2006 FIBA World Championship 2006 FIBA World Championship The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Japan Basketball Association (JABBA) and the 2006 Organizing Committee. For the first time since 1986, the World Championship was contested by 24 nations, eight more than in 2002. As a result, group rounds were conducted in four cities, with the knockout rounds being hosted by Saitama City. The tournament was won by Spain,
Lithuania at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Lithuania at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup This page tracks the progress of the Lithuanian national basketball team participating in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. On May 13, head coach Jonas Kazlauskas announced both the extended 24–player main roster and the reserve roster for the national team. On July 1, he announced the condensed candidate roster consisting of 17 players. On August 11, he narrowed the list down to 14 players. The main goal of the reserve roster is to prepare the team for participation in the 2015 Summer Universiade held in South Korea. Some candidates are listed