Lithuania men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team

Lithuania
FIBA ranking 6th[1]
Joined FIBA 1936
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation Lithuanian Basketball Federation
Coach Saulius Štombergas
Nickname(s) Basketball: The Second Religion, Game of the Nation
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Appearances 17
Medals 1994, 2010
2006, 2008, 2012
2015
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Appearances 2
Medals 2011
2003
2013
Uniforms
Light
Dark

The Lithuania men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė vaikinų jaunių iki 18 ir jaunimo iki 19 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-18 basketball team represents Lithuania at the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where they have a chance to qualify into the FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Competitive record

FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship

Main article: FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Year Pos. Pld W L
1964 to 1988Did not participate – was occupied by the Soviet Union
Netherlands 1990Did not participate
Hungary 1992Did not participate
Israel 19941st761
France 199612th725
Bulgaria 19989th734
Croatia 20007th835
Germany 20024th844
Spain 20049th743
Serbia 20059th844
Greece 20062nd871
Spain 20074th853
Greece 20082nd853
France 20094th972
Lithuania 20101st990
Poland 20115th963
Lithuania 20122nd981
Latvia 20135th963
Turkey 20147th945
Greece 20153rd963
Total17/311398950

FIBA Under-19 World Championship

Main article: FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Year Pos. Pld W L
1979 to 1987Did not participate – was occupied by the Soviet Union
Canada 1991Did not participate
Greece 19955th862
Portugal 1999Did not participate
Greece 20032nd853
Serbia 20079th844
New Zealand 20099th853
Latvia 20111st972
Czech Republic 20133rd972
Greece 2015Did not participate
Total6/12503416

Current roster

2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship

Lithuania men's national under-18 basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PF 1 Lithuania Kulboka, Arnoldas 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 18 – (1998-01-04)4 January 1998
PG 4 Lithuania Beliauskas, Laurynas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 19 – (1997-03-02)2 March 1997
SF 7 Lithuania Dieninis, Mykolas 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 19 – (1997-01-27)27 January 1997
PG 9 Lithuania Pilauskas, Aistis 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 18 – (1998-04-08)8 April 1998
SF 11 Lithuania Sedekerskis, Tadas 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 18 – (1998-01-17)17 January 1998
F 12 Lithuania Masiulis, Gytis 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 18 – (1998-04-10)10 April 1998
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
C 15 Lithuania Birutis, Laurynas 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 19 – (1997-08-27)27 August 1997
F 16 Lithuania Galinauskas, Gvidas 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 19 – (1997-09-25)25 September 1997
SG 20 Lithuania Beručka, Arnas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 19 – (1997-03-17)17 March 1997
SG 42 Lithuania Švambaris, Jokūbas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 19 – (1997-03-16)16 March 1997
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 08-06-2015

References

  1. ↑ FIBA Ranking for Youth national teams
  2. ↑ "Vaikinų jaunių (U18)". MusuKrepsinis.lt. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Vaikinų jaunimo (U19)". MusuKrepsinis.lt. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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