Established:
1964

Sport:
Basketball

Location:
Lithuania

Gender:
Male

Details Basketball

Description: Basketball

BC Neptunas (Lithuanian: Krepšinio klubas Neptunas), commonly known as Neptunas or Neptunas Klaipeda, is a basketball club from Klaipeda, Lithuania participating in the Lithuanian Basketball League and internationally in the Champions League. It was founded in 1962 under the name BC Maistas (English: Food) and in 1964, BC Maistas's name was changed to BC Neptunas. The club carries the name of the Roman sea god Neptune. Neptunas participated in the 2014–15 EuroLeague season and is only the third Lithuanian club to participate in the premier European basketball league, after Žalgiris and Lietuvos rytas.