Lithuania men's national basketball team had its third appearance at the FIBA World Championship at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Despite qualifying only as a wild card invitation by FIBA following an underwhelming performance at EuroBasket 2009, Lithuania had its best performance ever at the World Championship, losing only the semifinal against the United States en route to a bronze medal.
2010 FIBA World Championship Roster edit
Main roster edit
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Reserves roster edit
| Pos | Height | Player | Year of birth | Current club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | 1.88 m |
Arvydas Eitutavičius* | 1982 |
 Cholet Basket
|
| PG | 1.85 m |
Aidas Viskontas | 1986 |
 Perlas Vilnius
|
| G | 1.92 m |
Martynas Mažeika | 1985 |
 AEK Athens
|
| SG | 1.94 m |
Adas Juškevičius | 1989 |
Žalgiris Kaunas
|
| SG | 1.98 m |
Renaldas Seibutis* | 1985 |
 Free Agent
|
| SF | 2.00 m |
Deividas Gailius | 1988 |
 Virtus Bologna
|
| SF | 1.96 m |
Arvydas Šikšnius | 1987 |
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
|
| F | 2.04 m |
Mindaugas Kuzminskas | 1989 |
BC Šiauliai
|
| PF | 2.03 m |
Vytautas Šarakauskas | 1982 |
BC Šiauliai
|
| PF | 2.03 m |
Valdas Vasylius | 1983 |
Free Agent
|
| PF | 2.05 m |
Valdas Dabkus | 1984 |
 InterCollege Etha Engomis
|
| F/C | 2.04 m |
Tadas Klimavičius* | 1982 |
Žalgiris Kaunas
|
| C | 2.21 m |
Martynas Andriuškevičius* | 1986 |
 CB Lucentum Alicante
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| Coach | ||||
| Robertas Kuncaitis | 1964 |
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
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* denotes players that were placed in the main roster.
Candidates that did not make it to the final team:
| # | Position | Player | Year of birth | Last season's club before the tournament | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Mindaugas Katelynas | 1983 | CB Lucentum Alicante |
Sustained an injury while in training camp[1] | |
| Center | Donatas Motiejūnas | 1990 | Benetton Treviso |
Released from the team after game against Czech Republic (2010-08-02) | |
| Guard | Giedrius Gustas | 1980 | Panorama BC |
Released from the team after game against Spain (2010-08-07) | |
| Guard | Arvydas Eitutavičius | 1982 | Cholet Basket |
Released from the team after game against USA (2010-08-21) | |
| Guard | Mindaugas Lukauskis | 1979 | ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne |
Released from the team after game against USA (2010-08-21) | |
| Other candidates that did not make it to the training camp | |||||
| Forward | Ramūnas Šiškauskas | 1978 |  CSKA Moscow |
Retired from national team after 2008 Summer Olympics | |
| Guard | Arvydas Macijauskas | 1980 | Free agent |
Decided to end career[2] | |
| Guard | Rimantas Kaukėnas | 1977 | Real Madrid |
Decided not to play because family circumstances | |
| Center | Marijonas Petravičius | 1979 | Armani Jeans Milano |
Cannot play because of back injury | |
| Forward | Kšyštof Lavrinovič | 1979 | Montepaschi Siena |
Cannot play because of back injury | |
| Center | Darjuš Lavrinovič | 1979 | Real Madrid |
Cannot play because the new club didn't give permission to participate | |
| Guard | Šarūnas Jasikevičius | 1976 | Panathinaikos Athens |
Decided not to play | |
| Forward | Artūras Jomantas | 1985 | BC Lietuvos Rytas |
Cannot play because of minor injuries | |
Preparation matches edit
Note: All times are UTC+2
Reserve Team edit
Main Team edit
August 2
19:10 |
| Lithuania |
93–84 (OT) |  Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-24, 24-18, 11-19, 15-14, Overtime: 18-9 | ||
FIBA World Championship 2010 edit
Note: All times are local
Preliminary round edit
August 28
16:00 |
New Zealand  |
79–92 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 10–25, 27–24, 18–18 | ||
