Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team

The Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė vaikinų jaunimo iki 20 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. 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]

Lithuania
FIBA ranking6th[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationLithuanian Basketball Federation
CoachDonaldas Kairys
Nickname(s)Basketball: The Second Religion, Game of the Nation
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Appearances16
Medals 1996, 2012
2005, 2008, 2016
2004

Competitive record

FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Year Pos.PldWL
1992Did not participate
1994Did not participate
19961st761
19988th835
200010th523
20025th844
20043rd862
20052nd862
20067th835
200711th826
20082nd862
20095th963
20109th853
201114th945
20121st963
20137th1064
20145th1073
20157th1055
20162nd743
20176th743
20189th761
20195th752
Total20/221619665

Current roster

2019 FIBA U20 European Championship

Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 1 Velička, Arnas 19 – (1999-12-10)10 December 1999 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Žalgiris
SF 3 Vaičiūnas, Tadas 20 – (1999-04-21)21 April 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Lietkabelis
SG 4 Leganovič, Justinas 19 – (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) West Nottingham Academy
SG 5 Uleckas, Lukas 19 – (1999-08-06)6 August 1999 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Žalgiris
G 6 Jonkus, Ernestas 20 – (1999-07-03)3 July 1999 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Gargždai-SC
SG 7 Sargiūnas, Ignas 19 – (1999-09-11)11 September 1999 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Colorado State University
SF 10 Kozys, Vitalijus 20 – (1999-04-30)30 April 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Žalgiris
PF 11 Poška, Paulius 20 – (1999-03-23)23 March 1999 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Šilutė
PF 18 Vasiliauskas, Grantas 20 – (1999-01-10)10 January 1999 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Jonava
F/C 35 Lavrinovičius, Danielius 20 – (1999-01-22)22 January 1999 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Artland Dragons
F 92 Sakalauskas, Justas 20 – (1999-02-06)6 February 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Vytis
PG 99 Valinskas, Marius 20 – (1999-05-04)4 May 1999 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Lietkabelis
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 08-07-2019

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.
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