2010 Lithuania men's FIBA World Championship team

Lithuania men's national basketball team had its third appearance at the FIBA World Championship at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Despite qualifying only as a wild card invitation by FIBA following an underwhelming performance at EuroBasket 2009, Lithuania had its best performance ever at the World Championship, losing only the semifinal against the United States en route to a bronze medal.

Lithuania flag during the awarding ceremony


2010 FIBA World Championship Roster

Main roster
Lithuanian National Basketball Team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 4 Seibutis, Renaldas 25 – (1985-07-23)23 July 1985 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) CB Bilbao Berri
PG 5 Kalnietis, Mantas 23 – (1986-09-06)6 September 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Žalgiris
SF 6 Mačiulis, Jonas 25 – (1985-02-10)10 February 1985 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Armani Jeans Milano
SG 7 Pocius, Martynas 24 – (1986-04-28)28 April 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Žalgiris
SG 8 Gecevičius, Martynas 22 – (1988-05-16)16 May 1988 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Lietuvos Rytas
G 9 Delininkaitis, Tomas 29 – (1981-07-11)11 July 1981 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) PAOK BC
SF 10 Jasaitis, Simas 28 – (1982-03-26)26 March 1982 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Galatasaray Cafe Crown
F 11 Kleiza, Linas 25 – (1985-01-03)3 January 1985 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Toronto Raptors
F/C 12 Klimavičius, Tadas 27 – (1982-10-10)10 October 1982 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Žalgiris
PF 13 Jankūnas, Paulius 26 – (1984-04-29)29 April 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) BC Žalgiris
C 14 Andriuškevičius, Martynas 24 – (1986-03-12)12 March 1986 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) CB Lucentum Alicante
C 15 Javtokas, Robertas (C) 30 – (1980-03-20)20 March 1980 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Valencia BC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current pro club

Reserves roster
Pos Height Player Year of birth Current club
PG
1.88 m
Arvydas Eitutavičius*
1982
 Cholet Basket
PG
1.85 m
Aidas Viskontas
1986
 Perlas Vilnius
G
1.92 m
Martynas Mažeika
1985
 AEK Athens
SG
1.94 m
Adas Juškevičius
1989
 Žalgiris Kaunas
SG
1.98 m
Renaldas Seibutis*
1985
 Free Agent
SF
2.00 m
Deividas Gailius
1988
 Virtus Bologna
SF
1.96 m
Arvydas Šikšnius
1987
 Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
F
2.04 m
Mindaugas Kuzminskas
1989
 BC Šiauliai
PF
2.03 m
Vytautas Šarakauskas
1982
 BC Šiauliai
PF
2.03 m
Valdas Vasylius
1983
 Free Agent
PF
2.05 m
Valdas Dabkus
1984
 InterCollege Etha Engomis
F/C
2.04 m
Tadas Klimavičius*
1982
 Žalgiris Kaunas
C
2.21 m
Martynas Andriuškevičius*
1986
 CB Lucentum Alicante
Coach
Robertas Kuncaitis
1964
 Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius

* denotes players that were placed in the main roster.

Candidates that did not make it to the final team:

# Position Player Year of birth Last season's club before the tournament Notes
 ForwardMindaugas Katelynas1983 CB Lucentum AlicanteSustained an injury while in training camp[1]
 CenterDonatas Motiejūnas1990 Benetton TrevisoReleased from the team after game against Czech Republic (2010-08-02)
 GuardGiedrius Gustas1980 Panorama BCReleased from the team after game against Spain (2010-08-07)
 GuardArvydas Eitutavičius1982 Cholet BasketReleased from the team after game against USA (2010-08-21)
 GuardMindaugas Lukauskis1979 ASVEL Lyon-VilleurbanneReleased from the team after game against USA (2010-08-21)
Other candidates that did not make it to the training camp
 ForwardRamūnas Šiškauskas1978 CSKA MoscowRetired from national team after 2008 Summer Olympics
 GuardArvydas Macijauskas1980 Free agentDecided to end career[2]
 GuardRimantas Kaukėnas1977 Real MadridDecided not to play because family circumstances
 CenterMarijonas Petravičius1979 Armani Jeans MilanoCannot play because of back injury
 ForwardKšyštof Lavrinovič1979 Montepaschi SienaCannot play because of back injury
 CenterDarjuš Lavrinovič1979 Real MadridCannot play because the new club didn't give permission to participate
 GuardŠarūnas Jasikevičius1976 Panathinaikos AthensDecided not to play
 ForwardArtūras Jomantas1985 BC Lietuvos RytasCannot play because of minor injuries

