BC Rytas

Rytas Vilnius
Rytas Vilnius
Nickname	Black White Reds
Leagues	Lithuanian Basketball League; Champions League
Founded	1963 (asStatyba)‡; 1997 (as BC Lietuvos rytas)
History	Statyba; 1963–1997; Statyba-Lietuvos rytas; 1997–1998; Lietuvos rytas; 1998–2018; Rytas; 2018–present
Arena	Jeep Arena(LKL); ASG Arena(BCL)
Capacity	10,000(ASG Arena); 2,741 (Jeep Arena)
Location	Vilnius,Lithuania
Team colors	Black, white, red;
Team manager	Mantvydas Dabašinskas
Head coach	Giedrius Žibėnas
Ownership	Darius Gudelis (main),Vilnius City Municipality,Perlasand Norvelita
Affiliation(s)	Rytas-2(NKL); Rytas MRU (RKL)
Championships	2EuroCup; 7LKL; 3LKF Cup; 2King Mindaugas Cup; 1North European League; 3Baltic Championships; 1Baltic Presidents Cup; 6Lithuanian SSR League; 5Lithuanian SSR "Sports" Cup; 2USSR A class League
Retired numbers	2(7) (13)
Website	Official website
Home	Away

Rytas Vilniusis a professionalbasketballclub based inVilnius,Lithuania.They compete domestically in theLithuanian Basketball Leagueand theKing Mindaugas Cup,while internationally in theFIBA Champions Leaguesince2020–21.Rytas have won twoEuroCuptitles, sevenLithuanian Leaguetitles, fiveLKF/ King Mindaugas Cups and threeBaltic championships.The team plays its domestic home games in theJeep Arenaand they share theASG ArenawithBC Wolvesfor their European home games. The club was founded in 1997 from another club,BC Statyba.

Notable members of the club includeŠarūnas Marčiulionis,Šarūnas Jasikevičius,Ramūnas Šiškauskas,Arvydas Macijauskas,Jonas Valančiūnas,Martynas Gecevičius,Renaldas Seibutis,Simas Jasaitis,Robertas Javtokas,Darius Songaila,Marijonas Petravičius,Rimantas Kaukėnas,Rimas Kurtinaitis,Gintaras Einikis,Deividas Sirvydis,Rokas Giedraitis,Artūras Gudaitis,Ąžuolas Tubelis.

The team's farm clubRytas-2is used for the development of young players and plays in the second-tierNKL.

History

Origins (1963–1997)

In 1963, the first basketball team from Vilnius, called Žalgiris, was formed. The following year it changed its name to Plastikas. In that same year, 1964, Plastikas players joined a new team, calledStatyba.This name was used for over 30 years.^[4]

Jonas Kazlauskas,Rimas Girskis,and then-head coachRimantas Endrijaitisled Statyba to third place in the 1979Soviet Union Championship.^[5]Three years later,Šarūnas Marčiulionisjoined the team and became its leader. In 1987,Artūras Karnišovasjoined the team at the age of 16. In 1994, Statyba won bronze medals in their firstLKLseason.

In 1995,Lietuvos rytasbegan sponsoringSūduva Marijampolė,a basketball club fromMarijampolė,Lithuania. The partnership lasted for two seasons, during which the team was known as Lietuvos rytas Marijampolė and played in the second-tier Lithuanian league, theLKAL.A notable player for the team was teenagerDarius Songaila.However, after the 1996–97 season the partnership ended.^[6]

At the same time, Statyba was faced with financial difficulties and was on the verge of bankruptcy. The team needed new investors and in 1997Lietuvos rytasbought the club. However, the new owners did not want to continue the team's history and renamed it Statyba-Lietuvos rytas, then just Lietuvos rytas. The newspaper's investment helped the club to establish itself as one of the two best in Lithuania, the other beingŽalgirisfrom the country's second-largest cityKaunas.

First successes (1997–2004)

During its first season, BC Rytas won a bronze medal in theLKL.In the following season, Rytas won LKL silver, losing to reigningEuroLeaguechampions Žalgiris Kaunas. The team also took second place in 1997William Jones Cup.

In 2000,Ramūnas Šiškauskas,Andrius GiedraitisandEric Elliott,combined withArvydas MacijauskasandRobertas Javtokas,managed to win LKL. The team was coached byŠarūnas Sakalauskas.It was the first time in the history of the Lithuanian Basketball League that Žalgiris Kaunas did not win the LKL title. Also, Rytas reached theSaporta Cupsemifinal, where they met last season's EuroLeague runner-upKinder.After a home win of 70–60, Lietuvos rytas lost in Italy 83–71, with Šiškauskas missing a three-pointer which would have won the two-game series for his team.

The next season, due to the split between theFIBAand ULEB, Rytas played in theFIBA SuproLeague,making it to the quarterfinals, but losing toAnadolu Efes S.K.The team won third place in theNEBL.In the LKL finals, Žalgiris Kaunas defeated Lietuvos rytas in a tough five-game series 3–2.

In 2002, Lietuvos rytas won the LKL again, this time in a seven-game final series with the last game decided in overtime. The team played without center Robertas Javtokas, who was seriously injured in a motorbike crash.^[7]Lietuvos rytas also won the NEBL title in 2002, becoming the last team to win the tournament. The team held first place in the group stage of the Saporta Cup but lost in the quarterfinals toHapoel Jerusalem.

Over the next two seasons, Lietuvos rytas lost in the LKL finals to Žalgiris Kaunas. They had more success in Europe, though, finishing in second place in the FIBA Champions Cup regional stage (though losing toHemofarm Vršacin the final stage). The team also debuted in the ULEB Cup, getting to the quarterfinals but losing to Hapoel Jerusalem.

Success in the ULEB Cup and Euroleague (2004–2008)

2004–05: ULEB Cup champions

After not winning any titles in the past two seasons, Lietuvos rytas recruitedVlade Đurovićas a new coach. Midway through the season,Frederick House,the team leader, suffered a season-ending injury.^[8]Đurović later resigned and was replaced byTomo Mahorič.Tyrone Nesby,Roberts Štelmahersand Robertas Javtokas,Simas JasaitisandTomas Delininkaitisled the team to victory in the2005 ULEB Cup,beatingPamesa Valenciain the semifinals andMakedonikosin the final. This victory granted them a place in the EuroLeague, the continent's primary basketball club tournament. Lietuvos rytas won second place in both the LKL and BBL finals, losing toŽalgiris Kaunas.

2005–06: EuroLeague debut

Before the 2005–06 season,Neven Spahijabecame the head coach of the team. After losing their first two matches, Lietuvos rytas matched the EuroLeague record by winning seven consecutive EuroLeague fixtures, defeating asFC Barcelona,championsMaccabi Tel Aviv(twice) and Efes Pilsen Istanbul. Those wins allowed Rytas to advance to the Top 16 phase, where they won three times out of six, beatingTau Ceramica Vitoriaonce andBrose Baskets Bambergtwice. However, Lietuvos rytas was eliminated from that year's EuroLeague.

After winning the Baltic Basketball League title, Lietuvos rytas defeated Žalgiris Kaunas 4–0. Despite winning the Lithuanian title, Lietuvos rytas did not acquire the country's spot for2006–07 EuroLeaguethat was reserved for Žalgiris Kaunas.

2006–07: ULEB Cup finalists

Although the coach and three leading players Robertas Javtokas, Simas Jasaitis and Fred House had left the team during the interseason, the2006–07 ULEB Cup seasonwas rather successful for Lietuvos rytas. Two coaches were replaced during the season:Sharon DruckerfromIsraelwas replaced by SlovenianZmago Sagadinand the latter by his assistant coachAleksandar TrifunovićfromSerbia.NBAplayerKareem Rusharrived to lead the team to the ULEB Cup final whereReal Madriddefeated Lietuvos rytas. However, Real Madrid's victory at theACBsemifinals, and of one of four spots reserved for Spain, allowed Lietuvos rytas to take part in the2007–08 EuroLeagueas the ULEB Cup finalist. On 27 April 2007, Lietuvos rytas won their second consecutive BBL title; Kareem Rush was named the Final FourMVP.The LKL finals and LKF Cup finals were both unsuccessful, though, as Žalgiris Kaunas won both tournaments.

2007–08: Back to EuroLeague

Lietuvos rytas had a successful season during 2007–08 EuroLeague, defeatingUnicaja MálagaandArmani Jeans Milano.Lietuvos rytas defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv, the future EuroLeague finalist. On 1 November, Lietuvos rytas defeated Maccabi by 18 points at home for a third time in a row asArtūras Jomantasled the team with 19 points and became the week's co-MVP withErazem Lorbek,both having performance index ratings of 29.Hollis Price(19 points) andChuck Eidson(28 points) played a major role in scoring the fourth victory in a row against Maccabi (away, by 5 points).

Lietuvos rytas completed a road victory against Cibona Zagreb on 31 January 2008, which completed the Euroleague regular season for them allowed them to remain in the first spot in the Group B securing a favorable position in the first pool before the Top 16 draw together withCSKA Moscow,Real Madrid andPanathinaikos Athens.Their 11–3 record was the team's best regular season performance ever, and the best by a Lithuanian team in Euroleague at the time. However, the team was not as successful in the Top 16 and with record of 2–4 did not advance to the playoffs.

Lietuvos rytas were the runner-up in the Lithuanian Basketball League, the Baltic Basketball League and the Lithuanian Cup, losing each time to Žalgiris Kaunas.

Rimas Kurtinaitis era (2008–2010)

During The 2008–09 season, Lietuvos rytas had a significantly lower budget. Also, they put a greater emphasis on prospective local players. Lietuvos rytas won the first Baltic Basketball Presidents Cup during this season. On 21 October 2008, Lietuvos rytas had its first chance to play against an NBA basketball club theGolden State WarriorsatOracle Arena.Lietuvos rytas lost the game 126–106.^[9]

Lietuvos rytas was affected by aworldwide financial crisisin late 2008 and early 2009. Even if they lost two of its leading foreign players,^[10]Lietuvos rytas still managed to reach the second phase of EuroCup, finishing second in their group with three home wins and three away losses. Head coachAntanas Sireikaresigned and was replaced byRimas Kurtinaitis,a former Lietuvos rytas player, for the second half of the season. The team started the second phase of the EuroCup with only two foreign players, Chuck Eidson (a teammate of Petravičius atSouth Carolina) and Milko Bjelica. Several Lithuanian basketball players joined the team's roster, and Rytas successfully advanced to the Final 8. Chuck Eidson was named the regular season MVP.

The Final 8 began with a victory againstBenetton Trevisoin the quarterfinal on 2 April 2009. Two days later the team won its semifinal against Hemofarm Vršac and made its third consecutive appearance in theEuroCupfinals.Mindaugas Lukauskishas made a decisive three-pointer which allowed him to become the only player to participate in the final three times in total and, later, the only two-time EuroCup champion. Going into the finals, Rytas was considered an underdog againstBC Khimkiof Russia. However, the performances ofSteponas Babrauskas(18 points) andMarijonas Petravičius(20 points) allowed the team to win the final. Lietuvos rytas made a 15–0 run, having left their rivals scoreless for six straight minutes in the third and fourth quarters. Rytas became the first team to reclaim the EuroCup title; Marijonas Petravičius was selected the Final 8 MVP.

Lietuvos rytas was also successful in matches against arch rival Žalgiris Kaunas. It won the 2009LKF Cup,with Mindaugas Lukauskis scoring the game-winning three pointer with 2 seconds left.^[11]Lietuvois rytas also won theBaltic Basketball Leaguefinal game on 25 April 2009 over Žalgiris Kaunas, 97–74. Chuck Eidson scored 41 points, and he was the MVP for the season.^[12]It was the third BBL title for the club. Lietuvos rytas won a trophy for winning the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) during this season as well. Having qualified in the finals, Lietuvos rytas had a match against Žalgiris Kaunas during the finals and won the series 4–1, with the final match taking place on 18 May. This was the fourth time Lietuvos rytas became the LKL champion, and it was the fifth trophy of the season for the team.

After the season, team leaders Marijonas Petravičius, Mindaugas Lukauskis and Chuck Eidson left and Lietuvos rytas acquired new prospective players to replace them. The team began their 2009–10 season with a loss to their rival Žalgiris Kaunas 83–78 in the BBL Cup finals. Lietuvos rytas also participated in the2009 Gomelsky Cup,where the team claimed third place after a near-loss game againstTriumph Lyubertsy94–90.

Lietuvos rytas was not as successful in the2009–10 EuroLeagueas before—they lost the deciding game against Unicaja Málaga, took fifth place in Group B and did not advance to the Top 16. However, their rivalry with Žalgiris Kaunas continued. After winning the LKF Cup 77–65, Lietuvos rytas had problems with player injuries^[13]and suffered a loss in the BBL Finals to their rivals from Kaunas, 73–66. However, Lietuvos rytas won the LKL trophy, beating Žalgiris Kaunas 4–3. It was the second consecutive LKL title for the Vilnius team. After the conclusion of the season, head coachRimas Kurtinaitisleft the club to be replaced byDražen Anzulović.

