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Regimantas Miniotas, the leader of Prienai Cbet and the most useful player in the Betsafe-LKL championship, will soon join the national team at the end of November, as well as the youngest member of the national team – the 18-year-old defender from Vilnius Rytas. Augustas Marčiulionis.
A.Marčiulion, who debuted in the Betsafe-LKL championship only this year, will probably remember this year for a long time, first the first steps in men’s basketball, and very soon – the invitation to wear the national team jersey.
A.Marčiulionis found out about the invitation to the national team immediately after the morning training “Rytas”. There was no smile on the boy’s face; After training, he had already received congratulations from both friends and fans.
“I really thought right away, ‘Force!’ It was a lot of fun looking at the roster. Clearly, there will be a bit of excitement, the national team is something important. There will be old players in the national team, there will be a lot of good players. I will be a newcomer here, still very young … But, for other side, very, very interesting. It is a great pleasure that the coach gave us that opportunity, probably with a breakthrough into the future. I am looking forward to the camp, it is very interesting “, said A.Marčiulionis with a smile to LKL .lt.
Photo by Rokas Lukoševičius / 15 min photo / Augustus Marčiulionis
It is true that in the team’s duel with the Danish and Belgian national teams, A.Marčiulionis will not be the only option for D.Maskoliūnas in the player position. Mantas Kalnietis, Paulius Valinskas, Šarūnas Vasiliauskas, people who have already gained experience at this international level, were also invited to the team.
However, it is the names of the players and the accumulated experience, according to A.Marčiulionis himself, which is probably the most rewarding: this opportunity to train with them and remain in an environment is considered by this talent from “Morning” as a particularly useful and interesting waiting experience.
“It just came to our attention then. Kalnietis alone, how many years has he played in the national team, what high level has he seen. It will be very interesting to learn from him, to observe closely how he plays. Also Vasiliauskas, Valinskas … I can really learn from everyone. It will be very interesting to see their level, and even more interesting how I will see myself among them, how I will achieve, ”said A. Marčiulionis.
Photo from VTB-League.com/Ryan Boatright and Mantas Kalnietis
When asked if M. Kalnietis himself was ever the “god” of A.Marčiulionis, the basketball player laughed and admitted that this is exactly the case: life will be such that soon he will have to be in the same team with the person who dreamed of the career of a basketball player.
“It just came to our knowledge then. When the championships were held, when Mantas did well in them, he was the star of Lithuania. It will be nice and strange to be together on the same team. I’m looking forward to it.” laughed A. Marčiulionis.
She was, of course, a goddess
A.Marčiulionis does not set great goals in this selection for the “bubble” of the Eurocup. The most important thing, according to the basketball player himself, is to feel in his coat what it really means to work in the national team’s training sessions and, of course, to have a shirt with his surname.
“To start with, I just want to go in, see how everything looks, test myself in training, self-assess what I can and cannot do. My goal is to get as much as possible from this camp, and whether I will score points in the match or make my national team debut is not the top priority so far, ”said A. Marčiulionis.
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