The 2024–25 King Mindaugas Cup, also known as Citadele Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, was the tenth edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup. Žalgiris successfully defended the title for the 5th time in a row after defeating Neptūnas in the final 91–89.
Format All 10 teams from 2024–25 LKL season participated in this tournament. Four teams that participated in Euroleague Basketball and FIBA tournaments, have received bye's to quarterfinals stage, while the remaining teams will participate in round-robin stage, with the Top 4 teams advancing to the Quarterfinals.
Group stage
Quarterfinals Four teams have received byes to the Quarterfinals stage due to participating in FIBA and Euroleague Basketball competitions. Those teams are: 7bet–Lietkabelis Rytas Wolves Twinsbet Žalgiris All qualified teams will be drawn into pairs, where they will face-off each other in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a match. The winners of each pair would then qualify for the Final four. The draw took place on 15 December.
Final four The final four was hosted by the Twinsbet Arena in Vilnius on 15–16 February 2025.
Semifinals
Third place
Final
2024–25 King Mindaugas Cup champions Žalgiris(8th title)
Three-Point contest
+Contestants Pos. Player Team Height (m) Weight (kg) First round Semifinal Final G/F Nojus Mineikis M Basket–Delamode 2.01 95 15 – – G Chauncey Collins M Basket–Delamode 1.85 85 13 – – G Nedas Montvila Nevėžis–Optibet 1.94 91 9 – – G Desure Buie Neptūnas 1.80 73 16 – – G Eimantas Stankevičius Šiauliai–Casino Admiral 1.92 90 23 15 – F/C Erikas Venskus Cbet 2.05 100 14 – – G Laurynas Beliauskas Uniclub Bet – Juventus 1.92 84 17 19 26 G Dominykas Stenionis 7bet–Lietkabelis 1.79 75 7 – – F Arnoldas Kulboka Wolves Twinsbet 2.06 104 17 18 22 G Ignas Sargiūnas Rytas 1.96 86 15 – – G/F Mantas Juzėnas Žalgiris 2.00 91 10 – – F Šarūnas Knyšius NKA I Hegelmann Litauen 1.55 40 17 11 –
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