Big dreams, small achievements (2010–2014)

2010–11: Fourth season in the Euroleague

The2010–11 EuroLeagueseason Lietuvos rytas' fourth season. After an unsuccessful start of the season, Dražen Anzulović was replaced by the team's former coach Aleksandar Trifunović. With an overall record of 0–4 in theirGroup C,the team signed a former team member and free agentŠarūnas Jasikevičius.After winning three last EuroLeague group phase games, Rytas qualified for the Top 16 stage in the fourth berth during their last games. On New Year's Eve, Jasikevičius was replaced by Simas Jasaitis, a former member of the team and also a free agent. Rytas lost the LKF Cup final to Žalgiris Kaunas 81–69.^[14]

The Top 16 phase was the most successful of its three attempts for the team. Playing in theGroup Ein EuroLeague, Lietuvos rytas defeated Caja Laboral at home, Panathinaikos Athens and Unicaja Málaga on the road. The last round remaining, the team had a chance to finish first in their Top 16 E group. However, Lietuvos rytas lost to Caja Laboral and took third place in the group. Their ninth-place finish in EuroLeague is the highest achievement for the team in this tournament in club history.^[15]

However, Rytas lost in the semifinals at the Baltic Basketball League, toVEF Rīgaand finished in third place for the first time in club history. Head coach Trifunović was fired and replaced by assistant coachDarius Maskoliūnas.The team's game improved, but Rytas still lost the LKL finals to Žalgiris.^[16]

2011–12: EuroCup Final Four

After dismissingMilko Bjelica,Kenan Bajramović,D. J. Strawberry,Cemal Nalgaand losing team leaderMartynas Gecevičius,Lietuvos rytas replaced eight players. The beginning of the season was not very successful as Lietuvos rytas did not win EuroLeague's qualification tournament, which was organized inVilnius.Lietuvos rytas won their first two matches againstBudućnost PodgoricaandCibona Zagreb,but lost the final game againstGalatasarayby a score of 71–63. As a result, Lietuvos rytas had to play at the second-tier European competition, EuroCup. The team, led byRenaldas Seibutis,Jonas ValančiūnasandTyrese Rice,made it to the quarterfinal round for the fifth time in a row and defeatedBC Donetsk,qualifying to the2012 Eurocup Basketball Final Four,but lost to Valencia Basket 80–70 in the semifinals. Rytas finished third after a 71–62 win againstSpartak St. Petersburg.

The team finished third in the regular season round of theVTB United Leagueand qualified for the eighth final. They defeatedNizhny Novgorodand advanced to the quarterfinals where they met Khimki. Khimki were the reigning EuroCup and VTB League champions and were considered heavy favorites but Rytas unexpectedly won the series 2–1. The Final Four tournament was organized at Siemens Arena. After a tense semifinal, Lietuvos rytas lost to CSKA Moscow 79–72, but went on to win third place againstLokomotiv-Kuban91–83.

Despite two third places in international competitions, Rytas lost the LKL final series to Žalgiris Kaunas, with Žalgiris winning 3–0. This was the worst domestic season in the team's history; Rytas lost all six of its matches (five in LKL and the BBL finals) to its rival. Following the conclusion of the season,Tyrese Rice,Lawrence Roberts,Aleksandar Rašićand Jonas Valančiūnas left the team.

2012–13

After losing most of their leaders during the summer, Rytas formed a younger squad. Players likeNemanja Nedovićwere expected to be the future of the team. However, the season was not very successful. Rytas lost the Lithuanian Supercup to Žalgiris Kaunas. After struggling in the opening months, Lietuvos rytas fired coachAleksandar Džikić,promoting Darius Maskoliūnas as head coach. Though the game had improved, thanks toLeon Radošević,Renaldas Seibutis and Nemanja Nedović, the EuroLeague season was finished with a 2–8 record. The team did not fare much better in the VTB United League. After Leon Radošević andPredrag Samardžiskiwere released, Rytas signedMilt Palacio,Tomislav ZubčićandPatrick O'Bryant.The rookies were not much help, however, and Rytas still missed the VTB playoffs, with Donetsk defeating Rytas in the deciding game. Coach Maskoliūnas was fired and replaced byDirk Bauermann.Rytas began to play much better, and in April scored an away win over Žalgiris Kaunas—the first in almost two years. Rytas made the LKL finals for the 15th time in a row. However, Žalgiris Kaunas easily swept Lietuvos rytas 4–0 in the final.

2013–14: Downfall of Lietuvos rytas

Due to the unsuccessful past season, the manager decided to almost completely rebuild the team: eight players left after the team lost the LKL finals to Žalgiris Kaunas, its rival. Former team leaderMartynas Gecevičiuswas recalled after a two-season break and a notable point guardOmar Cookwas signed.^[17]Because the team was second in the domestic league, it had to hope for a EuroLeague wild card. The team did not receive it, and had to participate in EuroLeague's qualification tournament once again, which was held in Vilnius.

This time, Rytas, led by Renaldas Seibutis and Martynas Gecevičius, was successful—it won three games in a row (againstVEF Rīga,EWE OldenburgandTelenet Oostende), and qualified for the EuroLeague.^[18]To strengthen the team roster before the EuroLeague games, Lietuvos rytas signed former NBA andLithuania national teamplayerDarius Songaila.^[19]On 18 October 2013, Lietuvos rytas started the 2013–14 EuroLeague season with an 84–83 victory against Panathinaikos Athens^[20]after Renaldas Seibutis's winning shot inovertime.^[21]The game was selected as EuroLeague's Game of the Week and re-broadcast in over 150 countries worldwide.^[22]However, after this, the team experienced a decline and Rytas was unable to win any more games. Six games were lost by 10 points or more and it ended being the worst Lietuvos rytas season ever in the EuroLeague - a disappointing 1–9 record. After this, coach Dirk Bauermann was fired and replaced byAleksandar Petrović.^[23]The change helped and on 22 December, Rytas crushed its rival Žalgiris Kaunas 90–58.^[24]After being eliminated in the EuroCup playoffs byCrvena zvezda Belgrade,Lietuvos rytas also suffered a defeat in the LKF Cup finals - losing toTonyBet Prienai92–91. This led to the firing of coach Aleksandar Petrović, who was replaced byDainius Adomaitis.

Despite two victories against Rytas' biggest rival Žalgiris Kaunas during the regular season, the LKL playoffs were a disaster for Lietuvos rytas. Due to a rare situation in LKL standings, Rytas and Žalgiris Kaunas met in the semifinals and not in the finals for the second time since 1998. Darius Songaila's 28 points led Rytas to a first series victory in Vilnius with 90–85 result.^[25]Rytas lost to Žalgiris in Kaunas 72–57 and the series was tied at 1–1.^[26]The third game was played in Vilnius. However it was unsuccessful for the home team. Despite having multiple leads, Rytas lost 73–71 to Žalgiris Kaunas and did not qualify to the LKL Finals for the second time in club history; Žalgiris won the series 2–1.^[27]Team captain Steponas Babrauskas described it as a "tragedy".^[28]Moreover, one of team leaders Renaldas Seibutis injured his eye after contact withVytenis Lipkevičiusand required surgery causing him to miss the rest of the season.^[29]The disastrous season continued for Rytas in the VTB playoffs. After defeatingTriumph Lyubertsy3–0 in the first round, Rytas lost to Nizhny Novgorod 1–3 in the semifinals, losing a chance to play in the 2014–15 EuroLeague season. Rytas finished in third place in the LKL, winning the series against TonyBet Prienai 3–0 and winning the bronze medal. This was the team's worst season since 1998–99.

Tough years in EuroCup and LKL (2014–2017)

2014–15: Return to EuroCup

After an unsuccessful LKL season the previous year, taking only third place, Rytas lost any chance of qualifying for the EuroLeague that year. The team was not invited to the qualifying tournament as before and had to return to the second-tier European league EuroCup. As a result, the club made changes. Renaldas Seibutis, Omar Cook and Darius Songaila left the team. Also, the team played most of its games in the newly reconstructedLietuvos rytas Arenainstead of theSiemens Arena.Thirdly, Rytas withdrew from the Russian VTB League.Virginijus Šeškus,a former multiple LKL bronze medalist with Prienai, was signed as head coach of the team, along with his past team membersArtūras Valeikaand Mindaugas Lukauskis, who played six seasons in Rytas previously. Club owner Gedvydas Vainauskas said shortly afterward that the enthusiastic Šeškus reminds him of former team coach Rimas Kurtinaitis, who led Rytas to its biggest victories in club history.^[30]Lithuania's national team memberAdas Juškevičiusand former NBA playerTravis Lesliewere signed in as well.

On 15 October 2014, Rytas started the EuroCup season with a 92–65 victory over Serbian powerhousePartizan Belgrade.^[31]They finished first round with an 8–2 record and took first place in the group. On 16 December,Kšyštof Lavrinovičsigned a two-year deal with Rytas.^[32]On 5 January 2015, Simas Jasaitis, another Lithuanian national team member, also signed with Rytas for the third time in his career.^[33]Lietuvos rytas started the last 32-game stage in the EuroCup by winning against the best team in Poland,Turów Zgorzelecwhich was relegated to EuroCup after winning only one game in the EuroLeague's regular season.^[34]Despite a successful start, Rytas lost three games out of six in the second stage and qualified into the next round by taking second place in the group only after the crucial defeat of Telenet Oostende 111–83 at the last game in Vilnius. Due to the questionable shape of the team, Virginijus Šeškus was fired as head coach.^[35]Despite this he remained with Rytas as an assistant to the new head coachMarcelo Nicola.^[36]^[37]

Between 20 and 22 February, Rytas participated in the2015 LKF Cup.They defeatedDzūkija Alytus78–63 in the quarterfinals, andŠiauliai71–61 in the semifinals. However, Rytas lost the season's first trophy to principal rival Žalgiris Kaunas 82–76 at the finals and extended their trophy drought.^[38]

On 4 March, Lietuvos rytas played thefirst gameof theEuroCup playoffsagainstPınar Karşıyaka.Despite having a double-digit lead multiple times, Rytas failed to secure the game until the final seconds. The match finished with an 81–81 tie; the series winner was to be decided in Turkey.^[39]On 11 March, Rytas players failed to show any promise of winning the game. The deficit after the first two quarters was 34–53. The result was 97–81, ending the two-time EuroCup champion Rytas' career early that year.^[40]

In LKL, Rytas' start was uneasy. On 19 October 2014, they suffered their first defeat against Žalgiris Kaunas 84–82 in Vilnius,^[41]although, they defeatedNeptūnas Klaipėda73–65 a week later.^[42]On 15 November, they lost toPieno žvaigždės Pasvalys87–85.^[43]On 28 December, Rytas also lost to Neptūnas 94–90 in their home arena.^[44]On 1 January 2015, Rytas failed to win the second game against Žalgiris in Kaunas, losing 91–77.^[45]On 8 March 2015, Rytas had shown positive signs under their new head coach Nicola. They defeated Žalgiris Kaunas in Vilnius 93–66.^[46]Žalgiris Kaunas' assistant coach Šarūnas Jasikevičius described the game as a "shame". Following the fiasco in the EuroCup, on 15 March, Rytas defeated Neptūnas 87–86 for the second time inKlaipėdaafter a goal byMike Moserwith only 0.6 second remaining, and firmly improved the chances of taking the first spot during the regular LKL season.^[47]On 13 April, Rytas defeated Neptūnas 84–75 for the third time, for its 16th straight victory in LKL, and guaranteeing at least a second spot in the regular LKL season.^[48]The winning streak ended on the final day of the regular season, with an 82–81 loss to Žalgiris Kaunas.^[49]With the loss, Rytas entered the playoffs as the second seed team. The referees' decisions sparked many discussions. Consequently, Rytas asked LKL to hire foreign-born referees during the semifinals and the grand finals to completely guarantee referee impartiality.^[50]Their request was rejected by the majority of the LKL clubs.^[51]

Rytas began the LKL playoffs defeating Šiauliai 3–0 in the series (97–69,^[52]107–96^[53]and 96–92),^[54]despite the effortsRokas Giedraitiswho was signed with Lietuvos rytas the following season.^[55]The LKL semifinals were more difficult for the team who defeated Neptūnas only during the game's final minutes 88–79.^[56]They later lost 107–101 in Klaipėda after overtime and the semifinal series tied at 1–1.^[57]Rytas won 96–89 two days later in Vilnius.^[58]A crucial game in Klaipėda began well; the team had a 29-point lead at one time. Neptūnas almost tied the game at the end but Rytas won by five points and eliminated Neptūnas 3–1, qualifying for the LKL Finals after a one-year break.^[59]

The team began the LKL finals with a 73–66 loss to Žalgiris Kaunas.^[60]Antanas Kavaliauskasscored 17 points in the first half, Kšyštof Lavrinovič did the same in the second half with 17 points as well, but the team failed to receive solid support from the team captain Martynas Gecevičius (4 points, 0/5 three-pointers) and one of the key playersGediminas Orelik(2 points, 1/6 field goals).^[61]During the second game, Rytas was defeated 78–62 in Vilnius. All-season team leaders Gecevičius, Kavaliauskas and Orelik together scored only 13 points.^[62]Žalgiris Kaunas won two more games, 71–68 after overtime and 85–77.^[63]^[64]Rytas lost the finals 0–4 once again.

2015–16

"I don't know how they got this information, but they tried to lure me. <...> Vilnius. Family. Challenge. Beloved team. BC Lietuvos rytas had more levers at his side."

