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.
 
Germany overcomes record-breaking Valanciunas and Lithuania in 2OT

2022-09-04

Maodo Lo hit two clutch three-pointers in double-overtime to overcome a monstrous performance from Jonas Valanciunas as Germany (3-0) beat Lithuania (0-3) 109-107 (19-19, 27-22, 20-24, 23-24, 7-7, 13-11) after a phenomenal game of ups and downs.
Dark horse of EuroBasket: why Germany is a team to watch

2022-09-04

Dennis Schroder was excited about the poster he received on his way to the locker room after a consecutive EuroBasket win. "Deutschland, go for Gold," it said. When a few NBA players couldn't join the co-hosts of EuroBasket 2022, just surpassing the group stage sounded like a realistic goal for many German basketball fans.
Evan Fournier goes off for 27 points to propel France past Lithuania

2022-09-03

France (1-1) got the first win in the Group of Death. They silenced 5,000 Lithuanian fans in Cologne beating the Baltic country (0-2), 77-73 (23-25, 17-16, 10-15, 27-17). The game went neck-on-neck through the first three quarters. Lithuania, though, finished the third tally with a mini 6-0 spurt to create 6 points lead ahead of the last period.
Rudy Gobert ahead of game against Lithuania: 'Huge challenge awaits us'

2022-09-03

Rudy Gobert believed in the victory of the Lithuanian national team against Slovenia. The five-point lead of Kazys Maksvytis' team in the fourth quarter became the motive of the French tower watching the match from abroad. However, Slovenia ended the game with a 19-7 score in the remaining time and gave Lithuania its first loss of the tournament (92-85).
Brazdeikis talks about defending Luka Doncic and soft calls he receives

2022-09-02

Ignas Brazdeikis, who is debuting with the Lithuanian national team at EuroBasket 2022, is gaining experience in the first tournament of this level. The Canadian-raised talent compared his first impressions to his memories of college basketball. Specifically, with a play in the knock-out NCAA Tournament – March Madness.
Despite big statements from his rivals, Luka Doncic did it again

2022-09-02

"This was the game for the group's first place," Sasa Doncic, Luka Doncic's father, said in the mixed zone after a tough reigning champions' victory in the EuroBasket 2022 opener against Lithuania, 92-85. Sasa took a deep breath when Luka brought back the lead to Slovenia with a deep drive and perfect dime to Mike Tobey, followed by an easy layup to make it an 82-81 contest.
Clutch Luka Doncic-Mike Tobey duo overcomes Lithuania in a fierce battle

2022-09-01

Luka Doncic and Mike Tobey duo came in clutch in the end to overcome Lithuania 92-85 (27-27, 24-21, 18-19, 23-18) and capture the first win for Slovenia in a battle that captured the attention throughout the entire 40 minutes.
Lithuania's head coach before facing Luka Doncic: 'We are ready'

2022-08-31

The Lithuanian national team will start EuroBasket 2022 by facing the reigning tournament champions in Slovenia. Lithuanian head coach Kazys Maksvytis has won major tournaments with many Lithuanian youth teams but this will be the first major tournament for him under the helm of the men's team.
Lithuania head coach Maksvytis reveals his biggest worry before EuroBasket

2022-08-28

After the victory against Montenegro (5-3), the coach of the Lithuanian national team (7-1), Kazys Maksvytis, explained that in the second half, he changed the defensive scheme, which allowed the Lithuanians to gain an advantage. After saying goodbye to Gytis Masiulis, the head coach of the Lithuanian national team also praised the defense of Arnas Butkevicius.
Lithuania announces the final 12-men roster for EuroBasket 2022

2022-08-27

After comfortably defeating Montenegro in the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers today, the Lithuanian national team's 12-men roster for EuroBasket 2022 has been announced. Rytas Vilnius' forward Gytis Masiulis became the last player to be cut from the team, head coach Kazys Maksvytis announced in the post-game press conference.
Dominant third quarter gives Lithuania a confident win over Montenegro

2022-08-27

After struggling in the first half, Lithuania decisively won the third quarter en route to a confident victory over Montenegro 90-73 (22-21, 17-15, 32-15, 19-22).
Sabonis-Valanciunas duo push Lithuania over Hanga's Hungary

2022-08-24

Lithuania (6-1) struggled a bit, before ultimately beating hosts Hungary (3-4) 88-78 (20-21, 22-17, 27-27, 19-13) at the Savaria Arena in Szombathely. With this result, the team coached by Kazys Maksvytis got closer to the 2023 World Cup, while the Hungarians have a long way to go. 
Lithuania reduces roster to 13 players

2022-08-22

On Monday Lithuanian Basketball Federation announced that Zalgiris Kaunas guard Tomas Dimsa was cut from the national team's roster. After head coach Kazys Maksvytis' decision, the Lithuanian national team is now cut down to 13 players.
Lithuania shortens its roster to 14 players

2022-08-19

Following the seventh victory in friendly games, Lithuania announced the departure of a big man. Donatas Tarolis of CSM CSU Oradea is set to leave the national team. Tarolis played four preparation matches and averaged 5.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.0 assists over 14 playing minutes. The Lithuanian national team is now cut down to 14 players.
Brazdeikis-led Lithuania wraps up preparation games without defeats

