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Songaila receives offer to coach Lithuania’s national team
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Songaila receives offer to coach Lithuania’s national team

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Lithuanian Basketball Association has offered Darius Songaila the national team coaching job.
  • Songaila turned down an offer in the summer but has since coached Lithuania’s under-20 team and leads Šiauliai.
  • He won a European under-20 silver medal with Lithuania last summer and will take Šiauliai into the EuroCup this season.

Darius Songaila has received another opportunity to coach Lithuania’s men’s national basketball team. BasketNews sources say the Lithuanian Basketball Association has offered him the position as it searches for a replacement for Rimas Kurtinaitis.

Songaila previously received an offer during the summer but declined it. He made his debut as a senior club head coach last year, taking charge of Šiauliai, where he will continue working this season.

His recent national-team experience strengthens his candidacy. Songaila coached Lithuania’s under-20 team this summer and won a European Championship silver medal with the same team the previous summer. He is also preparing Šiauliai for participation in the EuroCup.

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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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