| Pts: Penney 37 Rebs: Abercrombie 11 Asts: Cameron, Tait 3 |
Pts: Kleiza 27 Rebs: Kleiza 8 Asts: Kalnietis, Mačiulis 4 | |
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Anthony Dewayne Jordan (USA), Srdan Dozai (CRO), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB) |
August 29
16:00 |
| Lithuania |
70–68 |  Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 21–23, 22–14, 15–11 | ||
| Pts: Kleiza 18 Rebs: Kleiza 10 Asts: Pocius 4 |
Pts: Anderson 15 Rebs: Kendall 11 Asts: Anderson 5 | |
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Juan Jose Fernandez (ARG) |
August 31
21:00 |
| Spain |
73–76 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 21–24, 21–18, 9–23 | ||
| Pts: Navarro, Gasol 18 Rebs: Fernández 9 Asts: Garbajosa, López 3 |
Pts: Kleiza 17 Rebs: Kleiza, Javtokas 8 Asts: Kalnietis 5 | |
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Anthony Dewayne Jordan (USA), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB) |
September 1
21:00 |
| Lithuania |
69–55 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–24, 13–6, 28–11, 17–14 | ||
| Pts: Mačiulis 19 Rebs: Javtokas 5 Asts: Kleiza 3 |
Pts: Batum 13 Rebs: Diaw 6 Asts: Batum 3 | |
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 7,100 Referees: Jorge Vasquez (PUR), Anthony Dewayne Jordan (USA), Juan Jose Fernandez (ARG) |
September 2
18:30 |
Lebanon  |
66–84 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 16–23, 19–25, 15–20 | ||
| Pts: Fahed 19 Rebs: Rustom, Abdelnour 6 Asts: Rustom 5 |
Pts: Seibutis 17 Rebs: Andriuškevičius, Klimavičius 7 Asts: Delininkaitis 4 | |
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Jorge Vazquez (PUR), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Jakub Zamojski (POL) |
Knockout stage edit
Round of 16
September 7
18:00 |
| Lithuania |
78–67 |  China |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 26–18, 21–11, 14–16 | ||
| Pts: Kleiza 30 Rebs: Kleiza 9 Asts: Kalnietis 5 |
Pts: Liu W. 21 Rebs: Yi J.L. 12 Asts: Liu W., Wang Z.Z., Wang S.P. 3 | |
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Recep Ankarali (TUR), Yuji Hirahara (JPN) |
Quarterfinals
September 9
21:00 |
| Lithuania |
104–85 |  Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 22–12, 35–23, 19–32 | ||
| Pts: Jasaitis 19 Rebs: Kleiza 9 Asts: Kalnietis, Jankūnas 5 |
Pts: Delfino 25 Rebs: Oberto, Jasen 5 Asts: Prigioni 6 | |
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000 Referees: Jorge Vasquez (PUR), Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Scott Jason Butler (AUS) |
Semifinals
September 11
19:00 |
United States  |
89–74 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 19–15, 23–26, 24–21 | ||
| Pts: Durant 38 Rebs: Odom 10 Asts: Billups, Rose, Westbrook 3 |
Pts: Javtokas 15 Rebs: Javtokas 9 Asts: Kalnietis, Mačiulis, Pocius, Delininkaitis 2 | |
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Sasa Pukl (SLO), Marcos Fornies Benito (BRA) |
Third–place game
September 12
19:00 |
Serbia  |
88–99 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 16–25, 16–24, 34–27 | ||
| Pts: Veličković 18 Rebs: Krstić 8 Asts: Rašić 10 |
Pts: Kleiza 33 Rebs: Jasaitis 10 Asts: Kleiza 4 | |
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000 Referees: Jorge Vasquez (PUR), Anthony Dewayne Jordan (USA), Christos Christodoulou (GRE) |
Orders, decorations, and medals edit
National team players, coaches and staff members were awarded with State orders, decorations and medals for their success.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Lrytas.lt naujienos – sužinoti daugiau!". Archived from the original on 2010-07-31.
- ^ Macijauskas announces retirement
- ^ Dėl apdovanojimo valstybės ordinais ir medaliais Kūno kultūros ir sporto dienos proga, Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas (in Lithuanian)