2022-08-19

Undefeated Lithuania finished the preparation cycle with a 7-0 record, beating the Netherlands in the last game at home, 94-68 (25-19, 23-22, 22-17, 24-10). Prior to this match, Lithuania won two games each against Estonia, Finland, and Spain.
Brazdeikis, Valanciunas lead Lithuania in close home win against Spain

2022-08-18

The Lithuanian national team defeated Spain in a close-fought battle behind Ignas Brazdeikis and Jonas Valanciunas' effort in a friendly game in Vilnius with a final score of 78-76 (25-17, 14-13, 17-23, 22-23). With 35 seconds left in the game, Lorenzo Brown tied the game (76-76) with a floater, but then next possession Ignas Brazdeikis put Lithuania back on top (78-76) with 15 seconds left.
Ignas Brazdeikis: 'We want to make big noise at EuroBasket'

2022-08-17

Ignas Brazdeikis finally got a chance to fulfill a life-long dream when he put on the famous 'Lietuva' jersey for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers earlier this summer, but it has only further whetted his appetite ahead of FIBA EuroBasket 2022. 
Brazdeikis and Sabonis push Lithuania over Spain in Gran Canaria

2022-08-16

The Lithuanian national team overcomes Spain's challenge behind Ignas Brazdeikis and Domantas Sabonis' effort in a friendly game in Gran Canaria with a final score of 82-77 (19-13, 23-23, 22-21, 18-20). The critical part of the game was when Rokas Jokubaitis and Ignas Brazdeikis' 3-pointers gave Lithuania a crucial 7-point advantage (76-69) with 2:38 left in the game.
Sergio Scariolo: 'Everyone sees Lithuania as one of medal favorites'

2022-08-16

After battling against Greece during the preparatory cycle for EuroBasket 2022 last, Spain is set to face Lithuania in a friendly match today. Prior to the matchup, the head coach of the Spanish national team, Sergio Scariolo, talked about the opponents' team.
Lithuania shortens its roster by cutting Zalgiris' center

2022-08-11

With the EuroBasket preparation cycle gaining momentum, Lithuania announced the departure of a big man. Laurynas Birutis of Zalgiris Kaunas is set to leave the national team following four friendly games. As stated by coach Kazys Maksvytis, Birutis has a similar profile to Jonas Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis, therefore the specialist needs different type of player.
Lithuania dismantles Finland by 35 points behind dominant NBA duo

2022-08-11

Following convincing yesterday's win against Finland, Lithuania repeated the trend in tonight's game as well. NBA duo of Jonas Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis dominated under the baskets and guided Lithuania to another comfortable 87-52 (29-9, 22-15, 16-8, 20-20) win over Finland in Vilnius.
Lithuania easily defeats Finland in Valanciunas and Sabonis debut

2022-08-10

Jonas Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis made their debut on the Lithuanian national team this summer. Powered by the big man duo, Lithuania easily defeated Finland at home 76-61 (28-13, 15-16, 20-13, 13-19).
Lithuania edges Estonia at home in friendly game

2022-08-07

The Lithuanian NT defeated the Estonian NT in a friendly game in Alytus, behind Ignas Brazdeikis' performance, with a final score of 90-88 (22-19, 23-16, 28-27, 17-26). The resilient Estonians kept fighting for the entire game and kept the intrigue until the last minutes, despite Lithuania leading most of the game.
Valanciunas and Sabonis are already practicing with Lithuanian NT

2022-08-06

The Lithuanian national team can already prepare for the upcoming EuroBasket at full capacity. Saturday photos have been released in which the country's best basketball players Jonas Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis are already practicing with the national team. Both NBA towers have been unable to practice with the team since the start of camp due to restrictions from the NBA.
Lithuania comfortably overcomes Estonia's challenge in friendly game

2022-08-04

The Lithuanian NT defeated the Estonian NT in a friendly game in Klaipeda with strong performances from Rokas Giedraitis and Martynas Echodas 84-70 (21-12, 20-14, 28-19, 15-25). The game was out of reach in the third quarter already, which Lithuania won by 9 points and had 24 point lead before the final quarter, which was just a formality at that point.
What friendly games Slovenia, Group B teams will play before EuroBasket? (1)

2022-08-04

Some groups in the EuroBasket 2022 are stronger, some are weaker, and then there is Group B. When FIBA released the EuroBasket power ranking last week, three of the six Group B teams were in the Top 5 - Slovenia at #1, France at #2, and Lithuania at #5.
Lithuania makes change in its preliminary roster for EuroBasket 2022

2022-07-23

A change has been made in the Lithuanian national team roster. Gediminas Orelikas will be replaced by Donatas Tarolis. 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.
Five-star recruit Matas Buzelis will represent Lithuania

2022-07-21

The Lithuanian Basketball Federation has officially registered one of the most talented Lithuanian expatriate basketball players, a five-star recruit, Matas Buzelis in the FIBA ​​system. This means that the 17-year-old player will represent Lithuania in international competitions in the future.
Sabonis and Valanciunas lead Lithuania's preliminary roster for EuroBasket 2022 (1)

2022-07-15

Lithuanian basketball federation announced a 16-man preliminary roster for EuroBasket 2022. As expected, the two biggest stars of the team, Jonas Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis, will help their country in the upcoming tournament.
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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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