Marius Leonavičius

Marius Leonavičius (born August 18 in Prienai, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach for the CBET Prienai of the Lithuanian Basketball League[1] and the youth coach in Prienai basketball school.[2]

Marius Leonavičius
Marius Leonavičius and LaVar Ball during Big Baller Brand Challenge Games in Prienai
PositionAssistant coach of CBET Prienai
Coaching career2013–present
Career history
2014-2015Prienai
2015-2018Vytautas Prienai-Birstonas
2018-2019Skycop
2019-presentCBET

Coaching career

After graduating from Lithuanian Sports University (Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education at the rime) Leonavičius started his coaching career in Dublin, Ireland coaching for a local basketball club Tolka Rovers. In 2012, he became an assistant coach for the Trinity College Dublin men's basketball team.[3] Several months later he was appointed as the head men's basketball coach.

Lithuanian basketball league

In 2013, Leonavičius returned home to Lithuania and started coaching in his hometown of Prienai.[4] In 2014, he was offered an assistant coaching position in BC Prienai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[5] In 2017, he won his first major title becoming the Baltic Basketball League champion. In the 2017/18 season, BC Vytautas signed LiAngelo and LaMelo, brothers of National Basketball Association (NBA) player Lonzo Ball. Leonavičius and the BC Vytautas team since then was part of the Ball in the Family reality show featuring LaVar Ball, the worldwide known media personality and businessman. In 2020 NBA draft LaMelo Ball was selected with the 3rd overal pick by Charlotte Hornets. His brother LiAngelo was also signed with NBA team Detroit Pistons, however he was released a week later.

Lamelo and LiAngelo Ball during BC Vytautas game.

References
  1. "Prienų–Birštono Vytautas - LKL.LT". 2018-04-06. Archived from the original on 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  2. "Prienų KKSC pradėjo dirbti nauja lengvosios atletikos trenerė". kvitrina.lt · Prienų ir Birštono naujienų portalas (in Lithuanian). 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  3. laida „Emigrantai“, Orijus Gasanovas, LRT televizijos. "Karjerą Airijoje padaręs lietuvis: nebijokite dirbti nemokamai". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  4. "Team". bbl.net. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  5. "Krepšinio klubas "Prienai" pradėjo komandos formavimą". kvitrina.lt · Prienų ir Birštono naujienų portalas (in Lithuanian). 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
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