[ad_1]
Photo: BNS
BNS photo
After breaking the Citadele KMT quarter-final barrier, Vilnius Rytas has made changes. The capital club has announced that it differs from coach Donald Kairis, for whom this was the last game in charge of the “Rytas” team.
Vilnius Morning / Time
Giedrius Žibėnas, 36, who has taken over as the team’s chief strategist, will take over as assistant coach this season.
“First of all, we would like to apologize for the team’s recent results, which do not satisfy either the club or the Vilnius basketball community,” says Darius Gudelis, Chairman of the Ryto Board. – Therefore, there could be no other decision after this match. We believed in Donald and his work in Vilnius, but looking at the results, change is inevitable. We wish him success in the next stops of his career.
An hour before the news, Kairys told a press conference that she had no intention of leaving her post, but in the end the club made a different decision.
“It just came to our knowledge then. We have healthy men who want to play, who need to train and I need to train,” Kairys said after Saturday’s game with Juventus.
In 2020, Kairys signed a contract with Rytas based on the 2 + 1 formula.
This season, under the leadership of 43-year-old basketball specialist Rytas, Betsafe – LKL won 9 wins and suffered 5 losses.
On the international front, the capital’s team no longer has the possibility of advancing to the next stage of the FIBA Champions League and has 1 win and 4 losses on its account.
Tonight, Rytas fell in the King Mindaugas Cup to Juventus de Utena and finished in the quarterfinals.
Press conference after the morning games and Juventus:
[ad_2]
