Italy Basketball vs Lithuania Basketball — FIBA Basketball World Cup

Founded

1932

Country

Italy

The Italy national basketball team (Italian: Nazionale di pallacanestro dell'Italia) represents Italy in international basketball tournaments, and is administered by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). Italy has won 2 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 4 bronze medals at the EuroBasket, and 2 silver medals at the Summer Olympics. Italy has participated at 37 EuroBaskets, 8 World Cups, and 12 Summer Olympic Games. Italy is one of the founding members of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA), and has one of the world's longest basketball traditions.

Founded

1936

Country

Lithuania

The Lithuania men's national basketball team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė vyrų krepšinio rinktinė) participates in FIBA's competitions. Despite Lithuania's small size, with a population of almost 2.8 million, the country's devotion to basketball has made them a traditional force of the sport in Europe. The Lithuanian team won the last EuroBasket tournaments prior to World War II, in 1937 and 1939. The 1939 team was led by Frank Lubin, who helped popularize basketball in the country and was called the "grandfather of Lithuanian basketball". Following the country's annexation by t...