Tag: FIBA World Cup

Lithuania finishes friendly play undefeated with blowout of the Netherlands

Brandon King

Lithuania finished off the friendly match portion of their World Cup Qualifier and Eurobasket prep in emphatic fashion with a 94-68 thrashing of the Netherlands. Ignas Brazdeikis led the charge with 16 points, team captain Jonas Valančiūnas recorded 14 points, eight rebounds, 2 assists, and a block in 17 minutes of action. Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings scored 10 points, 5 boards, and four assists in 18 minutes of work. For the Netherlands Olaf Schaftenaar led all their scorers with 17 points; this loss took them to 0-5 on this…

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Eurobasket News: France cuts William Howard

Brandon King

Friday the French Federation of Basketball announced that William Howard was cut from the senior national team. The 28-year-olf forward was cut after the last friendly game against Belgium, which France won, 90-71. This trim the French team down to 12 players, which is the roster size allowed by FIBA rules. Though they are at the required size, the squad is not cemented as the team is waiting to see if Moustapha Fall and Andrew Albicy can recover from their injuries in time to play in the upcoming international competitions.…

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EuroBasket News: France beats up Belgium,90-71

Brandon King

France defeated a Belgium team that managed to hang around for one half of competitive basketball, Belgium only trailed by nine, 44-35 at halftime, before ultimately being dispatched, 90-71. Belgium’s frigid shooting, just 34.4% from the floor, and inability to stop the French offensive attack proved to be their undoing. For the victorious “Bleus”. Thomas Heurtel led the way with 13 points and 6 assists; Rudy Robert scored 12 points Fournier chipped in 10 points and 5 rebounds of his own. Retin Obasohan paced Belgium with 14 points and Jonathan…

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International Hoops: European FIBA World Cup qualifiers locked in

Brandon King

Eight national teams survive the European pre-qualifiers of the 2023 FIBA World Cup By Eurohoops Team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Belarus, Iceland, Latvia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, Slovakia, and Sweden have advanced through the European pre-qualifiers of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. They will join 24 more countries in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. A total of 12 national teams will progress to the final stage scheduled to take place in Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines. The Qualifiers draw will take place on August 31. Per FIBA.BASKETBALL: “The 32-team field…

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Rui Hachimura to miss last two games of FIBA World Cup

Brandon King

Washington Wizards’ 2019 NBA Draft Lottery pick Rui Hachimura has been playing for Japan in the FIBA World Cup. The former Gonzaga standout will miss the final two games of the World Cup due to knee discomfort and general fatigue. Here is a statment from JBA on Hachimura’s status: The Wizards and Japan Basketball have been operating under a carefully created load management plan to protect Rui’s health after a long NCAA season, the NBA draft and the NBA summer league. Rui experienced knee discomfort and general fatigue during the…

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How Australia defeated Team USA

Brandon King

Written for nbl.com.au by Liam Santamaria Moments after the Boomers pulled off their historic victory over the USA on Saturday, Andrew Bogut looked his teammates in the eye and addressed them. That was a massive win, he told them, and we made history today, but we can go one of two directions from here: let’s stay focused on the ultimate goal. It’s a message each of the Boomers would echo during their postgame media commitments. Of course, it makes sense for the Boomers to keep a lid on what went…

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