Lithuania name experienced campaigners Kalnietis, Maciulis and Kuzminskas in EuroBasket Qualifiers squad
KAUNAS (Lithuania) - Veteran trio Mantas Kalnietis, Jonas Maciulis and Mindaugas Kuzminskas are in Lithuania's 14-man squad for the upcoming FIBA EuroBasket 2021 qualifiers against Belgium and the Czech Republic.
Lithuania take on the Belgians in Mons on February 21 and then return home to Vilnius to square off against the Czech Republic on February 24.
| Lithuania 14-man squad for FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers | |||
| Eimantas Bendzius | Arnas Butkevicius | Tomas Dimsa | Deividas Gailius |
| Zygimantas Janavicius | Rokas Jokubaitis | Evaldas Kairys | Mantas Kalnietis |
| Mindaugas Kuzminskas | Jonas Maciulis | Gytis Masiulis | Donatas Motiejunas |
| Martynas Sajus | Paulius Valinskas | ||
Kalnietis and Maciulis have each competed in five EuroBaskets in their long national team careers while Kuzminskas has taken part in the tournament three times.
All three were in the side that finished second in 2013 ( Ljubljana) and 2015 (France). Maciulis was also in the 2007 (Madrid) side that was third.
Kuzminskas and Kalnietis celebrate after a big win at FIBA EuroBasket 2015
Another player that helped the team to a runners-up finish in 2013, Donatas Motiejunas, is among the 14 in the squad that will be coached by Darius Maskoliunas.
With the Czechs assured of a place in the EuroBasket as one of the Group Phase hosts, two spots for the 24-team event will still be available in Group C for Lithuania, Belgium and Denmark.
Italy, Georgia and Germany will also be host nations for the Final Round.
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