BC Nevėžis

Nevėžis-OPTIBET
LeaguesLithuanian Basketball League
Founded1992 (1992)
HistoryBC Nevėžis
(1992–2011)
BC Kėdainiai Triobet
(2011–2012)
BC Nevėžis
(2012–2020)
Nevėžis-OPTIBET
(2020–present)
ArenaKėdainiai Arena
Capacity2,200
LocationKėdainiai, Lithuania
Team colorsGreen, black and white
     
Team managerMindaugas Arlauskas
Head coachLaimonas Eglinskas
ChampionshipsLKAL Champions (2002)
BBL Challenge Cup (2005)
BBL Challenge Cup (2008)
BBL Cup (2013)
Websitewww.kknevezis.lt

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).

History

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.

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]

Players

Current roster

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

Nevėžis-OPTIBET roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 3 Doualla, Daryl 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 21 – (2004-06-21)21 June 2004
PG 4 Bukauskas, Nojus 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 19 – (2005-08-12)12 August 2005
G 5 Vaitkus, Matas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (2000-09-06)6 September 2000
SG 9 Zakas, Jonas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 27 – (1997-10-14)14 October 1997
SG 11 Girard III, Joseph 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (2000-11-27)27 November 2000
G 12 Montvila, Nedas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 22 – (2002-09-15)15 September 2002
C 16 Mačijauskas, Matas 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 23 – (2002-05-30)30 May 2002
G/F 17 Petraitis, Aras 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 18 – (2006-07-27)27 July 2006
G/F 22 Vaitkus, Ignas 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 32 – (1993-02-22)22 February 1993
G Perkins, Tony 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 25 – (1999-12-04)4 December 1999
Head coach
  • Laimonas Eglinskas
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Laimonas Rimkus
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 7 July 2025

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Matas Mačijauskas
PF
SF Ignas Vaitkus Daryl Doualla Aras Petraitis
SG Joseph Girard III Nedas Montvila Jonas Zakas
PG Amit Ebo Matas Vaitkus Nojus Bukauskas

Squad changes for/during the 2025–26 season

In

No. Pos. Nat. Name Moving from
— HC Laimonas Eglinskas London Lions
G Tony Perkins Missouri Tigers

Out

No. Pos. Nat. Name Moving to
— HC Gediminas Petrauskas Neptūnas Klaipėda
1 PG Amit Ebo Boulazac Basket Dordogne
8 C Ed Croswell Napoli Basket
10 F Vitalijus Kozys Neptūnas Klaipėda
21 SF Arūnas Mikalauskas Heroes Den Bosch

Logos

  • Nevėžis new logo (2020–present)

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. National cup Baltic League Pos. European competitions
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
2024–25 1 LKL 9th Quarterfinals
Detailed information of former rosters and results.[3][4]

Head coaches

  • Stasys Mickevičius: 1993–1998
  • Saulius Gaurilčikas: 1998–2002
  • Rūtenis Paulauskas: 2002–2004
  • Gintaras Leonavičius: 2004–2009, 2012–2014
  • Nerijus Zabarauskas: 2009
  • Kastytis Kundrotas: 2009–2010
  • Rimas Girskis: 2010
  • Gintaras Krapikas: 2010–2011
  • Valerijus Kuprijanovas: 2011–2012
  • Darius Sirtautas: 2012
  • Virginijus Sirvydis: 2014
  • Mindaugas Budzinauskas: 2014–2015
  • Ramūnas Cvirka: 2015–2016, 2017–2018, 2019
  • Paulius Juodis: 2016–2017
  • Darius Dimavičius: 2018–2019
  • Marius Kiltinavičius: 2019–2020, 2021
  • David Gale: 2020–2021
  • Gediminas Petrauskas: 2021–2025
  • Laimonas Eglinskas: 2025–present

Notable players



References

  1. ^ ""Nevėžis" – viena koja FIBA Europos taurėje". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Solidų pranašumą iššvaistęs "Nevėžis" pateko į FIBA Europos taurę". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Nevezis". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. ^ "NEVEZIS KEDAINIAI". BBL.net. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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