blanco. Executive director Julius Serapinas was named as his replacement. On 7 June 2019, Serapinas was replaced by former Rytas player Rolandas Jarutis.[160] Kleiza left the team in February 2020, after a falling out with Jarutis.

2017–18: Comeback
BC Lietuvos rytas symbol Mindaugas Lukauskis returned to the team for his ninth season and helped his long-time team return to the Lithuanian League finals. He was the league's oldest player.

On 14 June 2017, it was announced that Rytas had received a wild card to the 2017–18 EuroCup season.[161] On 17 June, Rytas signed with first addition to the club for the upcoming season, former Lietkabelis leader Ben Madgen.[162]

Rimas Kurtinaitis remained as head coach.[163] On 11 July, famous Lithuanian masseur Juozas Petkevičius returned to the team.[164] After launching ticket sales for the upcoming season, the team has sold 1,800 season tickets in less than 24 hours.[165] On 19 July, Rytas signed veteran Mindaugas Lukauskis for his ninth season as a club member.[166]

On the following day, Travis Peterson was signed and Kurtinaitis also confirmed that the team had reached an agreement with Chris Kramer.[167][168] On 22 July, Chris Kramer and Marc Antonio Carter officially joined the team.[169] On 28 July, Mindaugas Brazys joined the coaching staff.[170] On 17 August, notable Lithuanian youth national team member Martynas Echodas was signed to a three-year deal.[171] The newly formed team showed positive results during the preparation games, winning all seven games and the Vladas Garastas Cup.[172]

On 23 September, Rytas began the 2017–18 LKL season by defeating Juventus Utena 82–75.[173] On 25 September, Rytas signed experienced veteran Loukas Mavrokefalidis.[174] Due to Artūras Gudaitis' departure to the Olimpia Milano, he was replaced by Egidijus Mockevičius, who signed a three-year deal with the team on September 30. However, Mockevičius was unable to play due to injury.[175] In the LKL regular season, Rytas played its best season since 2015.

Wins over rivals Neptūnas Klaipėda and Lietkabelis Panevėžys helped Rytas reach second place in the standings, behind Žalgiris Kaunas, with whom Rytas tied in the regular season series. In the LKL playoffs, Rytas defeated Juventus Utena 3–0 in the quarterfinals. Having signed Neptūnas leaders Girdžiūnas and Butkevičius, Rytas became the most hated team in Klaipėda, and the rivalry between the two teams intensified. Rytas tied the season series with Neptūnas 2–2 in the regular season, with a win in Klaipėda in April 90–72, the first since the 2016 season. This helped Rytas secure second place in the standings. The two teams faced off in the LKL semifinals. In the first game in Vilnius, Rytas lost to Neptūnas 74–83. In the second game in Klaipėda, Rytas avenged the loss winning 67–49 and tying the series at 1–1. Rytas then won the third game at home, 74–67, to take a 2–1 series lead. In Klaipėda, with a chance to close out the series in the fourth game, Rytas took a 16-point lead in the first quarter. Neptūnas, however, came back and took the lead in the fourth quarter winning the game 74–70, and forcing the deciding match in Vilnius by tying the series 2–2. In the deciding fifth game Rytas defeated Neptūnas 88–82, winning the series 3–2. The win marked the first trip to the LKL finals since 2015. In the LKL finals, Rytas faced Žalgiris Kaunas, playing the best season since 1999 and coming off a third-place finish in the Euroleague. Rytas lost the first game, 83–96, in Kaunas. In the second game, Rytas won 82–73 in Vilnius, led by Mavrokefalidis scoring 22 points and Ben Madgen with 19, and tied the series at 1–1. This win marked the first win by Rytas in the LKL finals since 2011. In Kaunas, Žalgiris Kaunas won the game 90–80 and took a 2–1 series lead. Back in Vilnius, Rytas led for much of the first half but lost 78–82, with Žalgiris Kaunas taking a commanding 3–1 series lead. With one last chance, Rytas fought hard in the fifth game in Kaunas, but a strong fourth quarter by Žalgiris Kaunas led to an 80–70 win, and winning the series 4-1. In the 2018 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė, Rytas avenged their previous season defeat against Juventus Utena, winning in overtime 91–88 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, held in Klaipėda, Rytas defeated Dzūkija Alytus 81–61. In the finals, Rytas faced rival Žalgiris Kaunas, who were having a successful season in the Euroleague. Coming off two wins against Žalgiris Kaunas in the LKL, Rytas lead in the first half, before Žalgiris Kaunas recovered in the second, dominating the game and beating Rytas 81–62 in the finals.[15]

