Wikipedia - LSU-Atletas

KK Atletas (Lithuanian: Kauno rajono Krepšinio Klubas Atletas) is a professional basketball club that is based in Kaunas district, Lithuania. Currently the team plays in the National Basketball League, in the past Atletas participated in the LKL and the Baltic League, before dissolving in 2007 and becoming BC Aisčiai-Atletas. In 2009, the team merged with BC Kaunas Triobet and played with the names of Kaunas, Baltai and LSU-Baltai. In 2013 club was renamed again to LSU-Atletas, which was merged with the NKL champions of the same name. Atletas are multiple time LKL finalists, and were once considered to be one of the strongest teams in Lithuania.

The NBA center Žydrūnas Ilgauskas represented Atletas at the very beginning of his career. Lithuanian basketball star Saulius Štombergas was also a key player of the team back then. Donatas Motiejūnas also played for Atletas (at the time called Aisčiai) during the beginning of his career.


阿特萊塔斯籃球俱樂部(立陶宛語:Kauno krepšinio klubas Atletas)是立陶宛考那斯的一支職業籃球俱樂部。該俱樂部成立於1944年,現時參加立陶宛籃球聯賽。阿特萊塔斯籃球俱樂部的主場是考那斯體育館,可容納5,000名觀眾。球隊的吉祥物是一頭老虎。

阿特萊塔斯籃球俱樂部在立陶宛籃球聯賽中曾獲得7次冠軍,分別是1945年、1946年、1947年、1948年、1949年、1952年和1953年。球隊還曾獲得3次立陶宛籃球盃冠軍,分別是1946年、1947年和1949年。

在歐洲賽場上,阿特萊塔斯籃球俱樂部曾3次打入歐洲冠軍聯賽四強,分別是1997年、2001年和2003年。球隊還曾獲得1次歐洲盃季軍,是在1998年。

阿特萊塔斯籃球俱樂部是立陶宛最著名的籃球俱樂部之一,也是立陶宛籃球聯賽的傳統強隊。球隊培養出了許多優秀的籃球運動員,其中包括薩魯納斯·馬修利尼斯、阿尔维达斯·萨博尼斯、薩烏留斯·斯托姆貝格斯和吉塔納斯·瑙塞達。