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21-558: The Final four event includes an annual LKL Three-point Shootout contest, LKL Future Cup was introduced in 2018 with Žalgiris and Rytas youth teams competing for the cup. LKL Slam Dunk Contest was part of the Final four program until the event was removed in 2019. The new tournament was presented to public on 1 December 2015, to replace the LKF Cup and the LKL All-Star Day . In 2016

42-591: A 1975 article for the Official Collegiate Basketball Guide , whose author Ed Chay was a sportswriter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer . Chay stated that the Marquette basketball team "was one of the final four" during the previous season's tournament . The myth that "final four" was first used in 1975 is refuted by the fact that the term "final four" was in widespread use in descriptions of

63-765: A trademark, the term is still widely used by sportswriters, fans etc. to denote participants in semifinal rounds of professional postseason playoffs, such as those of the League Championship Series in Major League Baseball , the conference championship games in the National Football League , and the conference championship series in both the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League . "Final Four"

84-456: Is the tournament champion. In some tournaments, the two teams that lose in the semi-final round compete for third place in a consolation game . The term "final four" is most often used in the United States and in sports heavily influenced by that country; elsewhere, only the term "semi-finals" is in common use. Previously, it was believed that the phrase "final four" first appeared in print in

105-882: The FIBA Americas League ( FIBA Americas League Final 4 ), the EuroLeague ( EuroLeague Final Four ), the Champions League ( Champions League Final Four ), the Israeli Premier League , the Philippine NCAA , and the University Athletic Association of the Philippines . The CEV Champions League in volleyball also uses "Final Four" for its final rounds. Despite the NCAA's registration of "Final Four" as

126-574: The Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). The club was officially founded in 1999, and had been playing in the second-tier Lithuanian basketball league NKL (formerly known as LKAL ) since its inception. Having been promoted to the top division, the club played a strong first season in the LKL, finishing fifth. The first basketball club in Jonava known as "Statyba" was founded in 1969. In 1980,

147-414: The 2 remaining spots in the quarterfinals round. In the quarterfinals round teams that placed 1 to 4 last year will be seeded against teams that made their way through the second round. Final four will be held on the 15-16 of February, location is yet to be decided. In 2021 the official name was Citadele King Mindaugas Cup for sponsorship purposes. The 2021 tournament included 10 LKL clubs and 6 clubs from

168-503: The Final Four. These four teams are matched against each other on the last weekend of the tournament. The Final Four of the men's Division I tournament is traditionally held on a Saturday, while the Final Four of the women's Division I tournament is usually played on a Friday. The NCAA also uses "Final Four" for other sports besides basketball, such as men's volleyball and women's volleyball championships. For ice hockey tournaments,

189-555: The NCAA basketball tournament by the 1960s. For example, Bill Mayer of the Kansas-based Lawrence Daily Journal World wrote in 1966, "What a great year it could be if   ... KU   ... could advance to the NCAA Final Four by winning the regional here." The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) later trademarked the term. The oldest and most common use of the term is in reference to

210-407: The NCAA uses a variation of the term—" Frozen Four ". Because the term is now a registered trademark of the NCAA in the United States, no other organizations in that country can use the phrase to refer to their tournaments. Organizations in other countries may officially do so. Many basketball organizations outside the U.S. use the term for the semifinal and final rounds of their tournaments such as

231-501: The NKL league. They competed in a four-round tournament. Top 6 LKL teams received automatic placements into the quarterfinals round and the bottom 4 teams had to compete against the 4 NKL clubs. For the first-time home and away matches were played in the quarterfinals round. The final four was held in Vilnius for the second time, where Rytas 70-67 beat Žalgiris in the final. In the summer of 2019 it

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252-463: The NKL league. They competed in a two-round tournament. Top 4 LKL teams received automatic placements into the quarterfinals round and the 6 bottom LKL teams had to compete against 6 NKL clubs. The final four took place on the 13-14 of February and was held in Panevėžys for the first time. In the final Žalgiris 78–69 beat Lietkabelis and defended its title. The 2022 Citadele King Mindaugas Cup tournament

