Lithuania national basketball team at 2016 Olympic Games

This page tracks the progress of the Lithuania men's national basketball team participating in 2016 Summer Olympics.

Main roster

On June 8, the twenty candidates list was published, who were invited to the training camp.[1] The list surprisingly did not included last year European vice-champion Lukas Lekavičius. On July 16, the final Olympic roster was announced, however two of the last candidates: Artūras Milaknis and Vaidas Kariniauskas had to remain with the national team till the last friendly match in case if someone will get injured. Though, Milaknis left the team quickly.[2] Following Ulanovas injury, Kariniauskas qualified into the final roster.

The following is the Lithuania roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Lithuania men's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 5 Kalnietis, Mantas 29 – (1986-09-06)6 September 1986 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Olimpia Milano
G 7 Juškevičius, Adas 27 – (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Lietuvos Rytas
SF 8 Mačiulis, Jonas 31 – (1985-02-10)10 February 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Real Madrid
SG 10 Seibutis, Renaldas 31 – (1985-07-23)23 July 1985 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Žalgiris
F/C 11 Sabonis, Domantas 20 – (1996-05-03)3 May 1996 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Gonzaga Bulldogs
C 12 Kavaliauskas, Antanas 31 – (1984-09-19)19 September 1984 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Lietuvos Rytas
PF 13 Jankūnas, Paulius 32 – (1984-04-29)29 April 1984 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Žalgiris
C 15 Javtokas, Robertas (C) 36 – (1980-03-20)20 March 1980 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Žalgiris
C 17 Valančiūnas, Jonas 24 – (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Toronto Raptors
SF 19 Kuzminskas, Mindaugas 26 – (1989-10-19)19 October 1989 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Unicaja Málaga
G/F 40 Grigonis, Marius 22 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) ICL Manresa
G 93 Kariniauskas, Vaidas 22 – (1993-11-16)16 November 1993 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Kymis B.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016

Candidates that did not make it to the final team
# Position Player Year of birth Club Reason Date announced
31Guard/ForwardRokas Giedraitis1990 BC ŠiauliaiCoaching decision[4]July 5
Forward/CenterDonatas Motiejūnas1990 Houston RocketsContract negotiations[5]July 14
18GuardMindaugas Girdžiūnas1989 Neptūnas KlaipėdaCoaching decision[6]July 14
31Guard/ForwardDeividas Gailius1988 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
21Guard/ForwardArtūras Milaknis1986 UNICS KazanCoaching decision[7]July 16
93GuardVaidas Kariniauskas1993 Kymi
92ForwardEdgaras Ulanovas1992 Žalgiris KaunasInjury, replaced by Kariniauskas[8]July 31

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Jonas Valančiūnas Antanas Kavaliauskas Robertas Javtokas
PF Paulius Jankūnas Domantas Sabonis
SF Jonas Mačiulis Mindaugas Kuzminskas
SG Renaldas Seibutis Marius Grigonis
PG Mantas Kalnietis Adas Juškevičius Vaidas Kariniauskas

