“Great news for the residents of Prienė – Vilnius Wolves, currently occupying the third place in the standings, will play one match of the Betsafe-LKL championship in their city,” the club’s statement reads.
“Basketball fans are already invited to buy tickets to the Prienai Arena on April 20. at 5 p.m. the upcoming Wolves duel with Pasvali’s “Milk Stars”, adds the club from the capital.
“Wolves planned to play this match in Alytus, thanking the fans of this city for the team’s support during the club’s debut season. However, due to problems with the parquet, which no longer meets the requirements of the Lithuanian basketball level, it is no longer possible to play them in the basketball hall of the Dzūkija capital’s sports and recreation center,” it continues.
“Betsafe-LKL” photo/”Wolves” played in Alytus on November 5 against Utena’s “Uniclub Casino – Juventus”
“It’s a pity that we can’t see our fans again in Alytus. However, we hope to meet them in Prienai, the distance to which is not long. At the same time, we have no doubt that the people of Prienai also miss the highest level of basketball, whom we kindly invite to the arena to support our team, reminding that one of our coaches, Marius Leonavičius, was born, grew up and worked in Prienai for a long time,” Wolves said. club director Andrius Žiauberis.
Erika Ovčarenko/BNS photo/LKL match was last held in Prienai Arena last May. “Labas Gas” from Prien took last place, dropped out of LKL and went bankrupt.
Coach Marius Leonavičius will not be the only familiar face in the match.
Almost all Wolves’ Lithuanian basketball players have worn the shirts of this city’s team: captain Regimantas Miniotas, Eigirdas Žukauskas, Vitalijs Kozys, Kristupas Žemaitis and Arnas Beručka.
