EuroBasket 2017 Guide

By Utkan Şahin – Translation: Anıl Can Sedef / info@eurohoops.net

Everything you should know before the big opening of EuroBasket 2017 is right here, on one page!

All the latest updates and news about the teams, preliminary squads, schedules for pre-tournament friendlies and much more…

With each pre-tournament results, our exclusive folder will be updated to give you the most accurate and recent information about all EuroBasket 2017 teams and to prepare you for the big tournament.

Group A (Helsinki)

Finland
France
Iceland
Poland
Slovenia
Greece

Group B (Tel Aviv)

Germany
Italy
Israel
Georgia
Lithuania
Ukraine

Group C (Cluj Napoca)

Czech Republic
Croatia
Montenegro
Hungary
Spain
Romania

Group D (İstanbul)

Belgium
Great Britain
Latvia
Russia
Serbia
Turkey

Finland –  Squad (12 players) – Group A

Jamar Wilson (Estudiantes – PG) 30 games 7.9 points, 1.5 assists, 1.4 rebounds
Teemu Rannikko (Kataja – PG) 52 games 12.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, 6.7 assists

Petteri Koponen (Barcelona – G) 59 games 9.3 points, 2.1 assists, 1.9 rebounds
Sasu Salin (Gran Canaria – SG) 50 games 7.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, 0.9 assist – Malaga
Mikko Koivisto (Vilpas – SG) 40 games 9.1 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists

Shawn Huff (Fraport – SF) 29 games 6.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.5 assist
Carl Lindbom (Seagulls – SF) 46 games 10.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists
Matti Nuutinen (Roanne – SF) 34 games 6.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.8 assist

Erik Murphy (Strasbourg – PF) 59 games 8.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.9 assist
Tuukka Kotti (Crailsheim – PF) 28 games 9.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists – Seagulls

Lauri Markkanen (Arizona – PF/C) 37 games 15.6 points, 7.2 riband, 0.9 assist – Bulls
Gerald Lee (Seagulls – C) 36 games 12.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.9 assist

COACH: Henrik Dettman

• 11 players from EuroBasket 2015 roster are in the preliminary squad, only 9 players are still included from FIBA World Cup 2014 team.

Average age of preliminary squad: 29.1 years
Number of players aged 20-25: 1 players
Number of players aged between 25-30: 6 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 5 players
The youngest player in the squad: Lauri Markkanen – 20
The oldest player in the squad: Teemu Rannikko – 36
Average height of preliminary squad: 198.8 average
Number of players under 190 cm: 2 players
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 4 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 6 players
The shortest player in the squad: Jamar Wilson – 1.85
The tallest player in the squad: Lauri Markkanen – 2.13

Distribution of players according to the leagues they play in club level: (Last year)

Korisliiga (Finland): 4 players
NCAA: 1 player
ACB Liga Endesa (Spain): 3 players
EasyCredit Basketball Bundesliga (Germany): 2 players
LNB Pro A (France): 1 player
LNB Pro B (France Second League): 1 player
EuroLeague: 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies: (1-7)

29 July Finland-Latvia: 81-85 (Gerald Lee 21 points, Žanis Peiners 16 points) *
04 August Finland-Russia: 75-91 (Sasu Salin 23 points, Vitaly Fridzon 18 points) *
05 August Finland-Israel: 92-97 (Lauri Markkanen 18 points, Gal Mekel 18 points) *
09 August Finland-Italy: 64-78 (Shawn Huff 13 points, Marco Belinelli 15 points) *
11 August Finland-Italy: 70-75 (Lauri Markkanen 19 points, Gigi Datome 14 points) *
12 August Finland-Turkey: 93-88 (Erik Murphy 15 points, Cedi Osman 19 points) *
18 August Finland-Czech Republic: 62-83 (Erik Murphy 10 points, Tomas Satoransky 16 points) *
25 August Finland-Russia: 91-100 (Lauri Markkanen 26 points, Alexey Shved 20 points) *

Depth Chart

PG: Petteri Koponen – Jamar Wilson – Teemu Rannikko
SG: Sasu Salin – Mikko Koivisto
SF: Shawn Huff – Mattu Nuutinen – Carl Lindbom
PF: Erik Murphy – Tuukka Kotti
C : Lauri Markkanen – Gerald Lee

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Ville Kaunisto, Hanno Mottola, and Antero Lehto will not play for Finland this summer.

News

• Tuomas Hirvonen, Edon Maxhuni, Shawn Hopkins, Okko Jarvi, Antti Kanervo, Arttu Saarijarvi, Juho Nenonen, Samuli Nieminen, Matias Ojala, Julius Rajala, Ville Kaunisto, Anton Odabaşı, Oskar Michelsen, Mika Nuolivirta and Hannes Pölla were removed from the preliminary squad.
• Τeemu Ranniko will play in the Eurobasket
• Roope Ahonen, Harold Aido, Topias Palmi and Alexander Madsen were removed from the preliminary squad.
• Petteri Koponen started practicing with the team.
• The final roster

France – Squad (12 Players) – Group A

Thomas Heurtel (A. Efes – PG) 68 games 12.4 points, 6.1 assists, 1.9 rebounds – Barcelona
Antoine Diot (Valencia – PG) 55 games 7.9 points, 4.1 assists, 1.9 rebounds
Leo Westermann (Zalgiris – PG) 72 games 7.4 points, 4.6 assists, 3.0 rebounds – CSKA

