BC Jonava

The BC Jonava, known for sponsorship reasons as the BC CBet (Lithuanian: Jonavos CBet; English: CBet Jonava), are a Lithuanian professional basketball team based in Jonava. The CBet compete in the Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga (LKL).

CBet
LeaguesLKL
Founded1969 (1969)
History
List
  • Statyba
    (1969–1980)
    Klevas
    (1980–1994)
    Statyba
    (1994–1999)
    Statyba–Žalgiris
    (1999–2001)
    Triobet
    (2001–2006)
    SK Dextera
    (2006–2008)
    SK Malsta
    (2008–2009)
    Triobet–Malsta
    (2009–2010)
    Triobet
    (2010–2013)
    Petrochema
    (2013–2015)
    Petrochema-Dextera
    (2015–2016)
    Jonavos sporto klubas
    (2016–2017)
    Jonava
    (2017–2018)
    Sintek-Jonava
    (2018–2019)
    Jonava
    (2019–2020)
    CBet
    (2020–)
ArenaJonava Sports Arena
Capacity2,200
LocationJonava, Lithuania
Team colorsBlue, cyan, white
     
PresidentVaidas Vaškevičius
Head coachVirginijus Šeškus
Championships1 NKL
Websitejsk.lt

The club was officially founded in 1999, and had been playing in the second-tier Lithuanian basketball league NKL (formerly known as LKAL) since its inception. Having been promoted to the top division, the club played a strong first season in the LKL, finishing fifth.

History

The first basketball club in Jonava known as "Statyba" was founded in 1969. In 1980, a furniture enterprise started sponsoring the team. At the end of the season, BC Jonava won the Lithuanian second-tier league basketball championship. A decade later, the historic Jonava basketball club ceased to exist, and was replaced by the sports club "Triobet" in 1999.[1]

Old Jonava logo

Current roster
CBet roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 2 Bičkauskis, Dovis 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1993-09-05)5 September 1993
PF 3 Palacios, Juan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 37 – (1985-05-11)11 May 1985
SG 5 Šaulys, Evaldas 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 29 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993
F 7 Kisielius, Laimonas 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 38 – (1985-01-24)24 January 1985
SF 8 Rauluševičius, Nedas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 20 – (2002-06-19)19 June 2002
SG 9 Šeškus, Edvinas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 27 – (1995-03-10)10 March 1995
SF 10 Kozys, Vitalijus 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 23 – (1999-04-30)30 April 1999
SG 15 Gezevičius, Mantas 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 16 – (2006-10-19)19 October 2006
PG 20 Lecomte, Manu 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 27 – (1995-08-16)16 August 1995
C 23 Huskić, Goran 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 30 – (1992-02-26)26 February 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Paulius Malašauskas
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Aivaras Pranckevičius
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 2021-09-30

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Goran Huskić
PF Jeff Garrett Vytautas Šulskis
SF Edvinas Šeškus
SG
PG Dovis Bičkauskis Adomas Sidarevičius

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving from
1GJustinas RamanauskasŽalgiris-2
5SGEvaldas ŠaulysBC Neptūnas
21SFLachlan AndersonKK TFT
3F/CJuan PalaciosTitanes de Barranquilla
11PGJackson DubinskiKK EuroNickel 2005
20PGManu LecomteCbet Prienai
10FVitalijus KozysŽalgiris-2
15GMantas GezevičiusKKSC Jonava

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving to
PGLiam O'ReillySCM U Craiova
SFIgnas LabutisSūduva-Mantinga
SFDarius Tarvydas
SGTomas Delininkaitis
SGNojus Pankratjevas
PFGediminas Žalalis
SFRedas Jakubauskas

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. KMT Cup
2001–02 2 LKAL 10th
2002–03 2 LKAL 8th
2003–04 2 LKAL 3rd
2004–05 2 LKAL 2nd
2005–06 2 NKL 4th
2006–07 2 NKL 2nd
2007–08 2 NKL 3rd
2008–09 2 NKL 9th
2009–10 2 NKL 2nd
2010–11 2 NKL 9th
2011–12 2 NKL 8th
2012–13 2 NKL 4th
2013–14 2 NKL 5th
2014–15 2 NKL 7th
2015–16 2 NKL 4th
2016–17 2 NKL 14th
2017–18 2 NKL 9th
2018–19 2 NKL 12th
2019–20 2 NKL –1
2020–21 2 NKL 1st First round
2021–22 1 LKL 5th Quarterfinalist
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Notable players

References
  1. http://www.nklyga.lt/lt/top/komanda/?team_id=259853&season_id=87923#mbt:123-200$t&0=1 NKL league
  2. Topscorer mit bewegender Geschichte – Stanley Whittaker zu den LIONS abseits-ka.de, 16 August 2021. Accessed 4 October 2021.(in German)
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