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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

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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

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Current roster

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

Nevėžis-OPTIBET roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PF 0 United States Nkereuwem, Leslie 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 23 – (2001-11-30)30 November 2001
PG 1 Israel Ebo, Amit 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 25 – (1999-10-06)6 October 1999
F/C 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Manjgafic, Fahrudin 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1997-07-21)21 July 1997
G/F 3 France Doualla, Daryl 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 20 – (2004-06-21)21 June 2004
G/F 4 Lithuania Bukauskas, Nojus 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 19 – (2005-08-12)12 August 2005
SG 9 Lithuania Zakas, Jonas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 27 – (1997-10-14)14 October 1997
PF 10 Lithuania Kozys, Vitalijus 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 25 – (1999-04-30)30 April 1999
PG 11 United States Girard III, Joseph 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (2000-11-27)27 November 2000
SG 12 Lithuania Montvila, Nedas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 22 – (2002-09-15)15 September 2002
F 17 Lithuania Alisas, Gediminas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 20 – (2004-01-16)16 January 2004
SF 22 Lithuania Vaitkus, Ignas 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 31 – (1993-02-22)22 February 1993
C 24 Serbia Nikolić, Dimitrije 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 27 – (1997-08-06)6 August 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Lithuania Laimonas Rimkus
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 9 September 2024

Depth chart

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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 2024–25 season

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In

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Moving from
0 PF United States Leslie Nkereuwem Georgia State Panthers United States
2 F/C Bosnia and Herzegovina Fahrudin Manjgafic NKA Universitas Pécs Hungary
3 G/F France Daryl Doualla Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys Lithuania
9 SG Lithuania Jonas Zakas Juventus Utena Lithuania
10 PF Lithuania Vitalijus Kozys Wolves Twinsbet Lithuania
11 PG United States Joseph Girard III Clemson Tigers United States
12 SG Lithuania Nedas Montvila Žalgiris Kaunas Lithuania
24 C Serbia Dimitrije Nikolić Zlatibor Serbia

Out

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Moving to
0 PG United States Courtney Ramey Start Lublin Poland
1 SG Estonia Carlos Jurgens Free agent
8 C Nigeria Francis Okoro Kolossos Rodou Greece
11 SF Lithuania Justinas Marcinkevičius Free agent
16 C Lithuania Matas Mačijauskas Free agent
22 SG United States Sean McNeil Free agent
24 F/C United States Zane Waterman Neptūnas Klaipėda Lithuania
44 F/C Lithuania Robertas Keliačius Free agent
69 PG Lithuania Dominykas Stenionis Lietkabelis Panevėžys Lithuania

Logos

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

Season by season

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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 9th Eightfinal 4 FIBA Europe Cup QT
Detailed information of former rosters and results.[3][4]

Head coaches

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Notable players

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



References

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  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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