Lithuania at EuroBasket 2009
Appearance
Eurobasket 2009 tournament roster
[edit]The upcoming tournament in which Lithuania will compete in will be the Eurobasket 2009 in Poland. The roster of the team is given below:
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Candidates that did not make for the final team:
# | Position | Player | Year of birth | Last season's club before the tournament | Notes |
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Forward | Paulius Jankūnas | 1984 | Žalgiris Kaunas | Released from the team after first game in Acropolis Tournament. Announced 2009-08-25 | |
Forward | Mindaugas Katelynas | 1983 | Armani Jeans Milano | Released from the team after training camp. Announced 2009-08-09 | |
Guard | Renaldas Seibutis | 1985 | CB Bilbao Berri | Released from the team after training camp. Announced 2009-08-09 | |
Guard | Giedrius Gustas | 1980 | Kavala BC | Released from the team after training camp. Announced 2009-08-09 | |
Other candidates that didn't make to the training camp | |||||
Forward | Darius Songaila | 1978 | NBA Washington Wizards | Retired from national team | |
Forward | Ramūnas Šiškauskas | 1978 | CSKA Moscow | Retired from national team after 2008 Summer Olympics | |
Guard | Šarūnas Jasikevičius | 1976 | Panathinaikos | Couldn't play because of several micro-injuries | |
Center | Žydrūnas Ilgauskas | 1975 | NBA Cleveland Cavaliers | Cavaliers declined to give their permission to play for the team, as well as in 2008 Summer Olympics | |
Guard | Arvydas Macijauskas | 1980 | Olympiacos | Decided not to play because of trial vs. Olympiacos[1] | |
Guard | Rimantas Kaukėnas | 1977 | Montepaschi Siena | Decided not to play because family circumstances |
Preparation matches
[edit]Note: All times are local
July 12
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Beijing Ducks | 72–106 | Lithuania[2] |
Scoring by quarter: 18-25, 17-29, 14-26, 26-23 |
Beijing, China
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July 15
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China | 77–82 (OT) | Lithuania[2] |
Scoring by quarter: 19-10, 21-15, 19-21, 11-24, Overtime: 7-12 |
Xiamen, China
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August 12
20:15 |
Lithuania | 77–75 (OT) | Latvia |
Scoring by quarter: 17-15, 21-17, 10-13, 18-21, Overtime: 11-9 |
August 19
18:15 |
Lithuania | 81–75 | Slovenia |
Scoring by quarter: 22-17, 21-18, 24-23, 14-17 |
Sevilla, Spain
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August 20
18:15 |
Lithuania | 97–62 | Great Britain |
Scoring by quarter: 28-10, 18-24, 23-15, 28-13 |
Sevilla, Spain
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August 21
20:25 |
Spain | 100–74 | Lithuania |
Scoring by quarter: 24-17, 32-23, 29-15, 15-19 |
Sevilla, Spain
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August 24
19:00 |
Lithuania | 78–61 | Russia |
Scoring by quarter: 23-18, 13-16, 26-13, 16-14 |
Athenes, Greece
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August 25
19:00 |
Lithuania | 70–78 | Serbia |
Scoring by quarter: 13-19, 18-19, 23-21, 16-19 |
Athenes, Greece
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August 26
21:45 |
Greece | 75–73 | Lithuania |
Scoring by quarter: 14-15, 20-19, 16-25, 25-14 |
Athenes, Greece
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Eurobasket 2009
[edit]Note: All times are local