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
Appearances22
Medals 1996, 2012
2005, 2008, 2016, 2022
2004

Competitive record

FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Main article: 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
20222nd743
20238nd743
Total22/2417510471

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 Arnas Velička 19 – (1999-12-10)10 December 1999 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Žalgiris
SF 3 Tadas Vaičiūnas 20 – (1999-04-21)21 April 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Lietkabelis
SG 4 Justinas Leganovič 19 – (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) West Nottingham Academy
SG 5 Lukas Uleckas 19 – (1999-08-06)6 August 1999 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Žalgiris
G 6 Ernestas Jonkus 20 – (1999-07-03)3 July 1999 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Gargždai-SC
SG 7 Ignas Sargiūnas 19 – (1999-09-11)11 September 1999 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Colorado State University
SF 10 Vitalijus Kozys 20 – (1999-04-30)30 April 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Žalgiris
PF 11 Paulius Poška 20 – (1999-03-23)23 March 1999 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Šilutė
PF 18 Grantas Vasiliauskas 20 – (1999-01-10)10 January 1999 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Jonava
F/C 35 Danielius Lavrinovičius 20 – (1999-01-22)22 January 1999 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Artland Dragons
F 92 Justas Sakalauskas 20 – (1999-02-06)6 February 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Vytis
PG 99 Marius Valinskas 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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