BC Jonava

Basketball team in Jonava, Lithuania

CBet

Leagues| LKL
Founded| 1969; 56 years ago (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–)

Arena| Jonava Sports Arena
Capacity| 2,200
Location| Jonava, Lithuania
Team colors| Blue, cyan, white

President| Vaidas Vaškevičius
Head coach| Mantas Šernius
Championships| 1 NKL
Website| bcjonava.lt

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BC Jonava, also known as CBet Jonava (Lithuanian: Jonavos CBet) for sponsorship reasons, is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Jonava. The team competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).

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

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The first basketball club in Jonava known as  "Statyba"  was founded in 1969. In 1980, a furniture enterprise started sponsoring the team. BC Jonava won the Lithuanian second-tier league basketball championship at the end of the season. 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

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CBet roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Age |

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G | 3 |  | Babraitis, Modestas | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 85 kg (187 lb)  |  21 – (2004-01-15)15 January 2004  |
F | 7 |  | Jarumbauskas, Simas | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 102 kg (225 lb)  |  24 – (2000-07-01)1 July 2000  |
SF | 8 |  | Kreišmontas, Lukas | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 93 kg (205 lb)  |  23 – (2001-04-08)8 April 2001  |
PF | 12 |  | Kirves, Mihkel | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  | 103 kg (227 lb)  |  28 – (1996-12-06)6 December 1996  |
PF | 13 |  | Majauskas, Aurimas | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  | 103 kg (227 lb)  |  31 – (1993-05-11)11 May 1993  |
C | 16 |  | Mačijauskas, Matas | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)  | 107 kg (236 lb)  |  22 – (2002-05-30)30 May 2002  |
G/F | 19 |  | Gezevičius, Mantas | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 82 kg (181 lb)  |  18 – (2006-10-19)19 October 2006  |
F/C | 21 |  | Venskus, Erikas | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 100 kg (220 lb)  |  24 – (2000-05-28)28 May 2000  |
G | 22 |  | Januševičius, Titas | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  | 85 kg (187 lb)  |  23 – (2001-04-23)23 April 2001  |
G | 23 |  | Brewton, Dominic | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 93 kg (205 lb)  |  25 – (2000-01-15)15 January 2000  |
G/F | 32 |  | Blyzniuk, Bohdan | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 98 kg (216 lb)  |  29 – (1995-03-31)31 March 1995  |
PG | 45 |  | Zotov, Vitaliy | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  | 84 kg (185 lb)  |  27 – (1997-03-03)3 March 1997  |
G/F | 55 |  | Arlauskas, Martynas | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  | 93 kg (205 lb)  |  24 – (2000-07-10)10 July 2000  |
PG |  |  | Childress, Brandon | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)  | 88 kg (194 lb)  |  27 – (1997-08-31)31 August 1997  |

Head coach

*   * Mantas Šernius

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Steponas Babrauskas
*   * Andrius Ulčickas

Athletic trainer(s)

*   * Aivaras Pranckevičius

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: December 25, 2024

### Depth chart

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Pos.  | Starting 5  | Bench 1  | Bench 2  |  |

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C | Erikas Venskus | Mihkel Kirves | Matas Mačijauskas |  |
PF | Aurimas Majauskas | Simas Jarumbauskas |  |  |
SF | Bohdan Blyzniuk | Lukas Kreišmontas | Mantas Gezevičius |  |
SG | Dominic Brewton | Martynas Arlauskas | Modestas Babraitis |  |
PG | Brandon Childress | Vitaliy Zotov | Titas Januševičius |  |

### Squad changes for/during the 2024–25 season

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### In

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No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Moving from

