Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team

Lithuania

FIBA ranking	6th[1]
Joined FIBA	1936
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Lithuanian Basketball Federation
Coach	Donaldas Kairys
Nickname(s)	Basketball: The Second Religion, Game of the Nation
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Appearances	22
Medals	1996, 2012 2005, 2008, 2016, 2022 2004
Home Away

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

FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

Year	Pos.	Pld	W	L
1992	Did not participate
1994	Did not participate
1996	1st	7	6	1
1998	8th	8	3	5
2000	10th	5	2	3
2002	5th	8	4	4
2004	3rd	8	6	2
2005	2nd	8	6	2
2006	7th	8	3	5
2007	11th	8	2	6
2008	2nd	8	6	2
2009	5th	9	6	3
2010	9th	8	5	3
2011	14th	9	4	5
2012	1st	9	6	3
2013	7th	10	6	4
2014	5th	10	7	3
2015	7th	10	5	5
2016	2nd	7	4	3
2017	6th	7	4	3
2018	9th	7	6	1
2019	5th	7	5	2
2022	2nd	7	4	3
2023	8nd	7	4	3
Total	22/24	175	104	71

Current roster

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 SF 3 Tadas Vaičiūnas 20 – (1999-04-21)21 April 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Lietkabelis SG 4 Justinas Leganovič 19 – (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) West Nottingham Academy SG 5 Lukas Uleckas 19 – (1999-08-06)6 August 1999 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Žalgiris G 6 Ernestas Jonkus 20 – (1999-07-03)3 July 1999 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Gargždai-SC SG 7 Ignas Sargiūnas 19 – (1999-09-11)11 September 1999 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Colorado State University SF 10 Vitalijus Kozys 20 – (1999-04-30)30 April 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Žalgiris PF 11 Paulius Poška 20 – (1999-03-23)23 March 1999 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Šilutė PF 18 Grantas Vasiliauskas 20 – (1999-01-10)10 January 1999 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Jonava F/C 35 Danielius Lavrinovičius 20 – (1999-01-22)22 January 1999 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Artland Dragons F 92 Justas Sakalauskas 20 – (1999-02-06)6 February 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Vytis PG 99 Marius Valinskas 20 – (1999-05-04)4 May 1999 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Lietkabelis	Head coach Donaldas Kairys Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 08-07-2019

References

External links

• Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF)
• Archived records of Lithuania team participations

This page was last edited on 19 February 2024, at 21:05