—Antanas Kavaliauskas,describing his "Loyalty..." message inTwitter,which he wrote after rejecting the identical contract from theLKLchampions Žalgiris Kaunas that competed in theEuroLeague.^[65]^[66]

On 5 July 2015, Lietuvos rytas presidentGedvydas Vainauskasadmitted that the ticket prices and the move to the 2,500-seat arena during the primary games were a failure and said that the club was seeking to fill vacant positions in the near future.^[67]The club started playing many of their games at the Siemens Arena following an agreement with the arena.^[68]The deal with the arena owners is in place until 2020.^[69]Despite all of Rytas' efforts andEuroleague Basketball Companypromises to LKL, the club did not receive a wild card to the tournament and had to play in the second-tier leagueEuroCupfor a second straight season.^[70]^[71]

Rytas began signing new team members early on.Billy Baron,Mike Moser, and Travis Leslie left the team.Marcelo Nicolaremained as the head coach of the team, despite the disastrous LKL finals.^[72]Then one of theCSU Asesoft PloieștileadersMarius Runkauskasreplaced Martynas Gecevičius.^[73]The club's president said later in an interview said that a contract extension with a team leader, who scores only 10 points in four final games, is not possible.^[74]Unlike Gecevičius, another Rytas leader Antanas Kavaliauskas signed a new three-year deal.^[75]Rytas also signedDeividas Gailius,who was Neptūnas Klaipėda's team leader.^[76]As a result, Simas Jasaitis had to leave the team. In a surprise move, Rytas signedArtūras Gudaitis,who was a member of their principal opponents Žalgiris Kaunas, and was recently drafted by thePhiladelphia 76ers,by paying to buyout his contract.^[77]Rokas Giedraitis also signed four-year deal with the club.^[78]Furthermore, one of the Šiauliai leadersJulius Jucikasreplaced Artūras Valeika.^[79]Seven Lietuvos rytas players were invited to the Lithuania men's national basketball team training camp.^[80]

Argentina national basketball teammemberNicolás Laprovíttolabecame the final player on Rytas' in the summer of 2015.^[81]On 19 August, first training camp was held.^[82]^[83]^[84]On 4 September,Krasta Auto(Lithuania's authorisedBMWdealer) became one of the club sponsors, giving 14 new cars to club members and replacing the former vehicle sponsorŠkoda Auto.^[85]^[86]The agreement was signed for three years. On 23 September, Kavaliauskas was chosen captain of the team.^[87]

Rytas had a positive start to the pre-season by winning a friendly tournament inAlytusand then theVladas GarastasCup, where they defeated the EuroLeague participantKhimkiin the final 85–84.^[88]^[89]Rytas also started the LKL in dominating fashion.

The return to the Siemens Arena at the start of the2015–16 EuroCup season,ended with a 91–87 defeat toBeşiktaş J.K.^[90]The team then defeatededSzolnoki Olaj89–65. After a 79–70 loss to Žalgiris Kaunas, problems began to surface. After losses toAvtodor Saratov97–81 andZenit Saint Petersburg70–65 at home in the EuroCup, the team was booed off the court. Rytas also lost toPAOK81–76, and rumors started about conflicts between coach Nicola and the team. Due to team's losing record Marcelo Nicola was fired. There were rumors he would be replaced byTomas Pačėsas.^[91]Under coach Aurimas Jasilionis, however, the team played its best match of the season—a 103–92 win over Beşiktaş J.K in Istanbul. A few days later, despite their improved play, Rytas lost 82–68 to Žalgiris Kaunas in the Siemens Arena. The team's poor form was quickly recalled when Rytas lost another EuroCup home game, this time to Szolnoki Olaj 99–98. Rytas then lost to Avtodor Saratov 109–92, leaving minimal hope it would qualify for the Last-32 stage in the EuroCup. After the loss, coach Jasilionis was replaced by longtime assistant coach Arvydas Gronskis. After another loss, this time to Zenit Saint Petersburg 94–84, Rytas lost all hope of qualifying for the Last-32 stage. In the final game, Rytas lost to PAOK 88–81 at home, finishing with a 2–8 record. After the EuroCup fiasco, coach Gronskis was sent to thereserve team Perlas Vilniusagain, and Tomas Pačėsas became the team's new head coach. The team finished the year with a three straight victories.^[92]

On 31 December, Nicolás Laprovíttola left the team.^[93]On 10 January, Julius Jucikas was traded to Dzūkija Alytus forAdam Łapeta.^[94]On 17 January, Rytas achieved the season's first victory versus Žalgiris Kaunas 78–72.^[95]On 19–21 February, Rytas competed in the newly formedKaraliaus Mindaugo taurėtournament. After defeatingLietkabelis Panevėžysin the quarterfinals 88–82, Neptūnas Klaipėda in the semifinals 97–79, and Žalgiris Kaunas in the final 67–57, the team won their first trophy following a five-season drought.^[96]Antanas Kavaliauskas was namedMVP.^[97]On 29 March, Rytas signed a three-years contract with the Euroleague Basketball Company to compete in its organized tournaments.^[98]

The rest of the season, however, was a disaster. Rytas lost the first place in the LKL regular season to rivals Žalgiris Kaunas. Rytas had difficulty in a victorious sweep against Lietkabelis Panevėžys in the quarterfinal stage. In the semifinals, the problems became clear when in the first match at Siemens Arena, Rytas lost to Neptūnas 83–71.^[99]After a 70–68 loss in Klaipėda, Rytas was down 0–2, though managed to win the next two games 66–64 and 74–73, setting a deciding fifth game at the Siemens Arena.^[100]^[101]^[102]Rytas lost 73–72 and lost the series 3–2, the worst fiasco in club history.^[103]This was also the first time Rytas was eliminated in the LKL by another team, instead of Žalgiris Kaunas. The disappointing season ended with the team winning the LKL bronze medal series 3–0 versus theJuventus Utena.^[104]

2016–17: Departure of the old management

The new season began with a contract extension for Artūras Jomantas and Artūras Gudaitis, who decided to remain with the club.^[105]^[106]Following this, Rytas signedDavid Logan,who had been a EuroLeague star under coach Tomas Pačėsas.^[107]On 23 July, the front line was strengthened by the athleticKenny Kadji.^[108]On 27 July, Adam Łapeta signed a new two-year contract.^[109]During the summer, team captain Kavaliauskas reportedly had a dispute with the team management concerning his pay.

Soon it was announced that Kavaliauskas would probably not return for the next season, leading to him deleting the infamous "Loyalty.." message he wrote about Lietuvos rytas the previous summer. In August, in a move that shocked fans of both teams, Kavaliauskas left the team and signed with Žalgiris Kaunas.^[110]On 30 August,Drew Gordonwas signed.^[111]On 1 October,Rashaun Broadussigned a trial deal.^[112]On 2 October, Kadji was released after failing to adapt to the team after playing just three games.^[113]On 22 November, one of theNigerian national teamleadersJosh Akognonwas signed as primarypoint guard.^[114]On 9 December, Broadus was fired.^[115]On 28 December,Clevin Hannahjoined the team, along withLaimonas Kisielius.^[116]On 21 January, Akognon left the team.^[117]

Lietuvos rytas qualified for the EuroCup Top 16 phase with a 3–5 record, in large part due to the efforts of Drew Gordon, David Logan and Artūras Gudaitis. Many troubles began before the start of the top 16, as Gudaitis and Gailius suffered injuries. Rytas lost a very close game toHapoel Jerusalemat the start in Vilnius, losing 80–76 in a game Rytas led by as much as 20 points. The fans and coaching staff blamed the referees for the loss after the game. In the second round, Rytas lost to Zenit Saint Petersburg 88–79 in an away game. In the next two weeks, Rytas faced Nizhny Novgorod, winning both times – 97–63 away, and 99–73 at home, with chances to reach the playoffs returning. After a tough game, and a loss, to Hapoel in Jerusalem 82–77, Rytas faced Zenit at home. David Logan scored 28 points in the deciding game, with Rytas winning 86–84 but just narrowly missing the playoffs as Zenit won the first game by nine points. After failing to progress into the EuroCup Playoffs the club announced addition of guardJimmy Baronfrom local rivals Neptūnas Klaipėda.^[118]^[119]On 10 February, Tomas Pačėsas decided to leave the club and resigned, and was replaced byRimas Kurtinaitis,who had coached Rytas to most of its titles previously.^[120]The coaching change, however, did not save Rytas from losing in the first round of theKing Mindaugas Cup.Rytas, the defending champion, lost to Juventus Utena 87–84. The loss was David Logan's last game. After weeks of rumors, he left to sign withSidigas Avellino.On 25 February, club signed a contract with forwardTaylor Brownfrom thePolish Basketball League.^[121]

In the LKL, with coach Pačėsas, the team fell to third place for much of the season, only moving in to second place by the last weeks of the regular season under coach Kurtinaitis. Rytas split the season series with new rivals Neptūnas Klaipėda, and with the rising Lietkabelis Panevėžys team. Against Žalgiris Kaunas, however, this was not the case - Žalgiris swept Rytas in the regular season. In the LKL playoffs, Rytas faced, and swept Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys in the quarterfinals 3–0. In the semifinal, Rytas faced Lietkabelis. In the regular season, both teams won at home, and fought for the second place and home court advantage, which Rytas won at the last game in Vilnius 92–60. Considered a favorite, Rytas won the first game 96–85 in Vilnius, a game with many conflicts between both teams, in particular Drew Gordon and Lietkabelis' forwardŽygimantas Skučas.^[122]^[123]In the second game, Rytas lost in Panevėžys 90–73.^[124]With the series tied at 1–1, Rytas was the favorite heading in to the third game in Vilnius, Lietkabelis had never won in Vilnius before. However Rytas lost 81–73, and was down 1–2 in the series.^[125]

Heading to Panevėžys, trouble arose with regard to discipline violations by Taylor Brown, Corey Fisher and Clevin Hannah, though no actions were taken by the team until after the series. The three players, along with Drew Gordon, were subsequently suspended for the rest of the season.^[126]^[127]All of them were denying the violations but incontestable pictures were published.^[128]In Panevėžys, Rytas lost 86–77 and lost the series 1–3.^[129]This fiasco meant that Rytas did not qualify for the LKL finals for the second time in a row—the first time in the team's history this had happened.

In the bronze medal series, Rytas faced Neptūnas Klaipėda, who were now considered the favorite due to Rytas' internal problems. Rytas started the series with a 79–60 win in Vilnius.^[130]After losing in Klaipėda 83–70, Rytas won the third game in Vilnius 71–54, again taking a series lead.^[131]^[132]The last two games were very close. Led byChris Lofton,Neptūnas tied the series in Klaipėda at 2–2 with a 70–65 win, leading to a decisive Game five in the next few days.^[133]Led by Gailius and Baron, former Neptūnas players, Rytas won the game 74–66 and the series 3–2, ending the season with a more positive note and avenging their 2016 loss to Neptūnas.^[134]

The season ended with an international scandal for the team, however, as club president Gedvydas Vainauskas made a controversial statement about black players on the team who behaved unprofessionally (saying no more than two players should play on the team and that more are like a gang), drawing negative attention to the team from around the world.^[135]^[136]^[137]^[138]^[139]

New owners' era (2017–present)

On 19 June 2017, famouspokerplayer, businessman andEuropean ParliamentmemberAntanas Guogabought fifty percent of the club from Sigitas Židonis and Remigijus Kazilionis.^[140]^[141]^[142]Two remaining stake owners Darius Gudelis andVilnius City Municipalityretained their rights to the club (twenty-five percent each).^[143]On 20 June Gedvydas Vainauskas resigned as president of Rytas a position he held since the founding of the club in 1997, just a week after receiving an award fromLKLpresident Remigijus Milašius for his contributions to basketball.^[144]^[145]

Shortly after becoming the new owner of the club, Guoga sparked discussions about changing the club's name and invited the public to offer their ideas since the team no longer had connections with the Vainauskas' newspaper Lietuvos rytas.^[146]The idea was sharply criticised by the club's elite fans, group B Tribūna (Rytas Ultras), who said the only team they would support is black-white-red Rytas.^[147]^[148]On 21 June, the new owners organised a meeting, during which the first changes were announced. The public institution Krepšinio rytas was renamed to Statyba to honour the historical Statyba Vilnius, Darius Gudelis replacedMartynas Purlysas the club's director, and it was decided that the club's name Lietuvos rytas would be changed within a year with the most likely, but not yet final, choice being Rytas.^[149]^[150]Guoga also told the media it was very likely that at least two Lithuanian basketball stars will participate on the team, in addition to Jonas Valančiūnas,Linas Kleizaand Arvydas Macijauskas.^[151]On 4 July, Gudelis announced that former assistant coachAlberto Blancoand Linas Kleiza were joining the club. Their first task was to assist Rimas Kurtinaitis to bring together a new team roster.^[152]

On 13 July, a press conference was held during which it was announced that Kleiza had also become a shareholder of the club buying part of the Guoga's stake. He was named vice-president of the club and would act as sports director.^[153]^[154]^[155]Limited liability companyNorvelitaand Perlas also became shareholders of the club.^[156]

Despite positive changes in the club, rifts between the new owners started to emerge after it announced a sponsorship agreement with Lithuanian business consortiumMG Baltic.^[157]Club president Antanas Guoga condemned the partnership and demanded an annulment of it and the resignation of CEO Darius Gudelis.^[158]Despite his wishes the other shareholders decided against these actions and openly questioned Guoga's financial commitment to the club.^[159]Finally on 24 October, the club announced that Guoga had sold his share in the club to Gudelis and had written off €300,000 that he had previously loaned the club.^[160]On 9 October 2018, however, it was revealed Guoga was still the team's president. Gudelis resigned on 15 November, after a controversy involving Blanco. Executive director Julius Serapinas was named as his replacement. On 7 June 2019, Serapinas was replaced by former Rytas playerRolandas Jarutis.^[161]Kleiza left the team in February 2020, after a falling out with Jarutis.