In the 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball season, Rytas lost at home to Bilbao Basket 83–93 in the opener. The next week, Rytas won their first game by defeating Partizan Belgrade 91–80 in Belgrade thanks to the efforts of Week MVP Rokas Giedraitis, who scored 28 points, and Loukas Mavrokefalidis, 26 points. An injury to Chris Kramer hurt the team. Rytas then lost a home game to PBC Lokomotiv Kuban 85–93 in overtime, as well as an away game to Alba Berlin 86–93. The team faced a lot of criticism for poor defence. With Kramer back in the lineup, Rytas defeated Limoges CSP at home, 92–76. The second round of the Eurocup was a huge success for Rytas. In Bilbao, Rytas avenged their loss by defeating Bilbao Basket 96–79 led by Chris Kramer, who scored 27 points, and became the Week MVP. A home win against Partizan Belgrade followed, 93–75. Rytas lost to Lokomotiv Kuban 68–77 in an away game.[176]

Many changes occurred to the team at the same time. Marc Antonio Carter and power forward Robert Carter were released, and replaced by Mindaugas Girdžiūnas and Arnas Butkevičius, leaders from rivals Neptūnas Klaipėda, and Egidijus Mockevičius returned from injury. These changes helped, as Rytas won the most important game in the regular season, by defeating Alba Berlin 94–73 and avenging their first round loss. The win also helped Rytas qualify for the EuroCup Top 16. In the last game of the regular season, Rytas defeated Limoges CSP 71–69 in an away game, finishing second in the group C. In the Top 16, Rytas started by losing to B.C. Zenit Saint Petersburg at home, 96–98. After losing two more away games to Bayern Munich 68–81 and Fiat Torino 77–83, Rytas fell to an 0–3 record, its worst start in club history. A strong game by Martynas Echodas, who became the Week MVP, helped Rytas win against Fiat Torino 101–68 at home. During the same game, however, Arnas Butkevičius suffered a broken hand, and was out for about five weeks. In the most important game of the EuroCup season for Rytas, they fell to Zenit 100–113 in an away game, losing any chance to qualify for the EuroCup playoffs. Coach Kurtinaitis and the team faced heavy criticism for the poor defence. In the final home game in the EuroCup, Rytas lost to Bayern Munich 85–87, another poor defensive showing, and finished with a 1–5 record and last place in Top 16 group F.[176]

2018–19: King Mindaugas Cup winners and return to the EuroCup playoffs
"I want to underline that this team is special. I began professionally playing basketball when I was seventeen, I have won the Croatian championship and cup twice. I played in the Italian final, however this team is something different. I have to begin from the coach – he gives us directions, but you need to have 12 soldiers, pit bulls who would follow these. These guys are special and deserve the victory."

— Rok Stipčević, following the Rytas triumph in the 2019 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė Final Four.[177]

Lithuania men's national basketball team head coach Dainius Adomaitis returned to Rytas in 2018.

The preparation for the season began in June, during the semifinal series, with controversial rumors that Lithuanian national basketball team, and former Rytas head coach Dainius Adomaitis would replace coach Kurtinaitis at the end of the season. While the team denied the rumors, after losing the LKL finals to Žalgiris Kaunas, Adomaitis was named the team's new head coach. Former Rytas players, and current members of the national team, Eimantas Bendžius and Evaldas Kairys, were the first additions, signing in July. Dominique Sutton, formerly of Dolomiti Energia Trento, and one of the best players in both the Italian league and the Eurocup, signed in August. D. J. Seeley replaced Rokas Giedraitis, who left to sign with Alba Berlin. Rytas also signed point guard Matt Farrell, scoring leader from the University of Notre Dame, but he was released just before the season for reported personal reasons. Talented young players Deividas Sirvydis and Marek Blaževič were signed to long-term deals. Norbertas Giga, former member of the Rytas system, returned in October. Kramer, who resigned in the summer, was named the new team captain.

