BC Wolves Twinsbet have announced that they have signed 31-year-old American import Andrew Andrews for the next season. The 6'2" combo guard able to play both backcourt positions agreed to a one-year contract with the Vilnius-based club.
A. Andrews played for Badalona's Joventut club last season, where he competed in the Spanish Basketball League (Liga ACB) and the European Cup. During his BKT-EuroCup stint, he registered 14.6 points (36.8% three-pointers), 2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.4 steals, and 14.7 utility points per game.
Playing in the Spanish league, he averaged 10.7 points (29 percent from three-point distance), 2.7 assists, 1.8 rebounds, and 7.8 EFF.
"We wanted to invite a basketball player who could initiate the offense by himself and can make baskets both from long distance and by driving to the hoop. Andrew has a lot of experience, having played in several national championships and the European Cup. During his professional career, he has already proven that he can lead teams to victory, so we believe that this newcomer will strengthen our team and help compile wins for our squad", said the club's sports director Donatas Zavackas.
Before spending the previous season in Spain, A. Andrews played briefly for Athens' "Panathinaikos" club, where he managed to appear in four Euroleague matches. In those games, he averaged 8.3 points (62.5% treys), 1.5 assists, 1.5 rebounds, and 7.8 utility points.
In the same season, he moved to Turkey where he wore the colors of Bursa's "Frutti Extra" team during the 2021-2022 campaign.
In addition to A. Andews, Wolves Twinsbet have Jeffery Taylor, Vaidas Kariniauskas, Kristupas Žemaitis, Regimantas Miniotas, Matas Jogėla, Anthony Cowan, Marek Blaževic, Daniel Baslyk, and Tre'Shawn Thurman playing in the Lithuanian capital's ranks for the next season.
Wolves Twinsbet will start the upcoming European Cup season on September 25 at the Twinsbet Arena in Vilnius where they will host Istanbul's "Bahçeşehir" club.
Wolves Twinsbet have announced that the club will retain its existing coaching staff—namely Nedas Pacevičius, Marius Leonavičius, and Mindaugas Brazys—to assist new Head Coach Alessandro Magro in the upcoming season. Additionally, Physical Training Coach Laimonas Rimkus will continue to manage the players' strength and conditioning preparations for the 2024-25 campaign.
For the 39-year-old M. Leonavičius and the 28-year-old Nedas Pacevičius, this will be their third season with the Vilnius-based squad. The latter replaced former head coach Kęstutis Kemzūra in the middle of last season and led the team from the sidelines until the end of the Lithuanian Basketball League (Betsafe-LKL) 2023-24 playoffs. Meanwhile, the 41-year-old M. Brazys joined the Wolves earlier this year after his tenure with Klaipėda's BC Neptūnas, where he served as both manager and head coach.
This summer, the team's coaching staff did not have much time to rest due to their other commitments. M. Leonavičius was part of the coaching staff of the U17 Lithuanian boys' basketball team that competed in the World Basketball Championship. N. Pacevičius was the assistant manager of the U20 girls' basketball team under coach Vilius Stanišauskas, who led the team in the European Championship. Meanwhile, M. Brazys gained experience in the NBA Summer League, where he joined the Chicago Bulls as an intern. Wolves head coach A. Magro also visited the Las Vegas Summer League to observe and study the game proceedings.
The Wolves Twinsbet club will begin preparations for the new season by mid-August.
BCWolves Twinsbet have announced that American import Tre'Shawn Thurman will continue to wear the Vilnius club's jersey after the 28-year-old signed a new one-year contract.
The 6'6" swingman averaged 10 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in the Betsafe-LKL tournament upon joining the Lithuanian capital's team last summer from Filou Oostende - a club based in Ostend that competes in the Belgian national championship.
T.Thurman was among the team's best players in the European Cup (BKT EuroCup) tournament, recording 14.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per outing.
He showcased his best performance in the fourth round of the BKT-EuroCup when he scored 31 points (8/9 2PT FGs, 4/6 3PT FGs) against Besiktas of Istanbul while grabbing 7 rebounds, and collecting 37 utility points.
