LSU-Atletas
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KK Atletas (Template:Langx) is a professional basketball club that is based in Kaunas district, Lithuania. Currently the team plays in the National Basketball League, in the past Atletas participated in the LKL and the Baltic League, before dissolving in 2007 and becoming BC Aisčiai-Atletas. In 2009, the team merged with BC Kaunas Triobet and played with the names of Kaunas, Baltai and LSU-Baltai. In 2013 club was renamed again to LSU-Atletas, which was merged with the NKL champions of the same name. Atletas are multiple time LKL finalists, and were once considered to be one of the strongest teams in Lithuania.
The NBA center Žydrūnas Ilgauskas represented Atletas at the very beginning of his career. Lithuanian basketball star Saulius Štombergas was also a key player of the team back then. Donatas Motiejūnas also played for Atletas (at the time called Aisčiai) during the beginning of his career.
Latest seasons
| Season | League | Pos. | Significant Events | Baltic League | Pos. | LKF Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | LKL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Challenge Cup | 3 | Round of 16 |
| 2009–10 | LKL | 13 | – | Challenge Cup | 13 | First round |
| 2010–11 | LKL | 10 | – | Challenge Cup | 2 | First round |
| 2011–12 | LKL | 8 | – | Elite Division | 13 | – |
| 2012–13 | LKL | 11 | – | Elite Division | R1 | Fourth round |
| 2013–14 | LKL | 12 | Relegated | – | – | Fourth round |
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Winners (5): 1968, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990
Notable former players
- Template:Flagicon Rimas Kurtinaitis
- Template:Flagicon Tomas Pačėsas
- Template:Flagicon Gvidonas Markevičius
- Template:Flagicon Darius Dimavičius
- Template:Flagicon Rytis Vaišvila
- Template:Flagicon Darius Sirtautas
- Template:Flagicon Saulius Štombergas
- Template:Flagicon Tomas Masiulis
- Template:Flagicon Virginijus Praškevičius
- Template:Flagicon Žydrūnas Ilgauskas
- Template:Flagicon Donatas Motiejūnas
- Template:Flagicon Artūras Milaknis
- Template:Flagicon Povilas Butkevičius
- Template:Flagicon Šarūnas Vasiliauskas
- Template:Flagicon Siim-Sander Vene
- Template:Flagicon Jonas Mačiulis