BC Nevėžis

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).

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 coachGediminas Petrauskas
ChampionshipsLKAL Champions (2002)
BBL Challenge Cup (2005)
BBL Challenge Cup (2008)
BBL Cup (2013)
Websitewww.kknevezis.lt

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 0 Ramey, Courtney 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 24 – (1999-10-02)2 October 1999
SG 1 Jürgens, Carlos 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1998-10-27)27 October 1998
SF 3 Vaitkus, Ignas 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 31 – (1993-02-22)22 February 1993
G/F 7 Razbadauskas, Matas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 21 – (2002-11-28)28 November 2002
C 8 Okoro, Francis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 24 – (1999-08-07)7 August 1999
PG 10 Grenda, Dominykas 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 19 – (2004-10-07)7 October 2004
SF 11 Marcinkevičius, Justinas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1998-02-10)10 February 1998
C 16 Mačijauskas, Matas 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 22 – (2002-05-30)30 May 2002
G 22 McNeil, Sean 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1998-08-17)17 August 1998
PF 24 Waterman, Zane 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1995-10-12)12 October 1995
F/C 44 Keliačius, Robertas 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 26 – (1997-09-24)24 September 1997
PG 69 Stenionis, Dominykas  1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 21 – (2002-07-03)3 July 2002
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Laimonas Rimkus
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 13 December 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Francis Okoro Robertas Keliačius Matas Mačijauskas
PF Zane Waterman
SF Ignas Vaitkus Justinas Marcinkevičius Matas Razbadauskas
SG Carlos Jürgens Sean McNeil
PG Courtney Ramey Dominykas Grenda Dominykas Stenionis

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving from
1SGCarlos JürgensGolden Eagles
2PGBrevin GallowayClemson Tigers
3SFIgnas VaitkusPieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
4PGLovre BašićKK Alkar
7G/FMatas RazbadauskasMelilla Sport Capital
16CMatas MačijauskasRytas-2
22GSean McNeilOhio State Buckeyes
24PFZane WatermanHelsinki Seagulls
44F/CRobertas KeliačiusLabas GAS Prienai
97CViny OkouoFuenlabrada
0PGCourtney RameyMitteldeutscher BC
8CFrancis OkoroRouen Métropole Basket

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving to
1G/FLorenas StoškevičiusFree agent
3G/FDarryl DouallaCapital City Go-Go
4PGAaron Cook Jr.Free agent
7PFTomas VerbinskisFree agent
8F/CTim LambrechtNeptūnas Klaipėda
21CRafael Alberton RodriguesMedipolis SC Jena
26PGTitas SargiūnasHigh Point Panthers
32PGArtūrs ŽagarsBC Wolves
33FDeshawn FreemanFortitudo Bologna
34SGBrad DavisonHLA Alicante
35F/CDanielius LavrinovičiusŽalgiris Kaunas
99PGMarius ValinskasUniclub Casino Juventus
2PGBrevin GallowayFree agent
97CViny OkouoFree agent
4PGLovre BašićFree agent

Logos
  • Nevėžis logo (2017-2020)
  • 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 CupR2
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 CupQT
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–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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