2017–18: Comeback

On 14 June 2017, it was announced that Rytas had received a wild card to the2017–18 EuroCup season.^[162]On 17 June, Rytas signed with first addition to the club for the upcoming season, former Lietkabelis leaderBen Madgen.^[163]

Rimas Kurtinaitis remained as head coach.^[164]On 11 July, famous Lithuanian masseurJuozas Petkevičiusreturned to the team.^[165]After launching ticket sales for the upcoming season, the team has sold 1,800 season tickets in less than 24 hours.^[166]On 19 July, Rytas signed veteran Mindaugas Lukauskis for his ninth season as a club member.^[167]

On the following day,Travis Petersonwas signed and Kurtinaitis also confirmed that the team had reached an agreement withChris Kramer.^[168]^[169]On 22 July, Chris Kramer andMarc Antonio Carterofficially joined the team.^[170]On 28 July,Mindaugas Brazysjoined the coaching staff.^[171]On 17 August, notable Lithuanian youth national team memberMartynas Echodaswas signed to a three-year deal.^[172]The newly formed team showed positive results during the preparation games, winning all seven games and theVladas Garastas Cup.^[173]

On 23 September, Rytas began the2017–18 LKL seasonby defeating Juventus Utena 82–75.^[174]On 25 September, Rytas signed experienced veteranLoukas Mavrokefalidis.^[175]Due to Artūras Gudaitis' departure to the Olimpia Milano, he was replaced byEgidijus Mockevičius,who signed a three-year deal with the team on 30 September. However, Mockevičius was unable to play due to injury.^[176]In the LKL regular season, Rytas played its best season since 2015.

Wins over rivals Neptūnas Klaipėda and Lietkabelis Panevėžys helped Rytas reach second place in the standings, behind Žalgiris Kaunas, with whom Rytas tied in the regular season series. In the LKL playoffs, Rytas defeated Juventus Utena 3–0 in the quarterfinals. Having signed Neptūnas leaders Girdžiūnas and Butkevičius, Rytas became the most hated team in Klaipėda, and the rivalry between the two teams intensified. Rytas tied the season series with Neptūnas 2–2 in the regular season, with a win in Klaipėda in April 90–72, the first since the 2016 season. This helped Rytas secure second place in the standings. The two teams faced off in the LKL semifinals. In the first game in Vilnius, Rytas lost to Neptūnas 83–74. In the second game in Klaipėda, Rytas avenged the loss winning 67–49 and tying the series at 1–1. Rytas then won the third game at home, 74–67, to take a 2–1 series lead. In Klaipėda, with a chance to close out the series in the fourth game, Rytas took a 16-point lead in the first quarter. Neptūnas, however, came back and took the lead in the fourth quarter winning the game 74–70, and forcing the deciding match in Vilnius by tying the series 2–2. In the deciding fifth game Rytas defeated Neptūnas 88–82, winning the series 3–2. The win marked the first trip to the LKL finals since 2015. In the LKL finals, Rytas faced Žalgiris Kaunas, playing the best season since 1999 and coming off a third-place finish in the Euroleague. Rytas lost the first game, 96–83, in Kaunas. In the second game, Rytas won 82–73 in Vilnius, led by Mavrokefalidis scoring 22 points and Ben Madgen with 19, and tied the series at 1–1. This win marked the first win by Rytas in the LKL finals since 2011. In Kaunas, Žalgiris Kaunas won the game 90–80 and took a 2–1 series lead. Back in Vilnius, Rytas led for much of the first half but lost 82–78, with Žalgiris Kaunas taking a commanding 3–1 series lead. With one last chance, Rytas fought hard in the fifth game in Kaunas, but a strong fourth quarter by Žalgiris Kaunas led to an 80–70 win, and winning the series 4–1. In the2018 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė,Rytas avenged their previous season defeat against Juventus Utena, winning in overtime 91–88 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, held in Klaipėda, Rytas defeated Dzūkija Alytus 81–61. In the finals, Rytas faced rival Žalgiris Kaunas, who were having a successful season in the Euroleague. Coming off two wins against Žalgiris Kaunas in the LKL, Rytas lead in the first half, before Žalgiris Kaunas recovered in the second, dominating the game and beating Rytas 81–62 in the finals.^[16]

In the2017–18 EuroCup Basketballseason, Rytas lost at home toBilbao Basket93–83 in the opener. The next week, Rytas won their first game by defeating Partizan Belgrade 91–80 in Belgrade thanks to the efforts of Week MVP Rokas Giedraitis, who scored 28 points, and Loukas Mavrokefalidis, 26 points. An injury to Chris Kramer hurt the team. Rytas then lost a home game to PBC Lokomotiv Kuban 93–85 in overtime, as well as an away game toAlba Berlin93–86. The team faced a lot of criticism for poor defence. With Kramer back in the lineup, Rytas defeatedLimoges CSPat home, 92–76. The second round of the Eurocup was a huge success for Rytas. In Bilbao, Rytas avenged their loss by defeating Bilbao Basket 96–79 led by Chris Kramer, who scored 27 points, and became the Week MVP. A home win against Partizan Belgrade followed, 93–75. Rytas lost to Lokomotiv Kuban 77–68 in an away game.^[177]

Many changes occurred to the team at the same time. Marc Antonio Carter and power forwardRobert Carterwere released, and replaced byMindaugas GirdžiūnasandArnas Butkevičius,leaders from rivals Neptūnas Klaipėda, and Egidijus Mockevičius returned from injury. These changes helped, as Rytas won the most important game in the regular season, by defeating Alba Berlin 94–73 and avenging their first round loss. The win also helped Rytas qualify for the EuroCup Top 16. In the last game of the regular season, Rytas defeated Limoges CSP 71–69 in an away game, finishing second in the group C. In the Top 16, Rytas started by losing toB.C. Zenit Saint Petersburgat home, 98–96. After losing two more away games toBayern Munich81–68 andFiat Torino83–77, Rytas fell to an 0–3 record, its worst start in club history. A strong game by Martynas Echodas, who became the Week MVP, helped Rytas win against Fiat Torino 101–68 at home. During the same game, however, Arnas Butkevičius suffered a broken hand, and was out for about five weeks. In the most important game of the EuroCup season for Rytas, they fell to Zenit 113–100 in an away game, losing any chance to qualify for the EuroCup playoffs. Coach Kurtinaitis and the team faced heavy criticism for the poor defence. In the final home game in the EuroCup, Rytas lost to Bayern Munich 87–85, another poor defensive showing, and finished with a 1–5 record and last place in Top 16 group F.^[177]

2018–19: King Mindaugas Cup winners and return to the EuroCup playoffs

"I want to underline that this team is special. I began professionally playing basketball when I was seventeen, I have won the Croatian championship and cup twice. I played in the Italian final, however this team is something different. I have to begin from the coach – he gives us directions, but you need to have 12 soldiers, pit bulls who would follow these. These guys are special and deserve the victory."

—Rok Stipčević,following the Rytas triumph in the2019 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurėFinal Four.^[178]

The preparation for the season began in June, during the semifinal series, with controversial rumors that Lithuanian national basketball team, and former Rytas head coach Dainius Adomaitis would replace coach Kurtinaitis at the end of the season. While the team denied the rumors, after losing the LKL finals to Žalgiris Kaunas, Adomaitis was named the team's new head coach. Former Rytas players, and current members of the national team,Eimantas BendžiusandEvaldas Kairys,were the first additions, signing in July.Dominique Sutton,formerly ofDolomiti Energia Trento,and one of the best players in both the Italian league and the Eurocup, signed in August.D. J. Seeleyreplaced Rokas Giedraitis, who left to sign with Alba Berlin. Rytas also signed point guardMatt Farrell,scoring leader from theUniversity of Notre Dame,but he was released just before the season for reported personal reasons. Talented young playersDeividas SirvydisandMarek Blaževičwere signed to long-term deals.Norbertas Giga,former member of the Rytas system, returned in October. Kramer, who resigned in the summer, was named the new team captain.

Rytas won the first game of the season, beating Juventus Utena, 87–57, in the start of the LKL. During the season, Rytas struggled against rivalsŽalgiris,LietkabelisandNeptūnas,which led to Rytas finishing third in the regular season with a 26–10 record, worst regular season finish in club history. Rytas facedJuventusin the quarterfinals, winning the series in 2–1. In the semifinals, Rytas faced Neptūnas who, for the first time, had home court advantage, defeating them shockingly easily 2–0 and advancing to the LKL Finals. In the LKL Finals, Žalgiris easily swept Rytas 3–0.^[16]

In the2018–19 EuroCup Basketballseason, Rytas played in group D, and struggled against top teams in the group, such asUnicaja Malaga,UNICS KazanandFraport Skyliners,but wins overKK MornarandFiat Torinohelped Rytas qualify for the Top 16 stage with a 5–5 record. Seeley, Sutton (who was released in February) and Bendžius were the team leaders.Martynas Echodaswas named theEuroCup Basketball Rising Star.In the Top 16 stage, now joined by Stipčević andArtsiom Parakhouski,Rytas struggled againstAlba Berlin,which was led by former Rytas playerRokas Giedraitis,but wins overKK PartizanandAS Monacohelped them qualify for the EuroCup playoffs for the first time since 2015. Rytas facedValencia Basket,losing the series 2–0 and being eliminated from the EuroCup.^[179]

During the 2018–19 season, Rytas won theKing Mindaugas Cup.After eliminating Juventus Utena in the Quarterfinals, they eliminated Neptūnas Klaipėda in the semifinals 86–72 and then defeated Žalgiris Kaunas in the Final 70–67.^[180]^[181]After a season-ending injury to Kramer, Rytas signedDerek Needhamto fill the point guard spot.

2019–20: Final season in the EuroCup

During the off-season, Parakhouski, Seeley, Needham, Kramer, Stipčević, Giga, Normantas, Piliauskas all departed from the team.Rolandas Jarutis,former Rytas player, was named the new team manager. Under Jarutis, Rytas started adding more players from developmental teamPerlas-MRU,likeAugustas Marčiulionis,son of legendary basketball playerŠarūnas Marčiulionis,Simas Jarumbauskas,Einaras Tubutis,Ąžuolas TubelisandMarek Blaževič,who already had played in the previous seasons, but also played in the NKL for Perlas.Karolis Giedraitis,son of former Rytas playerAndrius Giedraitis,also earned a spot on the team. Deividas Sirvydis, drafted in the2019 NBA draftby theDallas Mavericksas the 37th pick, but traded to theDetroit Pistons,remained with the team. Bendžius, Girdžiūnas and most importantly, the improving Butkevičius remained with the team. Butkevičius also debuted for theLithuanian national basketball teamin the World Cup. Rytas also signedDovis Bičkauskisfrom Juventus andTu Hollowayas the new point guards. AustralianCameron Bairstowwas signed as the new power forward, whileFrancisco Cruzwas signed as the new shooting guard.Evaldas Kairyswas initially among the players released during the summer, but was re-signed in September. After the season, coach Adomaitis remained with Rytas.

The preparation for the season began in August. Rytas largely struggled in pre-season matches. Rytas started the2019–20 LKL seasonwith a five-game winning streak. The win streak was snapped by Žalgiris Kaunas. Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic,the LKL season ended prematurely - Žalgiris were announced as the winners, while Rytas finished second - one win over third-placed Lietkabelis Panevėžys. In theKing Mindaugas Cuptournament, Rytas reached the finals, but was defeated by Žalgiris.^[16]

In the2019–20 EuroCup Basketballseason, Rytas played in Group B, withUmana Reyer Venezia,Partizan NIS,Tofaş,Lokomotiv KubanandLimoges CSP.Wins over Lokomotiv Kuban and Tofaş helped Rytas qualify for the Top 16, with a 4–6 record, also eliminating the powerful Lokomotiv team, from the competition. Bendžius, Butkevičius and Cruz lead the team. In the Top 16 competition, Rytas playedUNICS Kazan,AS MonacoandGalatasaray.Losses against AS Monaco and UNICS eliminated Rytas from playoff contention. Rytas finished with a 3–3 record, and third place in the standings.^[182]The season was later cancelled. During the season, Rytas gave much of the younger players playing time, with Blaževič in particular having a breakout season with Rytas, both in the LKL and the EuroCup.

2020–21: Return to FIBA competitions

Rytas faced with the 2020–21 season with drastically reduced budget as the club had to pay off debts, despite the fact that the debt from June 2017 decreased from 4,040,000 Eur to 2,140,000 Eur, and fired team manager Jarutis.^[183]Therefore, the club decided to choose theBasketball Champions Leagueinstead of theEuroCupdue to a much more beneficial financial offer and returned to aFIBAcompetition for the first time since the 2002–03 season.^[184]Rytas sold its young talentsDeividas SirvydisandMarek Blaževičfor buyouts, with Marek in particular being a painful departure, as he left Rytas for Žalgiris. CaptainEimantas Bendžiusleft the club due to financial reasons, howeverMartynas Echodasand the new captainArnas Butkevičiusstayed in the team.Donaldas KairysreplacedDainius Adomaitisin the head coach position. Also, Rytas signed with a formerEuroLeaguestarAndrew Goudelock,Demetrius Jackson,who proved to be a pleasant surprise,Chris McCullough,and LithuaniansSaulius Kulvietis,Rokas Gustys,Gytis Radzevičius,Lukas Uleckas,Augustas Marčiulionis.Due to health reasons, contract with Kulvietis was terminated and he was replaced byKristjan Kitsing;Maurice Ndourwas also signed in October.^[185]

The season initially started strong for Rytas – at the start of the LKL, Rytas smashedBC Juventusin the opener 106–77, and went on a six-game win streak, thanks to great play from Goudelock and point guard Jackson. The win streak was stopped by Žalgiris Kaunas, who beat Rytas in Vilnius. Problems arose within Rytas, starting with Jackson shockingly leaving Rytas just days after their2020–21 Basketball Champions Leaguedebut for personal reasons. McCullough had a number of off-court issues, ending with Rytas releasing him in November. Injuries, losses, reported and rumored conflicts between coach Kairys and Rytas players, poor player selection, withRyan Boatright,replacing Jackson, and centerKeith Bensonbecoming huge failures for Rytas, and by January, Rytas had completely fallen apart – Rytas ended their Champions League campaign after the group stage with a 2–4 record – a huge disappointment for the team. The problems continued – Ndour, one of the few bright spots for Rytas for the season, left Rytas after the exit in the Champions League. Rytas also suffered multiple upset losses in the LKL and in theKing Mindaugas Cup,suffered the biggest fiasco of the season, losing to Juventus in the quarter-finals, including an embarrassing 27 point defeat at home. The loss proved to be the final game for coach Kairys, as he was fired immediately after the game, and was replaced by his assistantGiedrius Žibėnas.Rytas also made a few more changes to the roster, releasing Boatright and Benson soon after the firing of Kairys, and signingIvan Buvaas the new center.

