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BC Lietuvos rytas, also known as Rytas, is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club, founded in 1997 on the basis of another club, BC Statyba, is one of the most successful Lithuanian basketball clubs. Rytas, among other titles, have won two EuroCup titles, five Lithuanian League titles, three Lithuanian Cups and three Baltic Championships. Lietuvos rytas plays their home games at 11,000-seat Siemens Arena and 2,500-seat Lietuvos rytas Arena. Some of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players have played for Lietuvos rytas over the years including: Šarunas Jasikevicius, Ramunas Šiškauskas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Jonas Valanciunas, Martynas Gecevicius, Renaldas Seibutis, Simas Jasaitis, Robertas Javtokas, Darius Songaila, Marijonas Petravicius, Rimantas Kaukenas, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Gintaras Einikis. Lietuvos rytas plays in the EuroCup, Lithuanian Basketball League, and King Mindaugas Cup. They also have a farm club Perlas, which is used for the development of young players and plays in the second-tier NKL.