Northwestern forward Rapolas Ivanauskas has been named to Lithuania’s 17-man roster for the 2017 FIBA U-19 World Championship, ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla announced on Twitter Monday afternoon.
.@NUMensBball'a Rapolas Ivanauskas has been named to Lithuania's 17-man Under-19 World Championship roster. Shoulder injury ruined frosh yr.
— Fran Fraschilla (@franfraschilla) May 22, 2017
As Fraschilla mentions, Ivanauskas missed the 2016-17 season with a shoulder injury after coming to Northwestern as the top recruit in a 2016 class that also featured Barret Benson and Isiah Brown.
This year’s U-19 World Championship will be held in Cairo, Egypt, from July 1-9.