Preparation matches

Note: All times are UTC+2

Reserve Team
July 6
20:30
England  73–78  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 22-19, 21-23, 15-20, 15-16
July 7
20:30
England  78–92  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 21-19, 19-31, 24-18, 14-24
July 13
11:00
CBA Team 81–107  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 27-24, 24-32, 18-26, 12-25
July 14
14:30
CBA Team 68–84  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 11-31, 19-15, 16-24, 22-14
July 16
14:30
China  86–82  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 22-15, 24-22, 16-17, 24-28
July 18
14:30
China  81–77  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 10-6, 20-19, 23-30, 26-22
July 20
14:30
China  68–79  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 10-26, 16-15, 23-22, 19-16

Main Team
July 31
21:00
Lithuania  91–59  Finland
Scoring by quarter: 28-16, 23-22, 30-14, 10-7
Šiaulių arena, Šiauliai, Lithuania
August 2
19:10
Lithuania  93–84 (OT)  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 25-24, 24-18, 11-19, 15-14, Overtime: 18-9
Cido arena, Panevėžys, Lithuania
August 6
21:30
Lithuania  86–84  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 21-23, 19-15, 27-25, 19-21
Vitoria, Spain
August 7
21:00
Spain  97–76  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 30-16, 25-26, 23-15, 19-19
Vitoria, Spain
August 13
22:00
Lithuania  80–77  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 23-18, 15-16, 22-26, 20-17
August 14
19:15
Germany  67–78  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 25-22, 10-18, 11-18, 21-20
August 15
17:30
Lithuania  93–82  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 17-24, 26-21, 20-24, 30-13
August 20
21:30
Spain  94–75  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 24-19, 25-22, 25-13, 20-21
August 21
22:00
Lithuania  61–77  United States
Scoring by quarter: 15-7, 14-21, 20-29, 12-20
August 24
19:10
Lithuania  94–67 Kauno Žalgiris
Scoring by quarter: 25-13, 21-12, 24-17, 24-25

FIBA World Championship 2010

Note: All times are local

Preliminary round
Main article: 2010 FIBA World Championship Group D
August 28
16:00
New Zealand  79–92  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 10–25, 27–24, 18–18
Pts: Penney 37
Rebs: Abercrombie 11
Asts: Cameron, Tait 3		 Pts: Kleiza 27
Rebs: Kleiza 8
Asts: Kalnietis, Mačiulis 4
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Anthony Dewayne Jordan (USA), Srdan Dozai (CRO), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB)
August 29
16:00
Lithuania  70–68  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 21–23, 22–14, 15–11
Pts: Kleiza 18
Rebs: Kleiza 10
Asts: Pocius 4		 Pts: Anderson 15
Rebs: Kendall 11
Asts: Anderson 5
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Juan Jose Fernandez (ARG)
August 31
21:00
Spain  73–76  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 21–24, 21–18, 9–23
Pts: Navarro, Gasol 18
Rebs: Fernández 9
Asts: Garbajosa, López 3		 Pts: Kleiza 17
Rebs: Kleiza, Javtokas 8
Asts: Kalnietis 5
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Anthony Dewayne Jordan (USA), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB)
September 1
21:00
Lithuania  69–55  France
Scoring by quarter: 11–24, 13–6, 28–11, 17–14
Pts: Mačiulis 19
Rebs: Javtokas 5
Asts: Kleiza 3		 Pts: Batum 13
Rebs: Diaw 6
Asts: Batum 3
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 7,100
Referees: Jorge Vasquez (PUR), Anthony Dewayne Jordan (USA), Juan Jose Fernandez (ARG)
September 2
18:30
Lebanon  66–84  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 16–23, 19–25, 15–20
Pts: Fahed 19
Rebs: Rustom, Abdelnour 6
Asts: Rustom 5		 Pts: Seibutis 17
Rebs: Andriuškevičius, Klimavičius 7
Asts: Delininkaitis 4
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 4,300
Referees: Jorge Vazquez (PUR), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Jakub Zamojski (POL)

