Back Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas German Krepšinio klubas Prienai Spanish KK Prienai French פרינאו פרינאי HE Krepšinio klubas Prienai Italian Prienų Prienai Lithuanian BC Prienai Portuguese Пренай (баскетбольный клуб) Russian КК Пријенај Serbian
| Prienai | |||
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| Founded | 1994 | ||
| Dissolved | 2023 | ||
| History | Prienų Bankas (1994–1999) Prienai (1999–2007, 2012–2013, 2014–2015) Rūdupis (2007–2012) TonyBet (2013–2014) Vytautas (2015–2018) Skycop (2018–2019) CBet (2019–2021) Labas GAS (2021–2023) | ||
| Arena | Prienai Arena | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| Location | Prienai, Lithuania | ||
| Team colors | Blue, red, white | ||
| Championships | 1 Baltic League 1 NKL champions 2 LKF Cups | ||
| Website | bcprienai | ||
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BC Prienai (Lithuanian: Krepšinio klubas Prienai) was a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Prienai. They played domestically in the Lithuanian Basketball League every year since winning the promotion in 2009. During the 2008–09 season, then called Rūdupis, they became the champion of the NKL and won the challenge match for a slot in the LKL. In their debut LKL season Rūdupis took seventh place, while next two seasons brought BC Prienai two bronze LKL medals. BC Prienai played in EuroCup 2011–12 with moderate success; the team won 3 games out of 6, but nonetheless failed to qualify for the next stage. More recently, the team has become a strong competitor in domestic tournaments, more than once upsetting teams such as Žalgiris Kaunas and Lietuvos rytas Vilnius. In December 2017, in a highly publicized move, Vytautas signed American basketball players and brothers LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball.
In July 2023, the club declared bankruptcy and ceased all operations.[1][2]
- ^ "Pabaiga: Prienų klubas bankrutavo" (in Lithuanian). basketnews.lt. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Prienų klubas išnyko iš Lietuvos krepšinio žemėlapio" (in Lithuanian). LRT.lt. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.