Rytas won the first game of the season, beating Juventus Utena, 87–57, in the start of the LKL. During the season, Rytas struggled against rivals Žalgiris, Lietkabelis and Neptūnas, which led to Rytas finishing third in the regular season with a 26–10 record, worst regular season finish in club history. Rytas faced Juventus in the quarterfinals, winning the series in 2–1. In the semifinals, Rytas faced Neptūnas who, for the first time, had home court advantage, defeating them shockingly easily 2–0 and advancing to the LKL Finals. In the LKL Finals, Žalgiris easily swept Rytas 3–0.[15]

In the 2018–19 EuroCup Basketball season, Rytas played in group D, and struggled against top teams in the group, such as Unicaja Malaga, UNICS Kazan and Fraport Skyliners, but wins over KK Mornar and Fiat Torino helped Rytas qualify for the Top 16 stage with a 5–5 record. Seeley, Sutton (who was released in February) and Bendžius were the team leaders. Martynas Echodas was named the EuroCup Basketball Rising Star. In the Top 16 stage, now joined by Stipčević and Artsiom Parakhouski, Rytas struggled against Alba Berlin, which was led by former Rytas player Rokas Giedraitis, but wins over KK Partizan and AS Monaco helped them qualify for the EuroCup playoffs for the first time since 2015. Rytas faced Valencia Basket, losing the series 2–0 and being eliminated from the EuroCup.[178]

During the 2018–19 season, Rytas won the King Mindaugas Cup. After eliminating Juventus Utena in the Quarterfinals, they eliminated Neptūnas Klaipėda in the semifinals 86–72 and then defeated Žalgiris Kaunas in the Final 70–67.[179][180] After a season-ending injury to Kramer, Rytas signed Derek Needham to fill the point guard spot.

2019–20: Final season in the EuroCup
Francisco Cruz and Eimantas Bendžius were leaders of Rytas during the 2019–20 season

During the off-season, Parakhouski, Seeley, Needham, Kramer, Stipčević, Giga, Normantas, Piliauskas all departed from the team. Rolandas Jarutis, former Rytas player, was named the new team manager. Under Jarutis, Rytas started adding more players from developmental team Perlas-MRU, like Augustas Marčiulionis, son of legendary basketball player Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Simas Jarumbauskas, Einaras Tubutis, Ąžuolas Tubelis and Marek Blaževič, who already had played in the previous seasons, but also played in the NKL for Perlas. Karolis Giedraitis, son of former Rytas player Andrius Giedraitis, also earned a spot on the team. Deividas Sirvydis, drafted in the 2019 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks as the 37th pick, but traded to the Detroit Pistons, remained with the team. Bendžius, Girdžiūnas and most importantly, the improving Butkevičius remained with the team. Butkevičius also debuted for the Lithuanian national basketball team in the World Cup. Rytas also signed Dovis Bičkauskis from Juventus and Tu Holloway as the new point guards. Australian Cameron Bairstow was signed as the new power forward, while Francisco Cruz was signed as the new shooting guard. Evaldas Kairys was initially among the players released during the summer, but was re-signed in September. After the season, coach Adomaitis remained with Rytas.

