Lithuanian G Mantas Laurencikas signs with Texas
The Longhorns are growing their connections to players from the Eastern European country.
Mantas to Matas? The Texas Longhorns not only retained rising junior center Matas Vokietaitis in a huge offseason coup, but now head coach Sean Miller and his staff have landed another Lithuanian who is represented by the same agency with the Friday addition of guard Mantas Laurencikas. NEWS: Mantas Laurencikas has committed to Texas, Gersh Sports tells DraftExpress.
The 6'4, 19-year-old point guard represented Lithuania at the FIBA level each of the past four summers. Averaging 13. 0 points, 5.
0 rebounds, and 4. 4 assists for Monaco's Espoirs team in France. pic.
twitter. com/rtdHfDSdcI — Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 15, 2026 The 6’2, 185-pounder will arrive in Austin with four seasons of eligibility remaining after competing for the Lithuanian youth national team, including winning a silver medal last summer with the U20 team last year at the 2025 FIBA U20 EuroBasket in Greece. Laurencikas spent four seasons competing for Zalgiris in Lithuania, moving up from the youth system to the top team in the 2024-25 season.