Knockout stage
Main article: 2010 FIBA World Championship knockout stage

Round of 16

September 7
18:00
Lithuania  78–67  China
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 26–18, 21–11, 14–16
Pts: Kleiza 30
Rebs: Kleiza 9
Asts: Kalnietis 5		 Pts: Liu W. 21
Rebs: Yi J.L. 12
Asts: Liu W., Wang Z.Z., Wang S.P. 3
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Recep Ankarali (TUR), Yuji Hirahara (JPN)

Quarterfinals

September 9
21:00
Lithuania  104–85  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 22–12, 35–23, 19–32
Pts: Jasaitis 19
Rebs: Kleiza 9
Asts: Kalnietis, Jankūnas 5		 Pts: Delfino 25
Rebs: Oberto, Jasen 5
Asts: Prigioni 6
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Jorge Vasquez (PUR), Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Scott Jason Butler (AUS)

Semifinals

September 11
19:00
United States  89–74  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 19–15, 23–26, 24–21
Pts: Durant 38
Rebs: Odom 10
Asts: Billups, Rose, Westbrook 3		 Pts: Javtokas 15
Rebs: Javtokas 9
Asts: Kalnietis, Mačiulis, Pocius, Delininkaitis 2
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Sasa Pukl (SLO), Marcos Fornies Benito (BRA)

Third–place game

September 12
19:00
Serbia  88–99  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 16–25, 16–24, 34–27
Pts: Veličković 18
Rebs: Krstić 8
Asts: Rašić 10		 Pts: Kleiza 33
Rebs: Jasaitis 10
Asts: Kleiza 4
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Jorge Vasquez (PUR), Anthony Dewayne Jordan (USA), Christos Christodoulou (GRE)

Orders, decorations, and medals

National team players, coaches and staff members were awarded with State orders, decorations and medals for their success.[3]

AwardAward titlePersonPosition
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Commander's CrossKęstutis KemzūraHead coach
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Commander's CrossPaulius JankūnasPlayer
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Commander's CrossSimas JasaitisPlayer
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Commander's CrossRobertas JavtokasPlayer
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Commander's CrossLinas KleizaPlayer
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Commander's CrossRobertas KuncaitisCoach
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Commander's CrossJonas MačiulisPlayer
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Officer's CrossJuozas PetkevičiusTechnical manager
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Knight's CrossMartynas AndriuškevičiusPlayer
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Knight's CrossTomas DelininkaitisPlayer
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Knight's CrossMartynas GecevičiusPlayer
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Knight's CrossMantas KalnietisPlayer
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Knight's CrossTadas KlimavičiusPlayer
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Knight's CrossMartynas PociusPlayer
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Knight's CrossRenaldas SeibutisPlayer
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas MedalAidas BuzelisMasseur
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas MedalRimtautas GudasDoctor
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas MedalDonaldas KairysCoach-scout
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas MedalEvaldas KandratavičiusPhysical training coach
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas MedalAleksejus PeletskijMasseur
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas MedalMantas ŠerniusCoach-scout
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas MedalVytenis TrumpickasDoctor

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20100731041948/http://www.lrytas.lt/-12803449271278194173-traum%C4%85-patyr%C4%99s-m-katelynas-i%C5%A1vyksta-i%C5%A1-rinktin%C4%97s-stovyklos.htm
  2. Macijauskas announces retirement
  3. Dėl apdovanojimo valstybės ordinais ir medaliais Kūno kultūros ir sporto dienos proga, Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas (in Lithuanian)
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