The preparation for the season began in August. Rytas largely struggled in pre-season matches. Rytas started the 2019–20 LKL season with a five-game winning streak. The win streak was snapped by Žalgiris Kaunas. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the LKL season ended prematurely - Žalgiris were announced as the winners, while Rytas finished second - one win over third-placed Lietkabelis Panevėžys. In the King Mindaugas Cup tournament, Rytas reached the finals, but was defeated by Žalgiris.[15]

In the 2019–20 EuroCup Basketball season, Rytas played in Group B, with Umana Reyer Venezia, Partizan NIS, Tofaş, Lokomotiv Kuban and Limoges CSP. Wins over Lokomotiv Kuban and Tofaş helped Rytas qualify for the Top 16, with a 4–6 record, also eliminating the powerful Lokomotiv team, from the competition. Bendžius, Butkevičius and Cruz lead the team. In the Top 16 competition, Rytas played UNICS Kazan, AS Monaco and Galatasaray. Losses against AS Monaco and UNICS eliminated Rytas from playoff contention. Rytas finished with a 3–3 record, and third place in the standings.[181] The season was later cancelled. During the season, Rytas gave much of the younger players playing time, with Blaževič in particular having a breakout season with Rytas, both in the LKL and the EuroCup.

2020–21: Return to FIBA competitions

De facto BC Lietuvos rytas anthem

Marijonas Mikutavičius, the creator of de facto Lithuania Olympics Team song – Trys Milijonai, also created a special song for the BC Lietuvos rytas team, following its success in LKL and the very first steps in the prestigious EuroLeague. The song is called "Laikas būti pirmiems" (Time To Be First) and it is widely regarded as the club's anthem. To this day it is still played after club wins or at time-outs during the home games.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

BC Rytas roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 2 Bičkauskis, Dovis 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1993-09-05)5 September 1993
SG 4 Uleckas, Lukas 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – (1999-06-08)8 June 1999
SG 5 Giedraitis, Karolis 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 22 – (1998-03-24)24 March 1998
G/F 7 Radzevičius, Gytis 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1995-07-17)17 July 1995
PF 12 Kulvietis, Saulius 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 29 – (1991-02-14)14 February 1991
PG 13 Marčiulionis, Augustas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 18 – (2002-03-21)21 March 2002
C 14 Echodas, Martynas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 23 – (1997-07-07)7 July 1997
G 18 Girdžiūnas, Mindaugas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 31 – (1989-01-20)20 January 1989
C 33 Gustys, Rokas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 25 – (1994-08-22)22 August 1994
SF 51 Butkevičius, Arnas 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 27 – (1992-10-22)22 October 1992
PG 11 Jackson, Demetrius 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1994-09-07)7 September 1994
SG 3 Goudelock, Andrew 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 31 – (1988-12-07)7 December 1988
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Tadas Jackūnas
Doctor
  • Mantas Ambraška
Physiotherapist(s)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: August 14, 2020

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Martynas Echodas Rokas Gustys
PF Saulius Kulvietis
SF Arnas Butkevičius Gytis Radzevičius Lukas Uleckas
SG Andrew Goudelock Mindaugas Girdžiūnas Karolis Giedraitis
PG Demetrius Jackson Dovis Bičkauskis Augustas Marčiulionis

Squad changes for/during the 2020–21 season

Note: exact date is listed for players who joined or left during season.

Lietuvos rytas warming-up before the game
Lietuvos rytas fans during LKL game
Lietuvos rytas versus Žalgiris in Vilnius

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving from
4GLukas UleckasCbet
0CRokas GustysBC Šiauliai
7SFGytis RadzevičiusBC Juventus
12PFSaulius KulvietisJDA Dijon
0PGDemetrius JacksonDelaware Blue Coats
SGAndrew GoudelockReyer Venezia

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving to
0SFDeividas SirvydisHapoel Jerusalem
11PFĄžuolas TubelisArizona Wildcats
37FEinaras TubutisCBet
7PGTu HollowayOGM Ormanspor
23CMarek BlaževičBC Žalgiris
22SFEimantas BendžiusDinamo Sassari
9SGFrancisco CruzAfyon Belediye
41PFCameron BairstowThe Hawks
32CEvaldas KairysAfyon Belediye

Honours
BC Rytas Alley of Glory in Siemens Arena.

