BC Neptūnas
Basketball team in Klaipėda, Lithuania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Basketball Club Neptūnas (Lithuanian: Krepšinio klubas Neptūnas), commonly known as Neptūnas or Neptūnas Klaipėda, is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The club participates in the Lithuanian Basketball League. It was founded in 1962 under the name BC Maistas (English: food) and in 1964, BC Maistas's name was changed to BC Neptūnas. The club carries the name of the Roman sea god Neptune. Neptūnas participated in the 2014–15 EuroLeague season and is only the third Lithuanian club to participate in the premier European basketball league, after Žalgiris and Rytas.
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Neptūnas Klaipėda | |||
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Leagues | LKL | ||
Founded | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) | ||
History | Maistas Klaipėda (1962–1964) Neptūnas Klaipėda (1964–present) | ||
Arena | Švyturio Arena | ||
Capacity | 6,200 | ||
Location | Klaipėda, Lithuania | ||
Team colors | Blue and white | ||
President | Sigitas Ambrazevičius | ||
General manager | Martynas Mažeika | ||
Team manager | Dainius Vaitelis | ||
Head coach | Georgios Vovoras | ||
Affiliation(s) | Neptūnas-Akvaservis, VKKM, BC Neptūnas (Women), FK Neptūnas | ||
Championships | 1 Lithuanian SSR Championship | ||
Retired numbers | 2 (7, 11) | ||
Website | bcneptunas.lt | ||
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