Lithuania

FIBA EuroBasket 15 vt. (0 - 0)
City: Vilnius
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Matas Buzelis uncertain about EuroBasket 2025 participation after scandal in Lithuania

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.
Linas Kleiza evaluates EuroBasket chances of Lithuania's NBA stars

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.
Lithuania confirms Valanciunas' presence, Sabonis' uncertain​ status for EuroBasket

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.
Death Group For Greece & Other EuroBasket 2025 Draw Surprises

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:
Domantas Sabonis expected to miss EuroBasket 2025

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. 
Lithuania set to face Luka Doncic, Slovenia in pre-EuroBasket friendly

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.
Mindaugas Kuzminskas retires from Lithuanian national team

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.
 
Lithuania announces final 12-man roster for FIBA World Cup

2023-08-14

In the last friendly game in the home country, Lithuania defeated Finland. After the match, the final roster for the upcoming 2023 FIBA World Cup was announced. Head coach Kazys Maksvytis cut Azuolas Tubelis, who signed a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers this summer, leaving 12 players on the roster.
Lithuania cuts roster down to 13 players before FIBA World Cup

2023-08-10

The day after a friendly game against France in Orleans, the Lithuanian national team was cut down to 13 players. Head coach Kazys Maksvytis has parted ways with Dovydas Giedraitis (Zalgiris Kaunas) and Donatas Tarolis (CSM Oradea). Both players were not registered for the match against France on Wednesday.
Lithuania cuts down preliminary roster for FIBA World Cup

2023-08-01

Lithuania saw Georgia react in the last stretch of the pre-World Cup friendly game in Kaunas, but ultimately got away with a narrow 104-102 win on Tuesday night. Jonas Valanciunas paved the way with 21 points on 8/11 from the field, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. 
Walkup responds to naturalization critics, reacts to Serbian and Lithuanian approach

2023-07-31

As Thomas Walkup envisioned the second FIBA World Cup 2023 group stage matchup between Greece and Team USA, he was curious about how he would experience "The Star-Spangled Banner" from the opposing side. As for his mom, she couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled about the future when he decided to obtain Greek citizenship and wondered if Thomas would settle in Athens for the rest of his life.
Arnas Butkevicius to miss FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023

2023-06-26

Lithuania continues to suffer from losses before the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, as Arnas Butkevicius becomes the latest player that will miss the upcoming competition. Lithuanian national team captain Jonas Valanciunas confirmed the news during his training camp in Vilnius. Valanciunas said Butkevicius will have surgery.
Domantas Sabonis will miss FIBA World Cup 2023

2023-06-22

Sacramento Kings All-Star center Domantas Sabonis won't play in the FIBA World Cup 2023, as reported by Lukas Malinauskas of BasketNews. According to BasketNews sources, the 27-year-old is set to miss the tournament due to a complicated off-season, as he is dealing with a thumb injury sustained during this past NBA season, as well as sorting out his contract situation with the Kings.
Domantas Sabonis unlikely to play in FIBA Basketball World Cup

2023-06-19

The Sacramento Kings star Domantas Sabonis seems unlikely to play in the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup after the Lithuania national team head coach Kazys Maksvytis provided an update.
Lithuania welcomes positive update on Ignas Brazdeikis' World Cup availability

2023-06-08

Lithuanian Basketball Federation Secretary General, Mindaugas Balciunas, provided some insights regarding the Lithuanian national team roster for the FIBA World Cup 2023.
Domantas Sabonis injury: Kings center doesn't rule out thumb surgery

2023-06-02

Sacramento Kings All-Star center Domantas Sabonis admitted that the surgery for his injured right thumb is not ruled out just yet. The 27-year-old Lithuanian talked with Sean Cunningham from Fox 40 Sports, providing the most recent injury update.
Lithuania to miss 4 EuroLeague players in World Cup, uncertainty surrounds Sabonis

2023-05-25

Lithuanian NT head coach Kazys Maksvytis provided some unfortunate news regarding the team's roster in FIBA World Cup 2023, as several key players will not be able to contribute this upcoming summer due to personal decisions.
Lithuania announces 10 preparation games ahead of FIBA World Cup

