Lithuania men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team

Lithuania
FIBA ranking 6th[1]
Joined FIBA 1936
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation Lithuanian Basketball Federation
Coach Gediminas Petrauskas
Nickname(s) Basketball: The Second Religion, Game of the Nation
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Appearances 13
Medals 2008
2009, 2010, 2015
2007
FIBA Under-17 World Championship
Appearances 4
Medals 2016
Uniforms
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The Lithuania men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė vaikinų jaunučių iki 16 ir jaunių iki 17 krepšinio rinktinė), is the representative for Lithuania in international basketball competitions, and it is organized and run by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.[2][3] The Lithuania men's national under-16 basketball team represents Lithuania at the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where they have a chance to qualify into the FIBA Under-17 World Championship.

Competitive record

FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

Main article: FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Year Pos. Pld W L
1971 to 1989Did not participate – was occupied by the Soviet Union
Greece 1991Did not participate
Turkey 19935th761
Portugal 1995Did not participate
Belgium 1997Did not participate
Slovenia 1999Did not participate
Greece 20044th844
Spain 20054th862
Spain 200610th853
Greece 20073rd853
Italy 20081st880
Lithuania 20092nd954
Montenegro 20102nd945
Czech Republic 201111th972
Lithuania 201211th844
Ukraine 20139th954
Latvia 201410th945
Lithuania 20152nd963
Total13/291096940

FIBA Under-17 World Championship

Main article: FIBA Under-17 World Championship
Year Pos. Pld W L
Germany 20104th853
Lithuania 20129th752
United Arab Emirates 2014Did not participate
Spain 20163rd752
Total 3/4 15 8 7

Current roster

2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship

Lithuania men's national under-17 basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SF 3 Lithuania Valčiūnas, Tadas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 17 – (1999-04-21)21 April 1999
PG 4 Lithuania Vilys, Domantas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 16 – (2000-01-12)12 January 2000
SG 5 Lithuania Uleckas, Lukas 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 17 – (1999-08-06)6 August 1999
SG 7 Lithuania Sargiūnas, Ignas 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 17 – (1999-09-11)11 September 1999
PG 8 Lithuania Velička, Arnas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 17 – (1999-12-10)10 December 1999
SF 10 Lithuania Kozys, Vitalijus 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 17 – (1999-04-30)30 April 1999
PF 11 Lithuania Poška, Paulius 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 17 – (1999-03-23)23 March 1999
SG 12 Lithuania Daugėla, Julius 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 17 – (1999-04-16)16 April 1999
C 13 Lithuania Kišūnas, Lukas 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 17 – (1999-01-12)12 January 1999
PF 18 Lithuania Vasiliauskas, Grantas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 17 – (1999-01-10)10 January 1999
C 23 Lithuania Juozaitis, Elvis 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 17 – (1999-01-30)30 January 1999
C 24 Lithuania Balčiūnas, Tomas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 16 – (2000-04-04)4 April 2000
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 08-06-2015

References

  1. ↑ FIBA Ranking for Youth national teams
  2. ↑ "Vaikinų jaunučių (U16)". MusuKrepsinis.lt. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Vaikinų jaunių (U17)". MusuKrepsinis.lt. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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