Lithuania
Lithuania fends off Hungary in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers
Lithuania survived a tougher than expected fight in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers as they fended off Hungary 88-78 on the road in a Group K nail-biter. The teams came into the game knowing they would face off in Group B of the FIBA EuroBasket in Cologne in a few weeks. Lithuania’s…
Read MoreLithuania claims the 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship title
Lithuania claimed the 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship title after beating Spain 77-68 in the Final on Saturday. Mantas Laurencikas top scored with 26 points along with six rebounds and three steals as Lithuania ended a run of four straight Final losses in the competition to be crowned champions for the first time since 2008. Lithuania started…
Read MoreMarius Grigonis agrees on terms with Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos announced the signing of Lithuanian swingman Marius Grigonis (198 cm). Last season Grigonis played in Russia for CSKA Moscow, where he averaged 8.5 ppg in 16 Euroleague games. This will be Grigonis’s fifth EuroLeague season. He spent his first four with Zalgiris Kaunas, where he kept growing as a player until exploding in 2020-21…
Read MoreKeenan Evans inks with Zalgiris Kaunas
Keenan Evans (190 cm, G) has signed a two-year deal with Lithuanian powerhouse Zalgiris Kaunas. Evans played college basketball at Texas Tech University and began his professional career with Grand Rapids and Delaware of the G-League. He came to Europe in 2019 and joined Igokea Laktasi of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with whom he won the…
Read MoreBig wins for Lietkabelis and Promitheas in Eurocup Round 14
Round 14 of the 7DAYS EuroCup began with four Tuesday contests in which Lietkabelis, Promitheas, and Cedevita all defeated teams ahead of them in the standings. Group A Lietkabelis Panevezs 93-78 Partizan NIS Belgrade Lietkabelis extended its home-court winning streak to five games as it rolled to a 93-78 victory over Partizan in Group A.…
Read MoreRytas clinches spot in FIBA Basketball Champions League Play-In round
After taking down EWE Baskets Oldenburg 71-69, Rytas Vilnius have ensured that their season will continue past group play, as they have at least clinched a spot in the Play-In Round. Rytas can still win Group H, which would then book their spot in the Round of 16. Turning point: Rytas got out to their biggest lead…
Read MoreMarques Townes to Pieno
Marques Townes (193 cm, G) is on the move to Lithuania. There he will join BC Pieno Zvaigzdes. Pieno started this LKL season with two losses and is looking for Townes to turn things around. Townes started last season in the Spanish ACB. He had returned to Murcia, where he also played the season before.…
Read MoreTJ Starks starts pro career in Lithuania
TJ Starks (188 cm, G) finished his college career with impressive numbers. It has landed him his first pro contract. Starks has signed with BC Rytas Vilnius in Lithuania. Starks has signed for the season with a try-out period at the start of the contract. TJ Starks played college basketball at Texas A&M and finished…
Read MoreEinaras Tubutis signs in BNXT, ZZ Leiden
Einaras Tubutis (207 cm, F) has signed to play in the newly formed BNXT League, a merger of Belgian and Dutch pro basketball. He will play for Dutch champion ZZ Leiden. Tubutis played last season for Prienai in his home country of Lithuania. Einars Tubutis, 22 years old, has been a member of the Lithuanian…
Read MoreEmmanuel Mudiay from NBA to Zalgiris
Emmanuel Mudiay (196 cm, G/F) has signed with BC Zalgiris Kaunas. Zalgiris is the defending LKL champion and plays EuroLeague. Mudiay did not play this past season but played the previous five seasons in the NBA. Only 25 years old, Mudiay played most of his games in Denver but finished with the Utah Jazz last…
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