The 2019–20 BC Žalgiris season is the 76th 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, Aaron White, Brandon Davies, Nate Wolters, Léo Westermann and Deon Thompson left, while Antanas Kavaliauskas announced retirement. Little used guard Donatas Sabeckis was also not re-signed. Lukas Lekavičius returned to the team after two seasons in Greece, and Alex Pérez was signed to replace Westermann. Jock Landale was signed to replace Davies, while Nigel Hayes was signed to replace White. Zach LeDay of Olympiacos was signed to complete the front court. Martinas Geben, signed to a long-term deal the previous summer, earned a spot on the roster after a successful season in Juventus Utena in the LKL, where he was named Season MVP. Marius Grigonis, who had a great season, was resigned to new contract. Coach Šarūnas Jasikevičius remained with the team for one more season.
Žalgiris won the King Mindaugas Cup, getting revenge and beating BC Rytas 80–60 in the finals. Edgaras Ulanovas was named the MVP of the tournament, his fourth such award in Lithuanian Cup competitions.
Season suspension
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019-20 LKL season was ended prematurely, and with Žalgiris firmly leading the standings, Žalgiris was announced as the champion of the LKL, winning their 10th consecutive LKL championship. On 12 March 2020, Euroleague announced it was suspending its competitions due to the same reason.
Players
Squad information
Depth chart
On loan BC Žalgiris players out on loanPlayerPositionTeamOn loan since Erikas Venskus PF Žalgiris-2 November 2018 Arnas Velička PG CBet July 2019 Laurynas Birutis C November 2019 Gytis Masiulis PF Skyliners May 2020
Transactions
Players in
Players out
Notes: 1 On loan during the 2018–19 season.
Club
Technical Staff Position Staff member Director Paulius Motiejūnas Sports Director Robertas Javtokas Head coach Šarūnas JasikevičiusAssistant coaches Darius Maskoliūnas Tomas Masiulis Evaldas BeržininkaitisAthletic Coaches Justinas Grainys Nerijus Navickas Physiotherapist Paulius Jacikas Physician Vytautas Kailius Team Manager Mindaugas Kvedaras Source:
Pre-season games
Competitions
Overview
Betsafe-LKL
Regular season
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Postponed matches
EuroLeague
Regular season
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Postponed matches
King Mindaugas Cup
The 2020 King Mindaugas Cup was 5th 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 Švyturio arena, Klaipėda. Žalgiris set the new King Mindaugas Cup record, defeating Rytas 80:60 and becoming new Cup holders. Edgaras Ulanovas was named the Finals MVP. Forward scored 13 points, dished three assists, stole the ball twice and recorded 16 efficiency rating. It was the third time Ulanovas became King Mindaugas Cup Finals MVP.
Individual awards
King Mindaugas Cup Finals MVP Edgaras Ulanovas
Statistics
PlayerLeft during season
Betsafe-LKL Player 24 16:22 .722 .200 .847 7 17:21 .467 .364 .909 24 19:23 .494 .350 .767 23 15:46 .506 .476 .842 19 17:12 .590 .457 .808 23 15:01 .605 .393 .731 24 16:34 .597 .556 .838 24 17:28 .471 .283 .920 18 16:55 .500 .375 .400 24 18:51 .667 .440 .938 13 16:55 .586 .446 1.000 23 18:27 .596 .458 .817 4 10:56 .750 .000 .000 22 16:59 .557 .395 .826 7 20:05 .520 .154 .813
EuroLeague Player 20 9 8:08 .659 .000 .765 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.3 3.5 4.0 10 10 25:45 .512 .386 .846 2.6 2.0 0.5 0.1 11.5 11.0 28 10 22:18 .438 .372 .758 3.5 1.0 0.4 0.2 6.3 6.6 27 12 13:41 .481 .143 .759 3.1 0.8 0.4 0.1 3.0 4.9 10 0 6:25 .417 .500 .750 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.0 2.2 2.0 25 19 20:32 .646 .302 .821 4.4 1.0 0.5 0.2 11.0 10.4 28 6 22:21 .516 .433 .844 4.7 1.0 0.5 0.7 11.8 13.2 27 3 19:55 .584 .392 .862 1.3 2.8 0.5 0.0 10.5 10.2 6 0 2:43 .000 .200 .000 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 28 10 22:04 .706 .395 .833 1.5 0.6 0.9 0.0 7.4 5.7 18 8 21:22 .528 .412 .900 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.0 9.3 6.7 28 28 25:49 .466 .368 .813 3.3 2.0 0.4 0.1 8.3 9.7 2 0 1:48 .000 .000 .000 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 28 21 25:45 .507 .467 .857 3.6 5.5 1.0 0.1 9.6 12.7 1 0 2:09 .000 .000 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 7 4 10:38 .357 .500 1.000 0.9 1.9 0.4 0.0 3.1 2.9
References
External links BC Žalgiris official website BC Žalgiris at the Betsafe-LKL BC Žalgiris at the EuroLeague