Former Lithuanian basketball player Arvydas Sabonis, who previously led the country's basketball federation, has been named the most influential sports figure in Lithuania, according to a survey by Spinter Tyrimai for the delfi.lt news website, published on Friday.
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Linas Kleiza (born January 3, 1985) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he played at the small forward and power forward positions. In 2010, he was the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy winner and a member of the All-EuroLeague First Team.
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The Lithuanian Basketball Federation has officially presented the list of candidates to play for the national basketball team in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. The list contains 17 names.
Linas Kleiza and Martynas Andriuškevičius seemed to have gained popularity in Lithuania throughout the mid 2000s, however this hype would be shadowed on this day in 2005.