2018 King Mindaugas Cup

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

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| tourney_name = Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė

| year = 2018

| logo = SIL-Karaliaus_Mindaugo_taurė_logo.png

| size = 250px

| caption =

| city = Klaipėda

| country = Lithuania

| arena = Švyturys Arena

| dates = 13–18 February 2018

| champion = Žalgiris (2nd title)

| second = Lietuvos rytas

| third = Lietkabelis

| mvp = Edgaras Ulanovas

| mvp_link = Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė MVP

| prevseason = 2017

| nextseason = 2018–19

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The 2018 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė, also known as SIL – Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes,{{cite news|title=SIL–Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė – per LRT televiziją|url=http://www.lkl.lt/straipsniai/1178/silkaraliaus-mindaugo-taure-per-lrt-televizija|accessdate=19 December 2017|work=LKL.LT|date=19 December 2017|language=Lithuanian}} was the third edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup. On 7 December 2017 it was announced that Klaipėda would host the tournament.{{cite news|title=Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės turnyras – Klaipėdoje|url=http://www.lkl.lt/straipsniai/1117/karaliaus-mindaugo-taures-turnyras-klaipedoje|accessdate=7 December 2017|work=LKL.LT|date=7 December 2017|language=Lithuanian}}

Žalgiris was the defending champions. Žalgiris successfully defended its title after beating BC Lietuvos rytas in the Final.

Format changes

After a lot of criticism during last year's tournament Lithuanian Basketball League changed distribution of quarterfinals games venues, awarding them directly to seeded teams instead of previously held open draw. LKL Cheerleaders Battles final was added to complement the event alongside traditional Three-point and Slam Dunk contests.

Draw

The draw of the 2018 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė will be held on 16 January 2018.

Qualified teams

Eight highest ranked teams after the first half of the 2017–18 LKL regular season will qualify to the tournament.

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Bracket

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17 February|RD3=Final
18 February|score-width=25

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| |Lietuvos rytas|91|Juventus|88

| |Lietkabelis|86|Pieno žvaigždės|76

| |Žalgiris|85|Šiauliai|78

| |Dzūkija|61|Lietuvos rytas|81

| |Lietkabelis|74|Žalgiris|88

| |Lietuvos rytas|62|Žalgiris|81

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Quarter-finals

=Neptūnas Klaipėda vs. Dzūkija Alytus=

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=Lietkabelis Panevėžys vs. Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys=

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=Žalgiris Kaunas vs. Šiauliai=

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=Lietuvos rytas Vilnius vs. Juventus Utena=

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Semi-finals

=Dzūkija Alytus vs. Lietuvos rytas Vilnius=

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{{Bs game player | pos = SF | no = 77 | nat = LTU| name = Gediminas Žalalis | p = 2 | r = 2 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = PF | no = 14 | nat = LTU| name = Paulius Petrilevičius | p = 12 | r = 2 | a = 1 }}

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{{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 10 | nat = USA| name = Charles Callison | p = 0 | r = 2 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = F | no = 12 | nat = LTU| name = Mindaugas Sušinskas | p = 0 | r = 1 | a = 0 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = F | no = 19 | nat = CYP| name = Nikolaos Stylianou | p = 13 | r = 2 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = C | no = 21 | nat = RUS| name = Anatoly Kashirov | p = 2 | r = 4 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = F | no = 31 | nat = USA| name = Alan Wiggins| p = 3 | r = 5 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 32 | nat = LTU| name = Gediminas Navickas | p = 0 | r = 1 | a = 2 }}

{{Bs game coach | nat = EST| name = Alar Varrak }}

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{{Bs game player | pos = F | no = 21 | nat = LTU| name = Artūras Jomantas | p = 0 | r = 1 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = F | no = 31 | nat = LTU| name = Rokas Giedraitis | p = 7 | r = 0 | a = 3 }}

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{{Bs game coach | nat = LTU | name = Rimas Kurtinaitis }}

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=Žalgiris Kaunas vs. Lietkabelis Panevėžys=

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| report = [http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/631 Boxscore]

| teamA = Žalgiris Kaunas | scoreA = 88

| teamB = Lietkabelis Panevėžys | scoreB = 74

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| points1 = Davies 17

| rebounds1 = Davies, Kavaliauskas 7

| assist1 = Pangos 3

| rating1 = Davies 22

| points2 = D.Lavrinovič 18

| rebounds2 = D.Lavrinovič 3

| assist2 = Mavra, Peiners 4

| rating2 = D.Lavrinovič 14

| arena = Švyturio Arena | place = Klaipėda | attendance = 3,500

| referee = Tomas Jasevičius, Gytis Vilius, Gintaras Vitkauskas

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{{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 66| nat = LTU| name = Paulius Valinskas | p = 14 | r = 1 | a = 2 }}

