2014 Lithuania FIBA Basketball World Cup team

This page tracks the progress of the Lithuanian national basketball team participating in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Main roster

On May 13, head coach Jonas Kazlauskas announced both the extended 24–player main roster and the reserve roster for the national team.[1] On July 1, he announced the condensed candidate roster consisting of 17 players.[2] On August 11, he narrowed the list down to 14 players.[3]

Lithuania men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
C 14 Jonas Valančiūnas 22 – (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Toronto Raptors Canada
C 7 Darjuš Lavrinovič 34 – (1979-11-01)1 November 1979 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Pallacanestro Reggiana Italy
F/C 11 Donatas Motiejūnas 23 – (1990-09-20)20 September 1990 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Houston Rockets United States
F/C 12 Kšyštof Lavrinovič 34 – (1979-11-01)1 November 1979 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Valencia BC Spain
PF 13 Paulius Jankūnas (C) 30 – (1984-04-29)29 April 1984 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) BC Žalgiris Lithuania
SF 8 Jonas Mačiulis 29 – (1985-02-10)10 February 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto Spain
SF 91 Simas Jasaitis 32 – (1982-03-26)26 March 1982 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) PBC Lokomotiv Kuban Russia
SF 19 Mindaugas Kuzminskas 24 – (1989-10-19)19 October 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Unicaja Málaga Spain
G/F 4 Martynas Pocius 28 – (1986-04-28)28 April 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Galatasaray Liv Hospital Turkey
SG 10 Renaldas Seibutis 29 – (1985-07-23)23 July 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Darüşşafaka S.K. Turkey
G 18 Adas Juškevičius 25 – (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Lietuvos rytas Lithuania
PG 25 Šarūnas Vasiliauskas 25 – (1989-03-27)27 March 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Trefl Sopot Poland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Candidates that did not make it to the final team
# Position Player Year of birth Club Reason Date announced
CenterRobertas Javtokas
1980
Lithuania Žalgiris KaunasNeeds time to recuperate[4]June 30
ForwardLinas Kleiza
1985
Italy EA7 Emporio Armani MilanoPersonal problems[2]July 1
GuardMartynas Gecevičius
1988
Lithuania Lietuvos rytasCoaching decision[2]July 1
GuardMarius Grigonis
1994
Spain Peñas Huesca
GuardTomas Dimša
1994
Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas
ForwardDomantas Sabonis
1996
United States Gonzaga Bulldogs
CenterAntanas Kavaliauskas
1984
Lithuania Lietuvos rytas VilniusCoaching decision[3]August 11
ForwardDeividas Gailius
1988
Lithuania Neptūnas Klaipėda
GuardŽygimantas Janavičius
1989
Germany Braunschweig Löwen
CenterArtūras Gudaitis
1993
Lithuania Žalgiris KaunasCoaching decision[5]August 26
GuardAdas Juškevičius*
1989
Lithuania Lietuvos rytas
GuardMantas Kalnietis
1986
Russia Lokomotiv KubanClavicular dislocation[6]

* – Juškevičius was recalled to the national team after Kalnietis' injury vs. Croatia.

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Jonas Valančiūnas Darjuš Lavrinovič
PF Donatas Motiejūnas Kšyštof Lavrinovič Paulius Jankūnas
SF Jonas Mačiulis Mindaugas Kuzminskas Simas Jasaitis
SG Renaldas Seibutis Martynas Pocius
PG Šarūnas Vasiliauskas Adas Juškevičius

