Sūduva-Mantinga

BC Sūduva (Lithuanian: Krepšinio Klubas Sūduva; English: Basketball Club Sūduva) known as Sūduva-Mantinga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Marijampolė, Lithuania. Sūduva formerly participated in the LKL. On 16 September 2010 Sūduva basketball club was removed from the LKL because of financial problems.^[1] The club currently competes in the second-tier NKL. The club was named after Suvalkija, an ethnographic region of Lithuania, of which Marijampolė is considered capital.

Sūduva-Mantinga
Leagues	National Basketball League
Founded	2006
History	Mantinga-ŽSM (2007-2011) Sūduva (2011-2012) Sūduva-Mantinga (2012-present)
Arena	Marijampolė game sports school sports hall
Location	Marijampolė, Lithuania
Team colors	Red, White
President	Vytautas Skučas
Head coach	Marius Kiltinavičius
Championships	4 NKL
Website	suduva-mantinga.lt
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History

Marijampolė basketball club "Mantinga" was founded in 2007. The club aims to develop and promote basketball in Marijampolė, promote the formation of wellness and physical development, unite members for physical activity, healthy lifestyles, physical culture, enable Marijampolė residents to systematically engage in basketball, promote social employment, mutual communication, and cooperation, promote a healthy and active lifestyle, represent members and defend their interests, provide a wide range of information and assistance.

The team was called "Mantinga − ŽSM" for the first two seasons and successfully competed in RKL, showing better results every year. In the 2010-2011 season, the team successfully won the Small Cup of the Regional Basketball League.

In 2011, the team changed the name and became "Sūduva" and started playing in NKL. The debut was successful, Sūduva was one victory from reaching NKL Final Four. Marijampolė municipality contributed to the team's sponsors.^[2]

Players

Current roster

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

Sūduva-Mantinga roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age SG 0 Šimonis, Žygimantas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 30 – (1995-02-06)6 February 1995 PG 1 Merkys, Augustas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 19 – (2005-11-19)19 November 2005 G 3 Urbonas, Aurimas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 32 – (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 SG 4 Aukštikalnis, Lukas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 29 – (1995-08-19)19 August 1995 SF 7 Labutis, Ignas 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 31 – (1994-04-29)29 April 1994 SF 10 Nausėdas, Justas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 33 – (1992-08-03)3 August 1992 SG 11 Dabulevičius, Matas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 22 – (2003-01-18)18 January 2003 C 12 Jezukevičius, Edvinas 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 35 – (1990-04-08)8 April 1990 C 14 Beniušis, Šarūnas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 32 – (1993-04-16)16 April 1993 SF 19 Babarskis, Mantas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – (2003-09-11)11 September 2003 PG 22 Kliučinykas, Tautvydas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 30 – (1995-01-22)22 January 1995 PF 25 Kieža, Aurimas 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 42 – (1982-10-25)25 October 1982 PF 26 Džiaugys, Evaldas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1996-09-26)26 September 1996	Head coach Marius Kiltinavičius Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: November 24, 2021

Season by season

Season	League	Pos.
2006–07	LKL	8th
2007–08	LKL	10th
2008–09	LKL	11th
2009–10	LKL	11th
2010–11	RKL	1st
2011–12	NKL	4th
2012–13	NKL	4th
2013–14	NKL	10th
2014–15	NKL	3rd
2015–16	NKL	1st
2016–17	NKL	1st
2017–18	NKL	4th
2018–19	NKL	1st
2019–20	NKL	–1
2020–21	NKL	4th

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

Head coaches

• Povilas Šakinis: 2019–2021
• Marius Kiltinavičius: 2021–present