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.

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Main roster

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 19861.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Olimpia Milano Flag of Italy.svg
G 7 Adas Juškevičius 27 – (1989-01-03)3 January 19891.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Lietuvos Rytas Flag of Lithuania.svg
SF 8 Jonas Mačiulis 31 – (1985-02-10)10 February 19851.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg
SG 10 Renaldas Seibutis 31 – (1985-07-23)23 July 19851.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Žalgiris Flag of Lithuania.svg
F/C 11 Domantas Sabonis 20 – (1996-05-03)3 May 19962.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Gonzaga Bulldogs Flag of the United States.svg
C 12 Antanas Kavaliauskas 31 – (1984-09-19)19 September 19842.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Lietuvos Rytas Flag of Lithuania.svg
PF 13 Paulius Jankūnas 32 – (1984-04-29)29 April 19842.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Žalgiris Flag of Lithuania.svg
C 15 Robertas Javtokas  (C)36 – (1980-03-20)20 March 19802.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Žalgiris Flag of Lithuania.svg
C 17 Jonas Valančiūnas 24 – (1992-05-06)6 May 19922.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Toronto Raptors Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
SF 19 Mindaugas Kuzminskas 26 – (1989-10-19)19 October 19892.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Unicaja Málaga Flag of Spain.svg
G/F 40 Marius Grigonis 22 – (1994-04-26)26 April 19941.98 m (6 ft 6 in) ICL Manresa Flag of Spain.svg
G 93 Vaidas Kariniauskas 22 – (1993-11-16)16 November 19931.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Kymis B.C. Flag of Greece.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016

Candidates that did not make it to the final team

#PositionPlayerYear of birthClubReasonDate announced
31Guard/Forward Rokas Giedraitis 1990 Flag of Lithuania.svg BC Šiauliai Coaching decision [4] July 5
Forward/Center Donatas Motiejūnas 1990 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Rockets Contract negotiations [5] July 14
18Guard Mindaugas Girdžiūnas 1989 Flag of Lithuania.svg Neptūnas Klaipėda Coaching decision [6] July 14
31Guard/Forward Deividas Gailius 1988 Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
21Guard/Forward Artūras Milaknis 1986 Flag of Russia.svg UNICS Kazan Coaching decision [7] July 16
93Guard Vaidas Kariniauskas 1993 Flag of Greece.svg Kymi
92Forward Edgaras Ulanovas 1992 Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris Kaunas Injury, replaced by Kariniauskas [8] July 31

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 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

29 June 2016
18:30 EEST
Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg 88–58 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Scoring by quarter:28–18, 21–21, 17–14, 22–11
Pts: Ulanovas, Girdžiūnas 16
Rebs: Kavaliauskas 12
Asts: Juškevičius, Kariniauskas 4		Pts: Webster 16
29 June 2016
18:30 EEST
Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg 81–56 Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
Scoring by quarter:16–9, 20–12, 32–16, 13–19
Pts: Juškevičius 17
Rebs: Javtokas, Girdžiūnas, Ulanovas, Kavaliauskas 5
Asts: Kariniauskas 5		Pts: Romdhane 15
10 July 2016
18:30 EEST
Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg 84–53 Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
Scoring by quarter:28–14, 19–10, 18–13, 19–16
Pts: Juškevičius 15
Rebs: Kavaliauskas 6
Asts: Kalnietis, Jankūnas 4		Pts: Cox 12
12 July 2016
18:30 EEST
Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg 84–61 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Scoring by quarter:24–19, 18–6, 24–22, 18–14
Pts: Valančiūnas 16
Rebs: Sabonis 12
Asts: Kariniauskas 5		Pts: Kok 14
14 July 2016
18:30 EEST
Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg 84–51 Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
Scoring by quarter:21-9, 24-20, 23-16, 16-6
Pts: Kuzminskas 14
Rebs: Sabonis 13
Asts: Kariniauskas 4		Pts: Liutyč 13
18 July 2016
18:30 EEST
Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg 87–83 (OT) Flag of Spain.svg
Scoring by quarter: 19-20, 15-12, 20-25, 18-15,  Overtime:15-11
Pts: Kalnietis 24
Rebs: Valančiūnas 10
Asts: Kalnietis 5		Pts: Rodríguez 14
21 July 2016
21:45 EEST
Spain Flag of Spain.svg 76–78 Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
Scoring by quarter:23-15, 16-24, 20-23, 17-16
Pts: Llull 12Pts: Valančiūnas, Kuzminskas 15
Rebs: Valančiūnas 7
Asts: Kariniauskas 5
Málaga, Spain
25 July 2016
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg 0–0 (cancelled) Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
28 July 2016
03:00 EEST
Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg 86–85 (OT) Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
Scoring by quarter:10-7, 16-23, 19-18, 23-20,  Overtime: 10-10, 8-7
Pts: Scola 17Pts: Jankūnas 17
Rebs: Sabonis 11
Asts: Juškevičius 3
30 July 2016
18:00 EEST
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg 68–81 Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 11-21, 21-20, 14-21, 22-19
Pts: Ingles 16
Rebs: Baynes 7		Pts: Valančiūnas 19
Rebs: Valančiūnas 8
Asts: Kalnietis 7
São Paulo, Brazil
31 July 2016
Brasil Flag of Brazil.svg 64–62 Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
Scoring by quarter:24-19, 12-19, 11-12, 17-12
Pts: Marquinhos 14
Rebs: Nenê, Lima 7
Asts: Huertas 4		Pts: Kalnietis 13
Rebs: Valančiūnas 9
Asts: Kalnietis, Seibutis, Juškevičius, Mačiulis, Kariniauskas 2
São Paulo, Brazil