Total titles: 28

Domestic Regional European Pre-season
  • 2 Druskininkai, Lithuania Invitational Game: 2007, 2009
  • 1 Toulouges, France Invitational Game: 2007
  • 1 BBL Presidents Cup: 2008
  • 1 Alytus Mayors Cup: 2015[182][183]
  • 1 Vladas Garastas Cup: 2015, 2017[183]

Season by season
Season LKL LKF Cup KMT Cup Regional Competitions Europe Roster
For more detailed information see Former Lietuvos rytas rosters		 Head coach
1997–98 3rd place Champion — Korać Cup
Top 32		 Marius Janišius, Arnas Kazlauskas, Egidijus Mikalajūnas, Aurimas Palšis, Martynas Purlys, Virginijus Sirvydis, Rolandas Skaisgirys, Gintaras Stulga, Andrius Šakalys, Andrius Šležas, Rolandas Vaičiūnas Paulauskas,
Vainauskas
1998–99 Finalist — NEBL
3rd place		 Saporta Cup
Top 32		 Darius Dimavičius, Andrius Giedraitis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Arnas Kazlauskas, Kęstutis Kemzūra, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Egidijus Mikalajūnas, Makhtar N'Diaye, Aurimas Palšis, Martynas Purlys, Roman Safronov, Virginijus Sirvydis, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Singaras Tribė, Andrius Vyšniauskas Vainauskas,
Sakalauskas
1999–2000 Champion — NEBL
Finalist		 Saporta Cup
Semifinalist		 Giedrius Aidietis, Mantas Česnauskis, Valerij Četovič, Eric Elliott, Andrius Giedraitis, Rolandas Jarutis, Robertas Javtokas, Gintaras Kadžiulis, Arnas Kazlauskas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Oleksandr Okunsky, Mlađan Šilobad, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Andrius Šležas, Andrius Vyšniauskas Vainauskas,
Sakalauskas
2000–01 Finalist — NEBL
3rd place		 SuproLeague
Top 16		 Valerij Četovič, Eric Elliott, Andrius Giedraitis, Greg Grant, Rolandas Jarutis, Artūras Javtokas, Robertas Javtokas, Gintaras Kadžiulis, Arnas Kazlauskas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Kęstutis Šeštokas, Andrius Šležas Sakalauskas,
Vainauskas
2001–02 Champion — NEBL
Champion		 Saporta Cup
Quarterfinalist		 Vedran Bosnić, Mantas Česnauskis, Simas Jasaitis, Artūras Javtokas, Robertas Javtokas, Walsh Jordan, Rimantas Kaukėnas, Aivaras Kiaušas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Kęstutis Marčiulionis, Kęstutis Šeštokas, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Andrius Šležas, Andrius Vyšniauskas Vainauskas,
Kazlauskas
2002–03 Finalist — NEBL
Finalist		 Champions Cup
Group stage		 Povilas Čukinas, Tomas Delininkaitis, Simas Jasaitis, Artūras Javtokas, Aaron Lucas, Aivaras Kiaušas, Vladimir Krstić, Arvydas Macijauskas, Oleksandr Okunsky, Kęstutis Šeštokas, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Andrius Šležas, Steve Woodberry Kazlauskas
2003–04 Finalist — — ULEB Cup
Quarterfinalist		 Steponas Babrauskas, Povilas Čukinas, Tomas Delininkaitis, Miljan Goljović, Simas Jasaitis, Robertas Javtokas, Saulius Kuzminskas, Aaron Lucas, Mindaugas Lukauskis, Dickey Simpkins, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Andrius Šležas Kazlauskas,
Kemzūra
2004–05 Finalist — BBL Elite Division
Finalist		 ULEB Cup
