2024–25 King Mindaugas Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Lithuania |
| City | Vilnius |
| Venue(s) | Twinsbet Arena |
| Dates | 2 October 2024 – 16 February 2025 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Defending champions | Žalgiris |
The 2024–2025 King Mindaugas Cup, also known as Citadele Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, is the tenth edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup. Žalgiris are the defending champions.
Format
[edit]All 10 teams from 2024–25 LKL season participated in this tournament. Four teams that participated in Euroleague Basketball and FIBA tournaments, have received bye's to quarterfinals stage, while the remaining teams will participate in round-robin stage, with the Top 4 teams advancing to the Quarterfinals.[1][2]
Group stage
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | JON | SIA | JUV | NEP | NEV | MAZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cbet | 3 | 3 | 0 | 268 | 248 | +20 | Advance to Quarterfinals | — | 87–84 | 27 Nov | 88–84 | 93–80 | 31 Oct | |
| 2 | Šiauliai–Casino Admiral | 3 | 2 | 1 | 273 | 252 | +21 | 4 Dec | — | 87–83 | 102–82 | 11 Dec | 13 Nov | ||
| 3 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 256 | 234 | +22 | 23 Oct | 6 Nov | — | 12 Dec | 87–74 | 3 Dec | ||
| 4 | Neptūnas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 272 | 261 | +11 | 13 Nov | 27 Nov | 30 Oct | — | 23 Oct | 106–71 | ||
| 5 | Nevėžis–Optibet | 3 | 1 | 2 | 243 | 251 | −8 | 6 Nov | 30 Oct | 13 Nov | 4 Dec | — | 89–71 | ||
| 6 | M Basket-Delamode | 3 | 0 | 3 | 215 | 281 | −66 | 11 Dec | 22 Oct | 73–86 | 6 Nov | 27 Nov | — |
Quarterfinals
[edit]Four teams have received byes to the Quarterfinals stage due to participating in FIBA and Euroleague Basketball competitions. Those teams are:
All qualified teams will be drawn into pairs, where they will face-off each other in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a match. The winners of each pair would then qualify for the Final four.
Final four
[edit]The final four will be hosted by the Twinsbet Arena in Vilnius on 15–16 February 2025.[3]
| Semifinals 15 February | Final 16 February | ||||||
| Third place 16 February | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Paaiškėjo Citadele KMT atrankos grupės etapo formatas". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Paaiškėjo KMT turnyro formatas ir tvarkaraštis, dvikovas transliuos LRT". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Naujo sezono KMT finalo ketvertas vyks Vilniuje". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 19 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.