{{Bs game coach | nat = LTU | name = Šarūnas Jasikevičius }}

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{{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 8 | nat = LTU| name = Gintaras Leonavičius | p = 0 | r = 0 | a = 2 }}

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{{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 30 | nat = CRO| name = Dominik Mavra | p = 8 | r = 3 | a = 4 }}

{{Bs game coach | nat = LTU | name = Ramūnas Butautas }}

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Slam Dunk Contest

{{Further|LKL Slam Dunk Contest}}

class="wikitable"

|+Contestants{{cite web|title="Oro karaliaus" konkurse – ir etatinis dėjimų meistras, ir jaunasis talentas|url=http://www.lkl.lt/straipsniai/1402/oro-karaliaus-konkurse-ir-etatinis-dejimu-meistras-ir-jaunasis-talentas|publisher=Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga|accessdate=9 February 2018|language=Lithuanian|date=9 February 2018}}

! Pos. !! style="width:150px;"|Player !! width=175|Team !! Height !! Weight !! First round !! Final round

style="text-align:center"| G

| Kenneth Gaines

Juventusalign=center|1.91align=center|94align=center| {{small|94(45+49)}}style="text-align:center;" | 144(48+47+49)
style="text-align:center"| G

| Domantas Vilys{{ref|sdw|WC}}

Perlas (NKL)align=center|1.88align=center|74align=center| {{small|89(44+45)}}style="text-align:center;" | 137(48+43+46)
style="text-align:center"| C

| Matas Jucikas

Neptūnasalign=center|2.05align=center|91align=center| {{small|82(43+39)}}style="text-align:center;" | —
style="text-align:center"| F

| Vyacheslav Bobrov

Pieno žvaigždėsalign=center|2.01align=center|102align=center| {{small|81(38+43)}}style="text-align:center;" | —
style="text-align:center"| F/C

| LaRon Dendy

Juventusalign=center|2.06align=center|104align=center| {{small|80(43+37)}}style="text-align:center;" | —
style="text-align:center"| C

| Šarūnas Beniušis{{ref|inj|INJ}}

Šiauliaialign=center|2.06align=center|98align=center| –style="text-align:center;" | —

{{refbegin}}

{{note|sdw|WC}} Selected as wild card participant.

{{note|inj|INJ}} Šarūnas Beniušis was unable to participate due to an illness{{cite news|title="Oro karalius" – be Beniušio |url=https://www.delfi.lt/krepsinis/naujienos/oro-karalius-be-beniusio-keiciasi-juventus-atstovas-snaiperio-konkurse.d?id=77195147 |accessdate=18 February 2017 |publisher=Delfi (web portal) |date=18 February 2018 |language=Lithuanian}}

{{refend}}

Three-Point Contest

{{Further|LKL Three-point Shootout}}

class="wikitable"

|+Contestants{{cite web|title=Three-point contest participants announced; LaMelo Ball receives wildcard|url=http://en.lkl.lt/straipsniai/1282/three-point-contest-participants-announced-lamelo-ball-receives-wildcard|website=LKL.lt|accessdate=25 January 2018|date=11 January 2018}}

! Pos. !! style="width:150px;"|Player !! width=175|Team !! Height (m) !! Weight (kg) !! First round !! Second round !! Final round

style="text-align:center"| G/F

| Mindaugas Lukauskis

Lietuvos rytasalign=center|1.98align=center|90align=center| 17align=center| 22align=center| 22
style="text-align:center"| G

| Nick Zeisloft

Šiauliaialign=center|1.93align=center|94align=center| 21align=center| 23align=center| 19
style="text-align:center"| G

| Lukas Aukštikalnis{{ref|rep|REP}}

Lietkabelisalign=center|1.96align=center|80align=center| 17align=center| 20align=center| —
style="text-align:center"| F

| Valery Likhodey

Nevėžisalign=center|2.04align=center|100align=center| 17align=center| 16align=center| —
style="text-align:center"| G

| Laurynas Beliauskas

Neptūnasalign=center|1.92align=center|78align=center| 16align=center| –align=center| —
style="text-align:center"| G

| Anthony Ireland{{ref|tpw|WC}} {{ref|rep|REP}}

Juventusalign=center|1.76align=center|79align=center| 16align=center| –align=center| —
style="text-align:center"| G

| Paulius Valinskas

Žalgirisalign=center|1.91align=center|83align=center| 14align=center| –align=center| —
style="text-align:center"| F

