BC Wolves

BC Wolves is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in the city of Vilnius. The team competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the European North Basketball League (ENBL).

BC Wolves
NicknameVilkai
LeaguesLithuanian Basketball League
ENBL
Founded2 June 2022 (2022-06-02)
HistoryBC Wolves
(2022–present)
ArenaAlytus Arena
Avia Solutions Group Arena
Capacity5,500 (Alytus Arena)
10,000 (Avia Solutions Group Arena)
LocationVilnius, Lithuania
Team colorsGrey and Turquoise
   
PresidentRimantas Kaukėnas
Head coachRimas Kurtinaitis[1]
OwnershipBasketball Holding Company, AB
Websitebcwolves.com

History

The organisation was founded on 2 June 2022, with the name Wolves referring to the mythical iron wolf and the founding legend of the city of Vilnius.[2] The license of BC Dzūkija was used to play in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) starting immediately from the 2022–23 season, which will be the club's inaugural season. Due to upcoming reconstruction of Avia Solutions Group Arena, home matches will temporarily be played in Alytus Arena.

Players

Current roster

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BC Wolves roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 1 Gómez de Liaño, Juan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 23 – (1999-11-19)19 November 1999
SG 3 Juškevičius, Adas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 34 – (1989-01-03)3 January 1989
F 6 Žukauskas, Eigirdas 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 30 – (1992-06-03)3 June 1992
PG 7 Caver, Ahmad 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 26 – (1996-09-12)12 September 1996
SF 8 Lukauskis, Mindaugas (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 43 – (1979-05-19)19 May 1979
PF/C 10 Miniotas, Regimantas 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 26 – (1996-03-14)14 March 1996
C 12 Delia, Marcos 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 30 – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992
PG 13 Žemaitis, Kristupas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 26 – (1996-06-24)24 June 1996
F 19 Kozys, Vitalijus 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 23 – (1999-04-30)30 April 1999
C 20 Buckner, Eric 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 32 – (1990-04-26)26 April 1990
SG 21 Beručka, Arnas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 25 – (1997-03-17)17 March 1997
SF 27 Pačėsas Jr., Tomas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 22 – (2000-05-26)26 May 2000
G/F 33 Kumpys, Herkus 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (1998-11-04)4 November 1998
SF 44 Taylor, Jeffery 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 33 – (1989-05-23)23 May 1989
Head coach

Rimas Kurtinaitis

Assistant coach(es)

Aurimas Jasilionis

Athletic trainer(s)

Deividas Rinkevičius

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 1, 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Eric Buckner Marcos Delia
PF Eigirdas Žukauskas Regimantas Miniotas Vitalijus Kozys
SF Jeffery Taylor Mindaugas Lukauskis Tomas Pačėsas Jr.
SG Adas Juškevičius Arnas Beručka Herkus Kumpys
PG Ahmad Caver Kristupas Žemaitis Juan Gomez de Liano

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving from
–HCRimas KurtinaitisFree agent
3SGAdas Juškevičius Vanoli Cremona
13PGKristupas ŽemaitisBC Lietkabelis
10PF/CRegimantas MiniotasBC Žalgiris
6SF/PFEigirdas ŽukauskasTofaş S.K.
21SGArnas BeručkaBC Pieno Žvaigždės
19SF/PFVitalijus KozysBC Jonava
12PF/C Marcos DeliaPallacanestro Trieste
7PGAhmad CaverMemphis Hustle
8SFMindaugas LukauskisBC Dzūkija
14SFHugo InvernizziCSP Limoges
27SFTomas Pačėsas Jr.BC Dzūkija
33SG/SFHerkus KumpysCB Peñas Huesca
15CVaidas ČepukaitisBC Dzūkija
1G Juan Gómez de LiañoMarinerong Pilipino Skippers
44SF Jeffery TaylorReal Madrid
11CEric BucknerSigortam.net İTÜ BB

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving to
15 CVaidas ČepukaitisCáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto
13 SFHugo InvernizziUniverso Treviso Basket

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. KMT Cup European competitions
2022–23 1 LKL 4 FIBA Europe Cup QR2

References
  1. "Interview: Rimas Kurtinaitis".
  2. "The name of the new Winter Basketball Club has been revealed - it embodies the Lithuanian legend".
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