Two of Arizona’s big men got off to solid individual starts for their respective countries at the FIBA U20 European Championship in Crete, though their teams had very different results.
Incoming freshman center Motiejus Krivas had 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three blocks in Lithuania’s 86-67 win over Croatia, while sophomore center Henri Veesaar posted a double-double in Estonia’s 82-61 loss to Serbia.
Krivas started and was 7 of 12 from the field, finishing with a plus-26 as Lithuania cruised in its opening game of pool play. Last year he averaged 13.