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
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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 Year Pos. Pld W L 1964 to 1988 Did not participate – was occupied by the Soviet Union 1990 Did not participate 1992 Did not participate 1994 1st 7 6 1 1996 12th 7 2 5 1998 9th 7 3 4 2000 7th 8 3 5 2002 4th 8 4 4 2004 9th 7 4 3 2005 9th 8 4 4 2006 2nd 8 7 1 2007 4th 8 5 3 2008 2nd 8 5 3 2009 4th 9 7 2 2010 1st 9 9 0 2011 5th 9 6 3 2012 2nd 9 8 1 2013 5th 9 6 3 2014 7th 9 4 5 2015 3rd 9 6 3 Total 17/31 139 89 50

FIBA Under-19 World Championship Year Pos. Pld W L 1979 to 1987 Did not participate – was occupied by the Soviet Union 1991 Did not participate 1995 5th 8 6 2 1999 Did not participate 2003 2nd 8 5 3 2007 9th 8 4 4 2009 9th 8 5 3 2011 1st 9 7 2 2013 3rd 9 7 2 2015 Did not participate Total 6/12 50 34 16

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 Kulboka, Arnoldas 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 18 – 4 January 1998 PG 4 Beliauskas, Laurynas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 19 – 2 March 1997 SF 7 Dieninis, Mykolas 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 19 – 27 January 1997 PG 9 Pilauskas, Aistis 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 18 – 8 April 1998 SF 11 Sedekerskis, Tadas 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 18 – 17 January 1998 F 12 Masiulis, Gytis 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 18 – 10 April 1998 SG 13 Varnas, Martynas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 17 – 30 April 1999 PF 14 Echodas, Martynas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 19 – 7 July 1997 C 15 Birutis, Laurynas 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 19 – 27 August 1997 F 16 Galinauskas, Gvidas 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 19 – 25 September 1997 SG 20 Beručka, Arnas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 19 – 17 March 1997 SG 42 Švambaris, Jokūbas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 19 – 16 March 1997	Head coach Saulius Štombergas Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 08-06-2015

External links

• Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF)

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.