BC Jonava

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).

CBet
Leagues	LKL
Founded	1969; 55 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
Home Away

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

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

CBet roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 4 Brewton, Dominic 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 24 – (2000-01-15)15 January 2000 G/F 5 Arlauskas, Martynas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 24 – (2000-07-10)10 July 2000 G/F 6 Januševičius, Titas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (2001-04-23)23 April 2001 SF 8 Kreišmontas, Lukas 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 23 – (2001-04-08)8 April 2001 G 12 McEwen, Koby 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1997-07-29)29 July 1997 F/C 13 Majauskas, Aurimas 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 31 – (1993-05-11)11 May 1993 SG 15 Bliznyuk, Bogdan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 29 – (1995-03-31)31 March 1995 PF 17 Mažeika, Gabrielius 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 21 – (2003-01-23)23 January 2003 F/C 21 Venskus, Erikas 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (2000-05-28)28 May 2000 C Atar, Berke 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1999-07-13)13 July 1999	Head coach Mantas Šernius Assistant coach(es) Andrius Ulčickas Athletic trainer(s) Lukas Leskauskas Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: September 8, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C			Dominykas Černius
PF	Strahinja Mićović	Tauras Jogėla
SF	Lukas Kreišmontas		Nedas Rauluševičius
SG	Edvinas Šeškus		Dastinas Morkūnas
PG	Mike Lewis	Ivan Gandia-Rosa

Squad changes for/during the 2024–25 season

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Moving from
—	HC		Mantas Šernius	Prometey
4	G		Dominic Brewton	Cal State Fullerton Titans
5	G/F		Martynas Arlauskas	Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
6	G/F		Titas Januševičius	BC Vytis-VDU
12	G		Koby McEwen	Vancouver Bandits
13	F/C		Aurimas Majauskas	Free agent
15	SG		Bogdan Bliznyuk	Free agent
21	F/C		Erikas Venskus	Spirou Charleroi
	C		Berke Atar	Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket

Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Moving to
—	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	Free agent
23	PF		Ousmane Drame	Start Lublin

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	KMT Cup	European Competitions
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	QR

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

Notable players

• 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

• 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

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

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