Back منتخب ليتوانيا لكرة السلة Arabic منتخب ليتوانيا لكورة السله ARZ Litvanın kişilərdən ibarət milli basketbol komandası Azerbaijani Lietovuos naciuonalėnė krepšėnė rinktėnė BAT-SMG Мужчынская зборная Літвы па баскетболе Byelorussian Košarkaška reprezentacija Litvanije BS Selecció de bàsquet de Lituània Catalan Litevská mužská basketbalová reprezentace Czech Litauische Basketballnationalmannschaft German Εθνική Λιθουανίας (καλαθοσφαίριση ανδρών) Greek

Lithuania men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Lithuania women's national basketball team.

Lithuania
FIBA ranking10 Steady (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationLKF
CoachKazys Maksvytis
Nickname(s)The Other Dream Team, The Second Religion, The Baltic Giants, The Green Death, The Boogeyman from the East
Olympic Games
Appearances7
MedalsBronze Bronze: (1992, 1996, 2000)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances6
MedalsBronze Bronze: (2010)
EuroBasket
Appearances15
MedalsGold Gold: (1937, 1939, 2003)
Silver Silver: (1995, 2013, 2015)
Bronze Bronze: (2007)
First international
 Latvia 41–20 Lithuania 
(Riga, Latvia; 13 December 1925)[2]
Biggest win
 Lithuania 112–9 Finland 
(Kaunas, Lithuania; 27 May 1939)[3]
Biggest defeat
 United States 127–76 Lithuania  ‡
(Barcelona, Spain; 6 August 1992)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
FIBA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Turkey
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1937 Latvia
Gold medal – first place 1939 Lithuania
Gold medal – first place 2003 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1995 Greece
Silver medal – second place 2013 Slovenia
Silver medal – second place 2015 France
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Spain
Diamond Ball
Silver medal – second place 2004 Belgrade
Stanković Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Beijing

The Lithuania men's national basketball team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė vyrų krepšinio rinktinė) represents Lithuania in international basketball competitions. They are controlled by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Lithuania. Despite Lithuania's small size, with a population of less than 3 million, the country's devotion to basketball has made them a traditional force of the sport in Europe.[4]

The Lithuanian national team won the last EuroBasket tournaments prior to World War II, in 1937 and 1939. The 1939 team was led by Frank Lubin, who helped popularize basketball in the country and was called the "grandfather of Lithuanian basketball". Following the country's annexation by the Soviet Union during the war, Lithuanian players frequently formed the core of the Soviet national team. The most prevalent example was the 1988 Olympic basketball gold medal-winning team, which got most of its scoring from four Lithuanians: Valdemaras Chomičius, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Šarūnas Marčiulionis and Arvydas Sabonis.

After the restoration of Lithuanian independence in 1990, the national team was resurrected. Lithuania won bronze medals at the first three Summer Olympics to include NBA players – 1992, 1996, and 2000 – in addition to finishing fourth in 2004 and 2008, and in eighth place in 2012. The Lithuanian national team won the EuroBasket for the third time in 2003, and also a bronze medal at the 2010 FIBA World Cup.

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ Stonkus 2007, p. 17
  3. ^ Stonkus 2007, p. 38.
  4. ^ "Federation Focus: Lithuania". Retrieved 5 November 2015.

Rich TVX News Network Site

Rich TVX News Network Info

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search