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
G	3	Babraitis, Modestas	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	20 – (2004-01-15)15 January 2004
F	7	Jarumbauskas, Simas	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	24 – (2000-07-01)1 July 2000
SF	8	Kreišmontas, Lukas	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	23 – (2001-04-08)8 April 2001
PF	12	Kirves, Mihkel	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	28 – (1996-12-06)6 December 1996
PF	13	Majauskas, Aurimas	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	31 – (1993-05-11)11 May 1993
C	16	Mačijauskas, Matas	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	22 – (2002-05-30)30 May 2002
G/F	19	Gezevičius, Mantas	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	18 – (2006-10-19)19 October 2006
F/C	21	Venskus, Erikas	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	24 – (2000-05-28)28 May 2000
G	22	Januševičius, Titas	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	23 – (2001-04-23)23 April 2001
G	23	Brewton, Dominic	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	24 – (2000-01-15)15 January 2000
G/F	32	Blyzniuk, Bohdan	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	29 – (1995-03-31)31 March 1995
PG	45	Zotov, Vitaliy	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	27 – (1997-03-03)3 March 1997
G/F	55	Arlauskas, Martynas	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	24 – (2000-07-10)10 July 2000
PG		Childress, Brandon	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	27 – (1997-08-31)31 August 1997

Head coach

Mantas Šernius

Assistant coach(es)

Steponas Babrauskas
Andrius Ulčickas

Athletic trainer(s)

Aivaras Pranckevičius

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: December 25, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Erikas Venskus	Mihkel Kirves	Matas Mačijauskas
PF	Aurimas Majauskas	Simas Jarumbauskas
SF	Bohdan Blyzniuk	Lukas Kreišmontas	Mantas Gezevičius
SG	Dominic Brewton	Martynas Arlauskas	Modestas Babraitis
PG	Brandon Childress	Vitaliy Zotov	Titas Januševičius

Squad changes for/during the 2024–25 season

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Moving from
—	HC	Mantas Šernius	Prometey
23	G	Dominic Brewton	Cal State Fullerton Titans
55	G/F	Martynas Arlauskas	Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
22	G	Titas Januševičius	BC Vytis-VDU
12	G	Koby McEwen	Vancouver Bandits
13	PF	Aurimas Majauskas	Free agent
32	G/F	Bogdan Bliznyuk	Free agent
21	F/C	Erikas Venskus	Spirou Charleroi
	C	Berke Atar	Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket
16	C	Matas Mačijauskas	LSU-Atletas
45	PG	Vitaliy Zotov	SCM U Craiova
12	PF	Mihkel Kirves	M Basket Mažeikiai
7	F	Simas Jarumbauskas	Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
	PG	Brandon Childress	Marineros de Puerto Plata

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	Bosna
23	PF	Ousmane Drame	Start Lublin
	C	Berke Atar	Free agent
12	G	Koby McEwen	Free agent

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	Q

^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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