Posts Tagged ‘Rytas’
Denys Lukashov joins Lietuvos Rytas
Denys Lukashov (190 cm) has opted to continue his professional career this 2016 with Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania-LKL). He is a 26-year-old Ukrainian player who has been a member of the Ukrainian national team since 2009. Denys recently played his first game for his new club and he scored eight points and hauled in five…
Read MoreKsistof Lavrinovic transfers to Vilnius
Ksistof Lavrinovic (209 cm) has joined Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania-LKL and Eurocup) for the remainder of the season. The Lithuanian center just left the Grissin Bon Reggio Emila (Italy-SerieA) to return to his home country. He has logged nine games for them in the Eurocup and was able to average 6.9ppg and 3.4rpg. In the…
Read MoreEurocup week 4 tips off
Four games opened week four of the 2014/2015 Eurocup season. Each game ended in favour of the home team as Zaragoza got back on track, EWE Baskets Oldenburg opened its account, while Union Olimpija Ljubljana and Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius consolidated their dominant positions. Group A CAI Zaragoza vs. Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia, 93-79 Spanish club…
Read MoreZalgiris Kaunas downs Lietuvos Rytas
The big game of Lithuanian Basketball, the Vilnius-Kaunas derby between Lietuvos Rytas and Zalgiris Kaunas, took place on the weekend. Euroleague stalwarts Zalgiris made the journey to the capital city and gunned down their closest rivals Rytas 82-84, dishing the home team its first defeat of the domestic season. The game was played unusually early…
Read MoreLithuanian LKL Round 4 recap
Many of the leagues around Europe are getting underway, but the action in the Lithuanian LKL is already in its fourth round of play. During this round reigning champions Zalgiris Kaunas bounced back from defeat in Game 3, while Neptunas Klaipeda continued their unbeaten start to the campaign to top the league. Elsewhere Juventus and…
Read MoreJermaine Love-Roberts joins Vilnius
Jermaine Love-Roberts (188 cm, Illinois Sprginfield’12) has penned a deal to play for Vilnius MRU in the Lithuanian NKL during the current season. The guard is already familiar with the Lithuanian second division after he represented Naglis Palangos during what was his first season in professional Basketball. During the campaign the American hit the floor…
Read MoreTravis Leslie lands with Lietuvos Rytas
Lithuanian LKL club Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius has managed to strengthen their backcourt for 2014-15 with the signing of Travis Leslie (193 cm, Georgia’11). The former NBA guard spent some time playing for ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-ProA) during the 2013-14 season. He played 10 games for them during their run in the Eurocup and averaged 7.6…
Read MoreOmar-Sharif Cook leaves Lietuvos Rytas
Lithuanian club Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius will be without Omar-Sharif Cook (186 cm, St. John’s’01) this coming 2014-15 season. The American-Montenegrin guard played the whole 2013-14 season for Lietuvos Rytas and represented them in four leagues. In 22 games in the VTB United League Cook averaged 5.6 ppg and 7.5 apg. He played in eight Eurocup…
Read MoreNizhny Novgorod to VTB Finals and Euroleague
The VTB league Finals match is set. CSKA Moscow swept their semi-finals series against BC Unics Kazan (3-0) to book their ticket, while BC Nizhny Novgorod dispatched Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 3-1 to earn their slot. Game 1 of the Finals is set for June 9, 2014. Nizhny Novgorod’s appearance in the finals does not only…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow and Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius win
CSKA Moscow took charge of its VTB United semi-final series against Unics Kazan with a low scoring 61-65 road win in Game 2. It was CSKA’s second away victory in Kazan, setting the defending champions up to snatch the series at home and reach the final. Kazan faces an uphill struggle in stopping CSKA Moscow…
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