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The Lithuania men's national basketball team played its first international game on the 13th of December 1925 against Latvia in Riga. The Latvian team won easily by a score of 41 to 20.
Frank Lubin arrived from America in 1936 and became known locally as Pranas Lubinas. He spent five months coaching and helped spread basketball techniques across the country before being named the grandfather of Lithuanian basketball.
Lithuania defeated Latvia 35 to 27 for its first major victory at EuroBasket 1937. The team won all games and claimed Europe's first championship title with Talzūnas named most valuable player.
Drummer Mickey Hart donated $5,000 to support the effort after reading about the struggle in a San Francisco Chronicle article. The band also helped launch tie-dyed jerseys featuring an iconic skeleton character named Skully created by artist Greg Speirs.
The team won continental crowns in 1937 and 1939 but then endured a sixty-four-year drought until winning EuroBasket 2003. They defeated Spain 93 to 84 in the final ending the long period without a European title.
Bronze medal hopes faded after losing the semifinal to Spain 91 to 86 and the fourth place match to Argentina 75 to 87. This result marked the first absence from Olympic medals since independence returned in 1990.