Lithuania men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team

The Lithuania men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė vaikinų jaunučių iki 16 ir jaunių iki 17 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-16 basketball team represents Lithuania at the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where they have a chance to qualify into the FIBA Under-17 World Championship.

Lithuania
FIBA ranking2 4[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationLithuanian Basketball Federation
CoachGediminas Petrauskas
Edvinas Justa
Nickname(s)Basketball: The Second Religion, Game of the Nation
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Appearances15
Medals 2008
2009, 2010, 2015, 2016
2007
FIBA Under-17 World Championship
Appearances3
Medals 2016

Competitive record

Current roster

2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship

Lithuania men's national under-17 basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SF 3 Valčiūnas, Tadas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 21 – (1999-04-21)21 April 1999
PG 4 Vilys, Domantas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 20 – (2000-01-12)12 January 2000
SG 5 Uleckas, Lukas 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 20 – (1999-08-06)6 August 1999
SG 7 Sargiūnas, Ignas 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 20 – (1999-09-11)11 September 1999
PG 8 Velička, Arnas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 20 – (1999-12-10)10 December 1999
SF 10 Kozys, Vitalijus 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 21 – (1999-04-30)30 April 1999
PF 11 Poška, Paulius 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (1999-03-23)23 March 1999
SG 12 Daugėla, Julius 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 21 – (1999-04-16)16 April 1999
C 13 Kišūnas, Lukas 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 21 – (1999-01-12)12 January 1999
PF 18 Vasiliauskas, Grantas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (1999-01-10)10 January 1999
C 23 Juozaitis, Elvis 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – (1999-01-30)30 January 1999
C 24 Balčiūnas, Tomas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 20 – (2000-04-04)4 April 2000
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 08-06-2015

References
  1. FIBA Ranking for Youth national teams
  2. "Vaikinų jaunučių (U16)". MusuKrepsinis.lt. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. "Vaikinų jaunių (U17)". MusuKrepsinis.lt. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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