# 2021–22 BC Žalgiris season

The 2021–22 BC Žalgiris season is the 78th season in the existence of the club. The club has been playing in the Betsafe-LKL, King Mindaugas Cup and the EuroLeague. Coach Martin Schiller, who served as the team's head coach the previous season, was shortly after the season began replaced by Jure Zdovc in October 2021. He was then replaced by Kazys Maksvytis in early April after losing twice in a row in LKL and finishing last in Euroleague.

## Overview

In January 2021, The Lithuanian champions have reached a contract extension agreement with big man Joffrey Lauvergne, who has signed a 1+1 deal until the end of the 2022–23 season.
Right after the Betsafe-LKL Finals series was over, Žalgiris immediately started setting the stones for next season, extending a contract with point guard Lukas Lekavičius on a 1+1 deal.

## Players

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### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Joffrey Lauvergne | Josh Nebo | Marek Blaževič | |
| PF | Tyler Cavanaugh | Paulius Jankūnas | Regimantas Miniotas | |
| SF | Edgaras Ulanovas | Niels Giffey | | Mantas Rubštavičius |
| SG | Jānis Strēlnieks | Artūras Milaknis | Karolis Lukošiūnas | Titas Sargiūnas |
| PG | Lukas Lekavičius | Tai Webster | | Mantas Kalnietis |

### Transactions
#### Players in

| No. | Pos. | Name | Moving from | Type | Date |
| 34 | PF | Tyler Cavanaugh | Lenovo Tenerife | End of contract | June 2021 |
| 55 | SF | Niels Giffey | Alba Berlin | End of contract | June 2021 |
| 9 | PG | Mantas Kalnietis | Lokomotiv Kuban | End of contract | June 2021 |
| 7 | F/C | Josh Nebo | Hapoel Eilat | End of contract | June 2021 |
| 92 | SF | Edgaras Ulanovas | Fenerbahçe Beko | End of contract | 10 July 2021 |
| 32 | G | Jānis Strēlnieks | CSKA Moscow | End of contract | 29 July 2021 |
| 8 | PG | Emmanuel Mudiay | Free agent | | 24 August 2021 |
| 30 | SG | Zoran Dragić | Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | End of contract | 30 October 2021 |
| 0 | G | Tai Webster | New Zealand Breakers | Released | 2 November 2021 |
| 10 | PF | Regimantas Miniotas | Bilbao Basket | Released | 18 November 2021 |

#### Players out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Moving to | Moving to | Type | Date |
| 0 | G | Thomas Walkup | Olympiacos | | End of contract | June 2021 |
| 10 | PF | Nigel Hayes | Barcelona | | End of contract | June 2021 |
| 7 | G/F | Patricio Garino | Nanterre 92 | | End of contract | July 2021 |
| 23 | C | Martinas Geben | Brose Bamberg | | End of contract | July 2021 |
| 24 | F/C | Augustine Rubit | Bayern Munich | | End of contract | July 2021 |
| 31 | PG | Rokas Jokubaitis | Barcelona | | Buyout | July 2021 |
| 40 | SG | Marius Grigonis | CSKA Moscow | | End of contract | June 2021 |
| 32 | G/F | Steve Vasturia | Beşiktaş | | End of contract | August 2021 |
| 8 | PG | Emmanuel Mudiay | Free agent | Free agent | Released | November 2021 |
| 30 | SG | Zoran Dragić | Cedevita Olimpija | | Released | December 2021 |

#### Players out on loan

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Moving to | Moving to | Type | Date | Source |
| 8 | F | | Paulius Murauskas | Nevėžis Kėdainiai | | Loan | July 2021 | |
| 33 | SG | | Tomas Dimša | De' Longhi Treviso | | Loan | July 2021 | |

## Club
### Technical staff

| Position | Staff member |
| Director | Paulius Motiejūnas |
| Sports Director | Vacant |
| Head Coach | Kazys Maksvytis |
| Assistant Coaches | Tautvydas Sabonis |
| Assistant Coaches | Gintaras Krapikas |
| Assistant Coaches | Evaldas Beržininkaitis |
| Athletic Coaches | Sigitas Kavaliauskas |
| Athletic Coaches | Nerijus Navickas |
| Physiotherapist | Paulius Jacikas |
| Physician | Vytautas Kailius |
| Team Manager | Mindaugas Kvedaras |
Source:

### Staff transactions
#### In

| Position | Staff member | Date |
| Assistant Coach | Stefan Grassegger | 23 June 2021 |
| Sports Director | François Lamy | 24 August 2021 |
| Head Coach | Jure Zdovc | 9 October 2021 |
| Assistant Coach | Evaldas Beržininkaitis | 1 December 2021 |
| Head Coach | Kazys Maksvytis | 11 April 2022 |
| Assistant Coach | Gintaras Krapikas | 11 April 2022 |

#### Out

| Position | Staff member | Date |
| Assistant Coach | Evaldas Beržininkaitis | 23 June 2021 |
| Head Coach | Martin Schiller | 9 October 2021 |
| Assistant Coaches | Arne Woltmann | 1 December 2021 |
| Assistant Coaches | Stefan Grassegger | 1 December 2021 |
| Sports Director | François Lamy | 2 February 2022 |
| Head Coach | Jure Zdovc | 11 April 2022 |

## Pre-season games

Win  Loss

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Win % |
| Betsafe-LKL | 43 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 3,618 | 3,237 | +381 | 079.07 |
| EuroLeague | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 2,084 | 2,249 | −165 | 028.57 |
| King Mindaugas Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 268 | +57 | 100.00 |
| Total | 75 | 46 | 0 | 29 | 6,027 | 5,754 | +273 | 061.33 |
Last updated: May 28, 2022 Source: Competitions

### Betsafe-LKL
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rytas | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2685 | 2257 | +428 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Žalgiris | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2578 | 2247 | +331 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Lietkabelis | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2522 | 2233 | +289 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Cbet Jonava | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2373 | 2451 | −78 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Šiauliai–7bet | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2459 | 2464 | −5 | Advance to playoffs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | W | L | PF | PA | PD | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| 30 | 26 | 4 | 2578 | 2247 | +331 | 9 | 1 | 923 | 748 | +175 | 17 | 3 | 1655 | 1499 | +156 |
Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | A | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Source: Competitive matches Ground: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.
Win  Loss

#### Playoffs
### EuroLeague
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 13 | Panathinaikos OPAP | 28 | 9 | 19 | 2089 | 2235 | −146 | |
| 14 | LDLC ASVEL | 28 | 8 | 20 | 2036 | 2239 | −203 | |
| 15 | Žalgiris | 28 | 8 | 20 | 2084 | 2249 | −165 | |
| 16 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Excluded |
| 17 | CSKA Moscow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Excluded |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | W | L | PF | PA | PD | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| 28 | 8 | 20 | 2084 | 2249 | −165 | 6 | 8 | 1080 | 1089 | −9 | 2 | 12 | 1004 | 1160 | −156 |
Last updated: 4 April 2022. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A |
| Result | L | AN | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | AN | L | AN | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | AN | W | W | L | W | L | L | NP | L | NP |
| Position | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 |