Sūduva-Mantinga

BC Sūduva (Lithuanian: Krepšinio Klubas Sūduva; English: Basketball Club Sūduva) known as Sūduva-Mantinga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Marijampolė, Lithuania. Sūduva formerly participated in the LKL. On 16 September 2010 Sūduva basketball club was removed from the LKL because of financial problems.[1] The club currently competes in the second-tier NKL. The club was named after Suvalkija, an ethnographic region of Lithuania, of which Marijampolė is considered capital.

Sūduva-Mantinga
LeaguesNational Basketball League
Founded2006
HistoryMantinga-ŽSM
(2007-2011)
Sūduva
(2011-2012)
Sūduva-Mantinga
(2012-present)
ArenaMarijampolė game sports school sports hall
LocationMarijampolė, Lithuania
Team colorsRed, White
   
President Vytautas Skučas
Head coach Povilas Šakinis
ChampionshipsNKL Champions (2016,2017,2019,2020)
Websitesuduva-mantinga.lt

History

Marijampolė basketball club "Mantinga" was founded in 2007. The club aims to develop and promote basketball in Marijampolė, promote the formation of wellness and physical development, unite members for physical activity, healthy lifestyles, physical culture, enable Marijampolė residents to systematically engage in basketball, promote social employment, mutual communication, and cooperation, promote a healthy and active lifestyle, represent members and defend their interests, provide a wide range of information and assistance.

The team was called "Mantinga − ŽSM" for the first two seasons and successfully competed in RKL, showing better results every year. In the 2010-2011 season, the team successfully won the Small Cup of the Regional Basketball League.

In 2011, the team changed the name and became "Sūduva" and started playing in NKL. The debut was successful, Sūduva was one victory from reaching NKL Final Four. Marijampolė municipality contributed to the team's sponsors. [2]

Players

Current roster

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

Sūduva-Mantinga roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 0 Šimonis, Žygimantas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 26 – (1995-02-06)6 February 1995
PF 1 Stankevičius, Rokas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 25 – (1995-04-03)3 April 1995
G 3 Zakas, Jonas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (1997-10-14)14 October 1997
PG 5 Galeckas, Tomas 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 26 – (1994-06-28)28 June 1994
SG 7 Mackevičius, Aleksas 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 18 – (2002-06-13)13 June 2002
SF 10 Nausėdas, Justas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1992-08-03)3 August 1992
SF 12 Jonuška, Kostas 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1992-05-21)21 May 1992
SF 13 Ūzas, Rokas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 32 – (1988-06-02)2 June 1988
C 15 Jezukevičius, Edvinas 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 30 – (1990-04-08)8 April 1990
C 21 Beniušis, Šarūnas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 – (1993-04-16)16 April 1993
PG 22 Kliučinykas, Tautvydas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 – (1995-01-22)22 January 1995
PF 25 Kieža, Aurimas 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 38 – (1982-10-25)25 October 1982
Head coach
  • Povilas Šakinis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: October 21, 2020

References
  1. http://www.basketnews.lt/news-32778-suduva-i-lkl-tikisi-sugrizti-kitamet.html
  2. http://www.suduva-mantinga.lt/komandos/856-marijampoles-suduva-mantinga.html


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