BC Rytas

Also known as Rytas, BC Lietuvos rytas, Lietuvos rytas Vilnius

Lithuanian basketball team

Key facts

Nickname: Juodai baltai raudoni (The Black White Reds)
Leagues: Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), Champions League
History: Statyba , 1963–1997, Statyba-Lietuvos rytas , 1997–1998, Lietuvos rytas , 1998–2018, Rytas , 2018–present
Arena: Arena Vilnius , Active Vilnius Arena
Capacity: 11,000, 2,741
Location: Vilnius , Lithuania
Team colors: Black, white, red
Team manager: Mantvydas Dabašinskas
Head coach: Vacant
Team captain: Artūras Gudaitis
Ownership: Darius Gudelis (main), Vilnius City Municipality , Perlas and Norvelita
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Basketball Club Rytas, commonly referred to as Rytas Vilnius, is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), the top tier of Lithuanian basketball, and internationally in the Basketball Champions League (BCL) since 2020.