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2025-04-14 Chicago Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis has expressed uncertainty about playing for the Lithuanian national team at the upcoming FIBA EuroBasket 2025, despite previously stating his intention to join. The 20-year-old's hesitation stems from a public dispute involving Sacramento Kings center and national team captain Jonas Valanciunas, as well as Lithuania's assistant coach, Tomas Pacesas.
2025-04-08 Lithuanian national team GM Linas Kleiza met with all three Lithuanian NBA players: captain Jonas Valanciunas, Domantas Sabonis and Matas Buzelis. During conversations, Kleiza wondered if he had made a mistake by not going to the United States earlier to meet the country's stars.
2025-03-31 Lithuanian national team assistant coach Rimas Kurtinaitis has confirmed that center Jonas Valanciunas will participate in the upcoming EuroBasket. Conversely, Domantas Sabonis is likely to miss the tournament due to the expected birth of his third child in May, as BasketNews recently reported.
2025-03-27 URBONUS’ Donatas Urbonas and Gytis Blazevicius react to the EuroBasket 2025 draw, identify the group of death, rank the groups by strength, and discuss which teams are most likely to advance to the next stage. Episode partner: Full URBONUS episodes are available on all major audio platforms:
2025-03-27 The Lithuania national team and Sacramento Kings star Domantas Sabonis is expected to miss the upcoming EuroBasket 2025 tournament, according to BasketNews sources. According to BasketNews sources, Sabonis won't represent his country due to personal reasons.
2025-03-19 Lithuania is planning a pre-EuroBasket 2025 friendly game against Luka Doncic and Slovenia, according to Lukas Malinauskas of BasketNews. The match is tentatively set for August 15 in Riga, Latvia, but the Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF) is considering hosting it in Lithuania instead.
2025-02-23 Longtime Lithuanian national team member Mindaugas Kuzminskas announced his retirement from international basketball today on Instagram. "And this is the end of my journey with the Lithuanian national team," Kuzminskas said.
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2024-04-30 Two biggest Lithuanian national team stars -- Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis and New Orleans Pelicans big man Jonas Valanciunas -- will be suiting up for their country this summer. The Lithuanian NT head coach, Kazys Maksvytis, confirmed their commitment during the press conference held on Tuesday morning.
2024-04-09 Sacramento Kings and Lithuanian national team center Domantas Sabonis recently shared some details about his youth, revealing that Spain once showed interest in him.
2024-03-13 Zalgiris Kaunas guard Keenan Evans openly admitted he would like to represent the Lithuania national team if given the chance. "I think I'd definitely do it. I think it's something fun, and I haven't experienced it yet," Evans said while talking with the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). "It would be a fun challenge for me."
2024-02-27 Who could have foreseen that the first FIBA post-World Cup window would push the reigning European champions, Spain, into a do-or-die situation? The unexpected loss to Cuba has also added a twist to Team USA's path. The new FIBA window has pushed the No. 1 and No. 2 teams of the FIBA ranking to the ropes.
2024-02-06 Kazys Maksvytis, the head coach of the Lithuanian national team, has revealed the roster for the upcoming FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers. The list contains six EuroLeague players, with Rokas Giedraitis representing Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, and five players coming from Zalgiris Kaunas -- Lukas Lekavicius, Tomas Dimsa, Dovydas Giedraitis, Edgaras Ulanovas, and Laurynas Birutis.
2024-02-01 With the competing calendars of FIBA and EuroLeague not colliding during the national team window, the majority of Zalgiris Kaunas players are set to represent the Lithuanian national team.
2024-01-12 Kazys Maksvytis has been on a relentless schedule since taking over Zalgiris Kaunas before the 2022-23 season. Despite the absence of Keenan Evans, he successfully guided the Greens to the EuroLeague playoffs and secured two domestic titles.
2024-01-12 Kazys Maksvytis, who recently parted ways with Zalgiris Kaunas by mutual agreement, is set to dive into coaching duties without much rest. Lithuanian Basketball Federation president Vydas Gedvilas revealed in a press conference on Friday that Maksvytis will take charge of the Lithuanian national team during the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers.
2023-12-11 Giedrius Zibenas was announced as the new head coach of the Lithuanian national team for the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers. As BasketNews already reported on November 24, Zibenas was officially announced as the new head coach on December 11 after the Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF) committee meeting.
2023-12-11 Slovenia and Lithuania are two of the biggest names in the upcoming Olympic Qualifying Tournament next summer. The two countries will play against one another in preparation for it. Slovenian Basketball Federation's (KZS) president Matej Erjavec held a meeting with the local media where he announced that head coach Aleksander Sekulic will continue to coach Slovenia until 2025.
2023-11-24 Giedrius Zibenas is expected to become the new head coach of the Lithuanian national team for the FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers. According to BasketNews journalist Lukas Malinauskas, Zibenas will be officially announced as the new head coach on December 11 after the Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF) committee meeting.
2023-10-05 After recovering from the Achilles injury he suffered last season, Zalgiris Kaunas guard Keenan Evans admitted he would be interested in playing for the Lithuanian national team. It took 8 months for the 27-year-old to recover from the Achilles injury he suffered in January.