2023-05-25

As the FIBA World Cup 2023 approaches, the Lithuanian national team has unveiled its preparation game schedule. With a series of ten friendly matches lined up, Lithuania aims to fine-tune its skills and strategies before the highly anticipated tournament. Notably, all of Lithuania's opponents, except Ukraine, are participants in the upcoming FIBA World Cup.
Lithuania may miss several EuroLeague players for World Cup

2023-05-02

Lithuania national team head coach Kazys Maksvytis will likely be without several important players in the FIBA World Cup 2023.
Wembanyama adds some spice to France's win over Lithuania

2023-02-26

A good second quarter was enough for France to down Lithuania 70-63 (11-14, 24-13, 18-16, 17-20) in the Arena Loire and finish their last window in style. Les Bleus racked up their 10th win in 12 games, second over Lithuania in the qualifiers. On the other hand, Kestutis Kemzura's squad suffered its third loss (9-3), but managed to put together a competitive performance.
Domantas Sabonis named Lithuanian basketball player of the year

2023-02-10

Sacramento Kings All-star center Domantas Sabonis was named the best Lithuanian basketball player of the year, Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF) announced. More than 15,000 fans gave their votes, with Sabonis collecting 2,840 of them. New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas came in second (2,206 votes).
Sabonis talks about commitment to keep Lithuania among best teams in world

2023-02-02

Kings big man Domantas Sabonis has changed Sacramento fans' mindset from doubters to believers this season, leading the team on a solid pace to end the longest playoff drought in the history of the NBA. Similarly, Lithuanian supporters expect that Sabonis and Jonas Valanciunas' duo will help interrupt an 8-year period without any medal on the international basketball stage.
Victor Wembanyama debut: 20-point near double-double against Lithuania

2022-11-11

Having previously played only for youth French teams, Victor Wembanyama makes his national team debut today in a 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers match against Lithuania.
Domantas Sabonis recalls viral EuroBasket moment vs Bosnia, assesses FIBA basketball

2022-10-05

Domantas Sabonis prepares for a new season with the Kings which are seeking to finally end a disastrous stretch since Sacramento hasn't made the playoffs in an NBA-record 16 seasons. The Lithuanian big man is coming off a FIBA EuroBasket 2022 with the brightest NBA stars on board.
Lithuania has new head coach for FIBA windows

2022-10-03

The Lithuanian Basketball Federation decided to maintain continuity and kept the entire coaching staff of the national team. Kazys Maksvytis will continue as the Lithuanian NT head coach. Maksvytis, who is also the bench boss of Zalgiris Kaunas, will not be able to lead the Lithuanian NT during the FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers.
Basketball is king: More than 50% of Lithuania watched EuroBasket 2022

2022-09-23

Even though the Lithuanian national team's journey in EuroBasket 2022 ended pretty soon, Lithuanian fans once again proved that they are among the best in the continent.
Lithuania isn't considering foreign head coach: 'It'd be a capitulation against our history'

2022-09-12

The Lithuanian national team recorded the worst result in the history of the European Championships, but this did not change the belief of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation's vision set until 2024. The federation had set the goal of a 1st-4th place in the EuroBasket 2022, but the final result was 15th place.
Kuzminskas: 'I'm not sure how Spain would have looked without signing Brown' (1)

2022-09-10

Lithuanian national team forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas brought one of the hottest topics of the summer after a painful EuroBasket 2022 loss in the Round of 16. When asked why Lithuania stopped in the fourth quarter and gave up the lead to Spain, a 33-year-old veteran emphasized the importance of Lorenzo Brown's acquisition.
Spain eliminates Lithuania after close-fought battle with overtime

2022-09-10

Spain advanced to the quarter-finals of the EuroBasket 2022 after defeating the Lithuanian national team in a closely fought battle with a final score of 102-94 (19-20, 21-25, 23-23, 20-15, 19-11). Lithuania was leading by single digits most of the game to eventually lose this nerve-wracking, intense battle between the two basketball powerhouses in Europe.
EuroBasket 2022 playoffs live: Spain eliminates Lithuania after an overtime

