Virginijus Šeškus
| Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Lithuanian League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 8, 1967 Prienai, Lithuanian SSR, USSR |
| Coaching career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2014 | Prienai / Rūdupis / TonyBet |
| 2014–2015 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
| 2015–present | Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas |
Virginijus Šeškus (born February 8, 1967) is a Lithuanian basketball coach. He is currently head coach of Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).
Career
Virginijus Šeškus was born in Prienai, Lithuania. He trained children in Prienai sports school. Later, he became the head coach of BC Prienai of the secondary basketball league NKL, winning the NKL championship in 2009.[1] Despite significant roster changes, he led his team to two BBL silver medals, two LKL bronze medals and two LKF Cup gold medals over a span of five years. Due to his achievements, Lithuanian basketball giant BC Lietuvos rytas hired him as the head coach in 2014. Due to inconsistent performance and inefficient rotations, he was terminated in February 2015 and later became the assistant coach of the team. He returned to his hometown club BC Prienai in July 2015.[2]
Personal
Šeškus has two sons, Domantas and Edvinas, both of whom play basketball professionally.