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 Statyba 1995 (Alytus) Darius Sirtautas Atletas 1997 (Kaunas) Darius Sirtautas (2×) Žalgiris 1998 (Vilnius) Darius Sirtautas (3×) Žalgiris 1999 (Kaunas) Eurelijus Žukauskas Žalgiris 2000 (Kaunas) Robertas Javtokas Lietuvos rytas 2001 (Kaunas) Robertas Javtokas (2×) Lietuvos rytas 2002 (Kaunas) Dainius Šalenga Žalgiris 2003 (Kaunas) Aaron Lucas Lietuvos rytas 2004 (Kaunas) Marco Spears Alita 2005 (Vilnius) Antonio Grant Neptūnas 2007 (Vilnius) Aivaras Kiaušas Sakalai 2008 (Šiauliai) Mantas Kalnietis Žalgiris 2009 (Šiauliai) Arvydas Šikšnius Sakalai 2010 (Panevėžys) Aron Baynes Lietuvos rytas 2011 (Šiauliai) Algirdas Palaima Vilnius Pedagogical University, LSKL 2012 (Klaipėda) Sonny Weems Žalgiris 2013 (Šiauliai) Šarūnas Beniušis LSU-Baltai 2014 (Klaipėda) Travis Leslie Šiauliai 2015 (Vilnius) Travis Leslie (2×) Lietuvos rytas 2016 (Vilnius) Rafal Lipinski Guest 2017 (Kaunas) Gediminas Žitlinskas Guest 2018 (Klaipėda) Kenny Gaines Juventus
See also LKL All-Star Game LKL All-Star Day LKL All-Star Game MVP LKL Three-point Shootout
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