As the participants of the 2006 FIBA World Championship, Lithuanians automatically qualified into the EuroBasket 2007, held in Spain without competing in the FIBA EuroBasket 2007 qualification. New national team coach Ramūnas Butautas debuted (the son of the famous Soviet Union national team player Stepas Butautas). The Lithuanian basketball team of 2007 finished the EuroBasket 2007 with an 8–1 record, winning their first ever bronze medal in EuroBasket tournaments. Winning the third place game in the tournament against Greece allowed Lithuania to qualify for the Olympic basketball tournament at Beijing 2008. Šarūnas Jasikevičius led the tournament in assists by averaging 5.6 assists per game. Lithuania also was one of the best scoring teams in the tournament, averaging 82.0 points per game and were outclassed only by the Spain national team which averaged 82.1 points per game.
EuroBasket 2007 roster
editThe complete roster of the EuroBasket 2007 bronze medals winning Lithuania national team.
| No | Position | Player | Year of birth | Club before EuroBasket 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Guard | Rimantas Kaukėnas | 1977 |  Montepaschi Siena
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| 5 | Shooting guard | Giedrius Gustas | 1980 |  Dynamo Moscow Region
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| 6 | Forward | Jonas Mačiulis | 1985 |  Žalgiris Kaunas
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| 7 | Center | Darjuš Lavrinovič | 1979 | UNICS Kazan
|
| 8 | Forward | Ramūnas Šiškauskas | 1978 |  Panathinaikos BC
|
| 9 | Forward | Darius Songaila | 1978 |  NBA Washington Wizards
|
| 10 | Forward | Simas Jasaitis | 1982 |  Maccabi
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| 11 | Forward | Linas Kleiza | 1985 | NBA Denver Nuggets
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| 12 | Forward | Kšyštof Lavrinovič | 1979 | UNICS Kazan
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| 13 | Point guard | Šarūnas Jasikevičius | 1976 | NBA Golden State Warriors
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| 14 | Forward | Paulius Jankūnas | 1984 | Žalgiris Kaunas
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| 15 | Center | Robertas Javtokas | 1980 | Panathinaikos BC
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- coach Ramūnas Butautas
- assistant Rimas Kurtinaitis
- assistant Robertas Kuncaitis
- assistant Donaldas Kairys
- assistant Virginijus Mikalauskas
- press officer Linas Kunigėlis
- doctor Vytenis Trumpickas
- doctor Rimtautas Gudas
EuroBasket 2007 games
editPreliminary round
editLithuania been a part of the Group C, along with Germany, Turkey and Czech Republic national teams. They took the first place in the group after reaching all three victories.
3 September
20:30 |
 Turkey |
69–86 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 20–25, 12–19, 21–23 | ||
| Pts: Türkoğlu 18 Rebs: Okur 10 Asts: 3 Players 2 |
Pts: Jasikevičius 18 Rebs: Jasikevičius, K. Lavrinovič 8 Asts: Jasikevičius 7 | |
Palma Arena, Palma de Mallorca
Attendance: 3,620 Referees: Dubravko Muhvić (CRO), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Zoran Šutulović (MNE) |
4 September
18:00 |
| Lithuania |
95–75 |  Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–15, 22–16, 18–24, 23–20 | ||
| Pts: K. Lavrinovič 22 Rebs: 3 Players 5 Asts: Kaukėnas 5 |
Pts: Welsch 18 Rebs: Bartoň 8 Asts: Welsch, Whitfield 6 | |
Palma Arena, Palma de Mallorca
Attendance: 5,423 Referees: Dubravko Muhvić (CRO), Zoran Šutulović (MNE), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT) |
5 September
18:00 |
| Lithuania |
84–80 |  Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–17, 19–15, 19–25, 16–23 | ||
| Pts: D. Lavrinovič 18 Rebs: Kaukėnas 9 Asts: Jasikevičius 10 |
Pts: Nowitzki 28 Rebs: Nowitzki 9 Asts: Nowitzki 2 | |
Palma Arena, Palma de Mallorca
Attendance: 5,983 Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE), Juan Arteaga (ESP), Ilija Belošević (SRB) |
Second round
editAt the second round Lithuania national team been a part of the Group F. They took first place in the group there as well, defeating all the opponents again.
8 September
19:00 |
| Italy |
74–79 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 26–19, 22–22, 13–17 | ||
| Pts: Bargnani 15 Rebs: Bargnani 7 Asts: Marconato 2 |
Pts: Kaukėnas 22 Rebs: Kleiza 9 Asts: Jasikevičius 4 | |
Madrid Arena, Madrid
Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB) |
10 September
19:00 |
| Lithuania |
88–73 |  France |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 29–14, 20–28, 20–13 | ||
| Pts: Šiškauskas 19 Rebs: Songaila 7 Asts: Jasikevičius 7 |
Pts: Piétrus 13 Rebs: Diaw 7 Asts: Parker 6 | |
Madrid Arena, Madrid
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE), Sreten Radović (CRO), Vicente Bulto (ESP) |
12 September
21:30 |
 Slovenia |
61–80 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 23–18, 8–19, 12–17 | ||
| Pts: Lakovič 15 Rebs: Nesterović 5 Asts: Lakovič 3 |
Pts: Šiškauskas 21 Rebs: Kleiza 7 Asts: Kaukėnas 4 | |
Madrid Arena, Madrid
Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Zoran Šutulović (MNE), Vicente Bulto (ESP), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR) |
Knockout stage
editQuarterfinals
edit14 September
19:00 |
| Lithuania |
74–72 |  Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 21–16, 15–20, 21–17 | ||
| Pts: Songaila 20 Rebs: Kleiza 9 Asts: Jasikevičius 8 |
Pts: Planinić 16 Rebs: Barać 6 Asts: Planinić 5 | |
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Referees: Lazaros Voreadis (GRE), Saša Pukl (SLO), Oliver Krause (GER) |
Semi-finals
edit15 September
21:30 |
| Russia |
86–74 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 15–21, 25–25, 21–16 | ||
| Pts: Kirilenko 29 Rebs: Kirilenko 8 Asts: Khryapa 4 |
Pts: Šiškauskas 30 Rebs: Songaila 6 Asts: Šiškauskas 4 | |
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Dubravko Muhvić (CRO), Zoran Šutulović (MNE) |
Third place
edit16 September
19:00 |
| Greece |
69–78 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 15–21, 20–21, 15–16 | ||
| Pts: Zisis 23 Rebs: Diamantidis 7 Asts: Diamantidis 4 |
Pts: K. Lavrinovič 19 Rebs: Kleiza 8 Asts: K. Lavrinovič, Šiškauskas 5 | |
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Referees: Fabio Facchini (ITA), Dubravko Muhvić (CRO), Saša Pukl (SLO) |