Preparation matches
26 July 2014
19:00 EEST
Lithuania Lithuania 93–74 Latvia Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 27–10, 21–24, 22–21, 23–19
Pts: Gudaitis 15
Rebs: Gudaitis 8
Asts: Vasiliauskas 9		 Pts: Šmits 13
28 July 2014
19:00 EEST
Lithuania Lithuania 82–51 Georgia (country) Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 21–9, 25–22, 12–12, 24–8
Pts: Kuzminskas 15
Rebs: Motiejūnas, Gailius 6
Asts: Jankūnas 6		 Pts: Shengelia 13
30 July 2014
19:00 EEST
Lithuania Lithuania 81–54 Georgia (country) Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 15–12, 29–15, 19–13
Pts: D.Lavrinovič 17
Rebs: Motiejūnas 12
Asts: Vasiliauskas 5		 Pts: Pachulia 18
4 August 2014
19:00 EEST
Lithuania Lithuania 90–81 Finland Finland
Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 20–24, 25–22, 19–21
Pts: Kuzminskas 12
Rebs: Mačiulis 7
Asts: Pocius 4		 Pts: Koivisto, Lee 13
8 August 2014
19:00 EEST
Lithuania Lithuania 70–54 Ukraine Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 15–18, 22–13, 10–4
Pts: D.Lavrinovič 19
Rebs: Motiejūnas, D.Lavrinovič 7
Asts: Pocius, D.Lavrinovič 4		 Pts: Gladyr, Jeter 11
9 August 2014
19:00 EEST
Lithuania Lithuania 83–66 Finland Finland
Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 27–21, 29–16, 14–11
Pts: Valančiūnas 20
Rebs: Valančiūnas 11
Asts: Kalnietis 11		 Pts: Lee 20
11 August 2014
19:00 EEST
Lithuania Lithuania 91–78 Australia Australia
Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 31–27, 19–18, 17–18
Pts: Valančiūnas 19
Rebs: Valančiūnas 8
Asts: Kalnietis 7		 Pts: Andersen 19
16 August 2014
19:00 EEST
Lithuania Lithuania 86–67 Greece Greece
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 20–19, 25–10, 22–22
Pts: Motiejūnas 18
Rebs: Motiejūnas 7
Asts: Kalnietis 5		 Pts: Printezis 14
17 August 2014
19:00 EEST
Lithuania Lithuania 85–79 New Zealand New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 19–18, 18–17, 30–21
Pts: Valančiūnas 19
Rebs: Valančiūnas, Mačiulis 5
Asts: Kalnietis 6		 Pts: Penney 26
18 August 2014
19:00 EEST
Lithuania Lithuania 80–76 Slovenia Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 19–20, 21–12, 23–22
Pts: Valančiūnas 14
Rebs: Jankūnas 9
Asts: Kalnietis 4		 Pts: Zupan 18
21 August 2014
18:15 EEST
Brazil Brazil 61–64 Lithuania Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 16–7, 14–21, 9–18
Pts: Hettsheimeir 14 Pts: Valančiūnas, Mačiulis 11
Rebs: Motiejūnas 8
Asts: Kalnietis 7
22 August 2014
18:15 EEST
Iran Iran 67–80 Lithuania Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 20–17, 18–18, 18–24
Pts: Nikkhah 15 Pts: Pocius 12
Rebs: Jankūnas 7
Asts: Juškevičius 3
23 August 2014
21:15 EEST
Slovenia Slovenia 74–72 Lithuania Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 26–22, 12–18, 20–19
Pts: Lorbek 18 Pts: Motiejūnas, Kalnietis, D.Lavrinovič 15
Rebs: D.Lavrinovič 9
Asts: Kalnietis 6
26 August 2014
20:00 EEST
Croatia Croatia 94–80 Lithuania Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 22–26, 28–23, 19–19
Pts: Bogdanović 24 Pts: Mačiulis 20
Rebs: Pocius 5
Asts: Vasiliauskas 3

Preliminary round
30 August 2014
19:00
Lithuania Lithuania 87–74  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 22:27, 23:14, 22:12, 20:21
Pts: Mačiulis 19
Rebs: Valančiūnas 5
Asts: Seibutis 5		 Pts: Cruz 21
Rebs: Ayón 6
Asts: Cruz 4
31 August 2014
19:00
Lithuania Lithuania 75–62  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 23:22, 15:13, 25:14, 12:13
Pts: Motiejūnas 12
Rebs: Valančiūnas 13
Asts: Seibutis 4		 Pts: Mingas 14
Rebs: Mingas 9
Asts: Cipriano 3
2 September 2014
16:30
Lithuania Lithuania 75–82  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 20:30, 8:17, 28:15, 19:20
Pts: Seibutis 21
Rebs: Valančiūnas 6
Asts: Seibutis 3		 Pts: Ingles 18
Rebs: Baynes 6
Asts: Ingles 4
3 September 2014
19:00
Lithuania Lithuania 79–49  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 17:19, 22:10, 18:4, 22:16
Pts: Juškevičius 20
Rebs: Valančiūnas 8
Asts: Motiejūnas 5		 Pts: Moon 15
Rebs: Oh 4
Asts: Kim 4
4 September 2014
20:30
Lithuania Lithuania 67–64  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 22:24, 14:20, 19:18, 12:2
Pts: Valančiūnas 12
Rebs: D.Lavrinovič 8
Asts: Juškevičius 3		 Pts: Lorbek 14
Rebs: Omić 8
Asts: Dragić 4

