| Main facts of Lithuanian basketball |
| 1922 - First registered basketball game in Lithuania. 1922 - First Kaunas Championships for Women. LFLS Kaunas are the champions. 1924 - First Kaunas Championships for Men. LFLS Kaunas are the champions. 1925 - First international game of Lithuanian Men National team. Lithuania losses to Latvia in Riga 20-41. 1935 - The bigest loss of Lithuanian Men National team. Lithuania losses to Latvia in Riga 10-123. 1936 - Olympic gold medal winner Frank Lubin (Pranas Lubinas; his parents was born in Lithuania, but emigrated to the USA) for the first time visits Lithuania. 1937 - Lithuanian Men National team wins European Championships in Riga. 1938 - Lithuanian Women National team wins second place in European Championships in Rome. 1939 - Lithuanian Men National team wins European Championships in Kaunas. 1945 - First appearance of Lithuanian club (ASK Kaunas) in USSR Championships for Men. 1947 - KKI Kaunas wins USSR Championships for Men. 1947 - Lithuanian players for the first time play in USSR Men team in European Championships. 1951 - Žalgiris Kaunas wins USSR Championships for Men. 1952 - Lithuanian players (in USSR Men team) for the first time play in Olympic Games. 1962 - Maistas Klaipeda wins Lithuanian Championships for Men. The title for the first time goes outside of Kaunas. 1965 - Jaunystė Kapsukas wins Lithuanian Championships for Women. It's only time when champions are not from Kaunas or Vilnius. 1969 - Kibirkštis Vilnius for the first time wins bronze of USSR championships for Women. 1972 - Modestas Paulauskas wins Olympic gold medal. 1976 - Angelė Rupšienė wins Olympic gold medal. 1979 - Statyba Vilnius wins its only bronze medals of USSRS Championships for Men. 1980 - Vida Beselienė and Angelė Rupšienė win Olympic gold medals. 1985 - Žalgiris Kaunas for the first time qualifies to final of European Cup Winners Cup for Men. 1985 - Žalgiris Kaunas wins USSR Championships for Men. 1986 - Žalgiris Kaunas for the first time qualifies to final of European Champions Cup for Men. 1986 - Žalgiris Kaunas wins USSR Championships for Men. 1987 - Žalgiris Kaunas wins USSR Championships for Men. 1988 - Valdemaras Chomičius, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Šarūnas Marčiulionis and Arvydas Sabonis win Olympic gold medals. 1989 - First appearance of Lithuanian player in NBA. Golden State Warriors signs Šarūnas Marčiulionis. 1992 - Lithuanian Men National team wins Olympic bronze medals. 1993 - Foundation of Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). 1993 - Lithuanian Men National team losses to Belorus and doesn't qualify to European Championships. 1994 - Foundation of Lithuanian Women Basketball League (LMKL). 1995 - Lithuanian Men National team wins silver medals of European Championships. 1996 - Lithuanian Men National team wins Olympic bronze medals. 1997 - Lithuanian Women National team wins European Championships in Hungary. 1998 - Žalgiris Kaunas wins European Cup for Men. 1999 - Žalgiris Kaunas wins Euroleague for Men. 2000 - Lithuanian Men National team wins Olympic bronze medals. |