Rimantas Grigas replaces Aco Petrovic as head coach 0

Zalgiris Kaunas announced Tuesday that former head coach Rimantas Grigas is replacing Aco Petrovic as head coach effective immediately. Grigas and assistant Oliver Kostic will run the team’s Tuesday practice and be on the sideline for Wednesday’s Group A contest against Caja Laboral in which Zalgiris can advance to the Top 16 with a win.

Grigas, 48, previously led Zalgiris for a season-and-a-half. He took over in December 2006 and resigned shortly before the start of the 2007-08 season. He led the team to back-to-back Lithuanian titles, the 2008 Lithuanian Cup and the 2008 Baltic League crown. After leaving Zalgiris, Grigas coached Ukrainian side Budivelnik for two seasons.