Knockout stage
7 September 2014
16:00
New Zealand  71–76  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 9–23, 17–13, 24–22, 21–18
Pts: C. Webster 26
Rebs: Vukona 10
Asts: Penney 3		 Pts: Valančiūnas 22
Rebs: Valančiūnas 13
Asts: Seibutis 5
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 7,783
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

Quarterfinals
9 September 2014
17:00
Lithuania  73–61  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 20–10, 14–16, 26–17
Pts: Seibutis 19
Rebs: Valančiūnas 13
Asts: Seibutis, Pocius 3		 Pts: Gönlüm 13
Rebs: Aşık 10
Asts: Preldžić 5
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 9,752
Referees: Juan González (ESP), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Eddie Viator (FRA)

Semifinals
11 September 2014
21:00
United States 96–68  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 22–19, 33–14, 20–19
Pts: Irving 18
Rebs: Gay 7
Asts: Irving 4		 Pts: Valančiūnas, Kuzminskas 15
Rebs: Kuzminskas 9
Asts: Juškevičius, Seibutis 2
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 15,070
Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Sreten Radović (CRO)

Third place playoff
13 September 2014
18:00
Lithuania  93–95  France
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 23–21, 29–21, 22–31
Pts: Valančiūnas 25
Rebs: Valančiūnas 9
Asts: Seibutis 4		 Pts: Batum 27
Rebs: Lauvergne 9
Asts: Diaw 4
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 11,800
Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Juan González (ESP)

Reserve roster

The main goal of the reserve roster is to prepare the team for participation in the 2015 Summer Universiade held in South Korea. Some candidates are listed in both the main roster and the reserve roster.[7]

Lithuania reserve national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 6 Tauras Jogėla 21 – (1993-05-02)2 May 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Žalgiris Lithuania
G 8 Adas Juškevičius 25 – (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Eisbären Bremerhaven Germany
PG 10 Žygimantas Janavičius 25 – (1989-02-20)20 February 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) BC TonyBet Lithuania
C 11 Evaldas Kairys 23 – (1990-10-11)11 October 1990 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) BC Pieno žvaigždės Lithuania
PG 12 Šarūnas Vasiliauskas 25 – (1989-03-27)27 March 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Trefl Sopot Poland
PG 13 Vytenis Čižauskas 21 – (1992-09-16)16 September 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Žalgiris Lithuania
G/F 19 Vaidas Kariniauskas 20 – (1993-11-16)16 November 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Žalgiris Lithuania
SF 22 Eimantas Bendžius 24 – (1990-04-23)23 April 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Lietuvos rytas Lithuania
SG 31 Rokas Giedraitis 22 – (1992-08-16)16 August 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Šiauliai Lithuania
G 44 Paulius Dambrauskas 22 – (1991-12-16)16 December 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Dzūkija Lithuania
C 49 Mindaugas Kupšas 23 – (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) BC Žalgiris Lithuania
G/F 92 Edgaras Ulanovas 22 – (1992-01-07)7 January 1992 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Žalgiris Lithuania
F/C -- Artūras Gudaitis 21 – (1993-06-19)19 June 1993 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Žalgiris Lithuania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    August 30, 2014

Candidates that did not make it to the final team
# Position Player Year of birth Club Reason Date announced
CenterEgidijus Mockevičius
1992
United States Evansville Purple AcesNCAA rulesJune 16
ForwardGilvydas Biruta
1991
United States Rhode Island RamsNCAA rulesJune 16
ForwardArtūras Gudaitis
1993
Lithuania Žalgiris KaunasBack injury[8]June 18

Friendly matches
June 22, 2014
Lithuania Lithuania 76–55 Slovenia Slovenia U–20
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 19–10, 22–12, 19–13
June 24, 2014
Lithuania Lithuania 82–65 Slovenia Slovenia Reserve Team
Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 21–19, 12–18, 24–13
June 29, 2014
Lithuania Lithuania 86–71 Lithuania Lithuania U–20
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 29–19, 21–15, 21–17
June 30, 2014
Lithuania Lithuania 82–64 Lithuania Lithuania U–20
Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 19–14, 17–21, 22–19
# Position Player Year of birth PPG RPG APG
8
G
Adas Juškevičius
1989
13.34.52.0
10
PG
Žygimantas Janavičius
1989
6.82.34.3
12
PG
Šarūnas Vasiliauskas
1989
5.32.05.0
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F/C
Artūras Gudaitis
1993
0.00.00.0

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