Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė | |
Year: | 2023–2024 |
Country: | Lithuania |
City: | Kaunas |
Venues: | Žalgiris Arena |
Dates: | 10 October 2023 – 18 February 2024 |
Num Teams: | 13 |
Defending Champions: | Žalgiris |
Winners: | Žalgiris (7th title) |
Second: | 7Bet–Lietkabelis |
Third: | Rytas |
Award Title: | MVP |
Award: | Laurynas Birutis |
Prev Season: | 2022–23 |
The 2023–2024 King Mindaugas Cup, also known as Citadele Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, was the ninth edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup. Žalgiris successfully defended the title for the 4th time in a row after defeating 7Bet–Lietkabelis in the final 86–70.
All 12 teams from 2023–24 LKL season and one wildcard team from 2023–24 NKL season participated in this tournament. Five teams that participated in Euroleague Basketball and FIBA tournaments, have received bye's to quarterfinals stage, while the remaining teams were drawn into two groups, with the group winners advancing straight to the Quarterfinals, while second-placed teams faced off each other for the final Quarterfinals spot.[1] [2]
Second ranked teams from each group faced-off each other in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a match. The winner earned the last quarterfinals spot.
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Five teams have received byes to the Quarterfinals stage due to participating in FIBA and Euroleague Basketball competitions. Those teams are:
All qualified teams will be drawn into pairs, where they will face-off each other in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a match. The winners of each pair would then qualify for the Final four.|}
The final four was hosted by the Žalgiris Arena in Kaunas on 17–18 February 2024.
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Team ! | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | First round | Second round | Final round | ||
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G | Sean McNeil | Nevėžis–Optibet | 1.90 | 95 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
G/F | 1.93 | 88 | 18 | – | – | ||
G | 1.92 | 90 | 18 | – | – | ||
G | 1.85 | 87 | 18 | – | – | ||
G | 1.93 | 95 | 22 | 18 | – | ||
G | 1.96 | 86 | 13 | – | – | ||
G | 2.01 | 90 | 18 | – | – | ||
G | 1.87 | 81 | 11 | – | – | ||
G | Rasheed Sulaimon | Wolves | 1.94 | 93 | 19 | 20 | 16 |
G/F | 1.99 | 93 | 12 | – | – | ||
F/C | 2.06 | 105 | 22 | 17 | – | ||
G | Edvinas Paulauskas | — | 1.90 | 80 | 15 | – | – |
G | 1.93 | 89 | 14 | – | – | ||