Nevėžis-OPTIBET | |||
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Leagues | Lithuanian Basketball League | ||
Founded | 1992 | ||
History | BC Nevėžis (1992–2011) BC Kėdainiai Triobet (2011–2012) BC Nevėžis (2012–2020) Nevėžis-OPTIBET (2020–present) | ||
Arena | Kėdainiai Arena | ||
Capacity | 2,200 | ||
Location | Kėdainiai, Lithuania | ||
Team colors | Green, black and white | ||
Team manager | Mindaugas Arlauskas | ||
Head coach | Gediminas Petrauskas | ||
Championships |
LKAL Champions (2002) BBL Challenge Cup (2005) BBL Challenge Cup (2008) BBL Cup (2013) | ||
Website |
www | ||
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BC Nevėžis ( Lithuanian: Krepšinio klubas Nevėžis), commonly known as Nevėžis Kėdainiai, also known as Nevėžis-OPTIBET due to sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Kėdainiai, Lithuania. The club currently competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).
BC Nevėžis was founded in 1992 by Stasys Mickevičius. In 1993 BC Nevėžis was renamed to KK Notra because of the club supporters UAB Notra. In 1999 because of the supporters changes, BC Notra was renamed to BC Nevėžis again until now. Club name came from the Nevėžis River, flowing through Kėdainiai city. Nevėžis first played in the second division LKAL (now - National Basketball League (Lithuania)), winning the title in 2002 and qualifying to the Lithuanian Basketball League. Nevėžis became a constant playoff contender, with the highest achievements being reaching the semifinals of the LKL in 2006, even taking future champion BC Lietuvos rytas to the limit, losing the series 1:2. They also reached the Baltic Basketball League semifinals in 2006, and won the BBL Challenge Cup in 2008. Nevėžis also won 3rd place in the LKF Cup in 2007 and 2012.[ citation needed]
In 2017, after defeating the AEK Larnaca during the last qualification stage, Nevėžis qualified to the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup season, their first-ever European competition. [1] [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: 13 December 2023 |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Moving from | |
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1 | SG | Carlos Jürgens | Golden Eagles | ||
2 | PG | Brevin Galloway | Clemson Tigers | ||
3 | SF | Ignas Vaitkus | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys | ||
4 | PG | Lovre Bašić | KK Alkar | ||
7 | G/F | Matas Razbadauskas | Melilla Sport Capital | ||
16 | C | Matas Mačijauskas | Rytas-2 | ||
22 | G | Sean McNeil | Ohio State Buckeyes | ||
24 | PF | Zane Waterman | Helsinki Seagulls | ||
44 | F/C | Robertas Keliačius | Labas GAS Prienai | ||
97 | C | Viny Okouo | Fuenlabrada | ||
0 | PG | Courtney Ramey | Mitteldeutscher BC | ||
8 | C | Francis Okoro | Rouen Métropole Basket |
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | National cup | Baltic League | Pos. | European competitions | |
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2000–01 | 2 | LKAL | 5th | |||||
2001–02 | 2 | LKAL | 1st | |||||
2002–03 | 1 | LKL | 10th | |||||
2003–04 | 1 | LKL | 7th | |||||
2004–05 | 1 | LKL | 6th | Challenge Cup | 1st | |||
2005–06 | 1 | LKL | 4th | Elite Division | 4th | |||
2006–07 | 1 | LKL | 5th | Third qualified | Elite Division | 10th | ||
2007–08 | 1 | LKL | 6th | Challenge Cup | 1st | |||
2008–09 | 1 | LKL | 5th | Quarterfinalist | Elite Division | 10th | ||
2009–10 | 1 | LKL | 12th | Fourth qualified | Elite Division | 10th | ||
2010–11 | 1 | LKL | 9th | Third round | Elite Division | 8th | ||
2011–12 | 1 | LKL | 7th | Third qualified | Elite Division | 7th | ||
2012–13 | 1 | LKL | 8th | Semifinalist | Regular season | |||
2013–14 | 1 | LKL | 8th | Fifth round | Quarterfinalist | |||
2014–15 | 1 | LKL | 10th | Group stage | ||||
2015–16 | 1 | LKL | 9th | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | |||
2016–17 | 1 | LKL | 9th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
2017–18 | 1 | LKL | 8th | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | R2 | |||
2018–19 | 1 | LKL | 9th | Round of 16 | ||||
2019–20 | 1 | LKL | 10th | Round of 16 | ||||
2020–21 | 1 | LKL | 10th | Second round | ||||
2021–22 | 1 | LKL | 10th | First round | ||||
2022–23 | 1 | LKL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
2023–24 | 1 | LKL | 9th | Eightfinal | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | QT |