Lithuanian national basketball team VS Lebanon FIBA Turkey 2010

The Lithuanian national basketball team is the representative for Lithuania in international men's basketball. Lithuania is historically one of the most prestigious and successful teams in international competition, winning medals in three out of four Olympic tournaments, coming away with three bronze medals.

Lithuanian men competed in two of the pre-war Eurobasket competitions for the European championship. They won both the Eurobasket 1937 andEurobasket 1939 competitions. The 1939 team was led by Pranas Lubinas(Frank Lubin), who helped popularize basketball in the country and was called the "Grandfather of Lithuanian Basketball."

Being part of the Soviet Union, Lithuanian players frequently formed the core of the Soviet national team. This was especially so for the 1988 Olympic Basketball gold medal winning team which got most of its scoring from four Lithuanians: Valdemaras Chomičius, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Šarūnas Marčiulionisand Arvydas Sabonis.

After the restoration of Lithuanian independence in 1990, the national team was resurrected. Lithuania won bronze medals in the first three Olympics to feature NBA players—1992, 1996, and 2000, and finished fourth in 2004 and2008.

The Lithuanian team won the Eurobasket 1937, 1939 and Eurobasket 2003.

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Lithuanian National Basketball Team roster v • d • e

Players

Pos. # Name Age - DOB Ht. PG 4 Mažutis, Andrius 28 - April 21, 1981 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) PG 5 Kalnietis, Mantas 23 - September 6, 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) SG 6 Mačiulis, Jonas 24 - February 10, 1985 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) C 7 Lavrinovič, Darjuš 29 - November 1, 1979 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) SG 8 Lukauskis, Mindaugas 30 - May 19, 1979 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) PG 9 Delininkaitis, Tomas 28 - June 11, 1982 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) SF 10 Jomantas, Artūras 24 - May 4, 1985 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) SF 11 Kleiza, Linas 24 - January 3, 1985 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) PF 12 Lavrinovič, Kšyštof 29 - November 1, 1979 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) SF 13 Jasaitis, Simas 27 - March 26, 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) C 14 Petravičius, Marijonas 29 - October 24, 1979 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) C 15 Javtokas, Robertas (C) 29 - March 20, 1980 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)

Lithuania Lietuva
FIBA Ranking	6th
Joined FIBA	1992
FIBA Zone	FIBA Europe
National Federation	Lietuvos Krepšinio Federacija (LKF)
Coach	Kestutis Kemzura
Olympic Games
Appearances	5 (1992, 1996, 2000,2004, 2008)
Medals	Bronze 1992, 1996,2000
World Championships
Appearances	2 (1998, 2006, 2010)
Medals	None
Eurobasket
Appearances	9 (1937, 1939, 1995 - 2009)
Medals	Gold 1937, 1939,2003 Silver 1995 Bronze 2007