Basketball team in Jonava, Lithuania
CBet Leagues LKL Founded 1969; 55 years ago (1969 ) History 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 Virginijus Šeškus Championships 1 NKLWebsite bcjonava.lt
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]
Old Jonava logo Current roster CBet roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 0 Lewis, Mike 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1998-02-19 ) 19 February 1998 G/F 3 Rauluševičius, Nedas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 21 – (2002-06-19 ) 19 June 2002 PF 4 Mićović, Strahinja 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 31 – (1992-06-17 ) 17 June 1992 PG 5 Larson, Ryan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (2000-06-08 ) 8 June 2000 SF 8 Kreišmontas, Lukas 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 23 – (2001-04-08 ) 8 April 2001 SG 9 Šeškus, Edvinas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 29 – (1995-03-10 ) 10 March 1995 G 10 Gandia-Rosa, Ivan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 26 – (1997-09-14 ) 14 September 1997 F 11 Furmanavičius, Justas 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 29 – (1994-09-14 ) 14 September 1994 F 22 Jogėla, Tauras 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1993-05-02 ) 2 May 1993 C 33 Dramé, Ousmane 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 32 – (1991-12-15 ) 15 December 1991
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Andrius Ulčickas Athletic trainer(s) Lukas Leskauskas Legend (C) Team captain Injured Updated: February 21, 2024
Depth chart Squad changes for/during the 2023–24 season In No. Pos. Nat. Name Moving from
Out 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 Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League QR
Notable players 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) Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga
Lithuanian Basketball Federation Basketball in Lithuania List of Lithuanian men's champions List of venues Teams Seasons Finals 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 All-Star Day Other
CBet Jonava current roster
Head coach: V.Šeškus Assistant coaches: Ulčickas