Champion		 Povilas Čukinas, Tomas Delininkaitis, Gintaras Einikis, Fred House, Rolandas Jarutis, Simas Jasaitis, Robertas Javtokas, Saulius Kuzminskas, Aaron Lucas, Mindaugas Lukauskis, Haris Mujezinović, Tyrone Nesby, Kęstutis Šeštokas, Andrius Šležas, Roberts Štelmahers Đurović,
Mahorič
2005–06 Champion — BBL Elite Division
Champion		 EuroLeague
Top 16		 Steponas Babrauskas, Maurice Baker, Sandis Buškevics, Povilas Čukinas, Tomas Delininkaitis, Ernestas Ežerskis, Fred House, Simas Jasaitis, Robertas Javtokas, Mindaugas Lukauskis, Haris Mujezinović, Matthew Nielsen, Ivan Tomas, Andrius Šležas, Roberts Štelmahers Spahija
2006–07 Finalist Finalist BBL Elite Division
Champion		 ULEB Cup
Finalist		 J. P. Batista, Jānis Blūms, Tomas Delininkaitis, Andre Emmett, Martynas Gecevičius, Titus Ivory, Artūras Jomantas, Evaldas Kairys, Ivan Koljević, Mindaugas Lukauskis, Matthew Nielsen, Darius Pakamanis, Marijonas Petravičius, Kareem Rush, Andrius Šležas, Roberts Štelmahers, Eurelijus Žukauskas Drucker,
Sagadin,
Trifunović
2007–08 Finalist Finalist BBL Elite Division
Finalist		 EuroLeague
Top 16		 Michailas Anisimovas, Kenan Bajramović, J. P. Batista, Lukas Brazdauskis, Simas Buterlevičius, Chuck Eidson, Martynas Gecevičius, Artūras Jomantas, Jared Jordan, Mindaugas Lukauskis, Darrel Mitchell, Matthew Nielsen, Marijonas Petravičius, Hollis Price, Jackson Vroman, Andrius Šležas, Roberts Štelmahers Trifunović
2008–09 Champion Champion BBL Elite Division
Champion		 EuroCup
Champion		 Michailas Anisimovas, Steponas Babrauskas, Milko Bjelica, Lukas Brazdauskis, Simas Buterlevičius, Evaldas Dainys, Chuck Eidson, Martynas Gecevičius, Artūras Jomantas, Mindaugas Lukauskis, Branko Milisavljević, Matthew Nielsen, Marijonas Petravičius, Marius Prekevičius, Justas Sinica, Tautvydas Šležas, Donatas Zavackas Sireika,
Kurtinaitis
2009–10 Champion Champion BBL Elite Division
Finalist		 EuroLeague
Group stage		 Steponas Babrauskas, Kenan Bajramović, Aron Baynes, Milko Bjelica, Dejan Borovnjak, Lukas Brazdauskis, Simas Buterlevičius, Evaldas Dainys, Martynas Gecevičius, Vidas Ginevičius, Artūras Jomantas, Igor Milošević, Bojan Popović, Justas Sinica, Jonas Valančiūnas, Donatas Zavackas Kurtinaitis
2010–11 Finalist Finalist BBL Elite Division
3rd place		 EuroLeague
Top 16		 Steponas Babrauskas, Kenan Bajramović, Petras Baločka, Milko Bjelica, Simas Buterlevičius, Khalid El-Amin, Martynas Gecevičius, Simas Jasaitis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Jerry Johnson, Artūras Jomantas, Žydrūnas Kelys, Igor Milošević, Cemal Nalga, Brad Newley, Karolis Petrukonis, Aleksandar Rašić, D. J. Strawberry, Arvydas Šikšnius, Jonas Valančiūnas Anzulović,
Trifunović,
Maskoliūnas
VTB
Group Stage
2011–12 Finalist — BBL Elite Division
Finalist		 EuroLeague qualifying
Finalist		 Steponas Babrauskas, Paulius Dambrauskas, Vilmantas Dilys, Goran Jeretin, Artūras Jomantas, Mindaugas Katelynas, Brad Newley, Aleksandar Rašić, Dovydas Redikas, Tyrese Rice, Lawrence Roberts, Predrag Samardžiski, Renaldas Seibutis, Jonas Valančiūnas Džikić
VTB
3rd place		 EuroCup
3rd place
2012–13 Finalist — VTB
Group Stage		 EuroLeague
