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Lithuania

FIBA ranking	7th
Joined FIBA	1936
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Lithuanian Basketball Federation
Nickname(s)	Basketball: The Second Religion, Game of the Nation
FIBA U20 EuroBasket
Appearances	23
Medals	Gold: 2 (1996, 2012) Silver: 4 (2005, 2008, 2016, 2022) Bronze: 1 (2004)
Home Away

The Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė vaikinų jaunimo iki 20 krepšinio rinktinė), is the representative for Lithuania in international basketball competitions, and it is organized and run by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation. The Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team represents Lithuania at the FIBA U20 EuroBasket.

The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship champions generation (born 1992), led by Jonas Valančiūnas, won every single age-restricted tournament they have competed in. No other generation in the world have shown such impressive performance. Consequently, the unique Lithuanian generation was nicknamed "Auksinis Lietuvos jaunimas" (English: The Golden Lithuanian Youth).

FIBA U20 EuroBasket record

Year	Pos.	Pld	W	L
1992	Did not participate
1994	Did not qualify
1996	1st	7	6	1
1998	8th	8	3	5
2000	10th	5	2	3
2002	5th	8	4	4
2004	3rd	8	6	2
2005	2nd	8	6	2
2006	7th	8	3	5
2007	11th	8	2	6
2008	2nd	8	6	2
2009	5th	9	6	3
2010	9th	8	5	3
2011	14th	9	4	5
2012	1st	9	6	3
2013	7th	10	6	4
2014	5th	10	7	3
2015	7th	10	5	5
2016	2nd	7	4	3
2017	6th	7	4	3
2018	9th	7	6	1
2019	5th	7	5	2
2022	2nd	7	4	3
2023	8th	7	4	3
2024	5th	7	5	2
Total	23/25	182	109	73

Current roster

2019 FIBA U20 European Championship

Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 1 Arnas Velička 19 – (1999-12-10)10 December 1999 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Žalgiris SF 3 Tadas Vaičiūnas 20 – (1999-04-21)21 April 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Lietkabelis SG 4 Justinas Leganovič 19 – (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) West Nottingham Academy SG 5 Lukas Uleckas 19 – (1999-08-06)6 August 1999 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Žalgiris G 6 Ernestas Jonkus 20 – (1999-07-03)3 July 1999 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Gargždai-SC SG 7 Ignas Sargiūnas 19 – (1999-09-11)11 September 1999 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Colorado State University SF 10 Vitalijus Kozys 20 – (1999-04-30)30 April 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Žalgiris PF 11 Paulius Poška 20 – (1999-03-23)23 March 1999 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Šilutė PF 18 Grantas Vasiliauskas 20 – (1999-01-10)10 January 1999 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Jonava F/C 35 Danielius Lavrinovičius 20 – (1999-01-22)22 January 1999 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Artland Dragons F 92 Justas Sakalauskas 20 – (1999-02-06)6 February 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Vytis PG 99 Marius Valinskas 20 – (1999-05-04)4 May 1999 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Lietkabelis	Head coach Donaldas Kairys Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 08-07-2019

References

1. FIBA World Ranking, boys
2. Profile - Lithuania, FIBA.basketball
3. Lithuania (U20), eurobasket.com
4. ""Auksinis jaunimas" pratęsė tradiciją - laimėjo penktąjį auksą!". Krepsinis.net. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
5. 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship
6. 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship
7. 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship
8. 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship
9. 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship
10. 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship
11. 2024 FIBA U20 EuroBasket

External links

• Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF)
• Archived records of Lithuania team participations

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