Lithuania at EuroBasket 2015
# Lithuania at EuroBasket 2015

This page tracks the progress of the Lithuania men's national basketball team participating in EuroBasket 2015.

## Main roster

On May 5, head coach Jonas Kazlauskas published the extended 25–player main roster. The list did not included two long-time national team players: Simas Jasaitis and Kšyštof Lavrinovič. On July 9, the shortened roster was announced. All the mentioned players were invited to join the national team training camp in Palanga on July 20.

### Candidates that did not make it to the final team

| Position | Player | Year of birth | Club | Reason | Date announced |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Forward/Center | Donatas Motiejūnas | 1990 | Houston Rockets | Back injury | June 10 |
| Guard | Martynas Pocius | 1986 | Žalgiris Kaunas | Recurrent back injury | June 26 |
| Forward | Linas Kleiza | 1985 | Free agent | Needs to rest knee | June 30 |
| Guard | Martynas Gecevičius | 1988 | TED Ankara Kolejliler | Not invited to the training camp | July 9 |
| Guard | Mindaugas Girdžiūnas | 1989 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | Not invited to the training camp | July 9 |
| Guard | Vaidas Kariniauskas | 1993 | Gimnastikos Silogos Kymis | Not invited to the training camp | July 9 |
| Forward | Gediminas Orelik | 1990 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | Not invited to the training camp | July 9 |
| Guard/Forward | Edgaras Ulanovas | 1992 | Žalgiris Kaunas | Not invited to the training camp | July 9 |
| Center | Darjuš Lavrinovič | 1979 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | Injuries | July 14 |
| Guard | Marius Runkauskas | 1986 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | Coaching decision | August 16 |
| Guard/Forward | Rokas Giedraitis | 1992 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | Coaching decision | August 16 |
| Guard | Adas Juškevičius | 1989 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | Coaching decision | August 25 |
| Guard | Žygimantas Janavičius | 1989 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | Coaching decision | September 1 |
| Forward/Center | Artūras Gudaitis | 1993 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | Coaching decision | September 1 |

### 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 | Deividas Gailius |
| SG | Renaldas Seibutis | Artūras Milaknis | |
| PG | Mantas Kalnietis | Lukas Lekavičius | |

## Preparation matches

* 29 July 2015 19:00 EEST
* Report (media)

| Lithuania | 80–68 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 23–15, 16–16, 23–11 |||
| Pts: Gudaitis 11 Rebs: Sabonis 7 Asts: Kalnietis, Juškevičius 3 | | Pts: Motum 19 |

* Švyturys Arena, Lithuania Attendance: 5,800
* 28 July 2015 18:30 EEST
* Report (media)

| Lithuania | 92–85 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 28–22, 21–17, 23–27 |||
| Pts: Kuzminskas, Lekavičius 14 Rebs: Sabonis 8 Asts: Four players 3 | | Pts: Andersen 20 |

* Šiauliai Arena, Lithuania Attendance: 5,700
* 8 August 2015 19:00 EEST
* Report (media)

| Lithuania | 78–71 | Finland |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 19–22, 17–16, 17–15 |||
| Pts: Jankūnas 11 Rebs: Sabonis 8 Asts: Kalnietis 11 | | Pts: Koponen 21 |

* Alytus Arena, Lithuania Attendance: 5,500
* 12 August 2015 18:30 EEST
* Report (media)

| Lithuania | 86–71 | Austria |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 21–16, 23–21, 18–16 |||
| Pts: Milaknis 18 Rebs: Valančiūnas 10 Asts: Janavičius 8 | | Pts: Pöltl 27 |

* Kėdainiai Arena, Lithuania Attendance: 2,500

### Huawei Cup

* 17 August 2015 19:30 EEST
* Report (media)

| Lithuania | 86–74 | Turkey |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 21–17, 22–16, 16–22 |||
| Pts: Jankūnas 14 Rebs: Sabonis 8 Asts: Lekavičius 6 | | Pts: Savaş 13 |

* Žalgiris Arena, Lithuania Attendance: 8,660
* 18 August 2015 19:30 EEST
* Report (media)

| Lithuania | 68–62 | Macedonia |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 16–15, 15–18, 26–12 |||
| Pts: Kavaliauskas 15 Rebs: Sabonis 10 Asts: Kalnietis 4 | | Pts: Stojanovski 14 Rebs: Samardžiski 11 |

* Žalgiris Arena, Lithuania
* 19 August 2015 19:30 EEST
* Report (media)

| Lithuania | 59–72 | Croatia |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–19, 9–20, 15–20, 26–13 |||
| Pts: Seibutis 16 Rebs: Mačiulis 6 Asts: Janavičius, Sabonis 3 | | Pts: Bogdanović 12 |

* Žalgiris Arena, Lithuania Attendance: 10,839

### Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

* 27 August 2015 19:00 EEST
* Report (media)

| Turkey | 71–53 | Lithuania |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 15–9, 21–25, 20–4 |||
| Pts: İlyasova 13 Rebs: İlyasova 13 | | Pts: Valančiūnas 14 Rebs: Valančiūnas 9 Asts: Kalnietis 6 |

* O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Greece
* 28 August 2015 19:00 EEST
* Report (media)

| Netherlands | 72–94 | Lithuania |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 16–24, 19–23, 19–21 |||
| Pts: Akerboom 15 | | Pts: Kuzminskas 18 Rebs: Valančiūnas 8 Asts: Janavičius 6 |

* O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Greece
* 29 August 2015 19:00 EEST
* Report (media)

| Greece | 67–62 | Lithuania |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 15–16, 18–15, 18–16 |||
| Pts: Printezis 14 Rebs: Antetokounmpo 7 Asts: Spanoulis 6 | | Pts: Mačiulis 15 Rebs: Valančiūnas 10 Asts: Kalnietis 6 |

