Lithuania men's national under-20 and under-21 basketball team

Lithuania
FIBA ranking	6th[1]
Joined FIBA	1936
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Lithuanian Basketball Federation
Coach	Tomas Masiulis
Nickname(s)	Basketball: The Second Religion, Game of the Nation
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Appearances	16
Medals	1996, 2012 2005, 2012, 2008 2004
FIBA Under-21 World Championship
Appearances	2
Medals	2005
Uniforms
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The Lithuania men's national under-20 and under-21 basketball team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė vaikinų jaunimo iki 20 ir iki 21 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, where they previously had a chance to qualify into the FIBA Under-21 World Championship before it being discontinued by FIBA. Lithuanian national team won the last held version of the FIBA Under-21 World Championship in 2005. 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]

Competitive record

FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Year Pos. Pld W L 1992 Did not participate 1994 Did not participate 1996 1st 7 6 1 1998 8th 8 3 5 2000 10th 5 2 3 2002 5th 8 4 4 2004 3rd 8 6 2 2005 2nd 8 6 2 2006 7th 8 3 5 2007 11th 8 2 6 2008 2nd 8 6 2 2009 5th 9 6 3 2010 9th 8 5 3 2011 14th 9 4 5 2012 1st 9 6 3 2013 7th 10 6 4 2014 5th 10 7 3 2015 7th 10 5 5 2016 2nd 7 4 3 Total 17/19 140 81 59

FIBA Under-21 World Championship Year Pos. Pld W L 1993 Did not participate 1997 8th 8 2 6 2001 Did not participate 2005 1st 8 7 1 Total 2/4 16 9 7

Current roster

2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age SG 2 Normantas, Margiris 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 20 – 27 October 1996 PG 7 Beliauskas, Laurynas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 19 – 2 March 1997 SG 8 Paliukėnas, Tautvydas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 20 – 18 August 1996 SF 9 Fiodorovas, Ignas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 20 – 1 March 1996 C 11 Birutis, Laurynas 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 19 – 27 August 1997 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 SG 15 Rupkus, Edvinas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 20 – 8 February 1996 C 19 Sajus, Martynas 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 20 – 22 February 1996 PF 22 Miniotas, Regimantas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 20 – 14 March 1996 SG 31 Žemaitis, Kristupas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 20 – 24 June 1996 PF 34 Stankevičius, Giedrius 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 20 – 29 July 1996	Head coach Tomas Masiulis Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 27-05-2016

External links

• Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF)

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.