Tag: Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Italy qualifies for Olympics for first time since 2004

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Italy eliminated hosts Serbia to return to the Olympics after 17 years! By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net Italy was on a mission on Sunday night. That mission was to return to the Olympics for the first time since 2004. And so they did, with nearly a blowout against tournament hosts and Rio Olympics silver medalists Serbia, as they pulled through with a 102-95 win to advance to Tokyo. Meo Sacchetti’s squad managed to take control and never ceased to lead, as the deficit rose to 24 points (73-49) with three minutes to play…

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Doncic’ s triple-double helps Slovenia claim Olympic spot

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A historic triple-double for Luka Doncic powered Slovenia to the Olympics for the first time in the nation’s history! By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net It was an intense battle, but Slovenia came out to the top, to qualify for the Summer Olympics for the first time in the nation’s history. Luka Doncic saved his best performance for the finale to lift Slovenia to a 96-85 win over tournament hosts Lithuania, in a sold-out final in the Zalgirio Arena in Kaunas. Doncic recorded his first triple-double with the national team, posting 31 points, 13…

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Rick Pitino steps down as Greek National team head coach

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Rick Pitino is stepping down from the role of the Greek national team coach By Aris Barkas of Eurohoops.net / barkas@eurohoops.net Coach Rick Pitino introduced a new style of play in the Greek national team, but the future of the team will not include him. “There’s no future for me”, as he said in the press conference after the final of the Victoria Olympic Qualifying tournament. “I am here as the ex-coach and friend of PG (ed. note: Greek center George Papagiannis). Ι am no longer the national coach of Greece. This is…

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Olympic Qualifying Tournament Recap: Luka and Mike Tobey lead Slovenia into next round

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Luka Doncic and Mike Tobey had everything covered for Slovenia as they join the list of Olympic Qualifying Tournaments finalists By Eurohoops team from Eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net The Olympic Qualifying Tournaments have reached the knockout stage and the semifinals across the four locations have been playing out as the teams try to get one step closer to the Tokyo ticket. Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Kaunas, Lithuania Slovenia – Venezuela 98-70 Slovenia continued strongly in the tournament led by the NBA-EuroLeague guard-center duo of Luka Doncic and Mike Tobey. Doncic was in full control,…

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