Lithuania men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team

Lithuania U-18 & U-19

FIBA ranking	6th[1]
Joined FIBA	1936
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Lithuanian Basketball Federation
Coach	Saulius Štombergas
Nickname(s)	Basketball: The Second Religion, Game of the Nation
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Appearances	17
Medals	1994, 2010 2006, 2008, 2012 2015
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Appearances	2
Medals	2011 2003 2013
Uniforms
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The Lithuania men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė vaikinų jaunių iki 18 ir jaunimo iki 19 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-18 basketball team represents Lithuania at the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where they have a chance to qualify into the FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Competitive record

FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Year Pos. Pld W L 1964 to 1988 Did not participate – was occupied by the Soviet Union 1990 Did not participate 1992 Did not participate 1994 1st 7 6 1 1996 12th 7 2 5 1998 9th 7 3 4 2000 7th 8 3 5 2002 4th 8 4 4 2004 9th 7 4 3 2005 9th 8 4 4 2006 2nd 8 7 1 2007 4th 8 5 3 2008 2nd 8 5 3 2009 4th 9 7 2 2010 1st 9 9 0 2011 5th 9 6 3 2012 2nd 9 8 1 2013 5th 9 6 3 2014 7th 9 4 5 2015 3rd 9 6 3 Total 17/31 139 89 50

FIBA Under-19 World Championship Year Pos. Pld W L 1979 to 1987 Did not participate – was occupied by the Soviet Union 1991 Did not participate 1995 5th 8 6 2 1999 Did not participate 2003 2nd 8 5 3 2007 9th 8 4 4 2009 9th 8 5 3 2011 1st 9 7 2 2013 3rd 9 7 2 2015 Did not participate Total 6/12 50 34 16

External links

• Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF)

References

1. FIBA Ranking for Youth national teams
2. "Vaikinų jaunių (U18)". MusuKrepsinis.lt. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
3. "Vaikinų jaunimo (U19)". MusuKrepsinis.lt. Retrieved 25 August 2015.