Sūduva-Mantinga

Basketball team in Marijampolė, Lithuania

Sūduva-Mantinga

Leagues| National Basketball League
Founded| 2006
History| Mantinga-ŽSM
(2007-2011)
Sūduva
(2011-2012)
Sūduva-Mantinga
(2012-present)
Arena| Marijampolė game sports school sports hall
Location| Marijampolė, Lithuania
Team colors| Red, White

President|  Vytautas Skučas
Head coach|  Marius Kiltinavičius
Championships| 4 NKL
Website| suduva-mantinga.lt

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BC Sūduva (Lithuanian: Krepšinio Klubas Sūduva; English: Basketball Club Sūduva) known as Sūduva-Mantinga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Marijampolė, Lithuania. Sūduva formerly participated in the LKL. On 16 September 2010 Sūduva basketball club was removed from the LKL because of financial problems.[1] The club currently competes in the second-tier NKL. The club was named after Suvalkija, an ethnographic region of Lithuania, of which Marijampolė is considered capital.

## History

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Marijampolė basketball club "Mantinga" was founded in 2007. The club aims to develop and promote basketball in Marijampolė, promote the formation of wellness and physical development, unite members for physical activity, healthy lifestyles, physical culture, enable Marijampolė residents to systematically engage in basketball, promote social employment, mutual communication, and cooperation, promote a healthy and active lifestyle, represent members and defend their interests, provide a wide range of information and assistance.

The team was called "Mantinga − ŽSM" for the first two seasons and successfully competed in RKL, showing better results every year. In the 2010-2011 season, the team successfully won the Small Cup of the Regional Basketball League.

In 2011, the team changed the name and became "Sūduva" and started playing in NKL. The debut was successful, Sūduva was one victory from reaching NKL Final Four. Marijampolė municipality contributed to the team's sponsors. [2]

## Players

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### Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Sūduva-Mantinga roster

Players | Coaches
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SG | 0 |  | Šimonis, Žygimantas | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 86 kg (190 lb)  |  29 – (1995-02-06)6 February 1995  |
PG | 1 |  | Merkys, Augustas | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 80 kg (176 lb)  |  19 – (2005-11-19)19 November 2005  |
G | 3 |  | Urbonas, Aurimas | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 103 kg (227 lb)  |  31 – (1993-03-30)30 March 1993  |
SG | 4 |  | Aukštikalnis, Lukas | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 85 kg (187 lb)  |  29 – (1995-08-19)19 August 1995  |
SF | 7 |  | Labutis, Ignas | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 95 kg (209 lb)  |  30 – (1994-04-29)29 April 1994  |
SF | 10 |  | Nausėdas, Justas | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 90 kg (198 lb)  |  32 – (1992-08-03)3 August 1992  |
SG | 11 |  | Dabulevičius, Matas | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  | 79 kg (174 lb)  |  21 – (2003-01-18)18 January 2003  |
C | 12 |  | Jezukevičius, Edvinas | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 110 kg (243 lb)  |  34 – (1990-04-08)8 April 1990  |
C | 14 |  | Beniušis, Šarūnas | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 104 kg (229 lb)  |  31 – (1993-04-16)16 April 1993  |
SF | 19 |  | Babarskis, Mantas | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 90 kg (198 lb)  |  21 – (2003-09-11)11 September 2003  |
PG | 22 |  | Kliučinykas, Tautvydas | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  | 86 kg (190 lb)  |  29 – (1995-01-22)22 January 1995  |
PF | 25 |  | Kieža, Aurimas | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 102 kg (225 lb)  |  42 – (1982-10-25)25 October 1982  |
PF | 26 |  | Džiaugys, Evaldas | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 95 kg (209 lb)  |  28 – (1996-09-26)26 September 1996  |

Head coach

*   * Marius Kiltinavičius

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
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* Roster

Updated: November 24, 2021

## Season by season

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Season  | League  | Pos.

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2006–07  | LKL | 8th
2007–08  | LKL | 10th
2008–09  | LKL | 11th
2009–10  | LKL | 11th
2010–11  | RKL | 1st
2011–12  | NKL | 4th
2012–13  | NKL | 4th
2013–14  | NKL | 10th
2014–15  | NKL | 3rd
2015–16  | NKL | 1st
2016–17  | NKL | 1st
2017–18  | NKL | 4th
2018–19  | NKL | 1st
2019–20  | NKL | –1
2020–21  | NKL | 4th

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

## Head coaches

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* Povilas Šakinis: 2019–2021
* Marius Kiltinavičius: 2021–present

## References

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1. ^ ""Sūduva" į LKL tikisi sugrįžti kitąmet".
2. ^ "Marijampolės Sūduva-Mantinga / Komandos".

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