Sūduva-Mantinga
Basketball team in Marijampolė, Lithuania
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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.
(2007-2011)
Sūduva
(2011-2012)
Sūduva-Mantinga
(2012-present)
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| 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
"Mantinga" basketball club was founded in 2007 in Marijampolė. The club aims to develop and promote basketball in Marijampolė.
The team was called "Mantinga − ŽSM" for the first two seasons and competed in RKL, showing better results every year. In the 2010-2011 season, the team won the Small Cup of the Regional Basketball League.
In 2011, the team changed its name and became "Sūduva" and started playing in the NKL. The debut was successful, Sūduva was one victory from reaching the NKL Final Four. Marijampolė municipality contributed to the team's sponsors.[2]
Players
Current roster
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Season by season
- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
Head coaches
Povilas Šakinis: 2019–2021- Marius Kiltinavičius: 2021–present
