Virginijus Šeškus

Virginijus Šeškus
Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas
Position Head coach
League Lithuanian League
Personal information
Born (1967-02-08) 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.

References

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