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Jonas Kazlauskas steps down as Lithuania head coach

Jonas Kazlauskas has decided to step down as head coach of the Lithuanian national team after four years at the helm. The departure, first reported...

Lithuania played like schoolboys according to coach Kazlauskas

Lithuania coach Jonas Kazlauskas was bitterly upset at his side's humiliating 109-59 loss to Spain at the Rio Olympics, liking it to men against...

Olympic Basketball Tournament: Spain to rule the South American Giants? (Group B look)

When Sergio Scariolo first left the Spanish national team mere hours after guiding his nation to an Olympic silver medal at London 2012 -...

Sergio Llull drains off-balance triple in the corner (VIDEO)

Lithuania drew first blood by beating European champions Spain 87-83 in a thrilling pre-Olympic warm-up contest in Kaunas. But late on, Real Madrid's Sergio Llull...

Lithuania name final 12-man roster for Rio 2016

Eurobasket 2015 silver-medallists Lithuania have named their final roster for the Rio Olympics, which starts August 6. Deividas Gallius, Lukas Lekavicius and Alturas Milaknis all...

Rimantas Kaukenas announces retirement at 39

Lithuanian basketball legend Rimantas Kaukenas has announced his retirement from all forms of basketball at the age of 39. Kaukenas spent 16 years as a...

Jonas Maciulis spares Lithuania’s blushes to progress to last eight

Lithuania were staring a surprise elimination in the face against Georgia in the final game of the Eurobasket second round in Lille before Real...

France continues medal streak, gets bronze in World Cup

Less than 20 hours after an exhausting 85-90 loss to Serbia in the semi-final France came out to face a Lithuania team with a...

USA breeze into World Cup Final by beating Lithuania

When the USA have stepped up a gear in this FIBA World Cup, no team has stopped them. Lithuania didn’t change that. An 18-2 run...

USA vs Lithuania: The history and keys to the semi-final clash

USA and Lithuania get the last four of the FIBA World Cup underway on Thursday and bring the tournament’s festivities to a close in...

Eight countries apply to host EuroBasket 2015

FIBA Europe has confirmed that eight countries have expressed an interest in hosting Eurobasket 2015. This is the biggest number of formal applications to host...