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Head of the Lithuanian men’s basketball team. Coach Darius Maskoliūnas has already selected thirteen players for the second stage of the European Men’s Basketball Championship on November 27 and 29 at the Siemens Arena in Vilnius.
Failing to agree on details with NBA clubs due to the participation of national team leaders Domantas Sabonis and Jonas Valančiūnas in the European Championship selection, two new faces were added to the roster, says the general sponsor of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation “Betsafe”.
The Lithuanian team will face the Danish and Belgian teams in the bubble stage of the tournament.
Two young basketball players will debut
The team must wear a jersey for the first time. Regimantas Miniotas Y Augustas Marčiulionis. R.Miniotas, who has had a great season with Prienai’s team in the Betsafe-LKL championship, has won 19 points in just over 32 minutes, recovers 10.7 balls and accumulates 25.3 utility points.
The impressive central game did not go unnoticed – he was announced as Betsafe-LKL’s most useful player in October.
Meanwhile, 18-year-old A.Marčiulionis, who made his debut in the Lithuanian top basketball league this year, feels stronger and stronger in the Vilnius “Rytas” team. In the match with Utena “Juventus”, the 193 cm tall player scored 9 points, took 5 balls and scored 18 utility points. This is the best match of young talents in the ranks of the Vilnius team so far.
“I constantly watch the Betsafe-LKL championship and R.Minioto’s game leaves an impression. Its versatility, speed is what we can need in this window. Considering that after the breaks, other towers of the national team will return to the site, the form of which will not be of the highest level, I think Regimantas will be a solid addition for us – D. Maskoliūnas with the environment, the rules, because he can that we need it a lot, not only in the next selection stage, but also that we see its potential in the future ”, the team reviewed the situation of the newcomers. coach.
The coach pointed out that this time he did not invite everyone he most wanted to see with the team jersey to the selection window. This was prevented by unreleased release notes from NBA clubs, minor injuries, and some players refused to participate in the Vilnius bubble.
It is also important to mention that despite the published list of thirteen players, the current situation and the composition of the COVID-19 pandemic team may still change.
Will seek revenge from the Belgian team
The Lithuanian team will meet for training camp next Monday, November 23 and will have their first training session the following morning. According to D.Maskoliūnas, the preparation time is not happy, but he is glad that the men of the national team have the opportunity to meet and play for the honor of the country.
“It is a pity that for various reasons we have not been able to gather the core of the national team during the summer, but we are happy to have the opportunity to work and play. We will try to make the most of those players who can play for the national team and we hope that we will give Lithuania two victories ”, the national team coach looks optimistically at the next stage of the European Championship team.
On November 27, Lithuania will test its strength with the Danish team, which has not yet met in the national team, and on November 29, the national team will seek revenge against Belgium, which was divided in the first round.
So far, the Lithuanians are in second place in group C and share it with the Czech team: both teams have achieved a victory and each suffered a defeat. First of all, Belgium, which advances without defeats, and at the end of the group, Denmark, which has not yet felt the taste of victory. Both games will be broadcast live on TV3 TV.
The complete composition of the Lithuanian men’s basketball team:
Kalnietis blankets, Krasnodar Lokomotiv-Kuban; Šarūnas Vasiliauskas, Izmiro “Aliaga Petkimspor”; Augustas Marčiulionis, Vilnius Morning; Tomas Dimša, Las Palmo „Gran Canaria Herbalife“; Paulius Valinskas, Panevėžys “Waterproof”; Jonas Mačiulis, Athens AEK; Kuzminskas Mindaugas, Lokomotiv-Kuban, Krasnodar Krai, David gailius, Bonuses “Telecommunications baskets”; Eimantas Bendžius, Sasario “Dinamo”; Gytis Masiulis, Panevėžys “Waterproof”; Laurynas Birutis, Santiago de Compostela “Taller Monbus”, Martin Echod, Vilnius Morning; Regimantas Miniotas, Prienai CBet.
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