Incoming Arizona center Motiejus Krivas posted his third double-double of the FIBA U20 European Championships, collecting 15 points and 11 rebounds for Lithuania in its 70-66 loss to Turkey.
Krivas was Lithuania's top rebounder (9.7) and second-leading scorer (12.9 points) in the seven-game event, which ended Sunday. He shot 54.3% from the field and 53.8% from the free throw line while also averaging 2.4 blocks and 1.0 steals.
Arizona forward Henri Veesaar wound up playing in only Estonia's first two games in the U20 tournament, averaging 7.5 points and 7.0 rebounds while shooting 38.5% from the field. He left the court in Estonia's second game, against Montenegro, with what appeared to be a left ankle injury and did not return the rest of the tournament.ย
In the gold medal game Sunday, Stanford's Maxime Raynaud had 26 points to lead France to an 89-79 overtime win over Israelย while former Wildcat guard Adama Bal added nine points and four rebounds for France.
๐ซ๐ท Maxime Raynaud says GAME OVER!The Stanford big man led all French scorers with 26 PTS (11-18 FG, 2-2 FT) and put the exclamation point on the Bleus win over Israel in a spectacular #FIBAU20Europe title game, 89-79 OT pic.twitter.com/LPGCi33wWN
— CBB Europe (@CBB_Europe) July 16, 2023
Estonia finished in 16th place in the U20 event at 1-6.ย Lithuania (4-3) finished eighth.ย
Both Veesaar and Krivas are expected to return to Arizona next week before the Wildcats begin preparations for their exhibition tour through Israel and United Arab Emirates.