To the surprise of everyone, under Žibėnas, Rytas made an incredible comeback, winning their next 16 out of 17 games in the LKL, including an away win over Žalgiris in Kaunas – their first win over Žalgiris since February 2019, thanks to an incredible by Ivan Buva, and rose up the standings in the LKL by the end of the regular season, finishing in second place after Žalgiris. In the LKL playoffs, Rytas swept bothBC Šiauliaiand Eurocup teamLietkabelis Panevėžysto make the LKL finals. In the finals, Žalgiris swept Rytas 3–0. Many Rytas fans nonetheless largely considered the end of the season a success. After the season, coach Žibėnas signed an extension with the club to continue as head coach for the following season, for his great efforts in bringing Rytas back during the season.

2021–22: LKL champions

Rytas Vilnius celebrating after becoming the 2022 Lithuanian Basketball League Champions

During the off-season, much of the roster departed the team. Rytas signed players like the returningMargiris Normantas,Vaidas Kariniauskas,Jarvis Williams,Kenneth SmithandTanner Leissnerto strengthen the roster, while also keeping players like Buva, Butkevičius, Uleckas and Radzevičius, all among leaders of the previous season with the team. Coach Žibėnas remained as head coach of Rytas.

While Rytas initially had struggles, soon enough, Rytas started showing some potential. Injuries to Williams and Leissner lead to the brief return ofMaurice Ndour.Rytas had a long win streak in both the LKL, and theBasketball Champions League.In the Champions League, Rytas finished 1st in the regular season, in a group that includedEWE Baskets Oldenburg,Beşiktaş Icrypexand defending two-time champions of the tournamentHereda San Pablo Burgos,with Rytas getting memorable wins over Burgos both away, and at home, and finishing with a 4–2 record. In the LKL, Rytas had overtakenŽalgiris Kaunasin the standings, leading for much of the season. High hopes, nonetheless, once again hit some road blocks by January–March - the win streak ended with a close home loss to Žalgiris, who took first place in the LKL regular season, and Rytas struggled in the Champions League Round of 16 stage, falling behindLenovo Tenerife,andSIG Strasbourg,finishing just out of the playoffs due to a point difference with SIG Strasbourg.

In theKing Mindaugas Cup,held in Vilnius, Rytas was believed to be a favorite heading in - however, a shock loss toLietkabelis Panevėžysin the semifinals left Rytas without the finals for the second consecutive season. Rytas won the bronze medal game againstBC Šiauliai,also in a struggle. Žalgiris went on to win the tournament. During this time, Ndour once again left Rytas, and he was eventually replaced by former Rytas playerEvaldas Kairys,who returned to the team.

With the LKL remaining, by April, Rytas had once again found their game. Led by LKL MVP Buva, Rytas once again regained the LKL regular season leading position, by beating Žalgiris, and for the first time since 2013–14, Rytas finished in first place in the LKL standings and earned homecourt advantage for the playoffs. Great play by the improving Radzevičius, Uleckas, captain Butkevičius, Smith and the returning Jarvis Williams became the key for success. Players like Margiris Normantas were also praised for their efforts.

"I wanted this year'schebra(squad) to end the season victoriously. Getting over each other's heads benefits the team. Most importantly, it wouldn't have been useful if at the end of the season we hadn't realized that eventually we need to give in to something, accept our role, so that everyone is useful for the team and not for themselves. When we realized this, we became very strong. Of course, we didn't avoid mistakes, we didn't avoid bad decisions, but then we became a real team. "

— Arnas Butkevičius.^[186]

In the LKL playoffs, Rytas had struggles - in the quarterfinals, Rytas defeatedBC Dzūkija3–1 in the quarterfinals, andBC Šiauliai3–1 in the semifinals. Rytas would struggle early, but by the deciding games, would win in dominating fashion.

In the LKL finals, Rytas would face a surprising opponent in Lietkabelis Panevėžys, who had eliminated the defending champions Žalgiris in the semifinals - Žalgiris had won the previous 11 consecutive LKL championships, and had been the most hated team among Rytas fans. While not getting a chance for revenge against Žalgiris for all the years of loses, Rytas had become the favorite of the LKL finals for the first time in a very long time. In the LKL finals start, however, Rytas lost to Lietkabelis 77–68 at home, losing their homecourt advantage. Rytas, having to respond, responded in dominating fashion by winning the next two games 88–66 in Panevėžys, and 85–63 in Vilnius, in a very controversial game which included Lietkabelis head coachNenand Čanakshoving Rytas head coach Žibėnas and even getting into an argument with Rytas director Darius Gudelis. In a much hyped game in Panevėžys, facing a deficit, Rytas managed to pull a win over Lietkabelis 78–77, on a dunk in the deciding seconds from Butkevičius, and took a 3–1 lead in the LKL finals. On June 7, 2022, Rytas had finally prevailed - beating Lietkabelis 79–76, Rytas won the series 4–1. For the first time since 2010, Rytas had regained the LKL championship.^[187]

2022–23

Over the summer, much of the LKL championship winning team departed. Buva, Smith, Leissner, Girdžiūnas, Kariniauskas all departed. The most painful of the departures, was captain Arnas Butkevičius signing with hated rivalsŽalgiris Kaunas.Rytas first signed the returningMartynas Echodasto replace the departing Ivan Buva. Rytas signed former Žalgiris playerGytis Masiulisto replace Leissner, whileTodd Witherswas signed to replace Butkevičius.Benedek Váradiand former LKL MVP with BC ŠiauliaiElvar Már Friðrikssonwere signed as the new point guards to replace Kariniauskas and Smith. Rytas also signedMarcus Fosterat guard. Rytas also re-signed Radzevičius and Uleckas to new contracts, and kept Normantas, Williams and Evaldas Kairys with the team. Coach Giedrius Žibėnas also remained with the team. During the pre-season, Marcus Foster lead Rytas in scoring. Rytas also signedTomas Lekūnasto a short-term deal, as Withers had not arrived by the start of the season for personal reasons. Lekūnas later signed a deal for the rest of the season, while Withers had officially left the team. By March, Rytas had signed point guardKendale McCullum,power forwardJustin Gorhamand centerJaime Echenique,with all three playing a big part in Rytas deep run in the LKL playoffs.

Rytas started the LKL season winning a close game against region rival Juventus 90–88. They continued the good start by winning two more games, but an unexpected defeat to Nevėžis at home on the fourth game completely shocked the team. They lost their next two games to CBet Jonava and Lietkabelis Panevežys, finding themselves with a disappointing 3–3 record to start. Rytas recovered, going on a seven-game win streak, which included a win over new rivals,BC Wolves,91–89 away, and against long-time rivals Žalgiris, 89–85 at home, in a game where Foster scored 34 points and famously waved off the Žalgiris fans. The rivalry with the Wolves largely started due to the fact that the Wolves became the new team in Vilnius, and the games between both teams became very heated as the Wolves became one of the most hated teams among Rytas fans and many former Rytas players, like Lukauskis, joined the team, as well as being coached by long-time Rytas coach Rimas Kurtinaitis. Wolves snapped Rytas win streak in the LKL, with a 88–76 win over Rytas in Vilnius. Rytas rebounded, winning the next 11 out of 12 games in the LKL, and scoring an amazing win over Žalgiris in Kaunas, 100–94, with Normantas scoring 30 points and Foster scoring 28 points, renewing a rivalry with Žalgiris and a fight for first place in the LKL. Žalgiris, however, won the final game of the regular season between the teams, 81–75, a win that guaranteed Žalgiris first place in the LKL regular season over Rytas. Rytas finished by winning their last 6 games, including a win in Vilnius over Wolves, 102–98, with a 27–6 record. In the LKL playoffs, in the quarterfinals, Rytas faced old rivalsBC Neptūnas,winning a very tough series 2–0, beating Neptūnas both at home in overtime, 107–99, and away, 95–91. In the semifinals, while many fans expected a Rytas–Wolves matchup, in an unexpected twist, Rytas faced CBet Jonava, who had swept the Wolves in the quarterfinals, was a surprise team of the season, and had already shocked Rytas in the King Mindaugas Cup semifinals. This time, Rytas gained revenge by beating CBet 82–74 at home, 82–67 in Jonava, and 90–85 at home, to sweep the series for a 3–0 win for Rytas. In the LKL finals, Rytas faced off against Žalgiris. In the first game, Žalgiris beat Rytas 108–93 at home to take the lead. In the second game, Rytas got revenge, while a tight game by halftime, Rytas had a very strong second half, leading to a dominating 94–71 win in the Jeep Arena in Vilnius, tying the series 1–1. Žalgiris won the next game 95–80 in Žalgiris Arena, to once again lead the series over Rytas. The fourth game became a classic – Žalgiris led much of the way, including double digits, looking to finish the series – Rytas, however, kept coming back, backed up by a packed Jeep Arena. In the deciding minutes, Rytas made one final comeback, and Marcus Foster won the game for Rytas with a deciding layup, 69–68, tying the series at 2–2. In the deciding game, in a packed Žalgiris Arena, Rytas led much of the game, including in the final minutes, before Žalgiris made a run led byIsaiah Taylorand former Rytas captain Butkevičius winning the game 97–87, and the series 3–2, to regain the LKL title. While defeated, Rytas earned much praise, both from Rytas fans and experts, for giving the best fight they could against a Žalgiris team that reached the Euroleague playoffs.

Rytas lost toNevėžis-OPTIBETinKing Mindaugas Cupqualifiers in their first game, 78–70, having to win at least by nine points their second match in Vilnius to advance to the Final Four tournament, held in Šiauliai. In the second game, after regulation, Rytas had led Nevėžis-OPTIBET 81–73, necessitating overtime. In overtime, the much stronger Rytas made short work of Nevėžis-OPTIBET, winning 98–78 to qualify for the semifinals. One of the main favorites to win the tournament, along with Žalgiris, Rytas was expected to beatCBet Jonavain the semifinals. However, just like the previous season, history repeated itself. Rytas played poorly while CBet played one of the best games of the season, and CBet beat Rytas 92–86 in the semifinals in one of the biggest shocks in tournament history. For the third consecutive season, Rytas was eliminated in the King Mindaugas Cup semifinals. In the bronze medal game, Rytas, while erasing a huge deficit, could not defeatBC Lietkabelis,losing the game 91–88 and finishing in a disappointing fourth place. Žalgiris went on to win the tournament.

Rytas started their FIBA Champions League campaign slowly, losing the first two away games of the tournament to the defending championsLenovo Tenerife89–74 and then following it up with a loss againstBnei Herzliya90–85. In following games, they crushedPeristeri B.C.,coached by legendary playerVassilis Spanoulis,89–64 on their home debut, and beat them again 82–71 in Athens. Marcus Foster, for his strong performances, earned the MVP of November honors. With a 2–2 record, Rytas had a chance to qualify to the playoffs directly, however, Rytas lost to Bnei Herzliya at home, 101–90, dropping to 2–3. In the final game of the regular season, Rytas faced Lenovo Tenerife at home-, winning the game 85–78, and finished in second place in the group with a 3–3 record. While not being able to directly qualify to the Round of 16 phase, Rytas faced offPAOKin the tournament's play-in where they beat PAOK at home 85–62. PAOK tied the series with a 81–78 win over Rytas in Thessaloniki. In the deciding game, at home, Rytas once again dominated and won 82–63 over PAOK, winning the series 2–1 and qualifying to the Round of 16. In the deciding game for Rytas in the Champions League, they were defeated in an away game 82–69 byBaxi Manresa.Foster continued his string of strong performances. Rytas beatBahçeşehir Kolejiat home, 95–88, and then faced one of the tournament favorites,Telekom Baskets Bonn,at both home and away. While Rytas came back after erasing a huge deficit in a home game, losing 86–79, they lost 99–72 in Bonn, with Rytas dropping 1–3. Rytas, still having a shot at the playoffs, earned a 92–69 away win against Bahçeşehir. With a 2–3 record, Rytas faced Baxi Manresa at home needing to win the game by 14 points to qualify for the playoffs. Baxi lead most of the game, but by the second half, Rytas had recovered and in the fourth quarter, took a 14-point lead over Baxi. Despite Rytas managed to win the game 96–95, Baxi qualified for the playoffs since both Rytas and Baxi finished with a 3–3 record, but a win by Baxi in the first game by 13 points led to Baxi's qualifiaction. Foster finished the tournament as the top scorer.

