Mantas Šernius

Lithuanian basketball coach

Mantas Šernius
CBet Jonava

Position	Head coach
League	LKL
Personal information
Born	(1983-06-29) 29 June 1983 (age 41) Šilutė, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Coaching career	2008–present
Career history
As coach:
2008–2009	BC Šiauliai (assistant)
2009–2010	TEO Vilnius (assistant)
2010	TEO Vilnius
2010–2012	VIČI-Aistės Kaunas
2013–2014	Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys (assistant)
2014–2016	Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2016–2018	Shanxi Flame
2018–2019	BC Žalgiris-2
2019–2021	CBet Prienai
2021–2022	Pieno žvaigždės
2022–2024	Prometey (assistant)
2024–present	CBet Jonava

Career highlights and awards
As head coach: 2× Lithuanian League Coach of the Year (2015, 2021) As assistant coach: Latvian-Estonian Basketball League champion (2023)

Mantas Šernius
Personal information
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2002	FK Šilutė		(18)
2002	FK Inkaras Kaunas	27	(7)
2003–2004	FK Atlantas	47	(7)
2003	→ FK Atlantas-2 (loan)		(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mantas Šernius (born 29 June 1983) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach for CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Šernius is also the head coach of the Lithuania women's national basketball team.

Coaching career

On 1 July 2022, Šernius signed as an assistant coach with Ukrainian club Prometey, working under head coach Ronen Ginzburg.^[1] He re-signed with the team on 16 May 2023.^[2]

On 15 July 2024, Šernius was named as the head coach of CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).^[3]

References

^ "Mantas Sernius is the first assistant head coach!". prometeybc.com. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ "Mantas Sernius remains Roneb Ginzburg's first assistant in the new season". prometeybc.com. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ "Jonavos „CBet" pasirašė sutartį su treneriu Mantu Šerniumi". bcjonava.lt (in Lithuanian). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.