A change has been made in the Lithuanian national team roster. Gediminas Orelikas will be replaced by Donatas Tarolis.
Donatas Tarolis
Team: |
Buducnost Podgorica |
Position: | PF |
Age: | 28 |
Height: | 203 cm |
Weight: | 92 kg |
Birth place: | Gargždai, Lithuania |
Orelikas will not join the national team due to minor health problems.
The 2.02-meters tall forward Tarolis, the previous season played for Buducnost VOLI Podgorica and averaged 6.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in the ABA league.
Lithuania will begin its preparation for EuroBasket on July 25, except for Domantas Sabonis and Jonas Valanciunas, who will join the team on August 6 due to FIBA and NBA agreement rules.
Lithuania will play 7 friendly games against Estonia (August 4 and 7), Finland (August 10 and 11), Spain (August 16 and 18), and the Netherlands (August 19).
Lithuania will also face Hungary (August 24) and Montenegro (August 27) in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers Second Round.
Full 16-man roster
- Arnas Butkevicius, Zalgiris Kaunas
- Domantas Sabonis, Sacramento Kings
- Eigirdas Zukauskas, free agent
- Donatas Tarolis, Buducsnost VOLI Podgorica
- Gytis Masiulis, Rytas Vilnius
- Ignas Brazdeikis, free agent
- Jonas Valanciunas, New Orleans Pelicans
- Kristupas Zemaitis, BC Wolves
- Laurynas Birutis, Zalgiris Kaunas
- Lukas Lekavičius, Zalgiris Kaunas
- Marius Grigonis, Panathinaikos OPAP Athens
- Martynas Echodas, Rytas Vilnius
- Mindaugas Kuzminskas, free agent
- Rokas Giedraitis, Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Rokas Jokubaitis, FC Barcelona
- Tomas Dimsa, Zalgiris Kaunas