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).
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| Leagues | LKL | ||
| Founded | 1969 | ||
| History | List
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| 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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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]
Current roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| 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 | |
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| — | HC |  | Mantas Šernius | Prometey | 
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| G |  | Koby McEwen | Vancouver Bandits |
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| SG | | Bogdan Bliznyuk | Free agent | ||
| G/F | | Martynas Arlauskas | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys |
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| F/C | | Aurimas Majauskas | Free agent | ||
| F/C | | Erikas Venskus | Spirou Charleroi | 
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| G |  | Dominic Brewton | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
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| G/F | | Titas Januševičius | BC Vytis-VDU | | |
Out
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Moving to | |
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| — | HC | | Virginijus Šeškus | M Basket Mažeikiai |
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| — | AC | | Laimonas Eglinskas | New Zealand Breakers | 
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| 0 | G | | Diante Garrett | Free agent | |
| 1 | PG | | Ryan Larson | Free agent | |
| 3 | SF | | Nedas Rauluševičius | Free agent | |
| 4 | PF |  | Strahinja Mićović | Monbus Obradoiro | 
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| 9 | SG | | Edvinas Šeškus | Free agent | |
| 22 | F | | Tauras Jogėla | Šiauliai |
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| 12 | SF | | Justas Furmanavičius | Borac Čačak |
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| 21 | C |  | Ivan Marinković | Free agent | |
| 23 | PF |  | Ousmane Drame | Start Lublin |  |
Season by season
| 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 | 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
External links
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