Rytas Vilnius is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. They compete domestically in the Lithuanian Basketball League and the King Mindaugas Cup, while internationally in the FIBA Champions League since 2020–21. Rytas have won two EuroCup titles, six Lithuanian League titles, five LKF / King Mindaugas Cups and three Baltic championships. The team plays its domestic home games in the Jeep Arena and they share the ASG Arena with BC Wolves for their European home games. The club was founded in 1997 from another club, BC Statyba.
Hall of fame Šarūnas Marčiulionis led BC Statyba from 1981 to 1989
Alfredas Vainauskas, coach of the team 1997–2001.
Lithuanian star Šarūnas Jasikevičius started his career in Lietuvos rytas.
Lietuvos rytas and Siemens arenas, opened 2004
Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, also known as Betsafe LKL for sponsorship reasons, is the premier professional men's club basketball league in Lithuania. It is composed of 12 teams, and it is a member of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation. The best LKL clubs are also annual participants of the top European-wide basketball competitions, including the top-tier level EuroLeague.
Headquarters in Vilnius
LKL trophy in Vilnius
