Lithuania men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team

Lithuania

FIBA ranking	2 4[1]
Joined FIBA	1936
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Lithuanian Basketball Federation
Coach	Gediminas Petrauskas
Nickname(s)	Basketball: The Second Religion, Game of the Nation
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Appearances	15
Medals	2008 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016 2007
FIBA Under-17 World Championship
Appearances	3
Medals	2016
Home Away

The Lithuania men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė vaikinų jaunučių iki 16 ir jaunių iki 17 krepšinio rinktinė), is the representative for Lithuania in international basketball competitions, and it is organized and run by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.^[2][3] The Lithuania men's national under-16 basketball team represents Lithuania at the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where they have a chance to qualify into the FIBA Under-17 World Championship.

Competitive record[]

FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship[] Main article: FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Year Pos. Pld W L 1971 to 1989 Occupied by the  Soviet Union 1991 Did not participate 1993 5th 7 6 1 1995 Did not participate 1997 Did not participate 1999 Did not participate 2004 4th 8 4 4 2005 4th 8 6 2 2006 10th 8 5 3 2007 3rd 8 5 3 2008 1st 8 8 0 2009 2nd 9 5 4 2010 2nd 9 4 5 2011 11th 9 7 2 2012 11th 8 4 4 2013 9th 9 5 4 2014 10th 9 4 5 2015 2nd 9 6 3 2016 2nd 7 6 1 2017 6th 7 4 3 Total 15/31 123 79 44

FIBA Under-17 World Championship[] Main article: FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup Year Pos. Pld W L 2010 4th 8 5 3 2012 9th 7 3 4 2014 Did not participate 2016 3rd 7 5 2 2018 Will not participate Total 3/5 22 13 9

Current roster[]

2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship

Lithuania men's national under-17 basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age SF 3 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (1999-04-21)21 April 1999 PG 4 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (2000-01-12)12 January 2000 SG 5 Uleckas, Lukas 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 22 – (1999-08-06)6 August 1999 SG 7 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 22 – (1999-09-11)11 September 1999 PG 8 Velička, Arnas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (1999-12-10)10 December 1999 SF 10 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 22 – (1999-04-30)30 April 1999 PF 11 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 22 – (1999-03-23)23 March 1999 SG 12 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 22 – (1999-04-16)16 April 1999 C 13 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 23 – (1999-01-12)12 January 1999 PF 18 Vasiliauskas, Grantas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 23 – (1999-01-10)10 January 1999 C 23 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 23 – (1999-01-30)30 January 1999 C 24 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 21 – (2000-04-04)4 April 2000	Head coach Gediminas Petrauskas Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 08-06-2015

External links[]

• Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF)

References[]