Sportin Lithuania is governed by the Physical Education and Sports Department following the country's independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. The Lithuanian government established the department to manage physical education in the schools and sports administration in the country. Over the next few years, Lithuanian sports organizations established membership in international governing bodies. Lithuania participated in the Winter Olympics in Albertville and has participated in every Winter and Summer Olympics since.
Raimondas Šarūnas Marčiulionis is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player. Widely considered one of the greatest international players, he was one of the first Europeans to become a regular in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On August 8, 2014, Marčiulionis was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and became a member of the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2015.
Ramūnas Butautas is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach who last coached Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He is the son of Stepas Butautas. In 2017, Butautas was elected as the head coach for Lebanon national basketball team.
The USA Basketball Women's National Team, commonly known as the United States Women's National Basketball Team, is governed by USA Basketball and competes in FIBA Americas. The team is by far the most successful in international women's basketball, winning nine out of eleven Olympic tournaments it had entered. It also won eight of the last eleven World Cups, and ten titles overall. The team is currently ranked first in the FIBA World Rankings.
The Lithuania women's national basketball team represents Lithuania in international women's basketball competitions. They are regulated by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Lithuania.
The Icelandic Basketball Association is the national governing body of basketball in Iceland and is a member of the continental association FIBA Europe and the global International Basketball Federation (FIBA). It directs and oversees all of the national basketball teams of Iceland, including both the junior and senior national teams of both men and women.
Lithuania national team might refer to:
The United States national team or Team USA may refer to any of a number of sports team representing the United States in international competitions.
The Turkey women's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is the representative for Turkey in international basketball competitions, and it is formed and run by the Turkish Basketball Federation. The Turkey women's national under-18 basketball team represents Turkey at the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women and the Turkey women's national under-19 basketball team at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women.
The Turkey women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is the representative for Turkey in international basketball competitions, and it is formed and run by the Turkish Basketball Federation. The Turkey women's national under-16 basketball team represents Turkey at the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women and the Turkey women's national under-17 basketball team at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women.
Australia national basketball team may refer to:
Lithuania competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-Soviet era and ninth overall in Summer Olympic history.
Laurynas Birutis is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Monbus Obradoiro of the Spanish Liga ACB.
The Lithuania women's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a national basketball team of Lithuania, administered by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation. It represents the country in women's international under-18 and under-19 basketball competitions.
Ignas Brazdeikis is a Lithuanian-Canadian professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. Brazdeikis is a right-handed athlete who shoots left-handed in basketball. He has represented the Canadian national teams in junior levels. During the season, he established a Michigan record by earning four Big Ten Freshmen of the week awards and was included on both the John Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 and Late Season Top 20 watchlists. As a freshman, he was a 2019 Second team All-Big Ten selection, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a Big Ten All-Freshman honoree. Brazdeikis was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, and was then traded to the New York Knicks.
The United States competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
The Lithuania women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Lithuania, administered by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation. It represents the country in women's international under-16 and under-17 basketball competitions.
The Lithuania women's national under-20 basketball team is a national basketball team of Lithuania, administered by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation. It represents the country in women's international under-20 basketball competitions.
Russian athletes competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics under the flag of the Russian Paralympic Committee.
Canada national basketball team may refer to:
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