2022-09-10

Lithuania (2-3) finished only fourth in Group B to advance to the round of 16. After losing their first 3 games against Slovenia, France, and Germany, Lithuania defeated Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina to advance fro the group of death. Meanwhile, Spain (4-1) topped group A by defeating Bulgaria, Georgia, Montenegro and Turkey and lost only to Belgium.
Lithuania comfortably defeats Bosnia and Herzegovina to go to playoffs

2022-09-07

Lithuania (2-3) held a comfortable lead throughout the vast majority of the game to overcome Bosnia and Herzegovina (2-3) 87-70 (28-28, 28-14, 19-17, 12-11) and capture a spot in the EuroBasket 2022 playoffs.
Lithuania captures its first win on an easy night against Hungary

2022-09-06

Lithuania (1-3) took control of the match in the second quarter and never looked back against Hungary (0-4) 64-87 (18-22, 15-26, 19-27, 12-12). Lithuania was noticeably nervous at the beginning of the game, and Hungary managed to take advantage of it at first, leading in the middle of the second quarter (29-28). However, Lithuania then went on a 15-2 run and took a 12-point lead (43-31).
Lithuanian Basketball Federation sent an official letter to FIBA

2022-09-06

After unsuccessfully filing a protest to FIBA during EuroBasket 2022, the Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF) is showing initiative for change. The heads of the federation have sent an official letter to FIBA with the insights of the coaching staff about refereeing in EuroBasket 2022.
FIBA reportedly suspends 3 Lithuania-Germany game referees from EuroBasket

2022-09-05

The three referees of the Lithuania-Germany game will not call the matches again in this EuroBasket, according to George Zakkas of SDNA.gr. Italian Manuel Mazzoni and two Poles, Wojciech Liszka and Michal Proc, worked in the Lithuania-Germany contest.
FIBA issued a statement over the Lithuania protest

2022-09-04

FIBA Europe has issued a statement regarding the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Group B game between Lithuania and Germany. Following the conclusion of the game, the national team of Lithuania submitted a protest regarding the failure to award a merited free-throw following the technical foul assessed on Team Germany with 1:26 remaining in the third quarter.
Grigonis, Kuzminskas furious over referees mistake, Lithuania files protest

2022-09-04

The referees and the table officials together with the inspector of the match missed a free throw in the game in Cologne between Lithuania and Germany that could have changed the outcome of the game.
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Seasons:   24/25 | 23/24 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 15/16 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11 | 09/10 | 08/09 | 07/08 | 06/07 | 05/06 | 04/05 | 03/04 | 02/03 | 01/02
Statistics


2023/2024

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
OQT 4 62.2%
89/143
33%
36/109
79.7%
63/79
36.5
25.8/10.8
21.3 8 12.8 1.8 0 21 - 87.3
EuroBasket Q 6 54.9%
106/193
38.3%
59/154
69.4%
93/134
36.8
27.5/9.3
19.3 8 12 1.5 - 19 - 80.3


2022/2023

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
FIBA WC 8 56.4%
176/312
42.2%
86/204
74.1%
103/139
39.8
28/11.8
21.4 4.3 12.8 3.6 - 20.1 - 89.1


2021/2022

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
FIBA WC Q 12 51.4%
226/440
34.8%
104/299
75.2%
158/210
38.3
25.3/13
18 5.9 12.3 2.2 - 20.8 - 76.8
EuroBasket 6 56.7%
135/238
33.8%
50/148
82.5%
113/137
42
29.7/12.3
18 3.8 15.2 2 - 21.3 - 88.8


2020/2021

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
OQT 4 61.4%
102/166
34.4%
31/90
70.6%
48/68
41.5
31.8/9.8
20 5 12.3 2.5 0 14.5 - 86.3


2019/2020

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket Q 6 56.6%
116/205
39.1%
52/133
72.4%
105/145
32.7
22.3/10.3
18.7 5.3 11.5 1.3 - 22.3 - 82.2


2018/2019

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
FIBA WC 5 56.4%
132/234
27.1%
23/85
81.3%
91/112
39.4
27.8/11.6
18.2 6.4 11 3 - 20.2 - 84.8


2017/2018

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
FIBA WC Q 12 53.6%
228/425
39.3%
119/303
77.2%
186/241
39
26.7/12.3
20.1 6.6 12 2.8 - 21.9 - 83.3


