Establishment of basketball club „Šiauliai“
In June 1994, Adomas Klimavičius with “Šiauliai Plentas” AB (road construction company) Chief Engineer Algimantas Mikšis participated in the LKL (Lithuanian Basketball League) board meeting, where presented video footage about Šiauliai city infrastructure, budget, team structure, coaches. After that, the members of the Board voted: ten out of thirteen voted in favor of admitting the “Šiauliai” club addition to LKL. The first interview of the club general manager Adomas Klimavičius and the head coach Antanas Sireika
Club logo created by Jonas Mockevičius. Later it was improved by Domantas Klimavičius.
After two losses on the opponent courts against Kaunas "Lavera" and Vilnius "Statyba", Šiauliai city team returns home. The first match in "Tauras" gym and the first win in LKL were achieved against Kaunas "NECA" (93:75). Best performers on “Šiauliai” team were: O.Bulancevas (25 points), M.Žukauskas (18 points) and A.Tamkevičius (17 points). Full box score
First win in European tournaments
After a successful debut season in the Lithuanian Basketball League (4th place), Šiauliai received the opportunity to compete in 1995-1996. In R.Korach's cup. The first opponent was the Polish team - Wroclaw Slask / Eska. In the second half, Šiauliai showed exceptional performance and defeated the Polish team 100: 88. Full box score.
“Šiauliai” won Lithuanian Men's Basketball Cup
Šiauliai won the 32nd Lithuanian Men's Basketball Cup ("Lietuvos sporto") tournament. The team started from the third stage of the tournament, where they defeated"Olympas" Plungė twice. The final 4 stage took place in Šiauliai. In the semifinals "Šiauliai" defeated "Šilutė" (83:68), and in the finals in a close game - Vilnius "Statyba" (96:88).
M.Žukauskas 45 points in a single game
The single-game points record was set in 1996. April 1st "Šiauliai" met with the winner of the regular season "Atletas" Kaunas in the quarterfinals and here Mindaugas Žukauskas exploded with 45 points and carried the team to victory. Mindaugas finished with 11 (2pt), 5 (3pt) and 8 free-throws. This performance still remains as a player record of points in a single game. Boxcore.
Sometimes top notch medals can be quite painful. The final four of the LKF Cup took place in Šiauliai and BC "Šiauliai'' competed to defend the cup which was won a year ago. However, the match of the finals was unsuccessful for "Šiauliai'' team and after a close game, "Lietuvos rytas-Statybai" Vilnius won the LKF Cup (65:72).
First Bronze (3rd place) of LKL
In the 1999-2000 season, the bronze medals of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) were finally won. The series against "Sakalai" Vilnius was won 3:1 and it was payback to the Vilnius city team for last season's loss for bronze. The key match in this series could be called the first game of the series, where Šiaulia won unexpectedly in Vilnius (77:62).
3-pointers record by G.Pečiulionis
One of the most impressive and record-breaking performances in the history of "Šiauliai" club is 11 three-pointers made in a single game by G.Pečiulionis. A fateful evening for opponents came in 2001 March.3d. On the home court, visitors of the "Panevėžys" team arrived. In this match, G.Pečiulionis scored 11 three-point points out of 16 attempts and for a long time set this as a record for other "Šiauliai" basketball players (In total, he scored 41 points). This result is also one of the best in the history of LKL. Boxscore
Team finished with 143 points in a single game
In the 2000-2001 season "Šiauliai" achieved the highest scoring game in a single match. During the regular season of LKL, “Suvalkija” Marijampolė was defeated on a trip by "Šiauliai" (82 - 143). The team's players scored 49 2pt (86% accuracy) and 39 free throws. Boxscore
Second 3rd place was won in series against “Alita” Alytus. Final series victory was achieved on away court (Alytus), where "Šiauliai" won 97:62. Final series result 3:1.
The first website of the club was created
Website of the basketball club "Šiauliai" was presented to the media in Šiauliai internet salon "Sala": www.splentas.lt/kksiauliai. Team was the third (after "Žalgiris" and "Lietuvos rytas") among the nine clubs that competed in LKL to start using modern information technologies.
After two consecutive bronze series losses to Alytus' team, "Šiauliai" returned to the third place. After a very competitive series in the key match of the series (fith) in Šiauliai, the team defeated "Sakalai" Vilnius (84:78).
In the semifinals of the FIBA Europe cup (Nordic Conference) in Moscow, Šiauliai lost to Rostov's Lokomotiv team, but in the fight for the third place, they won against “EURAS” Yekaterinburg (86:71). Boxscore
Bronze (3rd place) in first BBL season
In the first season of the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) (2004-2005), Šiauliai won bronze medals. They lost to "Žalgiris" Kaunas in the semifinals, but the “Ventspils” (Latvia) team was defeated in the match for the third place - 97:87. Boxscore Video
The fourth bronze was won at home and “Sakalai” Vilnius were defeated again (3:1). This time, really impressive victory results were recorded: 83:46, 111:77.
The second journey for the bronze medals of the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) was easier than the previous season. This time the team was challenged by the "Nevėžis" Kėdainiai, which was successfully defeated - 76:59. Top performers of the team: T. Klimavičius (12 points, 15 rebounds) and A. Jomantas (20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assist). Boxscore
One of the easiest bronze series took place in the 2005-2006 season when we were challenged by "Nevėžis" Kėdainiai. BC "Šiauliai" won the series “dry” 3:0, and an average difference of victories were more than 15 points.
Although the bronze series of LKL against "Neptūnas" Klaipėda was won with a result 3:0, two away wins were achieved only by a three-point and two-point advantage. BC "Šiauliai" won the final match in Klaipėda (86:84), once A.Čepulis had a huge performance in the second half of the match and scored 27 points.
After spending thirteen first seasons in the Lithuanian basketball league (LKL) playing in the old “Tauras” gym, the team moved to the new Šiauliai arena. This impressive 100-meter-diameter building, four of the five floors of which are covered with glowing holographic glass, has become the new home of the Šiauliai team. The first official match was played in 2007 September 28 against "Aisčiai-Atletas" Kaunas (W 73:61).
