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BC Gargždai-SC

basketball team in Gargždai, Lithuania

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ60751403 ↗
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BC Gargždai was a professional basketball club based in Gargždai, Lithuania. The club won the 2021–22 National Basketball League championship, which saw them promoted to the Lithuanian Basketball League for the 2022–23 season. They played their home matches at Švyturys Arena in Klaipėda.

In February 2024, during the Lithuanian Basketball League season, the club declared bankruptcy and ceased all operations.

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BC Gargždai-2 participated in RKL B division (4th basketball division in Lithuania) since 2018.

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