Wolves Vilnius may not have the history of some of the other teams in the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup, but it is a club on an upward trajectory and it wants to leave a mark in its debut year in the competition. Even though the Lithuanian side is playing in tough-looking Group A, it will hope to make some noise, particularly when playing at home in its 10,000-seat arena.
Wolves enters the EuroCup with a roster containing some notable players, too, as 2018 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion Jeffery Taylor has re-signed until 2025, while Lithuania internationals Eigirdas Zukauskas and Kristupas Zemaitis are also on the team. For both neutrals and Wolves fans alike, following the team's progress will be one of the more interesting storylines of the upcoming EuroCup season.
As one of three new additions to the EuroCup, Wolves tips off its European adventure on the road at Paris Basketball in Round 1. There is a lot of excitement at Wolves heading into its first-ever EuroCup season, with the Lithuanian club having lofty ambitions about what it could achieve in the coming years. Wolves was only founded in June 2022, yet it didn’t take long for fans in Vilnius to hop aboard the hype train. If the team can get off to a winning start in Paris, against a team that shares similar goals, that will be the perfect way to show its fans – and the rest of the EuroCup – that it means business.