2023–24: Regaining the LKL championship

During the summer, McCullum, Fridriksson, Kairys, Lekūnas, Varadi, Echenique, and most importantly, team leader Marcus Foster all left the team, while Rytas re-signed team captain Normantas,Justin Gorham,Gytis Radzevičius and Martynas Echodas to new contracts during the summer. Coach Žibėnas was re-signed during the previous season. Rytas also signed new point guardsArnas VeličkaandR.J. Cole,centerJavin DeLaurierand power forwardOskaras Pleikysto contracts.Keith Hornsbywas initially signed as a replacement for Marcus Foster. Rytas also returned to play some home games in theAvia Solutions Group Arena,an arena now shared with inner-city rivalsWolves Vilnius.

During theBasketball Champions Leagueseason, Rytas started the season with a 0-2 record, withJDA Dijon,87-83, andPromitheas Patras,78-76, defeating Rytas in two away games. Rytas recovered with two dominating wins overBK Opavaat home 99-63, and 95-75 away, and won home rematches against Promitheas, 77-75, and JDA Dijon, 79-77, to finish the regular season with a 4-2 record and one win behind group winners JDA Dijon, thus forced to fight for a spot in the Round of 16 in the Play-in tournament. Echodas, Normantas and Radzevičius lead the team in scoring during the regular season. Before the Play-in tournament,Marcus Fosterreturned to Rytas, replacing Hornsby. In the Play-in tournament, Rytas were heavy favorites againstPeristeri Athens- the previous season, Rytas had easily beat Peristeri in the competition. Led by a more experienced Vassilis Spanoulis, however, Peristeri was not the same team as the previous season - Peristeri crushed Rytas in Vilnius, 110-92, and beat Rytas 83-80 at home in Athens, beating Rytas 2-0 and shockingly eliminating Rytas from the competition. While Marcus Foster provided a spark for Rytas, he was not able to save Rytas from the elimination.

In theKing Mindaugas Cup,Rytas easily beat long-time rivalsBC Juventus98-86 and 104-67 in the quarterfinals. In the Final Four, held in Kaunas, once again, even with the addition of the returning Marcus Foster, Rytas failed - in the semifinals,7bet-Lietkabelis,in a rematch of the previous two tournament semifinal and bronze medal games, once again beat Rytas, 94-86, in the semifinals - with Rytas missing another chance to return to the KMT finals. In the bronze medal game, Rytas beatBC Šiauliai,94-89, in another hard-fought game to win the bronze medals. Žalgiris went on to win the tournament.

In the LKL, for most of the season, Rytas fought for first place in the standings, againstŽalgiris Kaunasand against the Wolves, the latter of whom Rytas fought against for the title of the best team in Vilnius. Rytas won the regular season series against the Wolves, but were swept by Žalgiris, thus finishing behind Žalgiris in the regular season standings, at second place. In the games against the Wolves, much of the fan-support was behind Rytas. Fueled by the return of Marcus Foster, Rytas entered the playoffs fighting for atleast a spot in the LKL finals- in the quarterfinals, Rytas beatCBet Jonava110-77 at home, and 96-90 away, to win the series 2-0, and to set up a LKL semifinals clash against the Wolves, for the battle of Vilnius, as titled by both the players for each team, and the press. Homecourt advantage belonged to Rytas, but with each team sharing the Avia Solutions Group Arena court, neither team really had an advantage. Wolves started the series by shocking Rytas with a 96-85 win, taking the lead, before Rytas won the next two games, tainted with incidents by the players and even coach Žibėnas, 113-75 and 86-78. Wolves tied the series with a 97-86 win, to set up the deciding fifth game clash. Led by Foster, heavily supported all series by Rytas fans, Rytas won a hard fought game 92-87 to finish off the Wolves and win the series 3-2, with Rytas returning to the LKL finals. Before the finals, rivals Žalgiris had suffered a huge blow as team leaderKeenan Evanssuffered a season ending injury - despite this, Žalgiris was still considered by most as the favorite to win the finals. Rytas had other ideas- in the first game, in Kaunas, Rytas beat the still shocked Žalgiris, by erasing a double digit deficit in the final minutes, in an overtime 89-88 win that took away the homecourt advantage for Žalgiris, with Rytas leading the series 1-0. In the second game, in Vilnius, once again, Žalgiris lead for most of the game, before Normantas and Foster sparked a comeback by Rytas - the game went to overtime, and again, Rytas managed to win, beating Žalgiris 104-94 and taking a 2-0 series lead. Žalgiris beat Rytas in Kaunas, 91-81. The fourth game became a classic - heavily cheered by over 9000 fans in the arena, Rytas would beat Žalgiris on a deciding layup by Foster, who scored 33 points, 88-87, to win the series and the LKL championship 3-1, winning their second championship in two years. The win by Rytas is considered by everyone to be the biggest upset ever in the LKL finals.

De facto BC Lietuvos rytas anthem

"Laikas būti pirmiems"

De factoBC Lietuvos rytas club anthem

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Marijonas Mikutavičius,the creator ofde factoLithuania Olympics Teamsong –Trys Milijonai,also created a special song for the BC Lietuvos rytas team, following its success inLKLand the very first steps in the prestigiousEuroLeague.The song is called "Laikas būti pirmiems" (Time To Be First) and it is widely regarded as the club's anthem.^[188]To this day it is still played after club wins or at time-outs during the home games.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

BC Rytas roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
SF	1	Flagg, Savion	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	25 –(1999-05-26)26 May 1999
G	2	Normantas, Margiris	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	28 –(1996-10-27)27 October 1996
PG	3	Graves, Jayvon	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	25 –(1998-12-29)29 December 1998
G/F	7	Radzevičius, Gytis	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	29 –(1995-07-17)17 July 1995
F/C	10	Tubelis, Ąžuolas	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	111 kg (245 lb)	22 –(2002-03-22)22 March 2002
F/C	14	Pleikys, Oskaras	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	23 –(2001-03-20)20 March 2001
G	16	Urbonas, Ignas	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	16 –(2007-11-22)22 November 2007
PG	20	Cole, R. J.	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	25 –(1999-08-24)24 August 1999
PF	21	Masiulis, Gytis	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	26 –(1998-04-10)10 April 1998
PG	22	Križanauskas, Gantas	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	18 –(2006-03-22)22 March 2006
C	23	Enoch, Steven	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	116 kg (256 lb)	27 –(1997-09-18)18 September 1997
G	43	Sargiūnas, Ignas	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	25 –(1999-09-11)11 September 1999
SG	77	Paliukėnas, Martynas	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	31 –(1993-09-14)14 September 1993

Head coach

Giedrius Žibėnas

Assistant coach(es)

Georgios Dedas
Gustas Maskoliūnas

Athletic trainer(s)

Tadas Jackūnas

Physiotherapist(s)

Andrius Misiūra
Konstantinas Medvedevas

Legend

(C)Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated:July 29, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Steven Enoch	Gytis Masiulis
PF	Ąžuolas Tubelis	Savion Flagg	Oskaras Pleikys
SF	Gytis Radzevičius	Martynas Paliukėnas
SG	Margiris Normantas	Ignas Sargiūnas	Ignas Urbonas
PG	Jayvon Graves	R. J. Cole	Gantas Križanauskas

Squad changes for/during the 2024–25 season

Note: exact date is listed for players who joined or left during season.

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Moving from
1	SF	Savion Flagg	Telekom Baskets Bonn
3	PG	Jayvon Graves	Riesen Ludwigsburg
10	PF	Ąžuolas Tubelis	Neptūnas Klaipėda
23	C	Steven Enoch	Türk Telekom
43	SG	Ignas Sargiūnas	Neptūnas Klaipėda
77	SG	Martynas Paliukėnas	M Basket Mažeikiai

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Moving to
1	PG	Arnas Velička	Löwen Braunschweig
3	G	Modestas Babraitis	Free agent
4	PF	Justin Gorham	Derthona Basket
10	SF	Lukas Uleckas	Šiauliai
12	C	Javin DeLaurier	Promitheas Patras
14	C	Martynas Echodas	Free agent
17	SG	Marcus Foster	Hapoel Tel Aviv

Retired numbers

Rytas retired numbers
No	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure	Ceremony date
7		Arvydas Macijauskas	SG	1999–2003	11 November 2023^[189]
13		Chuck Eidson	F/G	2007–2009	18 April 2024^[190]

Honours

Total titles: 30

Domestic	Regional	European	Pre-season
Lithuanian SSR Championship Winners (6):1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1984 (asStatyba) Lithuanian League Winners (7):2000, 2002, 2006,2009,2010, 2022, 2024 Lithuanian Cup Winners (3):1998, 2009, 2010 King Mindaugas Cup Winners (2):2016, 2019	North European Basketball League Winners (1):2002 Runners-up (2):2000, 2003 Third place (2):1999, 2001 Baltic Basketball League Winners (3):2006, 2007,2009 Runners-up (4):2005, 2008, 2010,2012 Third place (1):2011	EuroCup Winners (2):2005,2009 Runners-up (1):2007 Third place (1):2012 Small Triple Crown(unofficial) Winners (1):2009	2 Druskininkai, Lithuania Invitational Game:2007, 2009 1 Toulouges, France Invitational Game:2007 1BBL Presidents Cup:2008 1 Alytus Mayors Cup:2015^[191]^[192] 1 Vladas Garastas Cup:2015, 2017^[192]

