BC Jonava

CBet
CBet
Leagues	LKL
Founded	1969; 55 years ago
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

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).

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

CBet roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
PF	2	Mažeika, Gabrielius	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	106 kg (234 lb)	21 – (2003-01-23)23 January 2003
SF	8	Kreišmontas, Lukas	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	23 – (2001-04-08)8 April 2001
G		McEwen, Koby	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	27 – (1997-07-29)29 July 1997
SG		Bliznyuk, Bogdan	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	29 – (1995-03-31)31 March 1995
G/F		Arlauskas, Martynas	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	24 – (2000-07-10)10 July 2000
F/C		Majauskas, Aurimas	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	31 – (1993-05-11)11 May 1993
F/C		Venskus, Erikas	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	24 – (2000-05-28)28 May 2000
G		Brewton, Dominic	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	24 – (2000-01-15)15 January 2000
G/F		Januševičius, Titas	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	23 – (2001-04-23)23 April 2001

Head coach

Mantas Šernius

Assistant coach(es)

Andrius Ulčickas

Athletic trainer(s)

Lukas Leskauskas

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: August 22, 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.	Name	Moving from
—	HC	Mantas Šernius	Prometey
	G	Koby McEwen	Vancouver Bandits
	SG	Bogdan Bliznyuk	Free agent
	G/F	Martynas Arlauskas	Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
	F/C	Aurimas Majauskas	Free agent
	F/C	Erikas Venskus	Spirou Charleroi
	G	Dominic Brewton	Cal State Fullerton Titans
	G/F	Titas Januševičius	BC Vytis-VDU

Out

No.	Pos.	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

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

^ http://www.nklyga.lt/lt/top/komanda/?team_id=259853&season_id=87923#mbt:123-200$t&0=1 NKL league
^ 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)

[1] ttp://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)

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