Group Stage		 Steponas Babrauskas, Eimantas Bendžius, Jānis Blūms, Simas Buterlevičius, Vilmantas Dilys, Deividas Dulkys, Dejan Ivanov, Artūras Jomantas, Mindaugas Katelynas, Tautvydas Lydeka, Nemanja Nedović, Patrick O'Bryant, Milt Palacio, Leon Radošević, Dovydas Redikas, Predrag Samardžiski, Renaldas Seibutis, Tomislav Zubčić Džikić,
Maskoliūnas,
Bauermann
2013–14 3rd place Finalist VTB
Semifinals		 Qualified For EuroLeague Steponas Babrauskas, Eimantas Bendžius, Omar Cook, Paulius Dambrauskas, Zabian Dowdell, Deividas Dulkys, Martynas Gecevičius, Andreas Glyniadakis, Stevan Jelovac, Antanas Kavaliauskas, Tautvydas Lydeka, Gediminas Orelik, Juan Palacios, Dovydas Redikas, Renaldas Seibutis, Darius Songaila, Edvinas Šeškus, Milenko Tepić Bauermann,
Petrović,
Adomaitis
EuroLeague
Group Stage
EuroCup
Eighth-finals
2014–15 Finalist Finalist — EuroCup
Eighth-finals		 Travis Leslie, Simas Jasaitis, Paulius Dambrauskas, Adas Juškevičius, Mindaugas Lukauskis, Billy Baron, Edvinas Šeškus, Artūras Valeika, Kšyštof Lavrinovič, Martynas Gecevičius, Gediminas Orelikas, Žygimantas Janavičius, Antanas Kavaliauskas, Mike Moser Šeškus,
Nicola
2015–16 3rd place Champion — EuroCup
Group Stage		 Adam Łapeta, Antanas Kavaliauskas, Gediminas Orelik, Mindaugas Lukauskis, Kendrick Brown, Artūras Gudaitis, Nicolás Laprovíttola, Kšyštof Lavrinovič, Deividas Gailius, Adas Juškevičius, Denys Lukashov, Artūras Jomantas, Marius Runkauskas, Julius Jucikas, Rokas Giedraitis, Žygimantas Janavičius, Edvinas Šeškus, Aistis Pilauskas Nicola,
Jasilionis,
Gronskis,
Pačėsas
2016–17 3rd place Quarterfinals — EuroCup
Top 16		 Artūras Gudaitis, David Logan, Drew Gordon, Kenny Kadji, Margiris Normantas, Taylor Brown, Clevin Hannah, Corey Fisher, Laimonas Kisielius, Deividas Gailius, Adam Łapeta, Lukas Kvedaravičius, Jimmy Baron, Josh Akognon, Artūras Jomantas, Deividas Sirvydis, Arnas Beručka, Julius Jucikas, Rokas Giedraitis, Rashaun Broadus, Domantas Vilys, Aistis Pilauskas Pačėsas,
Kurtinaitis
2017–18 Finalist Finalist — EuroCup
Top 16		 Ben Madgen, Margiris Normantas, Chris Kramer, Robert Carter, Mindaugas Lukauskis, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Martynas Echodas, Jimmy Baron, Artūras Jomantas, T. J. Carter, Rokas Giedraitis, Travis Peterson, Egidijus Mockevičius, Deividas Sirvydis, Mindaugas Girdžiūnas, Arnas Butkevičius Kurtinaitis
2018–19 Finalist Champion — EuroCup
Quarter-finals		 Eimantas Bendžius, Marek Blaževič, Arnas Butkevičius, Martynas Echodas, Matt Farrell, Mindaugas Girdžiūnas, Norbertas Giga, Manny Harris, Evaldas Kairys, Chris Kramer, Lukas Kvedaravičius, Derek Needham, Margiris Normantas, Artsiom Parakhouski, Aistis Pilauskas, D. J. Seeley, Dominique Sutton, Deividas Sirvydis, Rok Stipčević, Einaras Tubutis Adomaitis
2019–20 Second place Finalist — EuroCup
Season cancelled		 Cameron Bairstow, Eimaintas Bendžius, Dovis Bičkauskis, Marek Blaževič, Arnas Butkevičius, Francisco Cruz, Martynas Echodas, Karolis Giedraitis, Mindaugas Girdžiūnas, Tue Halloway, Evaldas Kairys, Augustas Marčiulionis, Deividas Sirvydis, Ąžuolas Tubelis Adomaitis
Detailed information of former rosters and results.[184][185][186][187]