273-412: The final four teams in the annual NCAA basketball tournaments: each Final Four team is the champion from one of four regions of the tournament. These regional champions then travel from the four separate sites of their regional rounds to a common venue for the Final Four. A team must advance through multiple rounds of play—typically winning four consecutive games in a field of 64 (or 68) teams—to qualify for

294-596: The final to claim their 5th and 3rd straight King Mindaugas Cup title. The 2023 edition was eerily similar. Rytas, Lietkabelis and Žalgiris all advanced to the semifinals, and together with them came debutants CBet Jonava . Rytas once again shockingly fell in the semifinals to CBet 86-92. On the other hand, Žalgiris left no other surprises and took care of Lietkabelis 77-67. The third place game saw two disappointed sides clash against each other, with Lietkabelis coming on top against Rytas 91-88. Žalgiris claimed their 6th and 4th straight Cup by beating CBet 81-77. Edgaras Ulanovas

315-543: The official name was Kidy Tour King Mindaugas Cup for sponsorship purposes, where Top 8 teams after 2 rounds in the Lithuanian basketball league competed in a 3-day tournament, in Vilnius , Siemens Arena . The format was where top team after 2 LKL rounds faced 8th team in the quarterfinals, second placed team faced 7th team and so on. Lietuvos Rytas 67-57 beat Žalgiris in the final. In 2017 Kidy Tour King Mindaugas Cup there

336-522: Was a slight change in the format, seeds where divided between 1-4 and 5-8 and a quarterfinal draw was introduced. Also, instead of a 3-day tournament, a Final four format was introduced where semi-finals and finals where played over the weekend. The first final four was held in Kaunas , where Žalgiris beat Lietkabelis 84–63 in the final. The official name of King Mindaugas Cup in 2018 changed to SIL King Mindaugas Cup due to sponsorship reasons. Pairing format

357-433: Was announced to be held in Vilnius and the newly renamed Avia Solutions Group Arena. In the quarterfinal stages Žalgiris, Rytas, Lietkabelis and Šiauliai-7bet prevailed to the semifinals. In the semifinals, Žalgiris beat Šiauliai-7bet 80-68 and Lietkabelis upset Rytas by beating them 82-80 in their home arena. Rytas beat Šiauliai-7bet 76-71 in the third place game and Žalgiris destroyed an undermanned Lietkabelis side 91-66 in

378-463: Was decided to change the format again, introducing two more clubs from the NKL, expanding the total number of teams to 16. 4 round system is kept the same, where bottom 6 LKL teams will be seeded versus the unseeded NKL clubs. Out of the 6 winners in the first round 2 teams that had the best record in their league last year will receive an automatic placement into the quarterfinals round, the other 4 teams will be paired and will play home and away games for

399-641: Was kept the same, seeds were divided into 1-4 and 5-8 seeds, and the quarterfinal matches were played at the higher seed's home court. Final four was held in Klaipėda , where Žalgiris 81-62 beat Lietuvos Rytas. In the summer of 2018 it was announced about the expansion of the tournament. Teams from lower division league NKL were introduced and the tournament started in October 2018. The official name of King Mindaugas Cup changed back to Kidy Tour King Mindaugas Cup. The 2018-2019 tournament included 10 LKL clubs and 4 clubs from

420-419: Was named Final Four MVP. Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence. Final four In sports, the final four is the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament . Usually the final four compete in the two games of a single-elimination tournament 's semi-final (penultimate) round. Of these teams, the two who win in the semi-final round play another single-elimination game whose winner

441-575: Was used to refer to the crew of STS-135 , the final Space Shuttle mission. The term has also been used in some television shows to denote the last remaining four contestants, such as the Philippine TV series StarStruck and the reality show Survivor . BC Jonava BC Jonava , also known as CBet Jonava ( Lithuanian : Jonavos CBet ) for sponsorship reasons, is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Jonava . The team competes in

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