Lithuanian Reserve Team Leader Mocks NCAA Players

Lithuania's reserve basketball team secured an 82-77 victory over the University of Michigan, the reigning NCAA champions, in Utena. This win followed their earlier triumph against the University of Arizona, a team that includes Lithuanian talents Motiejus Krivas and Ugnius Jaruševičius.

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I want to thank the entire team for these two wonderful weeks. Thanks to the coaching staff, who gave their all and helped us improve and unite.

Throughout these two games, I. Urbonas emerged as a standout player for the Lithuanian squad. The "Rytas" Vilnius academy product recorded an impressive average of 16.5 points and 20 efficiency points across the matches. "I want to thank the entire team for these two wonderful weeks," Urbonas stated at a press conference. "Thanks to the coaching staff, who gave their all and helped us improve and unite."

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It was my first time playing against universities, but not against Americans. There's no magic.

Urbonas admitted that the American college players did not particularly impress him. "It was my first time playing against universities, but not against Americans," he said. "There's no magic." He further commented on the perceived disparity between media hype and on-court reality: "The media talks about cosmic money, cosmic contracts, but the same players arrive, and sometimes you don't understand what the money is for, what these players are about, why they get paid so much. There's no magic," Urbonas continued.

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The media talks about cosmic money, cosmic contracts, but the same players arrive, and sometimes you don't understand what the money is for, what these players are about, why they get paid so much. There's no magic.

When asked about his future, specifically the possibility of moving to the NCAA himself before September 1st, Urbonas remained non-committal. "I don't know, I can't answer," he stated, leaving his next career move uncertain.

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I don't know, I can't answer.