Preparation matches
29 June 2016
18:30 EEST
Lithuania 88–58 New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 21–21, 17–14, 22–11
Pts: Ulanovas, Girdžiūnas 16
Rebs: Kavaliauskas 12
Asts: Juškevičius, Kariniauskas 4		 Pts: Webster 16
29 June 2016
18:30 EEST
Lithuania 81–56 Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 16–9, 20–12, 32–16, 13–19
Pts: Juškevičius 17
Rebs: Javtokas, Girdžiūnas, Ulanovas, Kavaliauskas 5
Asts: Kariniauskas 5		 Pts: Romdhane 15
10 July 2016
18:30 EEST
Lithuania 84–53 Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 19–10, 18–13, 19–16
Pts: Juškevičius 15
Rebs: Kavaliauskas 6
Asts: Kalnietis, Jankūnas 4		 Pts: Cox 12
12 July 2016
18:30 EEST
Lithuania 84–61 Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 18–6, 24–22, 18–14
Pts: Valančiūnas 16
Rebs: Sabonis 12
Asts: Kariniauskas 5		 Pts: Kok 14
14 July 2016
18:30 EEST
Lithuania 84–51 Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 21-9, 24-20, 23-16, 16-6
Pts: Kuzminskas 14
Rebs: Sabonis 13
Asts: Kariniauskas 4		 Pts: Liutyč 13
18 July 2016
18:30 EEST
Lithuania 87–83 (OT) Spain
Scoring by quarter: 19-20, 15-12, 20-25, 18-15, Overtime: 15-11
Pts: Kalnietis 24
Rebs: Valančiūnas 10
Asts: Kalnietis 5		 Pts: Rodríguez 14
21 July 2016
21:45 EEST
Spain 76–78 Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 23-15, 16-24, 20-23, 17-16
Pts: Llull 12 Pts: Valančiūnas, Kuzminskas 15
Rebs: Valančiūnas 7
Asts: Kariniauskas 5
Malaga, Spain
25 July 2016
Australia 0–0 (cancelled) Lithuania
28 July 2016
03:00 EEST
Argentina 86–85 (OT) Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 10-7, 16-23, 19-18, 23-20, Overtime: 10-10, 8-7
Pts: Scola 17 Pts: Jankūnas 17
Rebs: Sabonis 11
Asts: Juškevičius 3
30 July 2016
18:00 EEST
Australia 68–81 Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 11-21, 21-20, 14-21, 22-19
Pts: Ingles 16
Rebs: Baynes 7		 Pts: Valančiūnas 19
Rebs: Valančiūnas 8
Asts: Kalnietis 7
31 July 2016
Brasil 64–62 Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 24-19, 12-19, 11-12, 17-12
Pts: Marquinhos 14
Rebs: Nenê, Lima 7
Asts: Huertas 4		 Pts: Kalnietis 13
Rebs: Valančiūnas 9
Asts: Kalnietis, Seibutis, Juškevičius, Mačiulis, Kariniauskas 2

2016 Summer Olympics

Group phase

Lithuania was drawn into the Group B.

Scene from the Lithuania-Brazil game during the group phase.
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 5 3 2 400 407 −7 8[lower-alpha 1] Quarter-finals
2  Spain 5 3 2 432 357 +75 8[lower-alpha 1]
3  Lithuania 5 3 2 392 428 −36 8[lower-alpha 1]
4  Argentina 5 3 2 441 428 +13 8[lower-alpha 1]
5  Brazil (H) 5 2 3 411 407 +4 7
6  Nigeria 5 1 4 392 441 −49 6
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. In games among the four teams at 3–2, Croatia and Spain were 2–1 while Argentina and Lithuania were 1–2. Croatia beat Spain 72–70, and Lithuania beat Argentina 81–73.

All times are local (UTC−3).[9]

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
14:15
Brazil  76–82  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 12–31, 23–12, 24–12
Pts: Barbosa 21
Rebs: Nenê 8
Asts: Huertas 3		 Pts: Kalnietis 16
Rebs: Jankūnas 7
Asts: Kalnietis 8
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,990
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Steven Anderson (USA), José Reyes (MEX)
9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
19:00
Lithuania  89–80  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 23–25, 29–13, 24–26
Pts: Mačiulis 21
Rebs: Sabonis 7
Asts: Kalnietis 12		 Pts: Diogu 19
Rebs: Diogu 7
Asts: Ere 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,785
Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Anne Panther (GER)
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
22:30
Lithuania  81–73  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 14–12, 27–22, 24–24
Pts: Kuzminskas 23
Rebs: Valančiūnas 10
Asts: Kalnietis 7		 Pts: Ginóbili 22
Rebs: Nocioni, Scola 7
Asts: Scola 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 11,093
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Damir Javor (SLO), Eddie Viator (FRA)
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
19:00
Spain  109–59  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 22–18, 36–16, 25–14
Pts: Gasol 23
Rebs: Reyes 9
Asts: Llull 6		 Pts: Kuzminskas 17
Rebs: Valančiūnas 10
Asts: Mačiulis 2
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 11,045
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)
15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
22:30
Lithuania  81–90  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 20–34, 14–28, 26–15
Pts: Kalnietis 26
Rebs: Valančiūnas 6
Asts: Kalnietis 11		 Pts: Bogdanović 22
Rebs: Simon 10
Asts: Simon 6
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,809
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Steven Anderson (USA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

Quarter-final
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
11:00
Australia  90–64  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 22–13, 22–13, 20–21
Pts: Mills 24
Rebs: Bogut 7
Asts: Bogut 6		 Pts: Kalnietis, Kavaliauskas 12
Rebs: Valančiūnas 8
Asts: Kalnietis 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,348
Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

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