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Revision as of 08:42, 17 June 2007

Žalgiris
Žalgiris
Founded 13 October1944
Arena Kaunas Sports Hall
Team Colors Green and White
Euroleague Champion 1
LKL Champion 11
President Arvydas Sabonis
Head Coach Rimantas Grigas

BC Žalgiris is a basketball team based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lithuanian Basketball League (Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga).

Team Info

Official club name: "Basketball Club Žalgiris". Logo design: A green and white shield with the sign "BC Žalgiris", basketball and a letter "Ž".

The name commemorates the victorious Battle of Žalgiris (Battle of Grunwald) (both names: Žalgiris and Grunwald are translated as "Green grove").

Since 1944, BC Žalgiris was the main Lithuanian basketball team to produce the top-flight talents for the European basketball, such as the Olympic champions Modestas Paulauskas, Arvydas Sabonis, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Valdemaras Chomičius, and many others. In the mid-1980s, the finals between BC Žalgiris Kaunas and CSKA Moscow (Central Sports Club of Army) served as a major inspiration for Lithuanian national revival that contributed to the emergence of Sąjūdis national movement and re-establishment of state independence.

Sabonis is now the principal owner of the club, having purchased it in 2003 after having played for many years in the Spanish league and the NBA.

Titles

  • Euroleague Champion : 1999
  • Winner of EuroCup : 1998
  • Winner of Intercontinental W. Jones World Clubs Cup : 1986
  • Winner of Lithuanian championship : 1946, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
  • Winner of Soviet Union championship : 1947, 1951, 1985, 1986, 1987
  • Winner of Soviet Union Cup : 1953
  • NEBL Champion : 1999
  • Winner of Baltic Cup : 1998
  • Winner of Baltic Basketball League : 2005
  • 2nd place of Baltic Basketball League:2006, 2007
  • 2nd place in Soviet Union championship : 1949, 1952, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989
  • 3rd place in Soviet Union championship : 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1973, 1978
  • Runner-up of European Cups Winners Cup : 1985
  • Runner-up of European Champions Cup : 1986

Current squad 2006

The numbers are established according to the official website www.zalgiris.lt

As of May 23 2007

   

Players of note

(Mostly former players)

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