Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team
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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.[2][3] The Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team represents Lithuania at the FIBA U20 EuroBasket.
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| FIBA ranking | 7th[1] | ||
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| 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 | 25 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: 2 (1996, 2012) Silver: 5 (2005, 2008, 2016, 2022, 2025) Bronze: 1 (2004) | ||
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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. Consequently, the unique Lithuanian generation was nicknamed "Auksinis Lietuvos jaunimas" (English: The Golden Lithuanian Youth).[4]
FIBA U20 EuroBasket record
| Year | Pos. | Pld | W | L |
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 1992 | Did not participate | |||
 1994 | Did not qualify | |||
 1996[5] | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 |
 1998[6] | 8th | 8 | 3 | 5 |
 2000[7] | 10th | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 2002[8] | 5th | 8 | 4 | 4 |
 2004[9] | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 2 |
 2005[10] | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 2006[11] | 7th | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007[12] | 11th | 8 | 2 | 6 |
 2008[13] | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 2009[14] | 5th | 9 | 6 | 3 |
 2010[15] | 9th | 8 | 5 | 3 |
 2011[16] | 14th | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012[17] | 1st | 9 | 6 | 3 |
 2013[18] | 7th | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 2014[19] | 5th | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 2015[20] | 7th | 10 | 5 | 5 |
 2016[21] | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2017[22] | 6th | 7 | 4 | 3 |
 2018[23] | 9th | 7 | 6 | 1 |
 2019[24] | 5th | 7 | 5 | 2 |
 2022[25] | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023[26] | 8th | 7 | 4 | 3 |
 2024[27] | 5th | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025[28] | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026[29] | 9th | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 25/27 | 196 | 118 | 78 |
Current roster
2019 FIBA U20 European Championship
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Past rosters
1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship – Gold medal
Tomas Masiulis, Evaldas Jocys, Nerijus Karlikanovas, Mindaugas Timinskas, Kęstutis Šeštokas, Ramūnas Petraitis, Kęstutis Marčiulionis, Dainius Adomaitis, Giedrius Aidietis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Andrius Jurkūnas, Virginijus Praškevičius
2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship – Bronze medal
Artūras Jomantas, Martynas Mažeika, Laurynas Pečiukaitis, Linas Kleiza, Jonas Mačiulis, Steponas Babrauskas, Valdas Dabkus, Paulius Jankūnas, Paulius Joneliūnas, Marius Prekevičius, Darius Šilinskis, Linas Lekavičius, Mikhail Anisimov (Head coach: Ramūnas Butautas)
2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship – Silver medal
Artūras Jomantas, Martynas Mažeika, Rolandas Alijevas, Modestas Šidlauskas, Juozas Ramanauskas, Jonas Mačiulis, Renaldas Seibutis, Mantas Kalnietis, Mantas Ruikis, Laimonas Kisielius, Aurimas Truškauskas, Tomas Jasiulionis (Head coach: Rimas Kurtinaitis)
2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship – Silver medal
Martynas Gecevičius, Pranas Skurdauskas, Rokas Ūzas, Marius Valukonis, Vaidas Čepukaitis, Žygimantas Janavičius, Adas Juškevičius, Vytenis Lipkevičius, Šarūnas Vasiliauskas, Lukas Brazdauskis, Donatas Motiejūnas, Evaldas Zabas (Head coach: Rimvydas Samulėnas)
2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship – Gold medal
Evaldas Aniulis, Vytenis Čižauskas, Rolandas Jakštas, Deividas Pukis, Dovydas Redikas, Žygimantas Skučas, Edgaras Ulanovas, Tautvydas Sabonis, Arnas Butkevičius, Egidijus Mockevičius, Rokas Giedraitis, Paulius Vaitiekūnas (Head coach: Kazys Maksvytis)
2016 FIBA U20 European Championship – Silver medal
Ignas Fiodorovas, Margiris Normantas, Tautvydas Paliukėnas, Edvinas Rupkus, Martynas Varnas, Regimantas Miniotas, Laurynas Beliauskas, Laurynas Birutis, Martynas Echodas, Martynas Sajus, Kristupas Žemaitis, Giedrius Stankevičius (Head coach: Tomas Masiulis)
2022 FIBA U20 European Championship – Silver medal
Edgaras Preibys, Augustas Marčiulionis, Hubertas Pivorius, Jokūbas Rubinas, Mantas Rubštavičius, Dominykas Stenionis, Ugnius Jaruševičius, Augustinas Kiudulas, Dovydas Butka, Martynas Tamulevičius, Nedas Montvila, Tadas Budrys (Head coach: Mindaugas Noreika)
2025 FIBA U20 EuroBasket – Silver medal
Mantas Juzėnas, Armandas Bancevičius, Jokūbas Rudaitis, Justas Stonkus, Nikas Stuknys, Nedas Raupelis, Mantas Kocanas, Gantas Križanauskas, Aleksas Bieliauskas, Mantas Laurencikas, Deividas Žukauskas, Kristupas Lesčiauskas (Head coach: Darius Songaila)