| 27.07.2008
Lithuania guard Aurime Rinkeviciute was named Most Valuable Player of the U18 European Championship for Women after leading her team all the way to the gold medal with a 63-57 win over Russia in Sunday's final.
The 1.79m guard saved her best for last by scoring a game-high 27 points - her best offensive output in the tournament - and added eight rebounds and four assists as Lithuania won their first ever U18 competition.
Rinkeviciute averaged better than 19 points, eight rebounds, four assists and 2.5 steals a game for the tournament. She scored 20 or more points in five games while also collecting two double-doubles along the way.
Rinkeviciute headlines the All-Tournament team which also includes Katerina Bartonova (Czech Republic), Cleopatra Forsman-Goga (Sweden), Anastasia Logunova (Russia) and Diandra Tchatchouang (France). |
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