BC Mažeikiai

M Basket Mažeikiai
Leagues	Lithuanian Basketball League
Founded	2005
History	Mažeikiai (2005–2017) Ereliai (2017–2021) Mažeikiai (2021–2022) M Basket (2022–present)
Arena	Telšiai Arena
Capacity	1,000
Location	Mažeikiai, Lithuania
Team colors	Red, white
Head coach	Virginijus Šeškus
Championships	2 NKL (2013, 2014) 1 RKL (2006)
Website	mbasket.lt
Home Away

Mažeikiai in a match versus Rūdupis Prienai in 2010.

M Basket Mažeikiai (Lithuanian: Mažeikių M Basket), also known as M Basket-Delamode Mažeikiai for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Mažeikiai, Lithuania. The club finished as a runner-up in the 2022–23 National Basketball League season, which was enough for the promotion to the Lithuanian Basketball League for the 2023–24 season.[1]

History

BC Mažeikiai was founded in 2005 by Mažeikiai government and various businessmen. In 2013, Mažeikiai finished as champions of the National Basketball League and consequently should have been promoted to LKL, the top basketball league in Lithuania. However Mažeikiai had to stay in NKL because they do not have LKL arena–passing requirements, winning a second NKL title. They debuted in the LKL in 2014. They were relegated back to the NKL next season after a disastrous season.[2] They returned to the LKL for the 2023-2024 season.

Current roster

M Basket Mažeikiai roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 0 Valunta, Šarūnas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (2000-07-25)25 July 2000 G 4 Harris, Jamir 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 26 – (1998-01-15)15 January 1998 G 7 Englsih, A.J 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 32 – (1992-07-10)10 July 1992 PG 8 Sabeckis, Donatas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 31 – (1992-12-30)30 December 1992 F 9 Bruhnke, Kay 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 23 – (2001-07-15)15 July 2001 SF 12 Kirves, Mihkel 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 28 – (1996-12-06)6 December 1996 SF 14 Urkis, Amandas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 25 – (1999-01-10)10 January 1999 C 17 Bartašius, Žygimantas 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 20 – (2004-03-08)8 March 2004 SG 20 Fenner, D.J. 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 31 – (1993-12-07)7 December 1993 C 22 Staniulis, Giedrius 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 33 – (1991-04-16)16 April 1991 PF 27 Zdanavičius, Tomas 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 28 – (1996-06-23)23 June 1996	Head coach Virginijus Šeškus Assistant coach(es) Darius Pakamanis Mindaugas Motuzas Athletic trainer(s) Dovydas Daubaris Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: September 10, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Reserve
C	Giedrius Staniulis	Daniel Dolenc
PF	Kay Bruhnke
SF	Henri Kantoten	Deontae Hawkins
SG	Martynas Paliukėnas	Martynas Gecevičius	Elvinas Nabažas	Laurynas Andrijauskas
PG	Chauncey Collins	Kamau Stokes		Tadas Pocevičius

Squad changes for/during the 2024–25 season

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Moving from
—	HC		Virginijus Šeškus	CBet Jonava
0	PG		Šarūnas Valunta	Olimpas Palanga
4	G		Jamir Harris	Ovarense Basquetebol
8	PG		Donatas Sabeckis	Czarni Słupsk
12	SF		Mihkel Kirves	BC Kalev/Cramo
14	SF		Amandas Urkis	Olimpas Palanga
20	SG		D.J. Fenner	Heroes Den Bosch
27	PF		Tomas Zdanavičius	Inter Bratislava

Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Moving to
—	HC		Nikola Vasilev	Free agent
1	PG		Chauncey Collins	Free agent
3	PG		Kamau Stokes	Free agent
5	SG		Henri Kantonen	Free agent
7	SG		Martynas Paliukėnas	Rytas Vilnius
10	PG		Jokūbas Rubinas	Šiauliai (End of loan)
13	SG		Martynas Gecevičius	Free agent
14	G		Tadas Pocevičius	Free agent
15	C		Daniel Dolenc	Free agent
29	SF		Alex Antetokounmpo	Podgorica
31	SF		Elvinas Nabažas	Free agent
37	PF		Einaras Tubutis	Skyliners Frankfurt
77	G		Laurynas Andrijauskas	Free agent

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	KMT Cup
2005–06	3	RKL	1st
2006–07	3	RKL	4th
2007–08	2	NKL	14th
2008–09	2	NKL	3rd
2009–10	2	NKL	3rd
2010–11	2	NKL	2nd
2011–12	2	NKL	7th
2012–13	2	NKL	1st
2013–14	2	NKL	1st
2014–15	1	LKL	11th
2015–16	2	NKL	7th
2016–17	2	NKL	12th
2017–18	2	NKL	6th
2018–19	2	NKL	14th
2019–20	2	NKL	10th
2020–21	2	NKL	14th
2021–22	2	NKL	8th
2022–23	2	NKL	2nd[a]
2023–24	1	LKL	8th	Group stage

Detailed information of former rosters and results.[3][4][5]

1. Promoted to the LKL, since Žalgiris-2 cannot play in the same division as their senior team.

References

1. "Mažeikių komandai suteikta "Betsafe-LKL" licencija". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
2. "Istorija – Krepšinio klubas Mažeikių "Ereliai"". Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
3. "Mažeikių "Mažeikiai" - LKL.LT". lkl.lt. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
4. "Mažeikių M Basket / Komandos - Basketnews.lt". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
5. "Ereliai Mazeikiai basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Lithuanian)
• BC Mažeikiai NKLsmscredit.lt