* O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Greece

## EuroBasket 2015

### Preliminary round

* 5 September 2015 21:30
* Boxscore

| Lithuania | 69–68 | Ukraine |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 14–14, 17–19, 19–23 |||
| Pts: Jankūnas 22 Rebs: Valančiūnas 11 Asts: Kalnietis 7 | | Pts: Fesenko 19 Rebs: Fesenko 11 Asts: Randle 6 |

* Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 8,846 Referees: Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Eddie Viator (FRA), Sigmundur Herbertsson (ISL)
* 6 September 2015 18:30
* Boxscore

| Latvia | 49–68 | Lithuania |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 9–16, 11–20, 10–19 |||
| Pts: Bērziņš, Freimanis 8 Rebs: Freimanis 9 Asts: Janičenoks 4 | | Pts: Valančiūnas 15 Rebs: Mačiulis 10 Asts: Kalnietis 6 |

* Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 10,492 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Petar Obradović (BIH), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA)
* 7 September 2015 15:30
* Boxscore

| Lithuania | 74–76 | Belgium |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 15–23, 19–22, 20–19 |||
| Pts: Valančiūnas 25 Rebs: Valančiūnas 12 Asts: Kalnietis 13 | | Pts: Lojeski 20 Rebs: Gillet 4 Asts: Lojeski, Van Rossom 5 |

* Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 3,570 Referees: Emilio Pérez (ESP), Petar Obradović (BIH), Sigmundur Herbertsson (ISL)
* 9 September 2015 21:30
* Boxscore

| Estonia | 62–64 | Lithuania |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 16–18, 20–11, 11–15 |||
| Pts: Talts 20 Rebs: Vene 7 Asts: S. Sokk 5 | | Pts: Mačiulis 15 Rebs: Mačiulis 10 Asts: Kalnietis 7 |

* Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 6,985 Referees: Emin Moğulkoç (TUR), Marcin Kowalski (POL), Amit Balak (ISR)
* 10 September 2015 21:30
* Boxscore

| Czech Republic | 81–85 (OT) | Lithuania |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 19–15, 14–28, 18–14, Overtime: 12–16 |||
| Pts: Schilb 18 Rebs: Satoranský 9 Asts: Satoranský 15 | | Pts: Kuzminskas 18 Rebs: Valančiūnas 10 Asts: Kalnietis 4 |

* Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 4,669 Referees: Emilio Pérez (ESP), Emin Moğulkoç (TUR), Petar Obradović (BIH)

### Round of 16

* 13 September 2015 21:00
* Boxscore

| Lithuania | 85–81 | Georgia |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 22–20, 22–22, 24–19 |||
| Pts: Mačiulis 34 Rebs: Mačiulis 6 Asts: Kalnietis 7 | | Pts: Pachulia 23 Rebs: Pachulia, Sanikidze 7 Asts: Tsintsadze 5 |

* Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 16,953 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Jakub Zamojski (POL)

### Quarterfinal

* 16 September 2015 21:00
* Boxscore

| Italy | 85–95 (OT) | Lithuania |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 16–16, 23–23, 20–19, Overtime: 6–16 |||
| Pts: Bargnani 21 Rebs: Gallinari 6 Asts: Cinciarini 5 | | Pts: Valančiūnas 26 Rebs: Valančiūnas 15 Asts: Kalnietis 11 |

* Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 13,173 Referees: Emilio Pérez (ESP), Sreten Radović (CRO), Miloš Koljenšić (MNE)

### Semifinal

* 18 September 2015 21:00
* Boxscore

| Serbia | 64–67 | Lithuania |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 17–13, 9–13, 21–19 |||
| Pts: Teodosić 16 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: Bogdanović, Teodosić 3 | | Pts: Valančiūnas 15 Rebs: Kuzminskas 9 Asts: Kalnietis 9 |

* Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 20,042 Referees: Emilio Pérez (ESP), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Emin Moğulkoç (TUR)

### Final

* 20 September 2015 19:00
* Boxscore

| Spain | 80–63 | Lithuania |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 22–25, 19–10, 20–20 |||
| Pts: Gasol 25 Rebs: Gasol 12 Asts: Rodríguez 6 | | Pts: Kalnietis, Seibutis 13 Rebs: Valančiūnas 9 Asts: Kalnietis 5 |

* Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 27,372 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (Italy), Ilija Belošević (Serbia), Borys Ryzhyk (Ukraine)

### State awards

On September 22, 2015, the national team players, coaches and staff members were awarded with State awards and medals by Lithuania President Dalia Grybauskaitė. Although, many members were unable to receive new state awards because they were awarded in 2013 and the Lithuanian law requires a minimum of 3 years break before receiving a new one. Such members received presidential letters of thanks and gifts.

| Award title | Person | Position |
| - | - | - |
| Order for Merits to Lithuania Grand Cross | Paulius Jankūnas | Player |
| Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Knight's Cross | Mindaugas Špokas | Team manager |
| Order for Merits to Lithuania Knight's Cross | Deividas Gailius | Player |
| Order for Merits to Lithuania Knight's Cross | Antanas Kavaliauskas | Player |
| Order for Merits to Lithuania Knight's Cross | Lukas Lekavičius | Player |
| Order for Merits to Lithuania Knight's Cross | Artūras Milaknis | Player |
| Order for Merits to Lithuania Knight's Cross | Domantas Sabonis | Player |
| Order for Merits to Lithuania Knight's Cross | Jonas Valančiūnas | Player |
| Order for Merits to Lithuania Medal | Paulius Jacikas | Physiotherapist |
| Order for Merits to Lithuania Medal | Petras Mikučionis | Physiotherapist |
