Lithuania national basketball team at 2016 Olympic Games

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This page tracks the progress of the Lithuania men's national basketball team participating in 2016 Summer Olympics.

Candidates that did not make it to the final team

On June 8, the twenty candidates list was published, who were invited to the training camp.[1] The list surprisingly did not included last year European vice-champion Lukas Lekavičius. On July 16, the final Olympic roster was announced, however two of the last candidates Artūras Milaknis and Vaidas Kariniauskas had to remain with the national team till the last friendly match in case if someone will get injured. Though, Milaknis left the team quickly.[2] Following Ulanovas injury, Kariniauskas qualified into the final roster.

The following is the Lithuania roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Lithuania men's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 5 Mantas Kalnietis 29 – (1986-09-06)6 September 1986 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Olimpia Milano Italy
G 7 Adas Juškevičius 27 – (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Lietuvos Rytas Lithuania
SF 8 Jonas Mačiulis 31 – (1985-02-10)10 February 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Real Madrid Spain
SG 10 Renaldas Seibutis 31 – (1985-07-23)23 July 1985 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Žalgiris Lithuania
F/C 11 Domantas Sabonis 20 – (1996-05-03)3 May 1996 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Gonzaga Bulldogs United States
C 12 Antanas Kavaliauskas 31 – (1984-09-19)19 September 1984 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Lietuvos Rytas Lithuania
PF 13 Paulius Jankūnas 32 – (1984-04-29)29 April 1984 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Žalgiris Lithuania
C 15 Robertas Javtokas (C) 36 – (1980-03-20)20 March 1980 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Žalgiris Lithuania
C 17 Jonas Valančiūnas 24 – (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Toronto Raptors Canada
SF 19 Mindaugas Kuzminskas 26 – (1989-10-19)19 October 1989 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Unicaja Málaga Spain
G/F 40 Marius Grigonis 22 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) ICL Manresa Spain
G 93 Vaidas Kariniauskas 22 – (1993-11-16)16 November 1993 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Kymis B.C. Greece
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016
# Position Player Year of birth Club Reason Date announced
31Guard/ForwardRokas Giedraitis1990Lithuania BC ŠiauliaiCoaching decision[4]July 5
Forward/CenterDonatas Motiejūnas1990United States Houston RocketsContract negotiations[5]July 14
18GuardMindaugas Girdžiūnas1989Lithuania Neptūnas KlaipėdaCoaching decision[6]July 14
31Guard/ForwardDeividas Gailius1988Lithuania Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
21Guard/ForwardArtūras Milaknis1986Russia UNICS KazanCoaching decision[7]July 16
93GuardVaidas Kariniauskas1993Greece Kymi
92ForwardEdgaras Ulanovas1992Lithuania Žalgiris KaunasInjury, replaced by Kariniauskas[8]July 31

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Jonas Valančiūnas Antanas Kavaliauskas Robertas Javtokas
PF Paulius Jankūnas Domantas Sabonis
SF Jonas Mačiulis Mindaugas Kuzminskas
SG Renaldas Seibutis Marius Grigonis
PG Mantas Kalnietis Adas Juškevičius Vaidas Kariniauskas

Preparation matches

2016 Summer Olympics

References

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