BC Dzūkija

BC Dzūkija (Lithuanian: Krepšinio klubas Dzūkija) is a basketball club located in Alytus, Lithuania. It was founded in 2012 and currently participates in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL).[1] It is the newest basketball club based in Alytus after BC Alita and BC Alytus were dissolved.

Alytus Dzūkija
LeaguesLKL
Founded2012 (2012)
HistoryDzūkija
(2012–2019)
(2020–present)
Sintek-Dzūkija
(2019–2020)
ArenaAlytus Arena
Capacity5,500
LocationAlytus, Lithuania
Team colorsGreen, white and orange
     
PresidentTomas Pačėsas
Head coachNikola Vasilev
Websitekkdzukija.lt
First BC Dzūkija logo

Players

Current roster

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

Dzūkija Alytus roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 3 Dziagwa, Thomas 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 23 – (1998-01-27)27 January 1998
G 4 Zigmantavičius, Martynas 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 24 – (1996-06-04)4 June 1996
PG 5 Marinelli, Paolo 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (1995-04-10)10 April 1995
SF 7 Pačėsas, Tomas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 20 – (2000-05-26)26 May 2000
F/C 10 Paulauskas, Modestas 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1995-10-15)15 October 1995
PG 11 Danisevičius, Paulius 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 26 – (1995-01-11)11 January 1995
PG 13 Žemaitis, Kristupas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 24 – (1996-06-24)24 June 1996
F 21 Jomantas, Artūras 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 35 – (1985-05-04)4 May 1985
C 22 Staniulis, Giedrius 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 29 – (1991-04-16)16 April 1991
C 25 Jucikas, Matas 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1994-02-10)10 February 1994
SG 77 Rinkūnas, Tadas 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 29 – (1991-03-30)30 March 1991
G/F 82 Jasaitis, Simas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 38 – (1982-03-26)26 March 1982
SF 98 Šiumbrys, Adas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 22 – (1998-11-10)10 November 1998
Head coach
  • Nikola Vasilev
Assistant coach(es)
  • Osvaldas Kurauskas
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Eglė Jankauskaitė
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Aivaras Janušauskas
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: October 30, 2020

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Matas Jucikas Modestas Paulauskas
PF Giedrius Staniulis Simas Jasaitis Tomas Pačėsas
SF Artūras Jomantas Tadas Rinkūnas Adas Šiumbrys
SG Paolo Marinelli Martynas Zigmantavičius
PG Kristupas Žemaitis Paulius Danisevičius Thomas Dziagwa

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving from
3SGThomas DziagwaOklahoma State Cowboys
13PGKristupas ŽemaitisKėdainiai Nevėžis
77SGTadas RinkūnasGlasgow Rocks
10F/CModestas Paulauskas (jaunesnysis)BC Šilutė
4GMartynas ZigmantavičiusSūduva-Mantinga
5PGPaolo MarinelliKK Krka
82G/FSimas JasaitisPalencia Baloncesto
25CMatas JucikasBC Nevėžis
98SFAdas ŠiumbrysSRC-Dzūkija
44CEric StutevilleKangoeroes Mechelen

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameMoving to
3PGChauncey CollinsCholet Basket
22SFMindaugas SušinskasCbet
23SFKemal CanbolatInstabul Sigortam.net
24SGMartynas PocevičiusBC Nevėžis
44CEric Stuteville

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Cup
2012–13 2 NKL 2nd
2013–14 1 LKL 10th Fourth round
2014–15 1 LKL 6th Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 LKL 10th
2016–17 1 LKL 8th Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 LKL 9th Semifinalist
2018–19 1 LKL 8th Quarterfinalist
2019–20 1 LKL 9th Quarterfinalist

Source:[2]

Notable players

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

Head coaches

References
  1. "Istorija". www.kkdzukija.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. "Dzūkija | Lietuvos krepšinio lyga". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.


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