Gintaras Krapikas
Azovmash Mariupol | |
| 2012 | Unics Kazan (assistant) |
|---|---|
| 2013–2014 | Žalgiris Kaunas (assistant) |
| 2014–2016 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2018–2019 | Nanjing Monkey Kings |
| 2019–2020 | Nanjing Monkey Kings (assistant) |
| 2020–2021 | Guangdong Southern Tigers (assistant) |
| 2022–present | Žalgiris Kaunas (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As assistant coach:
As head coach:
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Medals | |
Gintaras "Vytas" Krapikas (born 6 July 1961 in
Playing career
During the 1980s, while playing for Žalgiris, Krapikas' jersey number was 9, and his position was small forward.
Coaching career
In 2000, Krapikas took a position as assistant basketball coach for
In 2008, he was the head coach of
In 2018, Krapikas signed with the Nanjing Monkey Kings of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). For the 2019–20 season, he became an assistant coach for the team. In 2020, he moved to Guangdong Southern Tigers, with whom he won a CBA title in the 2020–21 season. On 11 April 2022, Krapikas returned to Žalgiris Kaunas as an assistant coach under Kazys Maksvytis.[1]
Awards and achievements
- USSR League Champion - 1985, 1986, 1987
- 1986
- Olympic Bronze medalist - 1992
- European championship Silver medalist - 1995
Coaching record
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| G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win-loss % | ||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Žalgiris | 2008–09 | 10 | 2 | 8 | .200 | Eliminated in group stage |
| Žalgiris | 2009–10 | 8 | 1 | 7 | .125 | Resigned |
| Žalgiris | 2014–15 | 24 | 10 | 14 | .417 | Eliminated in TOP-16 |
| Žalgiris | 2015–16 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | Fired |
| Career | 54 | 18 | 36 | .333 | ||
Nickname
Gintaras Krapikas has an old nickname, which appeared during his tenure with Kaunas Žalgiris as a player. The nickname appeared due to his second name "Krapikas", which is a little bit similar to Lithuanian word "Krapai" (English: Dill) and at that time, there was a famous dill farmer, Vytas, from Petrašiūnai.[2]
References
- ^ "Permainos "Žalgiryje": Maksvytis keičia Zdovcą, grįžta Krapikas". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ Europos čempionato dienoraštis (6): apie Kalną, Delną ir kodėl tik J.Kazlauskas neturi pravardės Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Lithuanian)
- (in Lithuanian) [1]. Gintaras Krapikas. Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga.
- (in Lithuanian) [2]. G. Krapikas: „Žalgiris“ – mano gyvenimas. Balsas.lt.
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