2016/2017

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 6 58.2%
128/220
35%
49/140
72.5%
87/120
40.5
27.7/12.8
18 4.8 14 2 - 18.5 - 81.7


2015/2016

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
Olympics 6 54%
129/239
33.6%
45/134
73.3%
63/86
34.3
24.8/9.5
17.8 5.8 15 3.5 - 22.5 - 76


2014/2015

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 9 46.9%
184/392
34.2%
52/152
77.7%
146/188
37.8
26.7/11.1
18.2 4.9 14.2 2.9 0 19.7 22.7 74.4


2013/2014

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
FIBA WC 9 50.7%
180/355
37.1%
63/170
77%
144/187
34
24.3/9.7
12.3 4 14.4 3.3 - 19 - 77


2012/2013

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 11 48.7%
210/431
33.8%
70/207
71.8%
173/241
34.3
25.6/8.6
12.6 3.6 11.5 2.1 - 19.9 - 73


2011/2012

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
Olympics 6 50.6%
130/257
36.9%
38/103
79.2%
95/120
33.8
26.5/7.3
18.2 4.3 16.2 2 - 24.7 20.5 78.2
OQT 4 57.9%
95/164
45.1%
32/71
75.2%
79/105
31.3
27/4.3
20.5 6.8 12 2.8 - 22.8 11.8 91.3


2010/2011

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 11 54.7%
269/492
39.8%
68/171
75%
156/208
39
27.7/11.3
17 4.7 14.5 2.1 - 21 - 81.6


2009/2010

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
FIBA WC 9 52.4%
188/359
38%
79/208
73.5%
133/181
37.8
27/10.8
14.4 5.7 13.1 2.8 - 20.7 - 82.9


2008/2009

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 6 53.3%
120/225
30.5%
39/128
70.8%
85/120
34.8
24.3/10.5
15.3 6.5 16.2 2.3 - 19.3 - 73.7


2007/2008

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
Olympics 8 55.7%
156/280
38.6%
76/197
77.8%
140/180
33.4
24/9.4
13.8 8.4 16 3.3 - 25 - 85


2006/2007

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 9 49.6%
166/335
42.9%
81/189
76.2%
163/214
39.8
28/11.8
13.4 5.1 13.8 2.2 - 22.2 - 82


2005/2006

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
FIBA WC 9 54.8%
201/367
30.8%
56/182
64%
142/222
36.8
26.2/10.6
15.3 9 20.7 2.6 - 23.7 - 79.1


2004/2005

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 6 55%
121/220
38.8%
50/129
71.9%
87/121
33.5
24.3/8.3
14 9.5 16.2 3.7 - 23.7 - 79.8


2002/2003

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroBasket 6 55.8%
135/242
35.4%
52/147
80.3%
118/147
32.7
22.5/10.2
17.3 7.3 13.3 4.5 - 24.8 - 90.7
Records
Seasons:   All | 24/25 | 23/24 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 15/16 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11 | 09/10 | 08/09 | 07/08 | 06/07 | 05/06 | 04/05 | 03/04 | 02/03 | 01/02

FIBA EuroBasket

Average recors - all seasons
Efficiency 2014-2015 85.7
Points 2002-2003 90.7
Rebounds 2021-2022 42
Assists 2021-2022 18
Steals 2004-2005 9.5
Blocks 2021-2022 2
2-pointers made 2010-2011 24.5
3-pointers made 2021-2022 8.3
Free throws made 2006-2007 18.1
Average recors - all seasons
Efficiency Jonas Valančiūnas
2016/2017
21.7
Points Jonas Valančiūnas
2021/2022
16.2
Rebounds Jonas Valančiūnas
2016/2017
11.8
Assists Šarūnas Jasikevičius
2002/2003
8.2
Steals Arvydas Macijauskas
2002/2003
2.3
Blocks Eurelijus Žukauskas
2002/2003
2.2
2-pointers made Jonas Valančiūnas
2014/2015
6.5
3-pointers made Ramūnas Šiškauskas
2004/2005
2.5
Free throws made Jonas Valančiūnas
2016/2017
5.2
Schedule
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