Category: FIBA

EuroBasket News: Czech Republic lays smackdown on Bulgaria. 93-60

Brandon King

Though the pre-EuroBasket tune-up games are termed ”friendly, what the Czech Republic did to Bulgaria was anything but that, as they laid waste to a somewhat short-handed Bulgarian team, 93-60.Patrik Auda came off the Czech Republic pine to lead the team with 16 points , Ondrej Balvin and Vit Kreji chipping in 10 points each, with Jan Vesely adding 7 points and 2 boards and Tomas Satoransky 4 points and 7 assists. Bulgaria was without Dee Bost, Yordan Minchev, Konstantin Kostadinov, Alexander Vezenkov and Pavlin Ivanov and they certainly could…

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EuroHoops News: Israel defeats Georgia 104-96 in friendly play

Brandon King

For Israel, once again it was no Deni Avdija, no problem, as the Israeli team defeating Georgia,104-96, a trio of 18 point efforts from Yam Madar, Tomer Ginat and Roman Sorkin. The win was the second consecutive victory for Israel, having just defeated the SEC’s Auburn Tiger 95-86 in Tel Aviv. A rematch between the two clubs, Israel and Georgia is scheduled for Saturday, albeit this one wil be behind closed doors. At this juncture, Advija’s status is still uncertain. In that game Georgia will look to bank at least…

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EuroBasket 2022 News: Frank Ntilikina ruled out

Brandon King

The French Federation of Basketball announed on Friday that Frank Ntilikina will not be available for EuroBasket 2022 and the next round of World Cup Qualifiers due to an undisclosed injury as reported by eurohoops.net. The 24-year-old Dallas Mavericks point guard is fourth player from the French national team to go down with an injury, joining Moustapha Fall, Andrew Albicy, and Victor Wembyama. Coach Vincent Collet indicated he does not intend to bring in a player to replace Ntilikina, but 46 overall plck in the 2022 NBA draft, Ismael Kalagate…

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EuroBasket News: Italian team cuts Gabrieke Procida ad Matteo Spagnolo

Brandon King

When the Italian national team takes the court Friday against France in Bologna, Gabriele Procida and Matteo Procida will not be amongst players present, for their journey with the senior national team has come to an end, as they were cut by coach Gianmarco Pozzecco. Coach Pozzeco had this to say about having to cut the two players: “Gabriele and Matteo (photo) have the future ahead of them judging by their great talent, also confirmed by their pick in the NBA Draft. I thank them, and these are not words…

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EuroBasket 2022: Schröder and Wagner pushes Germany past Belgium

Brandon King

Franz did his recently injured brother Mo , by scoring 23 points and grabbing 5 rebounds, while Dennis Schröder added 21 points and 7 assists to lead Germany to an 87-83 win over Belgium. New Indiana Pacers big man Daniel Theis also chipped in 7 points for the victorious Germans. Belgium will play in EuroBasket Group A, which will be held in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. Along with the host nation, Belgium will match up with Spain, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Montenegro. Germany will turn its focus to hosting Group…

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EuroBasket 2022: Lithuania beats Finland 76-61

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From eurohoops.net: Lithuania got an easy 76-61 win over Finland in the first prep game in which the NBA duo of Jonas Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis was ready to play. Team captain Valanciunas finished the night with eight points and six rebounds, Sabonis had 10 points, six rebounds, and three assists, while Knicks draftee Rokas Jokibaitis added six points and five assists. Alexander Madsen with 16 points was the top scorer of the losing side, which trailed by 21 points (63-42) at the end of the third period. Lithuania participates in EuroBasket…

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EuroBasket 2022 News: Moritz Wagner out of EuroBasket with ankle injury

Brandon King

The German basketball federation announced that Moritz Wagner will miss the World Cup Qualifiers and EuroBasket 2022. Wagner himself issued the following release: “I’ll tell you how it is. It hurts. I’ve been looking forward to this tournament and this opportunity for years: to play in Germany, in Cologne and my city of Berlin, with my brother, at a European Championship, was something I had dreamed of for a long time. Unfortunately, I can’t take part in any of the upcoming international matches this summer. I know how much the…

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International Hoops News: Germany to retire Dirk Nowitski’s national jersey

Brandon King

The German basketball federation announced they will retire Dirk Nowitski’s no.14 national team jersey. This marks the first time a national federation will retire a jersey, something that was impermissible under the old FIBA rules. “I felt honored above all when this idea was presented to me by the German federation. It was a nice surprise and I’m already excited about what awaits me in Cologne. As an ambassador of FIBA EuroBasket, I’m looking forward to exciting games with great teams and hope that the fans in Cologne and Berlin…

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EuroBasket 2022: Giannis leads Greece to 86-70 win over Spain

Brandon King

From By Mirto Tsitsiou at eurhoops.net: In the first prep game for both Greece and Spain, Giannis set the tone with 31 points on 11/13 FG including 2/3 threes, 10 rebounds, and three assists in 20 minutes of action. And of course, the Greek national team in front of 15.000 fans got an easy 86-70 win. Tyler Dorsey added 11 points for the hosts and Dimitris Agravanis had nine, while potential starters Kostas Sloukasand George Papagiannis missed the game. Willy Hernangomez scored 15 points for Spain, which was also missing Sergio…

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EuroBasket News: Spain cuts EuroBasket roster down to 18

Brandon King

The Spanish Basketball Federation announced initial round of cuts from their preliminary roster. Miguel Salvo, Jonathan Barreiro, Alberto Diaz and Hector Alderte will not be moving forward as the team trimmed its roster down to 18 in front of the opening of home-and-home friendly matchups that began Tuesday , with trip to Athens, Greece. Spain’s remaining EuroBasket selections: Alberto Abalde (Real Madrid)Dario Brizuela (Unicaja)Lorenzo Brown (Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv)Quino Colom (Girona)Jaime Fernandez (Lenovo Tenerife)Rudy Fernandez (Real Madrid)Usman Garuba (Houston Rockets)Fran Guerra (Lenovo Tenerife)Juan Hernangomez (Toronto Raptors)Willy Hernangomez (New Orleans Pelicans)Sergio Llull…

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