Lithuanian Basketball Federation

Lietuvos krepšinio federacija

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1936
President	Vydas Gedvilas
Motto	Mes už Lietuvą (We for Lithuania)
Country	Lithuania
Headquarters	Vilnius
Continent	FIBA Europe
Official website	musukrepsinis.lt

The Lithuanian Basketball Federation (Lithuanian: Lietuvos krepšinio federacija), also known as LKF, is a national governing body of basketball in Lithuania. It was founded in 1936, but due to Soviet occupation, the federation disappeared from FIBA. It was reinstated in 1991, following the Independence of Lithuania. In 2011, the famous basketball player, Arvydas Sabonis, was elected as the commissioner of the federation.

Accomplishments

• EuroBasket
  • 1937: Champions
  • 1939: Champions (also hosted)
  • 1995: 2nd place
  • 2003: 1st place
  • 2007: 3rd place
  • 2013: 2nd place
  • 2015: 2nd place

• Summer Olympic Games
  • 1992: 3rd place
  • 1996: 3rd place
  • 2000: 3rd place
• World Cup
  • 2010: 3rd place
• U-19 World Cup
  • 2003: 2nd place
  • 2011: Champions
• U-20 European Championship
  • 1996: Champions
  • 2005: 2nd place
  • 2008: 2nd place
  • 2012: Champions
  • 2016: 2nd place
  • 2022: 2nd place
• U-18 European Championship
  • 1994: Champions
  • 2006: 2nd place
  • 2008: 2nd place
  • 2010: Champions
  • 2012: 2nd place
  • 2014: 2nd place
• U-16 European Championship
  • 2008: Champions
  • 2009: 2nd place
  • 2010: 2nd place
  • 2015: 2nd place
  • 2016: 2nd place
  • 2022: Champions

Leagues

• LKL: premier men's basketball league (founded in 1993)
• NKL: secondary men's basketball league (founded in 2005)
• LKAL: secondary men's basketball league (founded in 1994, disbanded in 2005)
• LMKL: premier women's basketball league (founded in 1994)
• LSKL: student basketball league (founded in 1998)
• MKL: elementary student basketball league (founded in 2001)
• LKVL: veteran basketball league

Commissioners

• Stanislovas Stonkus – served from 1990 until 1994.
• Algimantas Pavilonis – served from 1994 until 2003.
• Vladas Garastas – served from 2003 until 2011.
• Arvydas Sabonis – served from 2011 until 2021.
• Vydas Gedvilas – serving since 2021

External links

• Official website

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Sports governing bodies in Lithuania (LTU)

Summer Olympic sports

• Aquatics
  • Diving
  • Swimming
  • Synchronized swimming
• Archery
• Athletics
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Boxing
• Canoeing
• Cycling
• Equestrian
• Fencing
• Field hockey
• Football
• Golf
• Gymnastics
• Handball
• Judo
• Modern pentathlon
• Rugby 7s
• Rowing
• Sailing
• Shooting
• Table tennis
• Taekwondo
• Tennis
• Triathlon
• Volleyball
  • Beach volleyball
• Water polo
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling

Winter Olympic sports

• Biathlon
• Bobsleigh and skeleton
• Curling
• Figure skating
• Ice hockey
• Luge
• Speed skating
  • Speed skating
  • Short track
• Skiing
  • Alpine
  • Cross country
  • Freestyle
  • Snowboarding

Other IOC recognised sports

• Air sports
• Auto racing
• Baseball
• Billiard sports
• Boules
• Bowling
• Bridge
• Chess
• Dance sport
• Floorball
• Karate
• Motorcycle racing
• Orienteering
• Powerboating
• Rugby
• Skateboarding
• Softball
• Sport climbing
• Squash
• Sumo
• Surfing
• Tug of war
• Underwater sports
• Water ski
• Wushu

Paralympic sports

• Goalball

Other sports

• Futsal
• Rugby league
• Rugby union

• National Olympic Committee of Lithuania
• Lithuanian Paralympic Committee

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