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— | HC |  | Mantas Šernius | Prometey |
23 | G |  | Dominic Brewton | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
55 | G/F |  | Martynas Arlauskas | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys |
22 | G |  | Titas Januševičius | BC Vytis-VDU |
12 | G |  | Koby McEwen | Vancouver Bandits |
13 | PF |  | Aurimas Majauskas | Free agent
32 | G/F |  | Bogdan Bliznyuk | Free agent
21 | F/C |  | Erikas Venskus | Spirou Charleroi |
| C |  | Berke Atar | Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket |
16 | C |  | Matas Mačijauskas | LSU-Atletas |
45 | PG |  | Vitaliy Zotov | SCM U Craiova |
12 | PF |  | Mihkel Kirves | M Basket Mažeikiai |
7 | F |  | Simas Jarumbauskas | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys |
| PG |  | Brandon Childress | Marineros de Puerto Plata |

### Out

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No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Moving to

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— | HC |  | Virginijus Šeškus | M Basket Mažeikiai |
— | AC |  | Laimonas Eglinskas | New Zealand Breakers |
0 | G |  | Diante Garrett | Free agent
1 | PG |  | Ryan Larson | Free agent
3 | SF |  | Nedas Rauluševičius | Free agent
4 | PF |  | Strahinja Mićović | Monbus Obradoiro |
9 | SG |  | Edvinas Šeškus | Free agent
22 | F |  | Tauras Jogėla | Šiauliai |
12 | SF |  | Justas Furmanavičius | Borac Čačak |
21 | C |  | Ivan Marinković | Bosna |
23 | PF |  | Ousmane Drame | Start Lublin |
| C |  | Berke Atar | Free agent
12 | G |  | Koby McEwen | Free agent

## Season by season

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Season  | Tier  | League  | Pos.  | KMT Cup | European Competitions

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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  |
2022–23 | 1  | LKL | 4th  | Second place  |
2023–24 | 1  | LKL | 7th  | Quarterfinalist | 3 Champions League | Q

^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

## Notable players

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* Lukas Brazdauskis
* Romanas Brazdauskis
* Ramūnas Butautas
* Vidas Ginevičius
* Rimantas Grigas
* Tomas Masiulis
* Darius Maskoliūnas
* Darius Sirtautas
* Arvydas Šikšnius
* Edgaras Ulanovas
* Arūnas Visockas
* Martynas Pacevičius
* Edvinas Šeškus
* Laimonas Kisielius
* Vytautas Šulskis
* Artūras Valeika
* Dovis Bičkauskis
* Lukas Kreišmontas
* Aurimas Majauskas
* Justas Furmanavičius
* Martins Laksa
* Manu Lecomte
* Goran Huskić
* Strahinja Micovic
* Glynn Watson Jr.
* Jeff Garrett
* Stanley Whittaker[2]

## Head coaches

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* Kęstutis Naruševičius: 2009–2016
* Nerijus Zabarauskas: 2016–2018, 2019–2020
* Murat Didin: 2018
* Rimantas Grigas: 2018–2019
* Virginijus Šeškus: 2020–2024
* Mantas Šernius: 2024–present

## References

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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)

## External links

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* Official website (in Lithuanian)
* BC Jonava at LKL.lt (in English and Lithuanian)

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* Lithuanian Basketball Federation
* Basketball in Lithuania
* List of Lithuanian men's champions
* List of venues

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Seasons|

* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Finals|

* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018

All-Star Day|

* All-Star Game (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
* All-Star Game MVP
* Slam Dunk Contest (2012, 2014)
* Three-point Shootout

Other|

* LKL Champions
* LKL Awards (MVP & Finals MVP)
* LKF Cup
* King Mindaugas Cup
* King Mindaugas Cup MVP

* v
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CBet Jonava current roster

* 3 Babraitis
* 7 Jarumbauskas
* 8 Kreišmontas
* 12 Kirves
* 13 Majauskas
* 16 Mačijauskas
* 19 Gezevičius
* 21 Venskus
* 22 Januševičius
* 23 Brewton
* 32 Blyzniuk
* 45 Zotov
* 55 Arlauskas
* Childress

* Head coach: Šernius
* Assistant coaches: Babrauskas
* Ulčickas

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