The Lithuanian national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Lithuania in the international basketball arena. One of the most successful national teams in the world: Lithuania participated in five Olympic Games and won three bronze medals. The governing body of the team is the Lithuanian Basketball Federation .
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| FIBA rating | 12th ▼ (October 11, 2017) | |||
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| FIBA Region | FIBA Europe | |||
| Trainer | Dainius Adomaitis | |||
| Olympic Games | ||||
| Participation | 6 | |||
| Medals |  1992 , 1996 , 2000 | |||
| World Championships | ||||
| Participation | five | |||
| Medals | 2010 | |||
| Europe championship | ||||
| Participation | 13 | |||
| Medals |  1937 , 1939 , 2003
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The Lithuanian national team won two pre-war European Championships: 1937 and 1939 . The Pranas Lubinas (Frank Lubin), who helped popularize basketball in the country, led the national team to these victories. Lubinas is called the “Grandfather of Lithuanian Basketball”.
From 1940 to 1990, Lithuania was part of the USSR ; a large number of players in the Soviet Union team were players from the Lithuanian basketball school. At the 1988 Olympics, 4 Lithuanians won gold medals in the USSR national team: Valdemaras Homichyus , Arvydas Sabonis , Rimas Kurtinaitis , Sarunas Marchiulionis .
Since 1992, the Lithuanian national team has been performing independently. In 2003, she won the European Championship.
In 2011, Lithuania hosted the European Basketball Championship .
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Performance Statistics
Olympic Games
| Tournament | Position | Victory | Defeat |
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| Olympic Games 1992 | 3rd place | 6 | 2 |
| 1996 Olympic Games | 3rd place | five | 3 |
| 2000 Olympic Games | 3rd place | five | 3 |
| 2004 Olympic Games | 4th place | 6 | 2 |
| Olympic Games 2008 | 4th place | five | 3 |
| Olympic Games 2012 | 8th place | 2 | four |
| 2016 Olympic Games | 5th place | 3 | 3 |
World Championships
| Tournament | Position | Victory | Defeat |
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| 1998 World Basketball Championship | 7th place | five | four |
| 2006 World Basketball Championship | 7th place | five | four |
| 2010 World Basketball Championship | 3rd place | eight | one |
| 2014 World Basketball Championship | 4th place | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 World Basketball Championship | 9th place | 3 | 2 |
European Championships
| Tournament | Position | Victory | Defeat |
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| Eurobasket 1937 | 1st place | five | 0 |
| Eurobasket 1939 | 1st place | 7 | 0 |
| Eurobasket 1995 | 2nd place | 7 | 2 |
| Eurobasket 1997 | 6th place | five | four |
| Eurobasket 1999 | 5th place | 7 | 2 |
| Eurobasket 2001 | 11th place | 2 | 2 |
| Eurobasket 2003 | 1st place | 6 | 0 |
| Eurobasket 2005 | 5th place | five | one |
| Eurobasket 2007 | 3rd place | eight | one |
| Eurobasket 2009 | 11th place | one | five |
| Eurobasket 2011 | 5th place | eight | 3 |
| Eurobasket 2013 | 2nd place | eight | 3 |
| Eurobasket 2015 | 2nd place | 7 | 2 |
| Eurobasket 2017 | 9th place | four | 2 |
Composition
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Tournament: 2019 World Basketball Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players
- For a complete list of Lithuanian team players who are featured on Wikipedia, see here .
Head Coaches
- Vladas Garastas - 1992-1997;
- Jonas Kazlauskas - 1997-2001;
- Antanas Syreika - 2001-2006;
- Ramunas Butautas - 2006-2009;
- Kestutis Kemzura - ☎;
- Jonas Kazlauskas - 2012—2016;
- Dainius Adomaitis - 2016 — pr.
See also
- Basketball in Lithuania