After suffering a minor ankle injury on Thursday in an exhibition game with Estonia on Thursday, former Arizona forward Azuolas Tubelis is not scheduled to play against the Wildcats in their final Lithuanian exhibition game.
A three-year player for Arizona between 2020-21 and 2022-23, Tubelis was initially scheduled to play for the Lithuanian national team in exhibitions against Arizona on Saturday and against Michigan on Sunday, in preparation for Lithuania's two World Cup qualfier games later this month.
Lithuania posted a roster of players expected to play Saturday against the Wildcats, a team made up mostly of senior team players but also a few players from the "B" team that beat Arizona 99-88 on Wednesday in Jonava.
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The roster includes Augustus Marciulionis, a two-time WCC Player of the Year at St. Mary's, and Donatas Montiejunas, a first-round NBA draft pick in 2011, but not Tubelis.
The Lithuanian national team posted a roster of players who will face Arizona in an exhibition game on Saturday, August. 22, 2026 in Alytus, Lithuania.
Arizona is scheduled to face the Lithuanian senior team on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in Alytus, the hometown of new UA forward Ugnius Jarusevicius. The game is scheduled to be streamed at YouTube.com/@arizonambb
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