BC Šiauliai

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Šiauliai

Founded	June 22, 1994
Arena	Šiauliai Sports Palace
Team Colors	Yellow
Head coach	Aloyzas Rudys
President	Algimantas Mikšys

KK Šiauliai (Lithuanian: Krepšinio Klubas Šiauliai; English: Basketball Club Šiauliai) is the major basketball club of Šiauliai, Lithuania participating in LKL. It is the third best team in the LKL for three consecutive years after the Lithuanian basketball grands Lietuvos Rytas and Žalgiris.

The team was head coached by Antanas Sireika for more than eight seasons. The team has only Lithuanian-born players, choosing not to take advantage of league rules to allow up to five foreign born players on the roster.

Best achievement in the LKL - third place (in 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006).