It was T. Thurman who hit a long three-pointer while being fouled, and later on added another clutch basket when the Vilnius squad was rallying in the final minute of the match, becoming one of the most important architects of Wolves Twinsbet's historic first victory in the European Cup. He was then recognized as the most valuable player of the 4th round of the BKT-EuroCup.
In addition to T. Thurman, Jeffery Taylor, Vaidas Kariniauskas, Kristupas Žemaitis, Regimantas Miniotas, Matas Jogėla, Anthony Cowan, Marek Blaževic, and Daniel Baslyk will fight for the Wolves' campaign next season.
Wolves Twinsbet have announced that they have added Vilnius native Daniel Baslyk to the club roster after he signed a two-year contract with the club. The 6'6" forward previously spent four years with BC Šiauliai.
In the previous Betsafe-LKL season, the 23-year-old wingman and former captain of the Šiauliai team averaged 7.5 points and 2.6 rebounds in 18.3 minutes spent on the court. He also recorded the most free throw attempts for the said club.
While playing in the European North Basketball League (ENBL), he scored 7.4 points, grabbed 2.8 rebounds and dished out 1.1 assists per outing.
"A young and still-developing basketball player joined our club. Daniel has offensive versatility, works on defense, and is willing to sacrifice for the team. While playing in Šiauliai, he was renowned for his competitiveness. We hope that he will show the same intensity when he wears our club's jersey," said Donatas Zavackas, sports director of Wolves Twinsbet.
Born and raised in Vilnius, Baslyk started his professional career when he was just 18 years old. He suited up for Mitteldeutscher BC based in Weisenfels, Germany and competed in the Basketball Bundesliga, the top-tier league in Germany. There he played with the club's backup team BSW Sixers and also appeared in Bundesliga matches.
A year later, he returned to Lithuania and signed a long-term contract with BC Šiauliai. In his first season, he was loaned to the Eagles of Mažeikiai (currently M-Basket Delamode), who at the time were still competing in the National Basketball League (NKL). Afterwards, he earned a spot in the main team of Šiauliai and played there for three years.
Baslyk joins Matas Jogela, Anthony Cowan, and Marek Blazevic as Wolves Twinsbet's off-season pick-ups. Currently, Jeffery Taylor, Vaidas Kariniauskas, Kristupas Zemaitis, and Regimantas Miniotas also have contracts with the Vilnius club.
BC Wolves Twinsbet have announced that they have signed 31-year-old American import Andrew Andrews for the next season. The 6'2" combo guard able to play both backcourt positions agreed to a one-year contract with the Vilnius-based club.
A. Andrews played for Badalona's Joventut club last season, where he competed in the Spanish Basketball League (Liga ACB) and the European Cup. During his BKT-EuroCup stint, he registered 14.6 points (36.8% three-pointers), 2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.4 steals, and 14.7 utility points per game.
Playing in the Spanish league, he averaged 10.7 points (29 percent from three-point distance), 2.7 assists, 1.8 rebounds, and 7.8 EFF.
"We wanted to invite a basketball player who could initiate the offense by himself and can make baskets both from long distance and by driving to the hoop. Andrew has a lot of experience, having played in several national championships and the European Cup. During his professional career, he has already proven that he can lead teams to victory, so we believe that this newcomer will strengthen our team and help compile wins for our squad", said the club's sports director Donatas Zavackas.
Before spending the previous season in Spain, A. Andrews played briefly for Athens' "Panathinaikos" club, where he managed to appear in four Euroleague matches. In those games, he averaged 8.3 points (62.5% treys), 1.5 assists, 1.5 rebounds, and 7.8 utility points.
In the same season, he moved to Turkey where he wore the colors of Bursa's "Frutti Extra" team during the 2021-2022 campaign.
In addition to A. Andews, Wolves Twinsbet have Jeffery Taylor, Vaidas Kariniauskas, Kristupas Žemaitis, Regimantas Miniotas, Matas Jogėla, Anthony Cowan, Marek Blaževic, Daniel Baslyk, and Tre'Shawn Thurman playing in the Lithuanian capital's ranks for the next season.
Wolves Twinsbet will start the upcoming European Cup season on September 25 at the Twinsbet Arena in Vilnius where they will host Istanbul's "Bahçeşehir" club.