BC Jonava

Jonava Hipocredit
Jonava Hipocredit
Leagues	LKL
Founded	1969; 57 years ago
History	List Statyba; (1969–1980); Klevas; (1980–1994); Statyba; (1994–1999); Statyba–Žalgiris; (1999–2001); Triobet; (2001–2006); SK Dextera; (2006–2008); SK Malsta; (2008–2009); Triobet–Malsta; (2009–2010); Triobet; (2010–2013); Petrochema; (2013–2015); Petrochema-Dextera; (2015–2016); Jonavos sporto klubas; (2016–2017); Jonava; (2017–2018); Sintek-Jonava; (2018–2019); Jonava; (2019–2020); CBet; (2020–2025); Jonava Hipocredit; (2025–present);
Arena	Jonava Sports Arena
Capacity	2,200
Location	Jonava, Lithuania
Team colors	Blue, cyan, white;
President	Vaidas Vaškevičius
Head coach	Steponas Babrauskas
Championships	1 NKL
Website	bcjonava.lt

BC Jonava also known as Jonava Hipocredit due to sponsorship reasons, is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Jonava. The team competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).

The club was officially founded in 1999, and had been playing in the second-tier Lithuanian basketball league NKL (formerly known as LKAL) since its inception. Having been promoted to the top division, the club played a strong first season in the LKL, finishing fifth.

History

The first basketball club in Jonava known as "Statyba" was founded in 1969. In 1980, a furniture enterprise started sponsoring the team. BC Jonava won the Lithuanian second-tier league basketball championship at the end of the season. A decade later, the historic Jonava basketball club ceased to exist, and was replaced by the sports club "Triobet" in 1999.^[1]

Old Jonava logo

Current roster

Jonava Hipocredit roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
SF	0	Varner II, Lesley	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	27 – (1998-04-29)29 April 1998
G	2	Ashton-Langford, Makai	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	28 – (1997-10-03)3 October 1997
G	3	Babraitis, Modestas (C)	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	22 – (2004-01-15)15 January 2004
SF	8	Kreišmontas, Lukas	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	24 – (2001-04-08)8 April 2001
G	9	Buika, Dovydas	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	19 – (2007-01-03)3 January 2007
F	11	Repšys, Matas	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	24 – (2002-01-28)28 January 2002
F/C	12	Kirves, Mihkel	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	29 – (1996-12-06)6 December 1996
PG	13	Sidarevičius, Adomas	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	24 – (2001-06-24)24 June 2001
F/C	23	Krikke, Ben	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	24 – (2001-03-23)23 March 2001
G	33	Carter III, Olin	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	29 – (1996-11-12)12 November 1996
F/C	98	Slavinskas, Džiugas	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	27 – (1998-11-11)11 November 1998
C		Rutherford, Tommy	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	29 – (1997-01-09)9 January 1997

Head coach

Steponas Babrauskas

Assistant coach(es)

Artūras Milaknis
Antanas Malinauskas

Athletic trainer(s)

Eglė Jankauskaitė Tamošaitienė

Physiotherapist(s)

Gabrielė Čeponytė

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: February 26, 2026

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Džiugas Slavinskas	Mihkel Kirves
PF	Ben Krikke	Matas Repšys
SF	Lukas Kreišmontas	Lesley Varner II
SG	Makai Ashton-Landford	Modestas Babraitis	Dovydas Buika
PG	Olin Carter III	Adomas Sidarevičius

Squad changes for/during the 2025–26 season

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Moving from
—	HC	Paulius Juodis	Fujian Sturgeons
—	AC	Artūras Milaknis	BC Nevėžis
0	SF	Lesley Varner II	Koroivos
2	G	Makai Ashton-Langford	Manchester Basketball
4	SG	Eimantas Stankevičius	BC Šiauliai
5	G	Daivien Williamson	KK Mladost Zemun
9	G	Dovydas Buika	Žalgiris Kaunas
10	G/F	Hilmar Smári Henningsson	Stjarnan
11	F	Matas Repšys	Neptūnas Klaipėda
13	PG	Adomas Sidarevičius	BK NH Ostrava
14	C	Langdon Hatton	Indiana Hoosiers
23	F	Ben Krikke	Club Ourense Baloncesto
24	F/C	Jalen Henry	Tartu Ülikool
33	G	Olin Carter III	KB Prishtina
34	F	Giedrius Stankevičius	KK Perlas Vilkaviškis
98	F	Džiugas Slavinskas	BC Gargždai
	C	Tommy Rutherford	BC Kalev