| Dovis Bičkauskis{{ref|rep|REP}}

Juventusalign=center|1.91align=center|88align=center| 13align=center| –align=center| —
style="text-align:center"| G

| Gediminas Navickas

Dzūkijaalign=center|1.80align=center|71align=center| 12align=center| –align=center| —
style="text-align:center"| G/F

| Steponas Babrauskas

Pieno žvaigždėsalign=center| 1.97align=center| 88align=center| 11align=center| —align=center| —
style="text-align:center"| G

| Edvinas Šeškus

Vytautasalign=center|1.96align=center|80align=center| 8align=center| –align=center| —
style="text-align:center"| G

| LaMelo Ball{{ref|tpw|WC}}

Vytautasalign=center|1.91align=center|75align=center| –align=center| –align=center| —

{{refbegin}}

{{note|tpw|WC}} Selected as wild card participants.

{{note|rep|REP}} Lukas Aukštikalnis was selected as Adas Juškevičius replacement.{{cite web|title="Lietkabeliui" snaiperių konkurse atstovaus L. Aukštikalnis, L. Ballui tai nebus pirmas konkursas|url=http://www.lkl.lt/straipsniai/1332/lietkabeliui-snaiperiu-konkurse-atstovaus-l-aukstikalnis-l-ballui-tai-nebus-pirmas-konkursas|publisher=Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga|accessdate=9 February 2018|language=Lithuanian|date=24 January 2018}}

{{note|rep|REP}} Dovis Bičkauskis was selected as Simas Buterlevičius replacement{{Cite web|url=https://www.krepsinis.net/naujiena/kmt-oro-karaliaus-ir-snaiperio-konkursuose-dar-du-pasikeitimai/282756|title = KMT "Oro karaliaus" ir "Snaiperio" konkursuose – dar du pasikeitimai}}

{{note|rep|REP}} Anthony Ireland was selected as Jerry Johnson replacement.{{Cite web|url=https://www.15min.lt/24sek/naujiena/lietuva/praradimas-klaipedoje-nebus-ir-lamelo-ballo-875-926668|title = Praradimas: Klaipėdoje nebus ir LaMelo Ballo}}

{{refend}}

Final

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| date = 18 February 2018 | time = 17:30 | TV =

| report = [http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/634 Boxscore]

| teamA = Žalgiris Kaunas | scoreA = 81

| teamB = Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | scoreB = 62

| Q1 = 20–19 | Q2 = 13–16 | Q3 = 27–18| Q4 = 21–9

| points1 = Ulanovas 13

| rebounds1 = Ulanovas 4

| assist1 = Pangos 4

| rating1 = Ulanovas 28

| points2 = Kramer 20

| rebounds2 = Echodas 8

| assist2 = Baron 4

| rating2 = Madgen

| arena = Švyturio Arena | place = Klaipėda | attendance = 5,200

| referee = Tomas Jasevičius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gytis Vilius

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{{Bs game player | pos = SF | no = 6 | nat = FRA| name = Axel Toupane| p = 9 | r = 5 | a = 2 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = PF | no = 13| nat = LTU| name = Paulius Jankūnas | p = 1 | r = 6 | a = 4 }}

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{{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 21 | nat = LTU| name = Artūras Milaknis | p = 3 | r = 1 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 22 | nat = SER| name = Vasilije Micić| p = 3 | r = 3 | a = 3 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = F | no = 30 | nat = USA| name = Aaron White | p = 14 | r = 5 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = C | no = 44| nat = LTU| name = Antanas Kavaliauskas | p = 10 | r = 0 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 66| nat = LTU| name = Paulius Valinskas | p = 2 | r = 1 | a = 0 }}

{{Bs game coach | nat = LTU | name = Šarūnas Jasikevičius }}

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{{refbegin}}

;Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė MVP

:{{flagicon|LIT|size=20px}} Edgaras Ulanovas

;Game rules

:Game was played under FIBA rules.

class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
2018 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė Winners
Žalgiris Kaunas
2nd title

{{refend}}

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{{Bs game player | pos = F | no = 21 | nat = LTU| name = Artūras Jomantas | p = 0 | r = 4 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = F | no = 31 | nat = LTU| name = Rokas Giedraitis | p = 7 | r = 2 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = F | no = 42 | nat = USA| name = Travis Peterson | p = 0 | r = 0 | a = 0 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = C | no = 55 | nat = LTU| name = Egidijus Mockevičius | p = 5 | r = 1 | a = 0 }}

{{Bs game coach | nat = LTU | name = Rimas Kurtinaitis }}

|}

All-Tournament Team

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė}}

{{Basketball in Lithuania}}

{{European Basketball Season 2017–18}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Karaliaus Mindaugo taure 2018}}

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