Lithuania
Travis Peterson to Lietuvos Rytas
Travis Peterson (208 cm, Samford’08) will continue his professional career this 2017-18 season as a fresh face on the roster of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania-LKL). Peterson is coming off a productive stint playing for Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) in 2016-17. He played 19 games for them in the EuroCup and was able to deliver averages…
Read MoreRoyce O’Neale joins Zalgiris Kaunas
Royce O’Neale (198 cm, Baylor ’15) is on his way to Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL) for the 2017/2018 season. O’Neale joins Zalgiris after the team underwent a special season. They conquered the league, going 33-3 in league play which gave them a huge margin in the standings at first place. The playoffs were also dominated by Zalgiris which resulted in a…
Read MoreVasilije Micic signs with Zalgiris
Vasilije Micic (196 cm) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Lithuanian club, B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL) this 2017-18 season. Vasilije is a 23-year-old Serbian player who has been a member of the Serbian National Team since 2013. He most recently played in Turkey in 2016-17, lending his talents to Tofas Bursa…
Read MoreBrock Motum no longer with Zalgiris
Brock Motum (208 cm, Washington State’13) has left Lithunian powerhouse, B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL) this 2017. He is a 26-year-old Australian international player who has been with the Australian National Team since 2009. Motum was with Zalgiris since 2015. In 2016-17 he played 30 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games for Zalgiris, where he averaged 10.8 ppg…
Read MoreAaron White landed by Zalgiris
Lithuanian powerhouse B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL) has landed the services of Aaron White (206 cm, University of Iowa’15) for the 2017-18 season. The 24-year-old big man spent the 2016-17 season on the roster of Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia-VTB). He played 16 games for them in the Eurocup, where he was able to deliver…
Read MoreZalgiris Kaunas wins 7th consecutive LKL
Zalgiris Kaunas once again sits atop Lithuanian Basketball after claiming yet another LKL title, this time at the expense of Lietkabelis. Victory hands EuroLeague giant Zalgiris its seventh consecutive league title and record-continuing 17th LKL overall. Once again, the club has looked simply a class above the competition. This was evidenced during a 33-3 march…
Read MoreZalgiris needs one win for LKL title
EuroLeague stalwart Zalgiris Kaunas is marching towards another Lithuanian LKL league title after defeating Lietkabelis 59-72 on the road in Game 4 of the finals series. The victory handed Zalgiris a 3-1 lead and the club needs just one more win to lift the title. A win at home in Game 5 on Friday will…
Read MoreZalgiris crushes Lietuvos Rytas 90-60 in derby game
Lithuanian rivals B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas and Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius have completed the latest chapter in their intense competition. The stage this time was in Lithuania’s LKL. Zalgiris managed to garner another notch on their belt with a dominant and convincing 90-60 win over their foes. This is the 32nd win for Zalgiris and they sit…
Read MoreVytautas captures first Baltic League crown in 2017
Vytautas Prienu (Lithuania-LKL) has captured its first-ever Baltic League crown this 2017 after defeating fellow Lithuanian club, Pieno Zvaigzdes Pasvalys (Lithuania-LKL) in the finals, 74-89. They made it to the league finals twice. Once in 2013 and then again in 2014. Vytautas faced some fierce competition on their road to the top, having to down formidable opponents…
Read MoreTodd O’Brien moves to Ventspils .
Todd O’Brien (211 cm, UAB’12) has secured a move to the Baltics and will play for BK Ventspils (Latvia, LBL) for the rest of this season. The American (with an Armenian passport) has most recently played for Sagesse Al Hekmeh Beruit in the Lebanese LBL. Over six games, Todd O’Brien secured double-double averages of 10.2…
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