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| FIBA ranking | 7th[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1936 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | Lithuanian Basketball Federation | ||
| Nickname(s) | Basketball: The Second Religion, Game of the Nation | ||
| FIBA U20 EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 23 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: 2 (1996, 2012) Silver: 4 (2005, 2008, 2016, 2022) Bronze: 1 (2004) | ||
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The Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė vaikinų jaunimo iki 20 krepšinio rinktinė), is the representative for Lithuania in international basketball competitions, and it is organized and run by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.[2][3] The Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team represents Lithuania at the FIBA U20 EuroBasket.
The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship champions generation (born 1992), led by Jonas Valančiūnas, won every single age-restricted tournament they have competed in. No other generation in the world have shown such impressive performance. Consequently, the unique Lithuanian generation was nicknamed "Auksinis Lietuvos jaunimas" (English: The Golden Lithuanian Youth).[4]
- ^ FIBA World Ranking, boys
- ^ Profile - Lithuania, FIBA.basketball
- ^ Lithuania (U20), eurobasket.com
- ^ ""Auksinis jaunimas" pratęsė tradiciją - laimėjo penktąjį auksą!". Krepsinis.net. Retrieved 25 August 2015.