Zalgiris names Martin Schiller as head coach 14

Zalgiris‘ intense search for a new head coach has come to an end, as the Lithuanian champions have given the reigns to 38-year-old Austrian specialist Martin Schiller.

“I’m extremely excited to become the new head coach in Kaunas. I’m very thankful and very honored to coach this club with so much tradition. The work that has been done with Zalgiris in the last couple of years has been very good, and I want to keep pushing the program, keep pushing ahead. I’m looking forward to being part of the journey,” – said Zalgiris’ new head coach, as he introduced himself to the fans.

Schiller started off his coaching career in 2004 and has amassed quite a hefty amount of experience in European basketball. He spent most of his career working in Germany, and has been an assistant for the country’s national team.

Since 2017, he has been working as the head coach of the Salt Lake City Stars in the NBA G League, and was named the Coach of the Year this season.

Although the G League season was cut short due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Schiller’s team had enough time to prove themselves as one of the formidable forces. When the season was halted, the Stars held the league’s second-best record at 30-12.

Schiller is known to have a concrete system and has a way of putting his players into it. His team stood out in the NBA G League with extremely smart play. He left an impression to the management, who won them over with his knowledge, rounded out skillset, discipline and managing to demand the maximum from his players.

“Martin is still young, but he has already amassed quite a bit of knowledge. He ticked off all of our boxes. His vision suits our club’s values. As we talked to the coach, we saw how ambitious he is and our view on the job completely connected. We think that with this coach we can continue growing as an organization,” – noted Zalgiris director Paulius Motiejunas.

Zalgiris and the Austrian coach are looking forwards to the future and have agreed on a two-year deal.

Comments

  1. Antras

    Šaras nebus, bet turėtų būt ne mažiau motyvuotas ir ambicingas, kaip Motiejūnas ir norėjo. Rizika didelė, bet Motiejūnas ir žaidėjų visada ieško tokių pat, neatsiskleidusių ir/arba norinčių pasikelti vertę

  2. heyhey

    buciau kalbines martineza , bet as ne komandos vadovas o sirgalius todel palaikysiu komanda be jokiu islygu , sekmes komplektuojant stipria sudeti!

  3. Pagaliau

    Yra treneris nauja pradzia prasides darbai sudeties delioneje

  4. Martinas

    Naujasis zalgirio vairininkas garseja kaip aiskia sistema turintis ir zaidejus i ja itraukti sugebantis treneris kurio komanda NBA G lygoje issiskyre sia lygai neiprastai protingu krepsiniu

  5. Darius

    Mintys dvejopos, turint savą trenerį, tokį kaip Kemzūra, puikų specialistą, kaip penkis rankos pirštus žinantį Eurolygos komandas, jų žaidėjus, jų žaidimo stilių, trenerius ir juo net nesidomėti ? Turint po nosimi taip pat puikų specialistą Adomaitį, kurį pats Jasikevičius įvardino vienu geriausių trenerių Europoje ir jį taip pat palikt už borto ? Du buvę Lietuvos rinktinės treneriai kaip ne kaip neįtiko. Užtai tiko kelis paskutinius metus dirbęs Amerikoje kažkokioje G lygoje, kur visai kitoks krepšinis. Katė maiše. Rizikingas sprendimas.

  6. Austras

    Panašiausias į Šarą

  7. Dariau

    Eik nachui…

  8. Arūnas

    Super, asmeniškai man jis labiausiai ir patiko, džiaugiuosi pasirinkimu.Aisku Kazys Maskvitis irgi tiko, bet nepavyko su jo,

  9. Nematau dvejoniu

    Dariau tik jau nepradek savo destyt reikes laiko duot pasiskaityk interviu nenurases Martynas pasake kad toliau nori kelti organizacijos lygi judeti i prieki nemenka patirtis

  10. Dariau2

    Ne nu tu ziurau visai plaukioji nesigilines nesiskaitai kas rasoma buvo pries savaite apie Kemzura kur pats pasisake D. Adomaicio net nesvarste 15min paklausytum Urbono urbonuso kodel nereikalingas Adomaitis Zalgiriui gal teko girdet kad suprastum kitaip viska

  11. Rasa

    Jau 50 metų esu “Žalgirio fanė. Sveikinu organizacijos vadovus su puikiu pasirinkimu. Tikiu, kad su šiuo treneriu toliau rašysime garbingą savo komandos istoriją. Ačiū, Šarai! Pirmyn į pergales, Martin!

  12. vicka

    sita svetaine niekam jauciu neidomi,net paciam zalgirio klubui,nelaikas butu atnaujint zaideju,treneriu sudetis,nuotraukas?

  13. Linas

    Rizikingas, bet įdomus variantas…Neramina,kad šiam treneriui trūksta vyr. trenerio patirties.

  14. aaa

    tikrai idomus ir netiketas variantas. Dabar svarbiausia isvaikyt nebepasivelkancius senius ir susirinkti normalia sudeti