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Moving to
—	HC	Mantas Šernius	Žalgiris Kaunas
—	HC	Paulius Juodis	Free agent
0	PG	Brandon Childress	Bursaspor Basketbol
4	SG	Eimantas Stankevičius	Free agent
5	G	Daivien Williamson	SBB Baskets Wolmirstedt
7	F	Simas Jarumbauskas	BC Vienna
10	G/F	Hilmar Smári Henningsson	Free agent
13	F/C	Aurimas Majauskas	Neptūnas Klaipėda
14	F/C	Oskaras Pleikys	BC Šiauliai
14	C	Langdon Hatton	NTD Baku
21	F/C	Erikas Venskus	Juventus Utena
23	G	DJ Brewton	APU Udine
24	F/C	Jalen Henry	Helsinki Seagulls
32	G/F	Bohdan Blyzniuk	Kaohsiung Aquas
34	F	Giedrius Stankevičius	KK Perlas Vilkaviškis
45	PG	Vitaliy Zotov	Kapfenberg Bulls
55	F	Martynas Arlauskas	CSM Galați

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	King Mindaugas Cup	European Competitions
2001–02	2	LKAL	10th
2002–03	2	LKAL	8th
2003–04	2	LKAL	3rd
2004–05	2	LKAL	2nd
2005–06	2	NKL	4th
2006–07	2	NKL	2nd
2007–08	2	NKL	3rd
2008–09	2	NKL	9th
2009–10	2	NKL	2nd
2010–11	2	NKL	9th
2011–12	2	NKL	8th
2012–13	2	NKL	4th
2013–14	2	NKL	5th
2014–15	2	NKL	7th
2015–16	2	NKL	4th
2016–17	2	NKL	14th
2017–18	2	NKL	9th
2018–19	2	NKL	12th
2019–20	2	NKL	–¹
2020–21	2	NKL	1st	First round
2021–22	1	LKL	5th	Quarterfinalist
2022–23	1	LKL	4th	Second place	4 FIBA Europe Cup	QR
2023–24	1	LKL	7th	Quarterfinalist	4 FIBA Europe Cup	R2
2024–25	1	LKL	4th	Quarterfinals
2025–26	1	LKL	In progress	Quarterfinals

^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Notable players

Head coaches

Kęstutis Naruševičius: 2009–2016
Nerijus Zabarauskas: 2016–2018, 2019–2020
Murat Didin: 2018
Rimantas Grigas: 2018–2019
Virginijus Šeškus: 2020–2024
Mantas Šernius: 2024–2025
Paulius Juodis: 2025
Steponas Babrauskas: 2025–present

References

^ http://www.nklyga.lt/lt/top/komanda/?team_id=259853&season_id=87923#mbt:123-200$t&0=1 NKL league
^ Topscorer mit bewegender Geschichte – Stanley Whittaker zu den LIONS abseits-ka.de, 16 August 2021. Accessed 4 October 2021.(in German)

External links

Official website (in Lithuanian)
BC Jonava at LKL.lt (in English and Lithuanian)

[1] ttp://www.nklyga.lt/lt/top/komanda/?team_id=259853&season_id=87923#mbt:123-200$t&0=1 NKL league

[2] Topscorer mit bewegender Geschichte – Stanley Whittaker zu den LIONS abseits-ka.de, 16 August 2021. Accessed 4 October 2021.(in German)

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Seasons	1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
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All-Star Day	All-Star Game (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) All-Star Game MVP Slam Dunk Contest (2012, 2014) Three-point Shootout
Awards	LKL MVP LKL Finals MVP LKL Coach of the Year LKL MVP of the Month
Other	LKL Champions LKF Cup King Mindaugas Cup King Mindaugas Cup MVP

Jonava Hipocredit

Leagues	LKL
Founded	1969; 57 years ago (1969)
History	List Statyba (1969–1980) Klevas (1980–1994) Statyba (1994–1999) Statyba–Žalgiris (1999–2001) Triobet (2001–2006) SK Dextera (2006–2008) SK Malsta (2008–2009) Triobet–Malsta (2009–2010) Triobet (2010–2013) Petrochema (2013–2015) Petrochema-Dextera (2015–2016) Jonavos sporto klubas (2016–2017) Jonava (2017–2018) Sintek-Jonava (2018–2019) Jonava (2019–2020) CBet (2020–2025) Jonava Hipocredit (2025–present)
Arena	Jonava Sports Arena
Capacity	2,200
Location	Jonava, Lithuania
Team colors	Blue, cyan, white
President	Vaidas Vaškevičius
Head coach	Steponas Babrauskas
Championships	1 NKL
Website	bcjonava.lt