Vladas Garastas, a Lithuanian basketball coach who led Žalgiris, the Soviet Union national team and Lithuania’s national team, died on June 10, 2026.
He was 94. Born in Linkuva on February 8, 1932, Garastas was also a basketball player and later served as president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.
He was honored as a Merited Coach of the USSR and named an honorary citizen of Biržai District Municipality.