BC Palanga

BC Palanga was a professional basketball club based in Palanga, Lithuania that played 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.

This article is about a former NKL team. For the original BC Palanga founded in 1999, now the reserve team for BC Lietkabelis, see BC Lietkabelis-2.
BC Palanga
BC Palanga logo
LeaguesNational Basketball League
Founded2014
HistoryPalanga
(2014–2018)
ArenaPalanga Arena
LocationPalanga, Lithuania
Team colorsBlue, white and orange
     
PresidentLithuania Bronius Martinkus
Head coachLithuania Povilas Šakinis
ChampionshipsNKL Champions (2010)
Websitebcpalanga.lt

Last year's roster
Palangos "Palanga" roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 41 Senegal Gueye, Doudou 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 31 – (1992-01-01)1 January 1992
SF 1 Lithuania Jonauskas, Kasparas 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 21 – (2002-01-25)25 January 2002
SG 8 Lithuania Maksvytis, Eimantas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 24 – (1999-08-27)27 August 1999
PF 7 Lithuania Marcinkevičius, Darius 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 32 – (1991-07-09)9 July 1991
PF 5 Lithuania Remeikis, Laimonas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 26 – (1997-02-08)8 February 1997
PG 3 Lithuania Staniulis, Mantvydas 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 26 – (1997-03-03)3 March 1997
PG 6 Lithuania Šuliauskas, Augustas 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 28 – (1995-08-18)18 August 1995
SG 4 Lithuania Venckus, Augustinas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1997-10-17)17 October 1997
PG 10 Lithuania Vieversys, Justas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 23 – (2000-01-04)4 January 2000
SF 15 United States Williams, Jaleel Laquin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1992-09-18)18 September 1992
Head coach
  • Lithuania Povilas Šakinis
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lithuania Paulius Barkus
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured 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. "Viena Palangos komanda keliasi į sostinę ir vadinsis "Vilnius"".
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