2023-09-28 Always smiling, Mindaugas Kuzminskas was obviously in a good mood during AEK Athens' media day. The Greek club made several high-profile signings this past summer, including Jordan McRae, Brian McLemore, Mfiondu Kabengele, and 2018 EuroLeague champion Chasson Randle.
2023-09-09 Mindaugas Kuzminskas called the performance of the Lithuanian national team in the match against Latvia 'shameful', but was pleased that the squad was unusually united in the latest version of the FIBA World Cup. Kuzminskas, who went scoreless in 17 minutes in Lithuania's blowout (63-98) loss to Latvia, did not look for excuses after the match.
2023-09-09 Entering the court of the Mall of Asia arena to play the game that would decide which team would clinch 5th place in the 2023 World Cup, Latvia and Lithuania looked like two teams with different levels of motivation.
2023-09-07 Jonas Valanciunas paced Lithuania to their sixth win in seven games in the 2023 World Cup, while racking up another double-double. In the contest against Slovenia, where Lithuania prevailed 100-84, the New Orleans Pelicans big man recorded 24 points and 12 rebounds for a PIR of 29.
2023-09-07 Lithuania bounced back after a crushing defeat against Serbia in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 and will play for 5th place in the competition. Kazys Maksvytis' squad comfortably 100-84 beat Slovenia, which suffered a second loss in a row, following the defeat against Canada on Wednesday.
2023-09-07 Two FIBA World Cup classification games were held on Thursday. Lithuania were no match for Luka Doncic's Slovenia (100-84). Just 24 hours after a heated quarterfinal against Canada, which has seen plenty of emotions and Doncic's ejection, Slovenia gave their opponents a run for their money only in the first half.
2023-09-07 Lithuanian national team forward Eimantas Bendzius will miss the rest of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, according to Lukas Malinauskas from BasketNews.lt Lithuania's head coach Kazys Maksvytis confirmed the news ahead of the upcoming game against Slovenia. The 33-year-old suffered a leg injury against Team USA on Sunday and didn't feature in the quarterfinal clash against Serbia.
2023-09-05 Serbia gave Lithuania their first loss in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 and eliminated the Baltic nation from the title contention. Serbia got a cruising 87-68 win over Lithuania in the first World Cup quarterfinal and punched their ticket to the tournament semifinals, where Svetislav Pesic's team will meet either Canada or Slovenia.
2023-09-05 Lithuanian national team forward Eimantas Bendzius will miss the FIBA World Cup 2023 quarterfinal game vs. Serbia due to an injury. The 33-year-old is dealing with a leg pain. Bendzius was the 5th best scorer on the Lithuania roster, posting 9.4 points per game on 39.1% shooting from the three-point range.
2023-09-04 Vaidas Kariniauskas found a moment of relief in the locker room after Lithuania's incredible FIBA World Cup 2023 victory against the USA. He casually donned a blue cap with the Team USA logo, unaware of the repercussions that would follow.
2023-09-04 Serbia will meet against Lithuania in a do-or-die game in the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. The day before the match, Serbian head coach Svetislav Pesic addressed the media.
2023-09-04 "88:87, 1 minute and 40 seconds to go in a game between Lithuania and USA. Jasikevicius! Once again, from the three-point line... Tenth point (in a row) for Jasikevicius! What Sarunas Jasikevicius is doing in the fourth quarter today... As if remembering that desperate missed shot in Sydney, he's trying to redeem the entire Lithuanian team today."
2023-09-03 Austin Reaves, one of the top Team USA scorers, reacted to the first FIBA World Cup 2023 loss to Lithuania, 104-110. "They started off 9 of 9 from three. When the team shoots like that, it's going to be hard to sustain and reduce the lead like that. Tip your hat, they played a really good game," Reaves recalled when asked by BasketNews about the first-half shocker.
2023-09-03 Team USA head coach Steve Kerr reacted to the first FIBA World Cup 2023 loss against Lithuania, 104-110. "That was a great basketball game. Lithuania obviously just came out of the gates on fire. I think they made their first nine threes. I love how our guys fought back, competed like crazy, and gave a really good run," Kerr said in the press conference.
2023-09-03 Lithuania dominated in the first half and shocked Team USA en route to a 110-104 (31-12, 23-25, 17-28, 39-39) win. Lithuania got off to an electric start, making their first nine three-pointers. Team USA scored just 12 points in the first quarter and was already facing a 19-point deficit after the first 10 minutes.
2023-09-02 A couple of months before the World Cup, FIBA ranked them 15th. Even within their own country, there weren't high expectations until the final rosters were confirmed. In a World Cup where four teams hadn't lost any of their four games, not many thought they would be one of them, especially alongside groups like the USA, Slovenia, and Germany.
2023-08-25 Donatas Motiejunas chuckled when I showed him an old picture in the mixed zone of the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila. "Oh, I remember this one very well," he said with a smile. He watched the image of himself wearing the Houston Rockets jersey before his sophomore NBA season and setting a screen for his teammate Jeremy Lin in Manila.
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