Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team

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Lithuania
FIBA ranking6th[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationLithuanian Basketball Federation
CoachDonaldas Kairys
Nickname(s)Basketball: The Second Religion, Game of the Nation
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Appearances22
Medals 1996, 2012
2005, 2008, 2016, 2022
2004

The Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė vaikinų jaunimo iki 20 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. 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[edit]

FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship[edit]

Main article: FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Year Pos. Pld W L
Greece 1992 Did not participate
Slovenia 1994 Did not participate
Turkey 1996 1st 7 6 1
Italy 1998 8th 8 3 5
North Macedonia 2000 10th 5 2 3
Lithuania 2002 5th 8 4 4
Czech Republic 2004 3rd 8 6 2
Russia 2005 2nd 8 6 2
Turkey 2006 7th 8 3 5
Slovenia 2007 11th 8 2 6
Latvia 2008 2nd 8 6 2
Greece 2009 5th 9 6 3
Croatia 2010 9th 8 5 3
Spain 2011 14th 9 4 5
Slovenia 2012 1st 9 6 3
Estonia 2013 7th 10 6 4
Greece 2014 5th 10 7 3
Italy 2015 7th 10 5 5
Finland 2016 2nd 7 4 3
Greece 2017 6th 7 4 3
Germany 2018 9th 7 6 1
Israel 2019 5th 7 5 2
Montenegro 2022 2nd 7 4 3
Greece 2023 8nd 7 4 3
Total 22/24 175 104 71

Current roster[edit]

2019 FIBA U20 European Championship


Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 1 Arnas Velička 19 – (1999-12-10)10 December 1999 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Žalgiris Lithuania
SF 3 Tadas Vaičiūnas 20 – (1999-04-21)21 April 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Lietkabelis Lithuania
SG 4 Justinas Leganovič 19 – (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) West Nottingham Academy United States
SG 5 Lukas Uleckas 19 – (1999-08-06)6 August 1999 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Žalgiris Lithuania
G 6 Ernestas Jonkus 20 – (1999-07-03)3 July 1999 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Gargždai-SC Lithuania
SG 7 Ignas Sargiūnas 19 – (1999-09-11)11 September 1999 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Colorado State University United States
SF 10 Vitalijus Kozys 20 – (1999-04-30)30 April 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Žalgiris Lithuania
PF 11 Paulius Poška 20 – (1999-03-23)23 March 1999 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Šilutė Lithuania
PF 18 Grantas Vasiliauskas 20 – (1999-01-10)10 January 1999 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Jonava Lithuania
F/C 35 Danielius Lavrinovičius 20 – (1999-01-22)22 January 1999 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Artland Dragons Germany
F 92 Justas Sakalauskas 20 – (1999-02-06)6 February 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Vytis Lithuania
PG 99 Marius Valinskas 20 – (1999-05-04)4 May 1999 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Lietkabelis Lithuania
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 08-07-2019

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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