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Earlier than that, the Lithuanian nationwide basketball staff will play a number of pleasant matches.
Lithuanians will battle towards Lebanon, Slovenia and (in case of success) towards Spain within the preparation of the cycle beginning on June 10.
Preparation cycle schedule:
June 10: Lithuania – Lebanon (Jonava)
June 12: Lithuania – Lebanon (Kėdainiai)
June 14: Lithuania – Lebanon (Panevėžys)
June 23: Lithuania – Slovenia (Vilnius)
June 25: Slovenia – Lithuania (Ljubljana)
In case of qualifying for the Olympic Video games, Lithuanians will play a pleasant match towards Spain in Kaunas.
The primary three pleasant matches will likely be performed by the Lithuanian reserve staff, the final two – the primary one. Ok. Maksvytis will coach each the reserve and the primary nationwide staff this summer season.
On Friday, a basketball specialist from Lithuania offered an prolonged listing of basketball gamers who will assist the Lithuanian nationwide basketball staff this summer season.
This time, ahead Ignas Brazdeikis of Piraeus “Olympiakos” won’t assist the Lithuanian basketball staff within the Olympic choice and preparation cycle.
“He desires to heal his damage, he has a foot downside, the membership doesn’t enable him to do it (heal the damage) in the course of the season, he’ll do it after the season,” commented Ok. Maksvytis.
Probably the most promising Lithuanian basketball gamers, Matos Buzelis, can be not on the listing.
“He undoubtedly will not be within the choice, as a result of the NBA draft is happening, then the process of signing the lineup, he may not even bodily be capable of come to the camp,” the strategist added.
Prolonged listing of the primary Lithuanian basketball staff:
Defenders: Rokas Jokubaitis, Lukas Lekavičius, Tomas Dimša, Deividas Sirvydis, Marius Grigonis, Rokas Giedraitis.
Forwards: Arnas Butkevičius, Edgaras Ulanovas, Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Tadas Sedekerskis.
Midfielders: Jonas Valančiūnas, Domantas Sabonis, Donatas Motiejūnas, Laurynas Birutis.
“We hope that we will obtain our objectives with this listing. There is just one purpose – to get to the Olympic Video games,” reasoned the coach.
The listing of the reserve Lithuanian males’s basketball staff:
Defenders: Augustas Marčiulionis, Marius Valinskas, Ignas Sargiūnas, Laurynas Beliauskas, Liutauras Lelevičius, Arnas Velička.
Forwards: Martynas Arlauskas, Lukas Kreišmontas, Paulius Danusevičius, Rytis Petraitis, Eimantas Bendžius, Ažuolas Tubelis, Einaras Tubutis, Dovydas Romanchenko.
Midfielders: Mareks Blaževičius.
“We hope that 2-3 gamers from this nationwide staff will transfer to the primary nationwide staff,” mentioned Ok. Maksvytis.
We remind you that within the Olympic choice held in Puerto Rico, Lithuanians will face Mexico and Ivory Coast of their group.
In the event that they attain the semi-finals, the Lithuanians will compete with Puerto Rico, Italy or Bahrain, who will battle in Group B.
The Olympic basketball choice tournaments will likely be held on July 2-7.
The basketball event on the Paris Olympic Video games will start on July 27, and the ultimate is scheduled for August 10.
You may learn extra of Ok. Maksvytis’ feedback right here.
2024-05-26 10:02:41