BC Dzūkija
BC Dzūkija (Lithuanian: Krepšinio klubas Dzūkija) is a basketball club located in Alytus, Lithuania. It was founded in 2012 and currently participates in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL).[1] It is the newest basketball club based in Alytus after BC Alita and BC Alytus were dissolved.
| Alytus Dzūkija | |||
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| Leagues | LKL | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| History | Dzūkija (2012–2019) (2020–present) Sintek-Dzūkija (2019–2020) | ||
| Arena | Alytus Arena | ||
| Capacity | 5,500 | ||
| Location | Alytus, Lithuania | ||
| Team colors | Green and white | ||
| President | Tomas Pačėsas | ||
| Head coach | Ramūnas Cvirka | ||
| Website | kkdzukija.lt | ||
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First BC Dzūkija logo
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Adam Lapeta | Vaidas Čepukaitis | |
| PF | Justas Furmanavičius | Artūras Jomantas | |
| SF | Mindaugas Lukauskis | Tomas Pačėsas | |
| SG | Dylan Frye | Aleksandar Aranitović | Martynas Pocevičius |
| PG | Josh Newkirk | Martynas Zigmantavičius |
In
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Moving from | |
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| 1 | PG |  | Josh Newkirk | Free agent | 
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| 8 | SF |  | Mindaugas Lukauskis | Šiauliai-7bet |
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| 16 | C |  | Adam Lapeta | Wilki Morskie |
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| 5 | G | | Dylan Frye | Osijek | 
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| 53 | SG | | Martynas Pocevičius | BC Nevėžis |
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| 17 | SG |  | Aleksandar Aranitović | Mladost Zemun |
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| 14 | C | | Vaidas Čepukaitis | BC Nevėžis |
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| 12 | SF | | Justas Furmanavičius | Šiauliai-7bet |
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| HC | | Ramūnas Cvirka |
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- HC – Head Coach
Out
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Moving to | |
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| 13 | PG | | Kristupas Žemaitis | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
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| 30 | G | | Vytenis Čižauskas | Nevėžis–OPTIBET |
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| 22 | C | | Giedrius Staniulis | Šiauliai-7bet |
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| 25 | C | | Matas Jucikas | Nevėžis–OPTIBET |
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| 11 | G | | Paulius Danisevičius | Pieno Žvaigždės |
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| 5 | PG | | Paolo Marinelli | KK Adria Oil Škrljevo |
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| 82 | SF | | Simas Jasaitis |
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| 77 | SG | | Tadas Rinkūnas |
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| HC |  | Nikola Vasilev |
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- HC – Head Coach
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Cup |
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| 2012–13 | 2 | NKL | 2nd | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | LKL | 10th | Fourth round |
| 2014–15 | 1 | LKL | 6th | Quarterfinalist |
| 2015–16 | 1 | LKL | 10th | |
| 2016–17 | 1 | LKL | 8th | Quarterfinalist |
| 2017–18 | 1 | LKL | 9th | Semifinalist |
| 2018–19 | 1 | LKL | 8th | Quarterfinalist |
| 2019–20 | 1 | LKL | 9th | Quarterfinalist |
| 2020–21 | 1 | LKL | 9th | Second round |
Source:[2]
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Adam Lapeta (2013-2016, 2021-present)
- Giedrius Gustas (2014-2016)
- Artūras Jomantas (2014–2015, 2018–present)
- Tadas Rinkūnas (2015-2016, 2020-present)
- Julius Jucikas (2016)
- Katin Reinhardt (2017-2018)
- Perry Petty (2018)
- Egidijus Dimša (2018–2020)
- Ken Brown (2018)
- Steponas Babrauskas (2018–2019)
Kerem Kanter (2019)- Chauncey Collins (2019-2020)
Head coaches
- Valdemaras Chomičius 2018–2020
- Nikola Vasilev 2020–present
References
- "Istorija". www.kkdzukija.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- "Dzūkija | Lietuvos krepšinio lyga". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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