BC Rytas
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Lithuanian basketball team
Key facts
- Nickname
- Juodai baltai raudoni (The Black White Reds)
- Leagues
- Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), Champions League
- History
- Statyba , 1963–1997, Statyba-Lietuvos rytas , 1997–1998, Lietuvos rytas , 1998–2018, Rytas , 2018–present
- Arena
- Arena Vilnius , Active Vilnius Arena
- Capacity
- 11,000, 2,741
- Location
- Vilnius , Lithuania
- Team colors
- Black, white, red
- Team manager
- Mantvydas Dabašinskas
- Head coach
- Vacant
- Team captain
- Artūras Gudaitis
- Ownership
- Darius Gudelis (main), Vilnius City Municipality , Perlas and Norvelita
- Affiliations
- Rytas-2 ( NKL ), Rytas MRU ( RKL )
- Championships
- 2 EuroCup , 1 FIBA Champions League , 1 North European League , 7 Lithuanian Leagues , 2 King Mindaugas Cups , 3 Lithuanian Cups , 3 Baltic Leagues , 1 BBL Cup
- Retired numbers
- 3 ( 5 , 7 , 13 )
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Lithuania
- Headquarters
- Vilnius
- Location
- Vilnius
- Sport
- basketball
- Official website
- www.rytasvilnius.lt
- Image
- Lineup of the BC Lietuvos rytas before a game in 2007.jpg
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- Commons category
- BC Rytas
- topic's main category
- Category:BC Rytas
- inception
- 1997-00-00
- home venue
- Twinsbet Arena
- head coach
- Giedrius Žibėnas
- owner of
- Active Vilnius arena
- social media followers
- 7577
- category for members of a team
- Category:BC Rytas players
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Encyclopedic overview
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Basketball Club Rytas, commonly referred to as Rytas Vilnius, is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), the top tier of Lithuanian basketball, and internationally in the Basketball Champions League (BCL) since 2020.
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