NEW SIGNING: EMILIS ZIBUDA ✍️🦁
London Lions are excited to announce the signing of rising prospect Emilis Zibuda for the 2026-27 season, adding one of the brightest young talents in European youth basketball to the squad.
The 18-year-old guard/forward returns to London after developing his game in the United States and arrives with an impressive résumé. Zibuda has represented Lithuania at youth international level, attended the NBA & FIBA Basketball Without Borders Europe camp, won the camp's three-point contest, and most recently averaged 14.0 points per game for the Lions at the EuroLeague adidas Next Generation Tournament.
Welcome to the Lions, Emilis! 👊
Register your interest for 2026-2027 season tickets via the link in bio 🎟️👀
#WeAreLondon #LondonLions #EmilisZibuda
Abu Dhabi edition of NextGen EuroLeague should be extra interesting for Lithuanian hoops fans.
There's not just Zalgiris to keep an eye on, multiple LTU guys also feature on other teams:
London Lions
🇱🇹 Emilis Zibuda (2008)
🇱🇹 Emilis Prekevicius (2008)
🇱🇹 Oskaras Visockas (2008)
NextGen Abu Dhabi
🇱🇹 Gabrielius Buivydas (2009)
🇱🇹 Tauris Aliukonis (2008)
Dubai
🇱🇹 Karigaila Jauniskis (2010)
Games Tip-off tomorrow and will be livestreamed on EuroLeague's official YouTube channel.
It was a nationally ranked matchup tonight at LCA as the Eagles welcomed in Timpview and man, did it live up to the hype!
After the Thunderbirds got a bucket with 4 seconds left to take a 1 point lead, LCA's Emilis Zibudu did this...
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Layton Christian with a huge come from behind victory over #17 in the nation Timpview. LCA improves their record to 17-3 with the victory.
Emilis Zibuda sent the home crowd home happy with a game winner on a full court layup at the buzzer
Thank you for all the schools that made time to watch Layton Christian Academy play in Los Angeles. During our 5 games in California, LCA drew a ton of college coaches looking for talent to recruit.
What a great Christmas present for Layton Christian! In the latest poll, @MaxPreps ranked LCA as the 37th best basketball team in America. Eagles head to California for their next 6 games to play against some of the best teams in America in hopes of improving their ranking!
If you haven't been to a game at Layton Christian Academy, it truly is one of the most unique gyms in the state which is a great addition to the great basketball that gets played there!
The Eagles got a fierce battle from Corner Canyon tonight but it was Emilis Zibuda's performance that stood out for LCA as they picked up the win and moved to 4-0 on the season!
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Introducing your 25–26 LCA National Team!
Athletes from 14 different countries will suit up for the Eagles this season, continuing our tradition of global excellence and next-level development.
Let’s work 🦅
LCA is staring down one of the toughest slates in America. Games in multiple states, ranked programs & elite prospects. For the 2nd straight year, we are facing a Top-10 schedule nationally. We bring together kids from across the world who relocate to Utah for top flight exposure
Layton Christian 2026 Wing @ezyox_ had great events at @brdrleague & @greatwesterncl these past 2 weeks. The Lithuanian National team star is a true 6'7 3 point sniper but also brings good team defense and shares the ball well with teammates.
Layton Christian Academy Team Preview
The Eagles have a very talented roster coming into the 25-26 season, read more about what they are looking forward to this weekend at Border League what to expect from their roster.
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Thank you to Utah State, Tennessee Martin, NJIT, Virginia Tech, Arkansas State, Hawaii, Oregon State, and Weber State for coming to Layton Christian’s Friday Open Gym! We host another open gym Saturday! Reach out for details.
LCA's 2026 Emilis Zibuda is coming off a successful BWB tournament in which he finished 2nd in the MVP voting & won the 3 pt contest. The 6'7 guard led 16u Lithuania in scoring & shooting last summer. Coaches interested in Emilis visit LCA for open gyms with flexible start times!
Layton Christian Academy has put together a very fun roster full of international standouts from FIBA over the last few cycles
🇩🇰 Joost Dalgaard ‘26
🇵🇱 Gabe Sularski ‘26
🇪🇬 Omar Mowafak ‘26
🇲🇰 Nikola Janicic ‘26
🇱🇹 Emilis Zibuda ‘27
🇪🇪 Roman Avdejev ‘27
🇩🇪 Osaigbovo Aguebor ‘27
🇱🇹 Emilis Zibuda (class of 2027) was a big part of Lithuania's run at the U16 EuroBasket. With 11.9pts, 5.6rebs and 2.1asts, he was a consistent threat on the offensive end. Shooting well from three, his rim attacks were well thought out, providing instant offense