LKL Slam Dunk Contest
# LKL Slam Dunk Contest

The LKL Slam Dunk Contest was an annual Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) competition, that was originally held during the LKL All-Star Day, and later during the King Mindaugas Cup. The contest has been held almost every year, from the first All-Star Day.

## History

Throughout the history of the contest, there have been witnessed many famous moments. Most noticeable being the 2001 contest, in Kaunas, where Robertas Javtokas (representing Lietuvos rytas) repeated the World Record for the highest slam dunk, when he dunked a basketball on a goal set at 3.65m (12 feet) above the floor.

The very first slam dunk contest was won by Gary Arrington, of BC Statyba, at the 1994 LKL All-Star Day, in Panevėžys. The current champion of the LKL Dunk Contest is Kenny Gaines.

## Slam Dunk Contest champions

| Year | Player | Nationality | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1994 (Panevėžys) | Gary Arrington | United States | Statyba |
| 1995 (Alytus) | Darius Sirtautas | Lithuania | Atletas |
| 1997 (Kaunas) | Darius Sirtautas (2×) | Lithuania | Žalgiris |
| 1998 (Vilnius) | Darius Sirtautas (3×) | Lithuania | Žalgiris |
| 1999 (Kaunas) | Eurelijus Žukauskas | Lithuania | Žalgiris |
| 2000 (Kaunas) | Robertas Javtokas | Lithuania | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2001 (Kaunas) | Robertas Javtokas (2×) | Lithuania | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2002 (Kaunas) | Dainius Šalenga | Lithuania | Žalgiris |
| 2003 (Kaunas) | Aaron Lucas | United States | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2004 (Kaunas) | Marco Spears | United States | Alita |
| 2005 (Vilnius) | Antonio Grant | United States | Neptūnas |
| 2007 (Vilnius) | Aivaras Kiaušas | Lithuania | Sakalai |
| 2008 (Šiauliai) | Mantas Kalnietis | Lithuania | Žalgiris |
| 2009 (Šiauliai) | Arvydas Šikšnius | Lithuania | Sakalai |
| 2010 (Panevėžys) | Aron Baynes | Australia | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2011 (Šiauliai) | Algirdas Palaima | Lithuania | Vilnius Pedagogical University, LSKL |
| 2012 (Klaipėda) | Sonny Weems | United States | Žalgiris |
| 2013 (Šiauliai) | Šarūnas Beniušis | Lithuania | LSU-Baltai |
| 2014 (Klaipėda) | Travis Leslie | United States | Šiauliai |
| 2015 (Vilnius) | Travis Leslie (2×) | United States | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2016 (Vilnius) | Rafal Lipinski | Poland | Guest |
| 2017 (Kaunas) | Gediminas Žitlinskas | Lithuania | Guest |
| 2018 (Klaipėda) | Kenny Gaines | United States | Juventus |
