Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team

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]

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

Competitive record

FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Main article: FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Year Pos.PldWL
Greece 1992Did not participate
Slovenia 1994Did not participate
Turkey 19961st761
Italy 19988th835
North 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
Greece 20176th743
Germany 20189th761
Israel 20195th752
Montenegro 20222nd743
Greece 20238nd743
Total22/2417510471

Current roster

2019 FIBA U20 European Championship

Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.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
  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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