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2010 Lithuania men's FIBA World Championship team
Lithuania men's national basketball team had its third appearance at the FIBA World Championship at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Despite qualifying only as a wild card invitation by FIBA following an underwhelming performance at EuroBasket 2009, Lithuania had its best performance ever at the World Championship, losing only the semifinal against the United States en route to a bronze medal.
2010 FIBA World Championship Roster
Main roster
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Reserves roster
| Pos | Height | Player | Year of birth | Current club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Arvydas Eitutavičius* | FRA Cholet Basket | ||
| PG | Aidas Viskontas | LTU Perlas Vilnius | ||
| G | Martynas Mažeika | GRE AEK Athens | ||
| SG | Adas Juškevičius | LTU Žalgiris Kaunas | ||
| SG | Renaldas Seibutis* | EUR Free agent | ||
| SF | Deividas Gailius | ITA Virtus Bologna | ||
| SF | Arvydas Šikšnius | LTU Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius | ||
| F | Mindaugas Kuzminskas | LTU BC Šiauliai | ||
| PF | Vytautas Šarakauskas | LTU BC Šiauliai | ||
| PF | Valdas Vasylius | EUR Free Agent | ||
| PF | Valdas Dabkus | CYP InterCollege Etha Engomis | ||
| F/C | Tadas Klimavičius* | LTU Žalgiris Kaunas | ||
| C | Martynas Andriuškevičius* | ESP CB Lucentum Alicante | ||
| **Coach** | ||||
| Robertas Kuncaitis | LTU Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius |
***** denotes players that were placed in the main roster.
Candidates that did not make it to the final team:
| # | Position | Player | Year of birth | Last season's club before the tournament | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Mindaugas Katelynas | 1983 | ESP CB Lucentum Alicante | Sustained an injury while in training camp | |||||||
| Center | Donatas Motiejūnas | 1990 | ITA Benetton Treviso | Released from the team after game against Czech Republic (2010-08-02) | |||||||
| Guard | Giedrius Gustas | 1980 | GRE Panorama BC | Released from the team after game against Spain (2010-08-07) | |||||||
| Guard | Arvydas Eitutavičius | 1982 | FRA Cholet Basket | Released from the team after game against USA (2010-08-21) | |||||||
| Guard | Mindaugas Lukauskis | 1979 | FRA ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne | Released from the team after game against USA (2010-08-21) | |||||||
| **Other candidates that did not make it to the training camp** | |||||||||||
| Forward | Ramūnas Šiškauskas | 1978 | RUS CSKA Moscow | Retired from national team after 2008 Summer Olympics | |||||||
| Guard | Arvydas Macijauskas | 1980 | EU Free agent | Decided to end career | |||||||
| Guard | Rimantas Kaukėnas | 1977 | ESP Real Madrid | Decided not to play because family circumstances | |||||||
| Center | Marijonas Petravičius | 1979 | ITA Armani Jeans Milano | Cannot play because of back injury | |||||||
| Forward | Kšyštof Lavrinovič | 1979 | ITA Montepaschi Siena | Cannot play because of back injury | |||||||
| Center | Darjuš Lavrinovič | 1979 | ESP Real Madrid | Cannot play because the new club didn't give permission to participate | |||||||
| Guard | Šarūnas Jasikevičius | 1976 | GRE Panathinaikos Athens | Decided not to play | |||||||
| Forward | Artūras Jomantas | 1985 | LTU BC Lietuvos Rytas | Cannot play because of minor injuries |
Preparation matches
Note: All times are UTC+2
Reserve Team
Main Team
FIBA World Championship 2010
Note: All times are local
Preliminary round
Main article: 2010 FIBA World Championship Group D
Knockout stage
Main article: 2010 FIBA World Championship knockout stage
Round of 16
Quarterfinals Semifinals Third–place game
Orders, decorations, and medals
National team players, coaches and staff members were awarded with State orders, decorations and medals for their success.
| Award | Award title | Person | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:LTU Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas - Commander's Cross BAR.png | 100px]] | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Commander's Cross | Kęstutis Kemzūra | Head coach |
| [[Image:LTU Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas - Commander's Cross BAR.png | 100px]] | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Commander's Cross | Paulius Jankūnas | Player |
| [[Image:LTU Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas - Commander's Cross BAR.png | 100px]] | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Commander's Cross | Simas Jasaitis | Player |
| [[Image:LTU Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas - Commander's Cross BAR.png | 100px]] | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Commander's Cross | Robertas Javtokas | Player |
| [[Image:LTU Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas - Commander's Cross BAR.png | 100px]] | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Commander's Cross | Linas Kleiza | Player |
| [[Image:LTU Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas - Commander's Cross BAR.png | 100px]] | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Commander's Cross | Robertas Kuncaitis | Coach |
| [[Image:LTU Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas - Commander's Cross BAR.png | 100px]] | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Commander's Cross | Jonas Mačiulis | Player |
| [[Image:LTU Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas - Officer's Cross BAR.png | 100px]] | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Officer's Cross | Juozas Petkevičius | Technical manager |
| [[Image:LTU Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas - Knight's Cross BAR.png | 100px]] | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Knight's Cross | Martynas Andriuškevičius | Player |
| [[Image:LTU Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas - Knight's Cross BAR.png | 100px]] | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Knight's Cross | Tomas Delininkaitis | Player |
| [[Image:LTU Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas - Knight's Cross BAR.png | 100px]] | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Knight's Cross | Martynas Gecevičius | Player |
| [[Image:LTU Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas - Knight's Cross BAR.png | 100px]] | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Knight's Cross | Mantas Kalnietis | Player |
| [[Image:LTU Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas - Knight's Cross BAR.png | 100px]] | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Knight's Cross | Tadas Klimavičius | Player |
| [[Image:LTU Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas - Knight's Cross BAR.png | 100px]] | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Knight's Cross | Martynas Pocius | Player |
| [[Image:LTU Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas - Knight's Cross BAR.png | 100px]] | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Knight's Cross | Renaldas Seibutis | Player |
| Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Medal | Aidas Buzelis | Masseur | ||
| Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Medal | Rimtautas Gudas | Doctor | ||
| Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Medal | Donaldas Kairys | Coach-scout | ||
| Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Medal | Evaldas Kandratavičius | Physical training coach | ||
| Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Medal | Aleksejus Peletskij | Masseur | ||
| Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Medal | Mantas Šernius | Coach-scout | ||
| Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Medal | Vytenis Trumpickas | Doctor |
References
References
- "Lrytas.lt naujienos – sužinoti daugiau!".
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121009103448/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/arti.asp?newsid=40364 Macijauskas announces retirement]
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