BC Nevėžis

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Nevėžis-OPTIBET
Nevėžis-OPTIBET logo
LeaguesLithuanian Basketball League
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
HistoryBC Nevėžis
(1992–2011)
BC Kėdainiai Triobet
(2011–2012)
BC Nevėžis
(2012–2020)
Nevėžis-OPTIBET
(2020–present)
ArenaKėdainiai Arena
Capacity2,200
LocationKėdainiai, Lithuania
Team colorsGreen, black and white
     
Team managerMindaugas Arlauskas
Head coachGediminas Petrauskas
ChampionshipsLKAL Champions (2002)
BBL Challenge Cup (2005)
BBL Challenge Cup (2008)
BBL Cup (2013)
Websitewww.kknevezis.lt

BC Nevėžis (Lithuanian: Krepšinio klubas Nevėžis), commonly known as Nevėžis Kėdainiai, also known as Nevėžis-OPTIBET due to sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Kėdainiai, Lithuania. The club currently competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).

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.[citation needed]

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]

Players

Current roster

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

Nevėžis-OPTIBET roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 0 United States Ramey, Courtney 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 24 – (1999-10-02)2 October 1999
SG 1 Estonia Jürgens, Carlos 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1998-10-27)27 October 1998
SF 3 Lithuania Vaitkus, Ignas 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 31 – (1993-02-22)22 February 1993
G/F 7 Lithuania Razbadauskas, Matas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 21 – (2002-11-28)28 November 2002
C 8 Nigeria Okoro, Francis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 24 – (1999-08-07)7 August 1999
PG 10 Lithuania Grenda, Dominykas 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 19 – (2004-10-07)7 October 2004
SF 11 Lithuania Marcinkevičius, Justinas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1998-02-10)10 February 1998
C 16 Lithuania Mačijauskas, Matas 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 21 – (2002-05-30)30 May 2002
G 22 United States McNeil, Sean 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1998-08-17)17 August 1998
PF 24 United States Waterman, Zane 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1995-10-12)12 October 1995
F/C 44 Lithuania Keliačius, Robertas 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 26 – (1997-09-24)24 September 1997
PG 69 Lithuania Stenionis, Dominykas Injured 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 21 – (2002-07-03)3 July 2002
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Lithuania Laimonas Rimkus

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 13 December 2023

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Francis Okoro Robertas Keliačius Matas Mačijauskas
PF Zane Waterman
SF Ignas Vaitkus Justinas Marcinkevičius Matas Razbadauskas
SG Carlos Jürgens Sean McNeil
PG Courtney Ramey Dominykas Grenda Dominykas Stenionis

Squad changes for/during the 2023–24 season

In

No. Pos. Nat. Name Moving from
1 SG Estonia Carlos Jürgens Golden Eagles United States
2 PG United States Brevin Galloway Clemson Tigers United States
3 SF Lithuania Ignas Vaitkus Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys Lithuania
4 PG Croatia Lovre Bašić KK Alkar Croatia
7 G/F Lithuania Matas Razbadauskas Melilla Sport Capital Spain
16 C Lithuania Matas Mačijauskas Rytas-2 Lithuania
22 G United States Sean McNeil Ohio State Buckeyes United States
24 PF United States Zane Waterman Helsinki Seagulls Finland
44 F/C Lithuania Robertas Keliačius Labas GAS Prienai Lithuania
97 C Republic of the Congo Viny Okouo Fuenlabrada Spain
0 PG United States Courtney Ramey Mitteldeutscher BC Germany
8 C Nigeria Francis Okoro Rouen Métropole Basket France

Out

No. Pos. Nat. Name Moving to
1 G/F Lithuania Lorenas Stoškevičius Free agent
3 G/F France Darryl Doualla Capital City Go-Go United States
4 PG United States Aaron Cook Jr. Free agent
7 PF Lithuania Tomas Verbinskis Free agent
8 F/C Belgium Tim Lambrecht Neptūnas Klaipėda Lithuania
21 C Brazil Rafael Alberton Rodrigues Medipolis SC Jena Germany
26 PG Lithuania Titas Sargiūnas High Point Panthers United States
32 PG Latvia Artūrs Žagars BC Wolves Lithuania
33 F United States Deshawn Freeman Fortitudo Bologna Italy
34 SG United States Brad Davison HLA Alicante Spain
35 F/C Lithuania Danielius Lavrinovičius Žalgiris Kaunas Lithuania
99 PG Lithuania Marius Valinskas Uniclub Casino Juventus Lithuania
2 PG United States Brevin Galloway Free agent
97 C Republic of the Congo Viny Okouo Free agent
4 PG Croatia Lovre Bašić Free agent

Logos

  • Nevėžis logo (2017-2020)
    Nevėžis logo (2017-2020)
  • Nevėžis new logo (2020–present)
    Nevėžis new logo (2020–present)

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 Cup R2
2018–19 1 LKL 9th Round of 16
2019–20 1 LKL 10th Round of 16
2020–21 1 LKL 10th Second round
2021–22 1 LKL 10th First round
2022–23 1 LKL 8th Quarterfinalist
2023–24 1 LKL Eightfinal 4 FIBA Europe Cup QT
Detailed information of former rosters and results.[3][4]

Head coaches

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). Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. ^ "NEVEZIS KEDAINIAI". BBL.net. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

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