Tag: EuroBasket

Boris Diaw says Joel Embiid wanted to play for French national team

Brandon King

Could Joel Embiid have been part helping the French national team pursue the EuroBasket crown? According to national team GM Boris Diaw , the Philadelphia 76ers big man was considering joining the team for the 2022 EuroBasket. Diaw indicated that Embiid is in the process of being registered as a French national team player , were not for a surgery to his injured finger, he could have been part of the French team. “His [Joel Embiid’s] request for naturalization has been accepted,” said. “We know that he’s still waiting for…

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International Hoops: Spurs rook Jeremy Sochan named to Poland EuroBasket roster

Brandon King

Thursday the Polish Basketball Association announced their roster the 2022 EuroBasket. Among the call-ups on the 16-man squad is San Antonio Spurs and 9th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Jeremy Sochan. Here are the Polish team selections: Aleksander Balcerowski (Gran Canaria)Aaron Cel (Twarde Pierniki Torun)Jakub Coulibaly (Trefl Sopot)Aleksander Dziewa (Slask Wroclaw)Jakub Garbacz (Arged BM Slam Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski)Lukasz Kolenda (Slask Wroclaw)Michal Kolenda (Trefl Sopot)Filip Matczak (King Wilki Morskie Szczecin)Michal Michalak (Metropolitans 92)Dominik Olejniczak (BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque)Mateusz PonitkaJakub Schenk (Tours Metropole Basket)A.J. Slaughter (Gran Canaria)Jeremy Sochan (San Antonio Spurs)Michal Sokolowski…

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EuroHoops: Money may keep Bosnia out of EuroBasket

Brandon King

Via eurohoops.net Bosnia is one of the teams that is slated to participate in the EuroBasket tournament for this first time since 2015 but finances could prevent them from getting on the court. The Bosnian basketball federation recently announced they could not handle the costs of its national teams participation in the summer 2022 tourneys, the 2023 World Cup Qualifiers and the European championship. The organization says they have raised a portion of the the funds through sponsorships and institutions, but there is still gap that needs to be overcome.…

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Italian Basketball announces World Cup qualifier and EuroBasket roster

Brandon King

The Italian Basketball announced their preliminary roster for 2022 EuroBasket and 2023 World Cup qualifiers ( August 24 versus Ukraine and August 27 versus Georgia). NBA fans will recocgnize the new Boston Celtic forward Danilo Galiinari as part of the Italian squad. The 17 players will participated in an upcoming training camp that will take place on August 3-10. #00 Amedeo Della Valle (1993, 194, G)#0 Marco Spissu (1995, 184, P)#1 Niccolò Mannion (2001, 190, P)#6 Paul Biligha (1990, 200, C)#7 Stefano Tonut (1993, 194, G)#8 Danilo Gallinari (1988, 208,…

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EuroHoops: Wagner Brothers, Dennis Schröder among NBAers on German EuroBasket squad

Brandon King

Dennis Schröder, the brothers Wagtner ( Franz and Moritz) and Daniel Theis are the NBA contengion that will be part of the German national team that will compete in the 2022 EuroBasket. In addition to player from the Association, the German rosters is also composed of players from Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, according to the German Basketball Federation. Here is a list of the roster: Robin Benzing (Fortitudo Bologna)Niels GiffeyJustus Hollatz (Rio Breogan)David Kramer (Basketball Lowen Braunschweig)Leon Kratzer (Telekom Baskets Bonn)Maodo Lo (Alba Berlin)Andreas Obst (FC Bayern Munich)Kenneth Ogbe (EWE Baskets…

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International Hoops: FIBA World Cup Qualifiers will tip off EuroBasket 2022

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Following an agreement with local European federations, the fourth window for the FIBA ​​World Cup will be a foretaste for the postponed Eurobasket 2021 By Aris Barkas at Eurohoops.net / barkas@eurohoops.net The Olympics are over with basketball stealing the show once again and the national teams’ obligations resume immediately in November with the first window of the World Cup qualifiers. The teams that will fight for the 12 open European places of the World Cup were finalized yesterday and the federations must immediately move to present competitive teams. Given the absences during the…

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FIBA postpones both of North Macedonia’s games in the November window

Brandon King

Following several positive COVID-19 test amongst North Macedonia team members, FIBA made the decision to postpone both of its games -against Italy and Estonia- in the November window of the EuroBasket qualifiers. From FIBA: Following the Covid-19 Protocol for FIBA Official National Team and Club Competitions and the advice of its Medical Commission, FIBA has decided to postpone both North Macedonia FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers games scheduled to take place in November to the February 2021 window. Additional tests were performed yesterday, and with the health and safety of payers,…

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