BC Gargždai-SC

BC Gargždai
BC Gargždai
Leagues	Lithuanian Basketball League
Founded	2014
History	BC Gargždai; (2014–2024) ;
Arena	Švyturys Arena (Klaipėda)
Location	Gargždai, Lithuania
Team colors	gold and black ;
Championships	1 NKL
Home	Away

BC Gargždai was a professional basketball club based in Gargždai, Lithuania. The club won the 2021–22 National Basketball League championship, which saw them promoted to the Lithuanian Basketball League for the 2022–23 season.^[1] They played their home matches at Švyturys Arena in Klaipėda.

In February 2024, during the Lithuanian Basketball League season, the club declared bankruptcy and ceased all operations, ending a short chapter in Lithuanian basketball.^[2]

Current roster[edit]

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

BC Gargždai roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
G	0	Scott, Jaylon	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	23 – (2000-07-28)28 July 2000
G	1	Mbala, Boris	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	28 – (1996-01-19)19 January 1996
G	6	Jonkus, Ernestas	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	24 – (1999-07-03)3 July 1999
F	8	Virkutis, Juozas	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	18 – (2006-01-31)31 January 2006
F	9	Urkis, Armandas	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	25 – (1999-01-10)10 January 1999
SG	10	Leščiauskas, Gediminas	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	22 – (2001-06-26)26 June 2001
PG	11	Larson, Ryan	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	23 – (2000-06-08)8 June 2000
SF	12	Furmanavičius, Justas	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	29 – (1994-09-14)14 September 1994
PF	13	Majauskas, Aurimas	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	30 – (1993-05-11)11 May 1993
C	17	Kararinas, Tadas	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	25 – (1998-07-26)26 July 1998
PF	23	Gavrilović, Ivan	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	28 – (1996-03-06)6 March 1996
PF	35	Kulikauskas, Paulius	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	17 – (2006-07-28)28 July 2006
C	44	Ward, Nick	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	115 kg (254 lb)	26 – (1997-09-02)2 September 1997

Head coach

Laimonas Eglinskas

Assistant coach(es)

Lukas Aleksandravičius

Athletic trainer(s)

Žilvinas Kriukovas

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 22 October 2023

Depth chart[edit]

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Nick Ward	Tadas Kararinas
PF	Ivan Gavrilović	Aurimas Majauskas	Paulius Kulikauskas
SF	Justas Furmanavičius	Amandas Urkis	Juozas Virkutis
SG	Ryan Larson	Boris Mbala	Deinas Kuodys
PG	Jaylon Scott	Ernestas Jonkus

Club achievements[edit]

Season	League	Pos.
2021–22	NKL	1st
2022–23	LKL	11th

Junior team[edit]

BC Gargždai-2 participated in RKL B division (4th basketball division in Lithuania) since 2018.

References[edit]

^ "LKL Valdyba nubalsavo – kitais metais "Betsafe-LKL" čempionate rungtyniaus 12 komandų". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ "A team in top Lithuanian League goes bankrupt mid-season". 1 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

External links[edit]

[1] "LKL Valdyba nubalsavo – kitais metais "Betsafe-LKL" čempionate rungtyniaus 12 komandų". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[2] "A team in top Lithuanian League goes bankrupt mid-season". 1 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

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