2017 King Mindaugas Cup
Basketball competition in Lithuania
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The 2017 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė, also known as KIDY Tour – Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes,[1] was the second edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup. On 18 February 2016 it was announced that Kaunas would host the tournament.[2]
Kaunas, Lithuania
The Žalgiris Arena hosted the tournament. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Arena | Žalgiris Arena Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Dates | 14–19 February 2017 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Žalgiris (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Lietkabelis |
| Third place | Juventus |
| Fourth place | Vytautas |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP |  Edgaras Ulanovas |
Lietuvos rytas were the defending champion, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Juventus.[3]
Žalgiris won their first title, beating Lietkabelis 84–63 in the final.[4] Juventus won bronze medals, defeating Vytautas.[5] Žalgiris forward Edgaras Ulanovas was awarded as MVP of the tournament.[6]
Format changes
Tournament format was slightly changed before 2017. Quarterfinals were separated from final matches and played in home team arenas. Due to these changes tournament length was extended from 3 to 6 days.[7]
Qualified teams
Eight highest ranked teams after the first half of the 2016–17 LKL regular season qualified to the tournament.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žalgiris | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1537 | 1228 | +309 | Seeded teams |
| 2 | Lietkabelis | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1493 | 1363 | +130 | |
| 3 | Lietuvos rytas | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1464 | 1283 | +181 | |
| 4 | Vytautas | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1382 | 1283 | +99 | |
| 5 | Neptūnas | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1375 | 1333 | +42 | Non-seeded teams |
| 6 | Pieno žvaigždės | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1381 | 1402 | −21 | |
| 7 | Juventus | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1437 | 1475 | −38 | |
| 8 | Dzūkija | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1199 | 1380 | −181 |
Draw
The draw of the 2017 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė was held on 9 January 2017 at 14:00 EET in Town Hall of Kaunas.[9] The seeded teams were paired with the non-seeded teams for the quarterfinals. The location of these matches was determined by the luck of the draw.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals 14–15 February | Semi-finals 18 February | Final 19 February | ||||||||
| Žalgiris | 81 | |||||||||
| Neptūnas | 58 | |||||||||
| Žalgiris | 76 | |||||||||
| Vytautas | 55 | |||||||||
| Pieno žvaigždės | 75 | |||||||||
| Vytautas | 90 | |||||||||
| Žalgiris | 84 | |||||||||
| Lietkabelis | 63 | |||||||||
| Dzūkija | 80 | |||||||||
| Lietkabelis | 86 | |||||||||
| Lietkabelis | 75 | |||||||||
| Juventus | 70 | |||||||||
| Juventus | 87 | |||||||||
| Lietuvos rytas | 84 | |||||||||
Three-Point Contest
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Second round | Final round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/F | Arvydas Čepulis | Šiauliai | 1.96 | 87 | 20 | 18 | 22 |
| F | Saulius Kulvietis | Vytautas | 2.06 | 100 | 21 | 16 (7) | 17 |
| F | Ignas Vaitkus | Nevėžis | 1.97 | 93 | 17 (7) | 16 (2) | — |
| G | Paulius Valinskas | Žalgiris | 1.91 | 85 | 19 | 14 | — |
| G | Tadas RinkūnasREP | Lietkabelis | 1.95 | 80 | 17 (6) | — | — |
| G/F | Deividas GailiusREP | Lietuvos rytas | 2.00 | 92 | 16 | — | — |
| G | Gediminas Navickas | Dzūkija | 1.80 | 71 | 15 | — | — |
| G | Derrick Low | Pieno žvaigždės | 1.88 | 85 | 12 | — | — |
| G/F | Gytis Sirutavičius | Juventus | 1.95 | 87 | 11 | — | — |
| G | Laurynas Beliauskas | Neptūnas | 1.91 | 78 | 11 | — | — |
| F/C | Kšyštof Lavrinovič | Lietkabelis | 2.09 | 105 | 11 | — | — |
Slam Dunk Contest
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Gediminas Žitlinskas | Street artist | 1.75 | 74 | 93 (50+43) | 149 (49+50+50) |
| G/F | Aaron Best | Juventus | 1.93 | 84 | 91 (50+41) | 148 (50+50+48) |
| F/C | Martynas Echodas | Šiauliai | 2.06 | 102 | 83 (39+44) | — |
| F | Rytis PipirasREP | Šiauliai | 2.03 | 93 | 80 (35+45) | — |
| F | Donatas Tarolis | Lietkabelis | 2.02 | 91 | 55 (20+35) | — |
| F | Isaiah HartensteinINJ | Žalgiris | 2.10 | 113 | — | — |