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Kazys Maksvytis (born 15 June 1977) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach for Lithuania men's national basketball team and Žalgiris Kaunas.
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| Position | Head coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | LKL EuroLeague | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 June 1977 Darbėnai, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2011–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2011 | Aisčiai Kaunas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Sakalai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Neptūnas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Lietkabelis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Neptūnas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Parma Perm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Žalgiris Kaunas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Coaching career
Professional clubs
From 2011 to 2012, Maksvytis was the head coach of the Lithuanian club Sakalai Vilnius.
On 2012 he became the head coach of Neptūnas Klaipėda. In 2012–13 season he guided the team to Lithuanian Basketball League third place. In 2013–14 season Maksvytis won the second place in the Lithuanian Basketball League and won the right to play in the EuroLeague next season.
On December 2015, did Maksvytis was appointed as the head coach for Lietkabelis Panevėžys.[1] In the following 2016–17 season, he helped the team reach their first ever LKL finals, winning the silver medal after losing 4–1 to Žalgiris Kaunas. In June 2017, Maksvytis returned to Neptūnas Klaipėda,[2] guiding them to a third place finish and bronze medals in both 2018 and 2019.
In June 2019, Maksvytis signed as the new head coach for Russian club Parma Basket of the VTB United League.[3] On February 27th, he decided to leave Parma after Russia's invasion in Ukraine, almost a month later it was announced he would take over Žalgiris in the 2022-2023 season. However, after the team lost two consecutive Lithuanian League games for the first time in seven years, Jure Zdovc was let go and Maksvytis actually started the job earlier - on 11 April, 2022.
National teams
While the head coach of the youth men's teams, Maksvytis won the gold medal in the European 2008 U16, 2010 U18, 2011 U19[4] and the 2012 U20 championships. On 14 September, 2021 Maksvytis was appointed the new head coach of Lithuanian National team.[5]
References
- "Kazys Maksvytis perima "Lietkabelio" vairą". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- "Kazys Maksvytis grįžta į Klaipėdos "Neptūną"". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 June 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- "В БК "ПАРМА" новый главный тренер!". parmabasket.ru (in Russian). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- "Lithuania tops Serbia, 85-67, to take U19 title; Russia finishes third". Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- Kazys Maksvytis is the new coach of the Lithuanian National Team
External links
- Coaching Profile (in Lithuanian)
- Coach Profile (in Lithuanian)
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На других языках
- [en] Kazys Maksvytis
[es] Kazys Maksvytis
Kazys Maksvytis, (nacido el 15 de julio de 1977 en Darbėnai, Lituania) es un entrenador de baloncestolituano. Actualmente dirige al Žalgiris Kaunas de la Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga y es seleccionador de la Selección de baloncesto de Lituania.[ru] Максвитис, Казис
Казис Максвитис (лит. Kazys Maksvytis; род. 15 июня 1977, Дарбенай, Кретингский район, Литовская ССР, СССР) — литовский баскетбольный тренер. Главный тренер баскетбольного клуба «Жальгирис» и сборной Литвы.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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