Season by season

Season	LKL	LKF Cup KMT Cup	Regional Competitions	Europe	Roster For more detailed information seeFormer Lietuvos rytas rosters	Head coach
1997–98	3rd place	Champion	—	Korać Cup Top 32	Marius Janišius,Arnas Kazlauskas,Egidijus Mikalajūnas,Aurimas Palšis,Martynas Purlys,Virginijus Sirvydis,Rolandas Skaisgirys,Gintaras Stulga,Andrius Šakalys,Andrius Šležas,Rolandas Vaičiūnas	Paulauskas, Vainauskas
1998–99	Finalist	—	NEBL 3rd place	Saporta Cup Top 32	Darius Dimavičius,Andrius Giedraitis,Šarūnas Jasikevičius,Arnas Kazlauskas,Kęstutis Kemzūra,Rimas Kurtinaitis,Egidijus Mikalajūnas,Makhtar N'Diaye,Aurimas Palšis,Martynas Purlys,Roman Safronov,Virginijus Sirvydis,Ramūnas Šiškauskas,Singaras Tribė,Andrius Vyšniauskas	Vainauskas, Sakalauskas
1999–2000	Champion	—	NEBL Finalist	Saporta Cup Semifinalist	Giedrius Aidietis,Mantas Česnauskis,Valerij Četovič,Eric Elliott,Andrius Giedraitis,Rolandas Jarutis,Robertas Javtokas,Gintaras Kadžiulis,Arnas Kazlauskas,Arvydas Macijauskas,Oleksandr Okunsky,Mlađan Šilobad,Ramūnas Šiškauskas,Andrius Šležas,Andrius Vyšniauskas	Vainauskas, Sakalauskas
2000–01	Finalist	—	NEBL 3rd place	SuproLeague Top 16	Valerij Četovič,Eric Elliott,Andrius Giedraitis,Greg Grant,Rolandas Jarutis,Artūras Javtokas,Robertas Javtokas,Gintaras Kadžiulis,Arnas Kazlauskas,Arvydas Macijauskas,Ramūnas Šiškauskas,Kęstutis Šeštokas,Andrius Šležas	Sakalauskas, Vainauskas
2001–02	Champion	—	NEBL Champion	Saporta Cup Quarterfinalist	Vedran Bosnić,Mantas Česnauskis,Simas Jasaitis,Artūras Javtokas,Robertas Javtokas,Walsh Jordan,Rimantas Kaukėnas,Aivaras Kiaušas,Arvydas Macijauskas,Kęstutis Marčiulionis,Kęstutis Šeštokas,Ramūnas Šiškauskas,Andrius Šležas,Andrius Vyšniauskas	Vainauskas, Kazlauskas
2002–03	Finalist	—	NEBL Finalist	Champions Cup Group stage	Povilas Čukinas,Tomas Delininkaitis,Simas Jasaitis,Artūras Javtokas,Aaron Lucas,Aivaras Kiaušas,Vladimir Krstić,Arvydas Macijauskas,Oleksandr Okunsky,Kęstutis Šeštokas,Ramūnas Šiškauskas,Andrius Šležas,Steve Woodberry	Kazlauskas
2003–04	Finalist	—	—	ULEB Cup Quarterfinalist	Steponas Babrauskas,Povilas Čukinas,Tomas Delininkaitis,Miljan Goljović,Simas Jasaitis,Robertas Javtokas,Saulius Kuzminskas,Aaron Lucas,Mindaugas Lukauskis,Dickey Simpkins,Ramūnas Šiškauskas,Andrius Šležas	Kazlauskas, Kemzūra
2004–05	Finalist	—	BBL Elite Division Finalist	ULEB Cup Champion	Povilas Čukinas,Tomas Delininkaitis,Gintaras Einikis,Fred House,Rolandas Jarutis,Simas Jasaitis,Robertas Javtokas,Saulius Kuzminskas,Aaron Lucas,Mindaugas Lukauskis,Haris Mujezinović,Tyrone Nesby,Kęstutis Šeštokas,Andrius Šležas,Roberts Štelmahers	Đurović, Mahorič
2005–06	Champion	—	BBL Elite Division Champion	EuroLeague Top 16	Steponas Babrauskas,Maurice Baker,Sandis Buškevics,Povilas Čukinas,Tomas Delininkaitis,Ernestas Ežerskis,Fred House,Simas Jasaitis,Robertas Javtokas,Mindaugas Lukauskis,Haris Mujezinović,Matthew Nielsen,Ivan Tomas,Andrius Šležas,Roberts Štelmahers	Spahija
2006–07	Finalist	Finalist	BBL Elite Division Champion	ULEB Cup Finalist	J. P. Batista,Jānis Blūms,Tomas Delininkaitis,Andre Emmett,Martynas Gecevičius,Titus Ivory,Artūras Jomantas,Evaldas Kairys,Ivan Koljević,Mindaugas Lukauskis,Matthew Nielsen,Darius Pakamanis,Marijonas Petravičius,Kareem Rush,Andrius Šležas,Roberts Štelmahers,Eurelijus Žukauskas	Drucker, Sagadin, Trifunović
2007–08	Finalist	Finalist	BBL Elite Division Finalist	EuroLeague Top 16	Michailas Anisimovas,Kenan Bajramović,J. P. Batista,Lukas Brazdauskis,Simas Buterlevičius,Chuck Eidson,Martynas Gecevičius,Artūras Jomantas,Jared Jordan,Mindaugas Lukauskis,Darrel Mitchell,Matthew Nielsen,Marijonas Petravičius,Hollis Price,Jackson Vroman,Andrius Šležas,Roberts Štelmahers	Trifunović
2008–09	Champion	Champion	BBL Elite Division Champion	EuroCup Champion	Michailas Anisimovas,Steponas Babrauskas,Milko Bjelica,Lukas Brazdauskis,Simas Buterlevičius,Evaldas Dainys,Chuck Eidson,Martynas Gecevičius,Artūras Jomantas,Mindaugas Lukauskis,Branko Milisavljević,Matthew Nielsen,Marijonas Petravičius,Marius Prekevičius,Justas Sinica,Tautvydas Šležas,Donatas Zavackas	Sireika, Kurtinaitis
2009–10	Champion	Champion	BBL Elite Division Finalist	EuroLeague Group stage	Steponas Babrauskas,Kenan Bajramović,Aron Baynes,Milko Bjelica,Dejan Borovnjak,Lukas Brazdauskis,Simas Buterlevičius,Evaldas Dainys,Martynas Gecevičius,Vidas Ginevičius,Artūras Jomantas,Igor Milošević,Bojan Popović,Justas Sinica,Jonas Valančiūnas,Donatas Zavackas	Kurtinaitis
2010–11	Finalist	Finalist	BBL Elite Division 3rd place	EuroLeague Top 16	Steponas Babrauskas,Kenan Bajramović,Petras Baločka,Milko Bjelica,Simas Buterlevičius,Khalid El-Amin,Martynas Gecevičius,Simas Jasaitis,Šarūnas Jasikevičius,Jerry Johnson,Artūras Jomantas,Žydrūnas Kelys,Igor Milošević,Cemal Nalga,Brad Newley,Karolis Petrukonis,Aleksandar Rašić,D. J. Strawberry,Arvydas Šikšnius,Jonas Valančiūnas	Anzulović, Trifunović, Maskoliūnas
2010–11	Finalist	Finalist	VTB Group Stage	EuroLeague Top 16		Anzulović, Trifunović, Maskoliūnas
2011–12	Finalist	—	BBL Elite Division Finalist	EuroLeague qualifying Finalist	Steponas Babrauskas,Paulius Dambrauskas,Vilmantas Dilys,Goran Jeretin,Artūras Jomantas,Mindaugas Katelynas,Brad Newley,Aleksandar Rašić,Dovydas Redikas,Tyrese Rice,Lawrence Roberts,Predrag Samardžiski,Renaldas Seibutis,Jonas Valančiūnas	Džikić
2011–12	Finalist	—	VTB 3rd place	EuroCup 3rd place		Džikić
2012–13	Finalist	—	VTB Group Stage	EuroLeague Group Stage	Steponas Babrauskas,Eimantas Bendžius,Jānis Blūms,Simas Buterlevičius,Vilmantas Dilys,Deividas Dulkys,Dejan Ivanov,Artūras Jomantas,Mindaugas Katelynas,Tautvydas Lydeka,Nemanja Nedović,Patrick O'Bryant,Milt Palacio,Leon Radošević,Dovydas Redikas,Predrag Samardžiski,Renaldas Seibutis,Tomislav Zubčić	Džikić, Maskoliūnas, Bauermann
2013–14	3rd place	Finalist	VTB Semifinals	Qualified For EuroLeague	Steponas Babrauskas,Eimantas Bendžius,Omar Cook,Paulius Dambrauskas,Zabian Dowdell,Deividas Dulkys,Martynas Gecevičius,Andreas Glyniadakis,Stevan Jelovac,Antanas Kavaliauskas,Tautvydas Lydeka,Gediminas Orelik,Juan Palacios,Dovydas Redikas,Renaldas Seibutis,Darius Songaila,Edvinas Šeškus,Milenko Tepić	Bauermann, Petrović, Adomaitis
				EuroLeague Group Stage
				EuroCup Eighth-finals
2014–15	Finalist	Finalist	—	EuroCup Eighth-finals	Travis Leslie,Simas Jasaitis,Paulius Dambrauskas,Adas Juškevičius,Mindaugas Lukauskis,Billy Baron,Edvinas Šeškus,Artūras Valeika,Kšyštof Lavrinovič,Martynas Gecevičius,Gediminas Orelikas,Žygimantas Janavičius,Antanas Kavaliauskas,Mike Moser	Šeškus, Nicola
2015–16	3rd place	Champion	—	EuroCup Group Stage	Adam Łapeta,Antanas Kavaliauskas,Gediminas Orelik,Mindaugas Lukauskis,Kendrick Brown,Artūras Gudaitis,Nicolás Laprovíttola,Kšyštof Lavrinovič,Deividas Gailius,Adas Juškevičius,Denys Lukashov,Artūras Jomantas,Marius Runkauskas,Julius Jucikas,Rokas Giedraitis,Žygimantas Janavičius,Edvinas Šeškus,Aistis Pilauskas	Nicola, Jasilionis, Gronskis, Pačėsas
2016–17	3rd place	Quarterfinals	—	EuroCup Top 16	Artūras Gudaitis,David Logan,Drew Gordon,Kenny Kadji,Margiris Normantas,Taylor Brown,Clevin Hannah,Corey Fisher,Laimonas Kisielius,Deividas Gailius,Adam Łapeta,Lukas Kvedaravičius,Jimmy Baron,Josh Akognon,Artūras Jomantas,Deividas Sirvydis,Arnas Beručka,Julius Jucikas,Rokas Giedraitis,Rashaun Broadus,Domantas Vilys,Aistis Pilauskas	Pačėsas, Kurtinaitis
2017–18	Finalist	Finalist	—	EuroCup Top 16	Ben Madgen,Margiris Normantas,Chris Kramer,Robert Carter,Mindaugas Lukauskis,Loukas Mavrokefalidis,Martynas Echodas,Jimmy Baron,Artūras Jomantas,T. J. Carter,Rokas Giedraitis,Travis Peterson,Egidijus Mockevičius,Deividas Sirvydis,Mindaugas Girdžiūnas,Arnas Butkevičius	Kurtinaitis
2018–19	Finalist	Champion	—	EuroCup Quarter-finals	Eimantas Bendžius,Marek Blaževič,Arnas Butkevičius,Martynas Echodas,Matt Farrell,Mindaugas Girdžiūnas,Norbertas Giga,Manny Harris,Evaldas Kairys,Chris Kramer,Lukas Kvedaravičius,Derek Needham,Margiris Normantas,Artsiom Parakhouski,Aistis Pilauskas,D. J. Seeley,Dominique Sutton,Deividas Sirvydis,Rok Stipčević,Einaras Tubutis	Adomaitis
2019–20	Second place	Finalist	—	EuroCup Season cancelled	Cameron Bairstow,Eimantas Bendžius,Dovis Bičkauskis,Marek Blaževič,Arnas Butkevičius,Francisco Cruz,Martynas Echodas,Karolis Giedraitis,Mindaugas Girdžiūnas,Tu Holloway,Evaldas Kairys,Augustas Marčiulionis,Deividas Sirvydis,Ąžuolas Tubelis	Adomaitis
2020–21	Finalist	Quarter-finals	—	Champions League Regular season	Andrew Goudelock,Dovis Bičkauskis,Arnas Adomavičius,Gytis Radzevičius,Lukas Uleckas,Augustas Marčiulionis,Martynas Echodas,Mindaugas Girdžiūnas,Kristjan Kitsing,Rapolas Ivanauskas,Adas Šimonis,Rokas Gustys,Arnas Butkevičius,Ivan Buva,Ryan Boatright,Keith Benson,Maurice Ndour,Demetrius Jackson	Kairys,Žibėnas
2021–22	Champion	Third-place	—	Champions League Round of 16	Ivan Buva,Vaidas Kariniauskas,Arnas Adomavičius,Gytis Radzevičius,Lukas Uleckas,Speedy Smith,Tanner Leissner,Mindaugas Girdžiūnas,Martynas Pocevičius,Jarvis Williams,Adas Šimonis,Evaldas Kairys,Arnas Butkevičius,Marko Tejić,Rokas Jocius,Maurice Ndour,Margiris Normantas	Žibėnas
2022–23	Finalist	4th place	—	Champions League Round of 16	Martynas Echodas,Evaldas Kairys,Gytis Masiulis,Justin Gorham,Lukas Uleckas,Tomas Lekūnas,Marcus Foster,Elvar Már Friðriksson,Benedek Varadi,Jarvis Williams,Adas Šimonis,Kendale McCullum,Modestas Babraitis,Jaime Echenique,Margiris Normantas	Žibėnas
2023–24	Champion	Third place	—	Champions League Play–ins	Modestas Babraitis,R. J. Cole,Javin DeLaurier,Martynas Echodas,Justin Gorham,Gantas Križanauskas,Gytis Masiulis,Margiris Normantas,Gytis Radzevičius,Lukas Uleckas,Arnas Velička,Marcus Foster	Žibėnas

Detailed information of former rosters and results.^[193]^[194]^[195]^[196]

Team records in LKL

Statistic	Record	Opponent	Result	Date	Venue
Points	134	Alytus	134–76	26 October 2008	Lietuvos rytas Arena
Rebounds	65	Prienai-Vytautas	113–56	6 January 2018	Lietuvos rytas Arena
Assists	37	Prienai TonyBet	102–65	11 June 2014	Siemens Arena
Steals	25	Nevėžis	92–40	11 October 2009	Lietuvos rytas Arena
Blocks	9	Olimpas	81–91	29 October 1997	Ekinsta Sports Hall
2-pointers made	43	Sakalai	112–67	9 March 2008	Lietuvos rytas Arena
2-pointers %	86.67%	Neptūnas	132–80	13 February 2003	Lietuvos rytas Sports Arena
3-pointers made	19	Juventus	96–103	28 October 2023	Utena Arena
3-pointers %	78.57%	Sakalai	73–91	17 September 1999	Palace of Concerts and Sports
Free throws made	37	Alita	110–102	5 March 1998	Ekinsta Sports Hall
Free throws %	100%	Šiauliai	77–89	4 April 2022	Šiauliai Arena

if a record is tied, a more recent occasion is put into the table

Last updated: 2024-05-09

Important people and venues

Captains

Dates	Name
1997–1998	Virginijus Sirvydis
1998–1999	Martynas Purlys
1999–2001	Andrius Giedraitis
2001–2003	Andrius Šležas
2003–2006	Robertas Javtokas
2006–2008	Andrius Šležas
2008–2014	Steponas Babrauskas
2014–2015	Martynas Gecevičius
2015–2016	Antanas Kavaliauskas
2016–2017	David Logan
2017–2018	Artūras Jomantas
2018–2019	Chris Kramer
2019–2020	Eimantas Bendžius
2020–2022	Arnas Butkevičius
2022–present	Margiris Normantas

Managers

Dates	Name
1997–2001	Algimantas Ližaitis
2001–2010	Jonas Vainauskas
2010–2017	Martynas Purlys
2017–2018	Darius Gudelis
2018–2019	Julius Sarapinas
2019–2020	Rolandas Jarutis
2020–2021	Justas Jankauskas
2021–present	Jaroslav Latušinskij

Presidents

Dates	Name
1997–2017	Gedvydas Vainauskas
2017–2019	Antanas Guoga

Venues

Seasons used	Venue	Capacity	Notes
1971–2004	Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports	4,400	Since 1971 Statyba started to play in this Palace. After opening Lietuvos rytas arena in 1998, biggest games also was played in this Palace.
1997–1998	Ekinsta Sports Hall	1,000	Used in one season. Hall was opened in 1984 and demolished in 2022.
1998–2004	Lietuvos rytas Sports Arena (Olimpiečių street)	2,000 3,500	At first capacity of 2,000, later expanded to 3,500.
2004–2022	Siemens Arena/Avia Solutions Group Arena	11,000	Used for allEuroLeague/EuroCup/VTBgames and someLKLgames
2004–present	Jeep Arena	1,700 2,500	At first capacity of 1,700, later expanded to 2,500 Used for mostLKLgames and practices.

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one officialNBAmatch at any time.

In Statyba

Algimantas Ližaitis1964–1971
Rimantas Endrijaitis1965–1975
Mykolas Karnišovas1966–1978
Juozas Rimkus1966–1973
Juras Kaziūnas1967–1973
Rimas Girskis1968–1983
Eduardas Kairys1968–1978
Edmundas Narmontas1970–1985
Jonas Kazlauskas1973–1985
Algimantas Pavilonis1973–1985
Alfredas Vainauskas1979–1990, 1993–1995
Šarūnas Marčiulionis1982–1988
Romanas Brazdauskis1983–1984, 1986–1988
Artūras Karnišovas1987–1990
Alvydas Pazdrazdis1989–1992
Martynas Purlys1993–1995
Dainius Adomaitis1993–1996

In Lietuvos rytas/Rytas

To appear in this section a player must be either:

A player who has played at least 3 seasons (if foreign player) or 4 seasons (if Lithuanian player) for the club.
A player who has wonindividual award.
A Lithuanian player who has played for theLithuanian national basketball team.
A foreign international player who had significant impact (was a leader) in the club.

