BC Palanga

BC Palanga
Leagues National Basketball League
Founded 2014
History Palanga
(2014–present)
Arena Palanga Arena
Location Palanga, Lithuania
Team colors Blue, white and orange
              
President Lithuania Bronius Martinkus
Head coach Lithuania Povilas Šakinis
Championships NKL Champions (2010)
Website bcpalanga.lt
Uniforms

BC Palanga is a professional basketball club based in Palanga, Lithuania. currently playing in the National Basketball League. The team was founded in 2014 after a confusing situation when the BC Palanga team founded in 1999 moved to Vilnius.

Current roster

Palangos "Palanga" roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SF 9 Lithuania Daukšys, Ignas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 25 – (1993-08-04)4 August 1993
C 41 Senegal Gueye, Doudou 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 26 – (1992-01-01)1 January 1992
SF 1 Lithuania Jonauskas, Kasparas 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 16 – (2002-01-25)25 January 2002
SG 8 Lithuania Maksvytis, Eimantas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 19 – (1999-08-27)27 August 1999
PF 7 Lithuania Marcinkevičius, Darius 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 27 – (1991-07-09)9 July 1991
PF 5 Lithuania Remeikis, Laimonas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 21 – (1997-02-08)8 February 1997
PG 3 Lithuania Staniulis, Mantvydas 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 21 – (1997-03-03)3 March 1997
PG 6 Lithuania Šuliauskas, Augustas 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 23 – (1995-08-18)18 August 1995
SG 4 Lithuania Venckus, Augustinas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 20 – (1997-10-17)17 October 1997
PG 10 Lithuania Vieversys, Justas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 18 – (2000-01-04)4 January 2000
SF 15 United States Williams, Jaleel Laquin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1992-09-18)18 September 1992
Head coach
  • Lithuania Povilas Šakinis
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lithuania Paulius Barkus
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 2018-01-23

Club history

  • The team was founded in 2014, in a confusing situation when two teams wanted to play in Palanga, that being against the LKF rules as Palanga is a city too small to host two teams, the original BC Palanga moved to Vilnius and the newly founded team stayed in Palanga.[1]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.delfi.lt/sportas/krepsinis/viena-palangos-komanda-keliasi-i-sostine-ir-vadinsis-vilnius.d?id=65803470
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