Lithuania men's national under-20 and under-21 basketball team

Lithuania
FIBA ranking 6th[1]
Joined FIBA 1936
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation Lithuanian Basketball Federation
Coach Tomas Masiulis
Nickname(s) Basketball: The Second Religion, Game of the Nation
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Appearances 16
Medals 1996, 2012
2005, 2012, 2008
2004
FIBA Under-21 World Championship
Appearances 2
Medals 2005
Uniforms
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The Lithuania men's national under-20 and under-21 basketball team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė vaikinų jaunimo iki 20 ir iki 21 krepšinio rinktinė), is the representative for Lithuania in international basketball competitions, and it is organized and run by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.[2] The Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team represents Lithuania at the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where they previously had a chance to qualify into the FIBA Under-21 World Championship before it being discontinued by FIBA. Lithuanian national team won the last held version of the FIBA Under-21 World Championship in 2005. The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship champions generation (born 1992), led by Jonas Valančiūnas, won every single age-restricted tournament they have competed in. No other generation in the world have shown such impressive performance. Consequently, the unique Lithuanian generation was nicknamed "Auksinis Lietuvos jaunimas" (English: The Golden Lithuanian Youth).[3]

Competitive record

FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

Main article: FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Year Pos. Pld W L
Greece 1992Did not participate
Slovenia 1994Did not participate
Turkey 19961st761
Italy 19988th835
Republic of Macedonia 200010th523
Lithuania 20025th844
Czech Republic 20043rd862
Russia 20052nd862
Turkey 20067th835
Slovenia 200711th826
Latvia 20082nd862
Greece 20095th963
Croatia 20109th853
Spain 201114th945
Slovenia 20121st963
Estonia 20137th1064
Greece 20145th1073
Italy 20157th1055
Finland 20162nd743
Total17/191408159

FIBA Under-21 World Championship

Main article: FIBA Under-21 World Championship
Year Pos. Pld W L
Spain 1993Did not participate
Australia 19978th826
Japan 2001Did not participate
Argentina 20051st871
Total2/41697

Current roster

2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 2 Lithuania Normantas, Margiris 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 20 – (1996-10-27)27 October 1996
PG 7 Lithuania Beliauskas, Laurynas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 19 – (1997-03-02)2 March 1997
SG 8 Lithuania Paliukėnas, Tautvydas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 20 – (1996-08-18)18 August 1996
SF 9 Lithuania Fiodorovas, Ignas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 20 – (1996-03-01)1 March 1996
C 11 Lithuania Birutis, Laurynas 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 19 – (1997-08-27)27 August 1997
SG 13 Lithuania Varnas, Martynas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 17 – (1999-04-30)30 April 1999
PF 14 Lithuania Echodas, Martynas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 19 – (1997-07-07)7 July 1997
SG 15 Lithuania Rupkus, Edvinas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 20 – (1996-02-08)8 February 1996
C 19 Lithuania Sajus, Martynas 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 20 – (1996-02-22)22 February 1996
PF 22 Lithuania Miniotas, Regimantas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 20 – (1996-03-14)14 March 1996
SG 31 Lithuania Žemaitis, Kristupas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 20 – (1996-06-24)24 June 1996
PF 34 Lithuania Stankevičius, Giedrius 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 20 – (1996-07-29)29 July 1996
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 27-05-2016

References

  1. ↑ FIBA Ranking for Youth national teams
  2. ↑ "Vaikinų jaunimo (U20)". MusuKrepsinis.lt. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ↑ ""Auksinis jaunimas" pratęsė tradiciją - laimėjo penktąjį auksą!". Krepsinis.net. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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