Lithuania:
- Steponas Babrauskas2003–2004,2008–2014
- Eimantas Bendžius2010–2014,2018-2020
- Simas Buterlevičius2007–2011,2012–2013
- Arnas Butkevičius2017–2022
- Povilas Čukinas2002–2006
- Tomas Delininkaitis2002–2007
- Darius Dimavičius1998–1999
- Deividas Dulkys2012–2013
- Martynas Echodas2017–2021, 2022–2024
- Gintaras Einikis2004–2005
- Deividas Gailius2015–2017
- Martynas Gecevičius2007–2011, 2013–2015
- Andrius Giedraitis1998–2001
- Rokas Giedraitis2015–2018
- Vidas Ginevičius2009–2010
- Mindaugas Girdžiūnas2017–2022
- Artūras Gudaitis2015–2017
- Simas Jasaitis2001–2006, 2011, 2015
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius1998–1999, 2010
- Robertas Javtokas1999–2006
- Artūras Jomantas2006–2013, 2016–2018
- Adas Juškevičius2014–2016
- Evaldas Kairys2006–2007, 2018-2020
- Rimantas Kaukėnas2001–2002
- Antanas Kavaliauskas2014–2016
- Rimas Kurtinaitis1998–1999
- Kšyštof Lavrinovič2014–2016
- Mindaugas Lukauskis2003–2009, 2014–2016, 2017–2018
- Arvydas Macijauskas1999–2003
- Kęstutis Marčiulionis2001–2002
- Gediminas Orelik2013–2016
- Marijonas Petravičius2006–2009
- Marius Prekevičius2008–2009
- Renaldas Seibutis2011–2014
- Deividas Sirvydis2017-2020
- Darius Songaila2013–2014
- Kęstutis Šeštokas2000–2003, 2004–2005
- Ramūnas Šiškauskas1998–2004
- Andrius Šležas1997–1998, 1999–2008
- Jonas Valančiūnas2010–2012
- Eurelijus Žukauskas2006–2007
United States:
- Marcus Foster2022–2023, 2023–2024
- Andrew Goudelock2020–2021
- Demetrius Jackson2020
- Omar Cook2013–2014
- Chuck Eidson2007–2009
- Khalid El-Amin2010–2011
- Drew Gordon2016–2017
- Fred House2004–2006
- Chris Kramer2017–2019
- Jimmy Baron2017–2018
- Travis Leslie2014–2015
- D. J. Seeley2018-2019
- David Logan2016–2017
- Aaron Lucas2002–2004, 2005
- Tyrone Nesby2004–2005
- Hollis Price2007–2008
- Tyrese Rice2011–2012
- Lawrence Roberts2011–2012
- Kareem Rush2006–2007
- Dickey Simpkins2003–2004
- Jackson Vroman2008
Argentina:
- Nicolás Laprovíttola2015
Australia:
- Aron Baynes2009–2010
- Brad Newley2010–2012
- Matthew Nielsen2005–2008
- Ben Madgen2017–2018
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
- Kenan Bajramović2007–2008, 2010–2011
- Haris Mujezinović2004–2006
Brazil:
- J. P. Batista2006–2008
Colombia:
- Juan Palacios2013–2014
Greece:
- Loukas Mavrokefalidis2017–2018
Latvia:
- Jānis Blūms2006–2007, 2012–2013
- Roberts Štelmahers2004–2008
Montenegro:
- Milko Bjelica2008–2011
Serbia:
- Stevan Jelovac2013–2014
- Nemanja Nedović2012–2013
- Bojan Popović2009–2010
Belarus:
- Artsiom Parakhouski2018–2019
Senegal:
- Maurice Ndour2020–2021, 2021–2022

Notable head coaches

The following head coaches won at least one major trophy when in charge of Rytas:

Name	Period	Trophies
Alfredas Vainauskas	1997–2001	LKF Cup
Šarūnas Sakalauskas	1998–2001	Lithuanian Basketball League
Jonas Kazlauskas	2001–2004	Lithuanian Basketball League North European Basketball League
Tomo Mahorič	2005	ULEB Cup
Neven Spahija	2005–2006	Lithuanian Basketball League Baltic Basketball League
Aleksandar Trifunović	2006–2008 2010–2011	Baltic Basketball League
Rimas Kurtinaitis	2008–2010 2017–2018	2×Lithuanian Basketball Leagues 2×LKF Cups Baltic Basketball League EuroCup
Tomas Pačėsas	2016–2017	King Mindaugas Cup
Dainius Adomaitis	2014, 2018–2020	King Mindaugas Cup
Giedrius Žibėnas	2021–present	2xLithuanian Basketball League

Statistical leaders

All-time points per game in European Cup games (PPG)

Only players with significant number of games played or points scored.^‡

Position	Player	Seasons	Games	Total points	Points per game
1	Ramūnas Šiškauskas	6	75	1068	14.2
2	Arvydas Macijauskas	4	66	978	14.8
3	Martynas Gecevičius	7	92	875	9.5
4	Andrius Šležas	10	141	867	6.1
5	Robertas Javtokas	6	89	855	9.6
6	Mindaugas Lukauskis	9	128	781	6.1
7	Andrius Giedraitis	3	45	758	16.8
8	Artūras Jomantas	9	120	691	5.8
9	Renaldas Seibutis	3	44	590	13.4
10	Simas Jasaitis	7	77	575	7.5
11	Eric Elliott	2	39	573	14.7
12	Marijonas Petravičius	3	47	523	11.1
13	Matthew Nielsen	3	46	498	10.8
14	Steponas Babrauskas	7	86	473	5.5
15	Kęstutis Šeštokas	4	58	472	8.1

Last updated: 15 November 2016

Individual awards

EuroLeague

EuroLeague MVP of the Round

Season	Week	Player	PIR	Opponent
2005–06	6	Haris Mujezinović	36	Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.
2007–08	2	Artūras Jomantas	29	Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.
2010–11	12	Khalid El-Amin	29	Caja Laboral

EuroLeague MVP of the Month

Season	Month	Player
2009–10	October	Bojan Popović

50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors
Chosen:

Šarūnas Jasikevičius

Nominated:

Artūras Karnišovas(Statyba)
Rimas Kurtinaitis

EuroLeague Basketball 2001–10 All-Decade Team

EuroCup

EuroCup MVP of the Round

Season	Week	Player	PIR	Opponent
2003–04	13	Robertas Javtokas	24	Hapoel Jerusalem
2003–04	14	Robertas Javtokas	35	Hapoel Jerusalem
2004–05	6	Fred House	50	Śląsk Wrocław
2008–09	9	Chuck Eidson	37	Artland Dragons
2014–15	13	Martynas Gecevičius	38	Sevilla
2015–16	6	Kšyštof Lavrinovič	36	Beşiktaş Sompo Japan
2016–17	13	David Logan	38	Nizhny Novgorod
2017–18	2	Rokas Giedraitis	31	Partizan NIS
	6	Chris Kramer	38	RETAbet Bilbao Basket
	14	Martynas Echodas	29	Fiat Torino
2018–19	9	Rok Stipčević	41	Fiat Torino

EuroCup Leaders

Performance Index Rating

Fred House23.90(in 10 games)(2004–05)
Chuck Eidson21.27(in 15 games)(2008–09)

Rebounds

Drew Gordon9.57(in 14 games)(2016–17)

Best EuroCup coach of all time

Rimas Kurtinaitis^[197]

EuroCup Basketball Awards

Season	Player	Award
2004–05	Robertas Javtokas	ULEB Cup Finals MVP
2008–09	Chuck Eidson	EuroCup MVP
	Chuck Eidson	All-EuroCup First Team
	Marijonas Petravičius	EuroCup Finals MVP
2011–12	Renaldas Seibutis	All-EuroCup First Team
	Jonas Valančiūnas	All-EuroCup First Team
	Jonas Valančiūnas	EuroCup Rising Star
2018–19	Martynas Echodas	EuroCup Rising Star

FIBA Champions League

Champions League MVP of the Month

Season	Month	Player
2021–22	November	Ivan Buva
2022–23	November	Marcus Foster

Lithuanian Basketball League

LKL Finals MVP

Lithuanian Basketball League

LKL Season MVP

Slam Dunk ContestChampions

Robertas Javtokas(2000, 2001)
Aaron Lucas(2003)
Aron Baynes(2010)
Travis Leslie(2015)

Three-point ShootoutChampions

Baltic Basketball League

Final Four MVP

Kareem Rush(2007)
Chuck Eidson(2009)

NEBL

Finals MVP

Arvydas Macijauskas(2002)

FIBA

FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)

Šarūnas Marčiulionis(Statyba)

FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award

Jonas Valančiūnas(2011, 2012)

Matches against NBA teams

21 October 2008

Boxscore

Golden State Warriors

126–106

Lietuvos rytas Vilnius

Oracle Arena,Oakland, California

Video game

Lietuvos rytas basketball club was featured in theNBA 2K15video game.^[198]

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^Vanagas, Tomas."Solidus pastiprinimas:" Lietuvos rytas "susitarė su Vokietijoje universaliai žaidusiu Krameriu".BasketNews.lt(in Lithuanian).Retrieved20 July2017.
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^""Lietuvos rytas" po ilgosios pertraukos susitvarkė su Kupšo tempiama "Juventus"".BasketNews.lt(in Lithuanian).Retrieved23 September2017.
^""Lietuvos ryto" komandoje – patyręs aukštaūgis iš Graikijos ".Krepsinis.lt.Retrieved25 September2017.
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^^a ^b"Rytas Vilnius (EuroCup 2017-18 Games)".eurocupbasketball.Retrieved8 August2020.
^Kuckailis, Aurimas."Karą Kroatijoje prisiminęs Stipčevičius:" Žalgiris "turi daugiau talento, bet pergalei to neužtenka".DELFI.lt.Retrieved17 February2019.
^"Rytas Vilnius (EuroCup 2018-19 Games)".eurocupbasketball.Retrieved8 August2020.
^"Kramerio šou įkvėptas" Rytas "pakeliui į finalą parbloškė" Neptūną "".DELFI.lt.Retrieved16 February2019.
^"Netaiklus Westermanno metimas padovanojo" Rytui "Karaliaus Mindaugo taurę".DELFI.lt.Retrieved17 February2019.
^"Rytas Vilnius (EuroCup 2019-20 Games)".eurocupbasketball.Retrieved8 August2020.
^""Rytas" atsivėrė: audito išvados, biudžetas, skolos ir pokyčiai administracijoje ".15min.lt(in Lithuanian).Retrieved18 October2020.
^Urbonas, Donatas.""Ryto" perkūnas iš giedro dangaus: kokie pinigai palenkė Vilnių į kitą barikadų pusę? ".15min.lt(in Lithuanian).Retrieved18 October2020.
^"Rytas Vilnius at the Basketball Champions League 2020-21".championsleague.basketball.Retrieved18 October2020.
^"Ką čempioniškas" Rytas "nutylėjo:" Treniruotėse eidavome iki muštynių "".BasketNews.lt(in Lithuanian).
^"Vilnius triumfuoja: dramatiškai" Lietkabelį "palaužęs" Rytas "– LKL čempionas".DELFI(in Lithuanian).
^"Kaip gimsta sporto himnai." Trijų milijonų "sėkmės paslaptis ir aplinkybės, sunkiai įsivaizduojamos šiandien".Lrt.lt(in Lithuanian). 2 August 2020.
^"Arenos palubę Vilniuje papuošė Macijausko marškinėliai, susigraudinęs legendinis snaiperis dėkojo sirgaliams".DELFI(in Lithuanian).
^"Generolui atiduota pagarba: Vilniuje iškelti" Ryto "legendos Eidsono marškinėliai".DELFI(in Lithuanian).
^"Alytuje vyks turnyras, tarp kurio dalyvių bus" Lietuvos rytas "ir" Neptūnas "".
^^a ^b""Lietuvos rytas" nugalėjo "Chimki" ir iškovojo Garasto taurę (Video) ".
^"Lietuvos rytas".LKL.lt(in Lithuanian). Archived fromthe originalon 26 June 2017.Retrieved3 July2017.
^"LIETUVOS RYTAS".BBL.net.Retrieved3 July2017.
^"Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius".eurocupbasketball.Retrieved3 July2017.
^"Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius".euroleague.net.Retrieved3 July2017.
^Rimas Kurtinaitis chosen as best Eurocup coach of all time,eurocupbasketball(in English)
^„ NBA 2K15 “žaidime – „Žalgiris “, „Lietuvos rytas “ir daugybė lietuvių(in Lithuanian)

External links

Official website(in Lithuanian and English)
BC Lietuvos rytas at Euroleague.net(in English)
BC Lietuvos rytas at LKL.lt(in Lithuanian)
BC Lietuvos rytas at VTB-League(in English and Russian)
Lietuvos rytas players stats (1997–2008)(in Lithuanian)

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1Flagg 2Normantas 3Graves 7Radzevičius 8Cole 10Tubelis 16Urbonas 21Masiulis 22Križanauskas 23Enoch 41Pleikys 43Sargiūnas 77Paliukėnas
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