By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Heading to the international window dedicated to the finale of the 2025 EuroBasket Qualifiers, the Spanish and Hellenic Basketball Federations confirmed adjustments to their respective squads on Monday.
Dario Brizuela will spend the next few days under the guidance of the medical staff of FC Barcelona due to discomfort in the Achilles tendon of his right ankle, as announced by the Catalonia outfit on Monday. Consequently, he was removed from the selections of Spain for the clashes with Latvia in Riga on Thursday and Belgium in Leon on Sunday.
Jordi Rodriguez was called up, joining Jaime Fernandez Guillem Ferrando, and Lucas Langarita as additional players at the disposal of head coach Sergio Scariolo for a brief training camp.
With the defending champions already clinched a berth in next summer’s tournament, the twelve remaining players are projected to suit up for the two fixtures to complete a six-game round-robin schedule of Group C of the 2025 EuroBasket Qualifiers.
Spain’s roster
- Izan Almansa (Perth Wildcats)
- Hugo Gonzalez (Real Madrid)
- Ruben Guerrero (Coviran Granada)
- Xabi Lopez-Arostegui (Valencia)
- Joel Parra (FC Barcelona)
- Jaime Pradilla (Valencia)
- Josep Puerto (Valencia)
- Mario Saint-Supery (BAXI Manresa)
- Miquel Salvo (Dreamland Gran Canaria)
- Eric Vila (Rio Breogan)
- Rafa Villar (Hiopos Lleida)
- Santi Yusta (Casademont Zaragoza)
In Group F, Greece is seeking a ticket to the EuroBasket, and will take on Czechia in Pardubice on Friday and the Netherlands in Patras on Monday. Dealing with a back injury, Thomas Walkup of Olympiacos was scratched and replaced by Dimitris Katsivelis of PAOK mateco in the team coached by Vassilis Spanoulis.
Greece’s roster
- Neoklis Avdalas (Peristeri Domino’s)
- Nikos Chougkaz (MoraBanc Andorra)
- Panagiotis Kalaitzakis (Panathinaikos Aktor)
- Antonis Karagiannidis (Promitheas Vikos Cola)
- Dimitris Katsivelis (PAOK mateco)
- Giannis Kouzeloglou (AEK Betsson)
- Giannoulis Larentzakis (Olympiacos)
- Konstantinos Mitoglou (Panathinaikos Aktor)
- Naz Mitrou-Long (Olympiacos)
- Dimitris Moraitis (Panathinaikos Aktor)
- Omiros Netzipoglou (AEK Betsson)
- Giorgos Papagiannis (AS Monaco)
- Kostas Papanikolaou (Olympiacos)
- Ioannis Papapetrou (Panathinaikos Aktor)
- Vassilis Toliopoulos (Aris Midea)
- Giorgos Tsalmpouris (Panionios Viva Juices)
- Vangelis Zougris (Peristeri Domino’s)
Photo Credit: FIBA