2020–21 BC Žalgiris season explained

See main article: BC Žalgiris.

Club:Žalgiris Kaunas
Season:2020–21
Ownertitle:Director
Owner: Paulius Motiejūnas
Chrtitle:Sports director
Chairman: Robertas Javtokas
Manager: Martin Schiller
Stadium:Žalgiris Arena
League:LKL
League Result:Champions
Cup1:EuroLeague
Cup1 Result:Regular Season
Cup2:Lithuanian Cup
Cup2 Result:Champions
Highest Attendance:5,131

(22 October 2020)
Lowest Attendance:239

(6 November 2020)
Largest Win:+47

(6 December 2020)
Largest Loss:-28

(12 November 2020)
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Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 BC Žalgiris season is the 77th season in the existence of the club. The club has been playing in the Betsafe-LKL, King Mindaugas Cup and the EuroLeague.

Overview

During the off-season, Šarūnas Jasikevičius left Žalgiris after four and a half seasons as a head coach of the team, signing for FC Barcelona. Subsequently, assistant coaches Darius Maskoliūnas and Tomas Masiulis, together with athletic coach Justinas Grainys, followed him to Barcelona. Players K. C. Rivers, Edgaras Ulanovas, and Zach LeDay signed with other EuroLeague teams. An 18-year-old Marek Blaževič was bought out from Žalgiris local rivals Rytas, signing for three years, although their Estonian prospect Kerr Kriisa decided to pursue his career in the USA college basketball. Lithuanian trio, Laurynas Birutis, Arnas Velička, and Gytis Masiulis left the club after playing mainly out on loan, with their contracts not being renewed. New arrivals included big man duo Augustine Rubit and Joffrey Lauvergne, both signed for one year contract, guard Steve Vasturia signed for a two-year contract (with a possible extension for another year), and swingman Patricio Garino. Žalgiris youth product Tomas Dimša returned to the team after five years, signing a two-year contract (with a possible extension for another year), but was loaned out shortly afterward.

Players

Depth chart

Transactions

See also: List of 2020–21 EuroLeague transactions.

Players in

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Players out

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  • 1 On loan during the 2020–21 season.

Players out on loan

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Club

Technical staff

Position Staff member
Director Paulius Motiejūnas
Sports director Robertas Javtokas
Head coach Martin Schiller
Assistant Coaches Arne Woltmann
Evaldas Beržininkaitis
Tautvydas Sabonis
Athletic Coaches Sigitas Kavaliauskas
Nerijus Navickas
Physiotherapist Paulius Jacikas
Physician Vytautas Kailius
Team Manager Mindaugas Kvedaras
Source: http://zalgiris.lt/en/team/bc-zalgiris/

Competitions

Betsafe-LKL

See main article: 2020–21 LKL season.

Playoffs

EuroLeague

See main article: 2020–21 EuroLeague.

Regular season

See main article: Regular Season.

Matches

King Mindaugas Cup

See main article: 2020 King Mindaugas Cup.

The 2021 King Mindaugas Cup was 6th instance of the tournament presented to public on 1 December 2015, to replace the LKF Cup and the LKL All-Star Day. Final Four tournament was held in Cido arena, Panevėžys. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, this tournament, for the first time in its history, was held without spectators. Žalgiris retained the King Mindaugas Cup title, defeating Lietkabelis 76:69 after a strong 4th quarter performance. Thomas Walkup led the way for the champions. He scored 18 points, dished out 8 assists, stole the ball 5 times, and collected 26 efficiency score. Although, Joffrey Lauvergne received the tournament MVP award. He lit up Neptūnas basket with 28 points and scored 11 against Lietkabelis.[1]

See main article: 2021 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ZALGIRIS KAUNAS RETAINED CITADELE KMT TITLE. lkl.lt . 24 February 2021.