BC Nevėžis

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

Nevėžis-OPTIBET
LeaguesLithuanian Basketball League
Founded1992 (1992)
HistoryBC Nevėžis
(1992–2011)
BC Kėdainiai Triobet
(2011–2012)
BC Nevėžis
(2012–2020)
Nevėžis-OPTIBET
(2020–)
ArenaKėdainiai Arena
Capacity2,200
LocationKėdainiai, Lithuania
Team colorsGreen, black and white
     
Team managerMindaugas Arlauskas
Head coachDavid Gale
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]

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F 0 Duke, Imru 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 21 – (1999-07-20)20 July 1999
PG 2 Barefield, Sedrick 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (1996-11-18)18 November 1996
F/C 3 Montgomery, E. J. 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 21 – (1999-09-12)12 September 1999
F/C 4 Hukporti, Ariel 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 18 – (2002-04-12)12 April 2002
SG 5 Kalaitzakis, Panagiotis 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 22 – (1999-01-02)2 January 1999
SG 7 Tamulis, Justas 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 26 – (1994-07-12)12 July 1994
G 9 Gintvainis, Jokūbas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1994-07-25)25 July 1994
SG 10 Canka, Abramo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 18 – (2002-03-18)18 March 2002
PF 18 Vasiliauskas, Grantas 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 22 – (1999-01-10)10 January 1999
PF 22 Kazakauskas, Julius 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 30 – (1990-12-22)22 December 1990
PF 23 Razbadauskas, Matas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 18 – (2002-11-28)28 November 2002
C 34 Lukošius, Ignas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 27 – (1993-11-09)9 November 1993
SG 53 Pocevičius, Martynas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – (2000-01-13)13 January 2000
G 88 Vilys, Domantas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 21 – (2000-01-12)12 January 2000
Head coach
  • David Gale
Assistant coach(es)
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Laimonas Rimkus
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 4, 2021

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C E. J. Montgomery Ignas Lukošius Imru Duke
PF Julius Kazakauskas Grantas Vasiliauskas Ariel Hukporti
SF Justas Tamulis Panagiotis Kalaitzakis Matas Razbadauskas
SG Abramo Canka Martynas Pocevičius
PG Sedrick Barefield Domantas Vilys

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving from
2PGSedrick BarefieldOklahoma City Blue
88GDomantas VilysBC Vytis
7G/FJustas TamulisBC Pieno žvaigždės
10G/FAbramo CankaSharks
4F/CAriel HukportiRiesen Ludwigsburg
14CVaidas ČepukaitisCbet
53SGMartynas PocevičiusBC Dzūkija
34CIgnas LukošiusBC Ežerūnas
8GVaidas KariniauskasIgokea
9GJokūbas GintvainisBC Lietkabelis
F/CE. J. MontgomeryFree agent

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving to
2CViny OkouoGipuzkoa Basket
16SGGeorgios KalaitzakisPanathinaikos
13PGKristupas ŽemaitisBC Dzūkija
25CMatas JucikasBC Dzūkija
7PGKevin Cham
8PF/CArminas UrbutisŠiauliai
0G/FMichael Gbinije
17SFIgnas LabutisBC Jonava
8GVaidas KariniauskasUtenos Juventus
14CVaidas ČepukaitisUtenos Juventus

Logos
  • Nevėžis logo (2017-2020)
  • 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 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]

Head coaches
  • Marius Kiltinavičius: 2019–2020
  • David Gale: 2020–present

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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