Basketball team in Mažeikiai, Lithuania
Head coach Virginijus Šeškus Championships 2 NKL (2013, 2014) 1 RKL (2006)Website mbasket.lt Mažeikiai in a match versus Rūdupis Prienai in 2010. M Basket Mažeikiai (Lithuanian: Mažeikių M Basket ), also known as M Basket-Delamode Mažeikiai for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Mažeikiai, Lithuania. The club finished as a runner-up in the 2022–23 National Basketball League season, which was enough for the promotion to the Lithuanian Basketball League for the 2023–24 season.[ 1]
History BC Mažeikiai was founded in 2005 by Mažeikiai government and various businessmen. In 2013, Mažeikiai finished as champions of the National Basketball League and consequently should have been promoted to LKL , the top basketball league in Lithuania. However Mažeikiai had to stay in NKL because they do not have LKL arena–passing requirements, winning a second NKL title. They debuted in the LKL in 2014. They were relegated back to the NKL next season after a disastrous season.[ 2] They returned to the LKL for the 2023-2024 season.
Current roster M Basket Mažeikiai roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age F 9 Bruhnke, Kay 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 23 – (2001-07-15 ) 15 July 2001 C 17 Bartašius, Žygimantas 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 20 – (2004-03-08 ) 8 March 2004 C 22 Staniulis, Giedrius 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 33 – (1991-04-16 ) 16 April 1991 PG Sabeckis, Donatas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 31 – (1992-12-30 ) 30 December 1992 PG Valunta, Šarūnas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (2000-07-25 ) 25 July 2000 G Harris, Jamir 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 26 – (1998-01-15 ) 15 January 1998 SG Fenner, D.J. 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 30 – (1993-12-07 ) 7 December 1993 SF Kirves, Mihkel 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 27 – (1996-12-06 ) 6 December 1996 PF Zdanavičius, Tomas 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 28 – (1996-06-23 ) 23 June 1996
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Darius Pakamanis Mindaugas Motuzas Athletic trainer(s) Dovydas Daubaris Legend (C) Team captain Injured Updated: August 22, 2024
Depth chart
Squad changes for/during the 2024–25 season
In
Out
Season by season Season Tier League Pos. KMT Cup 2005–06 3 RKL 1st 2006–07 3 RKL 4th 2007–08 2 NKL 14th 2008–09 2 NKL 3rd 2009–10 2 NKL 3rd 2010–11 2 NKL 2nd 2011–12 2 NKL 7th 2012–13 2 NKL 1st 2013–14 2 NKL 1st 2014–15 1 LKL 11th 2015–16 2 NKL 7th 2016–17 2 NKL 12th 2017–18 2 NKL 6th 2018–19 2 NKL 14th 2019–20 2 NKL 10th 2020–21 2 NKL 14th 2021–22 2 NKL 8th 2022–23 2 NKL 2nd[ a] 2023–24 1 LKL 8th Group stage
Detailed information of former rosters and results. [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] ^ Promoted to the LKL , since Žalgiris-2 cannot play in the same division as their senior team.
References ^ "Mažeikių komandai suteikta "Betsafe-LKL" licencija". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023 . ^ "Istorija – Krepšinio klubas Mažeikių "Ereliai" ". Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-22 . ^ "Mažeikių "Mažeikiai" - LKL.LT". lkl.lt . Retrieved 14 June 2023 . ^ "Mažeikių M Basket / Komandos - Basketnews.lt". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 June 2023 . ^ "Ereliai Mazeikiai basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". eurobasket.com . Retrieved 14 June 2023 .
External links Official website (in Lithuanian) BC Mažeikiai NKLsmscredit.lt BC Mažeikiai current roster
Head coach: Vasilev Assistant coaches: Pakamanis Motuzas
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