2020–21 BC Žalgiris season
# 2020–21 BC Žalgiris season

The 2020–21 BC Žalgiris season is the 77th season in the existence of the club. The club has been playing in the Betsafe-LKL, King Mindaugas Cup and the EuroLeague.

## Overview

During the off-season, Šarūnas Jasikevičius left Žalgiris after four and a half seasons as a head coach of the team, signing for FC Barcelona. Subsequently, assistant coaches Darius Maskoliūnas and Tomas Masiulis, together with athletic coach Justinas Grainys, followed him to Barcelona. Players K. C. Rivers, Edgaras Ulanovas, and Zach LeDay signed with other EuroLeague teams. An 18-year-old Marek Blaževič was bought out from Žalgiris local rivals Rytas, signing for three years, although their Estonian prospect Kerr Kriisa decided to pursue his career in the USA college basketball. Lithuanian trio, Laurynas Birutis, Arnas Velička, and Gytis Masiulis left the club after playing mainly out on loan, with their contracts not being renewed. New arrivals included big man duo Augustine Rubit and Joffrey Lauvergne, both signed for one year contract, guard Steve Vasturia signed for a two-year contract (with a possible extension for another year), and swingman Patricio Garino. Žalgiris youth product Tomas Dimša returned to the team after five years, signing a two-year contract (with a possible extension for another year), but was loaned out shortly afterward.

## Players

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

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| C | Joffrey Lauvergne | Martinas Geben | | Marek Blaževič |
| PF | Nigel Hayes | Augustine Rubit | Paulius Jankūnas | Paulius Murauskas |
| SF | Marius Grigonis | Steve Vasturia | | Patricio Garino |
| SG | Thomas Walkup | Artūras Milaknis | Karolis Lukošiūnas | |
| PG | Lukas Lekavičius | Rokas Jokubaitis | | Mantas Rubštavičius |

### Transactions

**Players in**

| No. | Pos. | Name | Moving from | Type | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | G/F | Steve Vasturia | Rasta Vechta | End of contract | June 2020 |
| 33 | SG | Tomas Dimša | Lietkabelis Panevėžys | End of contract | June 2020 |
| 1 | C | Marek Blaževič | Rytas Vilnius | Buyout | June 2020 |
| 77 | F/C | Joffrey Lauvergne | Fenerbahçe Basketball | End of contract | July 2020 |
| 24 | F/C | Augustine Rubit | Olympiacos Piraeus | Parted ways | July 2020 |
| 7 | SF | Patricio Garino | Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | End of contract | July 2020 |
| 8 | SF | Paulius Murauskas | Žalgiris-2 | Two way contract | December 2020 |
| 17 | SG | Mantas Rubštavičius | Žalgiris-2 | Two way contract | December 2020 |

**Players out**

| No. | Pos. | Name | Moving to | Type | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 77 | PG | Kerr Kriisa | Arizona Wildcats | Parted $ways^1$ | April 2020 |
| 11 | C | Laurynas Birutis | Monbus Obradoiro | End of $contract^1$ | June 2020 |
| 1 | PG | Arnas Velička | Champagne Châlons-Reims | End of $contract^1$ | June 2020 |
| 1 | G/F | K. C. Rivers | Zenit Saint Petersburg | End of contract | July 2020 |
| 92 | SF | Edgaras Ulanovas | Fenerbahçe Istanbul | End of contract | July 2020 |
| 20 | PF | Gytis Masiulis | Lietkabelis Panevėžys | End of $contract^1$ | July 2020 |
| 32 | F/C | Zach LeDay | AX Armani Exchange Milan | Buyout | July 2020 |
| 34 | F/C | Jock Landale | Melbourne United | Parted ways | July 2020 |

Notes:

* $^1$ On loan during the 2020–21 season.

**Players out on loan**

| Pos. | Name | Moving to | Type | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| F/C | Erikas Venskus | Lietkabelis Panevėžys | Loan | June 2020 |
| SG | Tomas Dimša | Herbalife Gran Canaria | Loan | September 2020 |
| SF | Tom Digbeu | CBet Prienai | Loan | September 2020 |
| G | Ignas Sargiūnas | CBet Prienai | Loan | January 2021 |

## Club

### Technical staff

| Position | Staff member |
| - | - |
| Director | Paulius Motiejūnas |
| Sports director | Robertas Javtokas |
| Head coach | Martin Schiller |
| Assistant Coaches | Arne Woltmann |
| Assistant Coaches | Evaldas Beržininkaitis |
| Assistant Coaches | Tautvydas Sabonis |
| Athletic Coaches | Sigitas Kavaliauskas |
| Athletic Coaches | Nerijus Navickas |
| Physiotherapist | Paulius Jacikas |
| Physician | Vytautas Kailius |
| Team Manager | Mindaugas Kvedaras |

Source:

## Pre-season games

Win  Loss

## Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Win % |
| Betsafe-LKL | 44 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 4,033 | 3,172 | +861 | 093.18 |
| EuroLeague | 34 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2,630 | 2,645 | −15 | 050.00 |
| King Mindaugas Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 300 | +61 | 100.00 |
| Total | 82 | 62 | 0 | 20 | 7,024 | 6,117 | +907 | 075.61 |

Last updated: April 16, 2021 Source: Competitions

### Betsafe-LKL

**Regular season**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Žalgiris | 36 | 33 | 3 | 3277 | 2569 | +708 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Rytas | 36 | 27 | 9 | 3185 | 2858 | +327 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Lietkabelis | 36 | 23 | 13 | 3052 | 2883 | +169 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Juventus | 36 | 23 | 13 | 3202 | 3102 | +100 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Cbet Prienai | 36 | 14 | 22 | 3020 | 3210 | −190 | Advance to playoffs |

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | W | L | PF | PA | PD | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| 30 | 27 | 3 | 2717 | 2127 | +590 | 13 | 2 | 1330 | 1037 | +293 | 14 | 1 | 1387 | 1090 | +297 |

Source: Competitive matches

**Results by round**

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

Source: Competitive matches Ground: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.

Win  Loss

### EuroLeague

**Regular season**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Valencia Basket | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2762 | 2743 | +19 |
| 10 | TD Systems Baskonia | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2742 | 2619 | +123 |
| 11 | Žalgiris | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2630 | 2645 | −15 |
| 12 | Olympiacos | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2628 | 2674 | −46 |
| 13 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2608 | 2642 | −34 |

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | W | L | PF | PA | PD | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| 34 | 17 | 17 | 2630 | 2645 | −15 | 10 | 7 | 1418 | 1323 | +95 | 7 | 10 | 1212 | 1322 | −110 |

Last updated: complete. Source: Competitive matches

**Results by round**

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

Last updated: complete. Source: Competitive matches Ground: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.

Win  Loss

### King Mindaugas Cup

The 2021 King Mindaugas Cup was 6th instance of the tournament presented to public on 1 December 2015, to replace the LKF Cup and the LKL All-Star Day. Final Four tournament was held in Cido arena, Panevėžys. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, this tournament, for the first time in its history, was held without spectators. Žalgiris retained the King Mindaugas Cup title, defeating Lietkabelis 76:69 after a strong 4th quarter performance. Thomas Walkup led the way for the champions. He scored 18 points, dished out 8 assists, stole the ball 5 times, and collected 26 efficiency score. Although, Joffrey Lauvergne received the tournament MVP award. He lit up Neptūnas basket with 28 points and scored 11 against Lietkabelis.

Win  Loss