2016 Summer Olympics

Group phase

Lithuania was drawn into the Group B.

Scene from the Lithuania-Brazil game during the group phase. 1035617-rj 07082016- mg 6040.jpg
Scene from the Lithuania-Brazil game during the group phase.
PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 532400407−78 [lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinals
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 532432357+758 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 532392428−368 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 532441428+138 [lower-alpha 1]
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (H)523411407+47
6Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 514392441−496
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 In games among the four teams at 3–2, Croatia and Spain were 2–1 while Argentina and Lithuania were 1–2. Croatia beat Spain 72–70, and Lithuania beat Argentina 81–73.

All times are local (UTC−3). [9]

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
14:15
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg76–82Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 12–31, 23–12, 24–12
Pts: Barbosa 21
Rebs: Nenê 8
Asts: Huertas 3		Pts: Kalnietis 16
Rebs: Jankūnas 7
Asts: Kalnietis 8
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,990
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Steve Anderson (basketball)
9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
19:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg89–80Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 23–25, 29–13, 24–26
Pts: Mačiulis 21
Rebs: Sabonis 7
Asts: Kalnietis 12		Pts: Diogu 19
Rebs: Diogu 7
Asts: Ere 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,785
Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Anne Panther (GER)
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
22:30
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg81–73Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter:16–15, 14–12, 27–22, 24–24
Pts: Kuzminskas 23
Rebs: Valančiūnas 10
Asts: Kalnietis 7		Pts: Ginóbili 22
Rebs: Nocioni, Scola 7
Asts: Scola 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 11,093
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Damir Javor (SLO), Eddie Viator (FRA)
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
19:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg109–59Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter:26–11, 22–18, 36–16, 25–14
Pts: Gasol 23
Rebs: Reyes 9
Asts: Llull 6		Pts: Kuzminskas 17
Rebs: Valančiūnas 10
Asts: Mačiulis 2
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 11,045
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)
15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
22:30
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg81–90Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Scoring by quarter:21–13, 20–34, 14–28, 26–15
Pts: Kalnietis 26
Rebs: Valančiūnas 6
Asts: Kalnietis 11		Pts: Bogdanović 22
Rebs: Simon 10
Asts: Simon 6
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,809
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Steve Anderson (basketball)

Quarter-final

17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
11:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg90–64Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter:26–17, 22–13, 22–13, 20–21
Pts: Mills 24
Rebs: Bogut 7
Asts: Bogut 6		Pts: Kalnietis, Kavaliauskas 12
Rebs: Valančiūnas 8
Asts: Kalnietis 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,348
Referees: Steve Anderson (basketball)

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