Lithuania: Kemzura named candidate for FIBA World Championship

The candidate list to the Lithuanian Men’s National Team as well as the reserve team, for FIBA World Championsip, was announced on Tuesday during an executive meeting of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.

The main list includes 24 players, with 11 in the reserve squad. Some players from the main list will join the reserves in training, one of which will be Arvydas Macijauskas.

Ramunas Siskauskas was also included in the list despite his retirement from the National team in 2008. According the Kemzura, that was done to send a message that he’ll always be welcome.

The coach still has to wait for answers from Sarunas Jasikevicius and Rimantas Kaukenas, it’s still not clear whether Marijonas Petravicius will be able to get past back problems.

Candidates to the National Team:

•        Sarunas Jasikevicius, Panathinaikos Athens
•        Mantas Kalnietis, Zalgiris Kaunas
•        Rimantas Kaukenas, Real Madrid
•        Martynas Gecevicius, Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
•        Arvydas Eitutavicius, Cholet Basket
•        Giedrius Gustas, Panorama Kavala
•        Arvydas Macijauskas
•        Tomas Delininkaitis, PAOK Thessaloniki
•        Martynas Pocius, Zalgiris Kaunas
•        Renaldas Seibutis, Bizkaia Basket Bilbao
•        Ramunas Siskauskas, CSKA Moscow
•        Mindaugas Lukauskis, ASVEL Villeurbanne
•        Arturas Jomantas, Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
•        Simas Jasaitis, Galatasaray Istanbul
•        Jonas Maciulis, Armani Jeans Milano
•        Linas Kleiza, Olympiacos Piraeus
•        Mindaugas Katelynas, Meridiano Alicante
•        Paulius Jankunas, Khimki Moscow Region
•        Tadas Klimavicius, Zalgiris Kaunas
•        Ksystof Lavrinovic, Montepaschi Siena
•        Darjus Lavrinovic, Real Madrid
•        Marijonas Petravicius, Armani Jeans Milano
•        Robertas Javtokas, Khimki Moscow Region
•        Donatas Motiejunas, Benetton Treviso


Reserve squad:
•        Zygimantas Janavicius, Aisciai Kaunas
•        Sarunas Vasiliauskas, Zalgiris Kaunas
•        Aidas Viskontas, Perlas Vilnius
•        Adas Juskevicius, Zalgiris Kaunas
•        Martynas Mazeika, AEK Athens
•        Arvydas Siksnius, Siauliai
•        Deivydas Gailius, Siauliai
•        Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Siauliai
•        Saulius Kuzminskas, Trefl Sopot
•        Martynas Andriuskevicius, Meridiano Alicante
•        Michailas Anisimovas, Budivelnyk Kyiv