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Lithuania national basketball team at the 2012 Olympic Games

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The Lithuania national basketball team competed in the 2012 Olympic Games after qualifying into it during 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

The following is the Lithuania roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Lithuania men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Rimantas Kaukėnas 35 – (1977-04-11)11 April 1977 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Mens Sana Basket Italy
G 5 Mantas Kalnietis 25 – (1986-09-06)6 September 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Žalgiris Lithuania
F 6 Jonas Mačiulis 27 – (1985-02-10)10 February 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Mens Sana Basket Italy
G 7 Martynas Pocius 26 – (1986-04-28)28 April 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto Spain
G 8 Renaldas Seibutis 27 – (1985-07-23)23 July 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Lietuvos rytas Lithuania
F 9 Darius Songaila 34 – (1978-02-14)14 February 1978 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) CB Valladolid Spain
G 10 Simas Jasaitis 30 – (1982-03-26)26 March 1982 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Türk Telekom B.K. Turkey
F 11 Linas Kleiza (C) 27 – (1985-01-03)3 January 1985 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Toronto Raptors Canada
C 12 Antanas Kavaliauskas 27 – (1984-09-19)19 September 1984 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) BK VEF Rīga Latvia
G 13 Šarūnas Jasikevičius 36 – (1976-03-05)5 March 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Panathinaikos B.C. Greece
C 14 Jonas Valančiūnas 20 – (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) BC Lietuvos rytas Lithuania
F 15 Paulius Jankūnas 28 – (1984-04-29)29 April 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) BC Žalgiris Lithuania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 29 July 2012
  • (C) – team captain
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 589 398 +191 10 Quarterfinals
2  France 5 4 1 376 378 −2 9
3  Argentina 5 3 2 448 424 +24 8
4  Lithuania 5 2 3 395 399 −4 7
5  Nigeria 5 1 4 338 456 −118 6
6  Tunisia 5 0 5 320 411 −91 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
29 July 2012
22:15
Argentina  102–79  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 27–16, 27–22, 24–18
Pts: Scola 32
Rebs: Ginóbili 10
Asts: Ginóbili, Prigioni 6
Pts: Kleiza 20
Rebs: Kleiza 7
Asts: Kalnietis 5
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Jorge Carrion (PUR), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS)
31 July 2012
14:30
Lithuania  72–53  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 14–8, 20–19, 22–13, 16–13
Pts: Songaila 12
Rebs: Kleiza 6
Asts: Jasikevičius 9
Pts: Diogu, Al. Aminu 12
Rebs: Al. Aminu 11
Asts: Al. Aminu 2
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Vitalis Gode (KEN)
2 August 2012
09:00
France  82–74  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 14–22, 20–9, 23–22
Pts: Parker 27
Rebs: Turiaf 10
Asts: Diaw 8
Pts: Kleiza 17
Rebs: Kleiza 7
Asts: Jasikevičius 5
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)
4 August 2012
14:30
Lithuania  94–99 United States
Scoring by quarter: 25–33, 26–22, 21–23, 22–21
Pts: Kleiza 25
Rebs: Pocius 7
Asts: Jasikevičius, Pocius 6
Pts: James, Anthony 20
Rebs: Love 8
Asts: Paul 6
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Recep Ankaralı (TUR), Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Marcos Benito (BRA)
6 August 2012
11:15
Tunisia  63–76  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 18–7, 17–22, 19–21, 9–26
Pts: Rzig 17
Rebs: Mejri 12
Asts: Mejri 3
Pts: Songaila, Jasikevičius 13
Rebs: Kleiza, Valančiūnas 6
Asts: Kalnietis 9
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Saša Pukl (SLO), Felicia Grinter (USA)
Quarter-final
8 August 2012
14:00
Russia  83–74  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 15–17, 22–23, 29–24
Pts: Kirilenko 19
Rebs: Kirilenko 13
Asts: Khryapa 8
Pts: Kaukėnas 19
Rebs: Valančiūnas 9
Asts: four players 3
North Greenwich Arena, London
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Pablo Estévez (ARG), Michael Aylen (AUS)

References

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  1. ^ "LTU - Jasaitas, Seibutis replace Delininkaitis, Dulkys". FIBA. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.