Team records in LKL
Rytas game in early 2006
Rytas game in late 2008
StatisticRecordOpponentResultDateVenue
Points134Alytus134–7626 October 2008Lietuvos rytas Arena
Rebounds65Prienai-Vytautas113–566 January 2018Lietuvos rytas Arena
Assists37Prienai TonyBet102–6511 June 2014Siemens Arena
Steals25Nevėžis92–4011 October 2009Lietuvos rytas Arena
Blocks9Olimpas81–9130 October 1997
2-pointers made43Sakalai112–679 March 2008Lietuvos rytas Arena
2-pointers %86.67 %Neptūnas132–8014 February 2003
3-pointers made19Juventus108–6119 April 2010Lietuvos rytas Arena
3-pointers %78.57%Sakalai73–9117 September 1999
Free throws made37Alita110–1025 March 1998
Free throws %100 %Prienai59–848 February 2015Prienai Arena
Last updated: 2018–06–15.[188]

Important people and venues
Steponas Babrauskas was a long-term Lietuvos rytas captain.

Venues
Seasons
used		 Venue Capacity Notes
1997–1998 Ekinsta Sports Hall 1,000
1998–2004 Lietuvos rytas Sports Arena
(Olimpiečių street)		 2,000
3,500		 At first capacity of 2,000, later expanded to 3,500.
2004–present Siemens Arena 11,000 Used for all EuroLeague/EuroCup/VTB games and some LKL games
2004–present Jeep Arena 1,700
2,500		 At first capacity of 1,700, later expanded to 2,500
Used for most LKL games and practices.

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

In Statyba

In Lietuvos rytas

To appear in this section a player must be either:

  • A player who has played at least 3 seasons (if foreign player) or 4 seasons (if Lithuanian player) for the club.
  • A player who has won individual award.
  • A Lithuanian player who has played for the Lithuanian national basketball team.
  • A foreign international player who had significant impact (was a leader) in the club.

Notable Head coaches
BC Rytas Alley of Glory in Siemens Arena.

The following head coaches won at least one major trophy when in charge of Rytas:

Name Period Trophies
Alfredas Vainauskas 1997–2001 LKF Cup
Šarūnas Sakalauskas 1998–2001 Lithuanian Basketball League
Jonas Kazlauskas 2001–2004 Lithuanian Basketball League, North European Basketball League
Tomo Mahorič 2005 ULEB Cup
Neven Spahija 2005–2006 Lithuanian Basketball League, Baltic Basketball League
Aleksandar Trifunović 2006–2008
2010–2011		 Baltic Basketball League
Rimas Kurtinaitis 2008–2010
2017–2018		 2× Lithuanian Basketball Leagues, 2× LKF Cups, Baltic Basketball League, EuroCup
Tomas Pačėsas 2016–2017 King Mindaugas Cup
Dainius Adomaitis 2014
2018–2020		 King Mindaugas Cup

Statistical leaders

All time points per game in European Cup games (PPG)

Only players with significant number of games played or points scored.‡

PositionNat.PlayerSeasonsGamesTotal pointsPoints per game
1Ramūnas Šiškauskas675106814.2
2Arvydas Macijauskas46697814.8
3Martynas Gecevičius7928759.5
4Andrius Šležas101418676.1
5Robertas Javtokas6898559.6
6Mindaugas Lukauskis91287816.1
7Andrius Giedraitis34575816.8
8Artūras Jomantas91206915.8
9Renaldas Seibutis34459013.4
10Simas Jasaitis7775757.5
11 Eric Elliott23957314.7
12Marijonas Petravičius34752311.1
13Matthew Nielsen34649810.8
14Steponas Babrauskas7864735.5
15Kęstutis Šeštokas4584728.1

Last updated: 15 November 2016

Individual awards

EuroLeague

EuroCup

Matches against NBA teams
21 October 2008
Golden State Warriors 126–106 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

Video game

Lietuvos rytas basketball club was featured in the NBA 2K15 video game.[190]

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