Nando De Colo (CSKA – G) 52 games 18.3 points, 4.2 assists, 2.7 rebounds
Evan Fournier (Magic – SG) 68 games 17.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists
Edwin Jackson (Estudiantes – SG) 32 games 21.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists – Southern
Axel Toupane (905 Raptors – SF) 36 games 16.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists – Zalgiris

Boris Diaw (Jazz – PF) 73 games 4.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists
Louis Labeyrie (P. Levallois – PF) 35 games 10.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 0.8 assist – Strasbourg

Kevin Seraphin (Pacers – C) 49 games 4.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.5 assist
Joffrey Lauvergne (Bulls – PF/C) 70 games 5.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.0 assist – Spurs
Vincent Poirier (P. Levallois – C) 41 games 10.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 0.8 block – Baskonia

COACH: Vincent Collet

• 5 players from Rio Olympics 2016 roster are in the preliminary squad, 5 players are still included from EuroBasket 2015 team.

Average age of preliminary squad: 26.8 years
Number of players aged 20-25: 2 players
Number of players aged between 25-30: 8 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 2 players
The youngest player in the squad: Vincent Poirier – 23
The oldest player in the squad: Boris Diaw – 35
Average height of preliminary squad: 200.6 average
Number of players under 190 cm: 1 player
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 4 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 7 players
The shortest player in the squad: Thomas Heurtel – 1.88
The tallest player in the squad: Vincent Poirier – 2.13

Distribution of players according to the leagues they play in club level: (Last year)

EuroLeague: 3 players
NBA: 4 players
LNB Pro A (France): 2 players
ACB Liga Endesa (Spain): 2 players
EasyCredit Basketball Bundesliga (Germany): 1 player
Tahincioğlu Süper Ligi (Turkey): 1 player
VTB League: 1 player
LKL (Lithuania): 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies: (6-2)

05 August France-Tunisia 67-53 (Nando De Colo 20 points, Mourad El Mabrouk 14 points) *
08 August France-Croatia: 87-92 (Evan Fournier 24 points, Bojan Bogdanovic 21 points) *
10 August  France-Lithuania: 98-77 (Evan Fournier 17 points, Martynas Gecevicius 14 points) *
15 August France-Lithuania: 71-96 (Nando De Colo 16 points, Mantas Kalnietis 18 points) *
18 August France-Belgium: 85-60 (Evan Fournier 15 points, Sam Van Rossom 9 points) *
19 August France-Montenegro: 100-70 (Nando De Colo 24 points, Tyrese Rice 14 points) *
20 August France-Italy: 88-63 (Joffrey Lauvergne 20 points, Marco Belinelli 15 points) *
27 August France-Germany: 85-79 (Evan Fournier 16 points, Dennis Schroder 23 points) *

Depth Chart

PG: Thomas Heurtel – Antoine Diot – Leo Westermann
SG: Nando De Colo -Edwin Jackson
SF: Evan Fournier – Axel Toupane
PF: Boris Diaw – Louis Labeyrie
C: Joffrey Lauvergne – Kevin Seraphin – Vincent Poirier

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Nicolas Batum, Rudy Gobert, Charles Kahudi, Timothe Luwawu, Florent Pietrus, Fabien Causeur and Mickael Gelabale will not play for France this summer.

News

• Gobert will miss the upcoming Eurobasket
• Rodrigue Beaubois was removed from the preliminary squad.
• Luwawu-Cabarrot to miss the EuroBasket
• Moustapha Fall is injured and he is going to miss the Eurobasket.
• Collet: “Our ambitions remain high”
• Fabien Causeur to miss the EuroBasket
• Axel Toupane added to the team
• Diaw: “The goal is the same, win a medal”
• Lauverge and Poirier out of practice until next week
• Livio Jean-Charles and Mathias Lessort were cut
• 150 games for De Colo
• Yakuba Ouattara was cut
• Diot expected to play in EuroBasket despite injury
• France in Berlin with 13 players
• Kim Tillie is the last cut from France

Iceland – Squad (12 players) – Group A

Hörður Vilhjálmsson (Keflavík – PG) 34 games 12.5 points, 5.6 assists, 4.4 rebounds – Astana
Ægir Steinarsson (Burgos – PG) 43 games 5.2 points, 3.9 assists, 2.6 rebounds – TAU Castello
Elvar Fridriksson (Barry – PG) 30 games 17.4 points, 7.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds

Martin Hermannsson (Charleville – SG) 34 games, 17.1 points, 5.7 assists, 3.6 rebounds – Chalon
Logi Gunnarsson (Njardvik – SG) 22 games 20.0 points, 3.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds
Brynjar Bjornsson (KR – G) 32 games 16.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists

Jon Stefánsson (KR – SF) 22 games 16.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists
Haukur Pálsson (Rouen – PF) 26 games 12.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists
Kristófer Acox (Furman – F) 35 games 13.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists – KR
Pavel Ermolinski (KR – PF) 31 games 9.9 points, 9.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists

Hlynur Bæringsson (Stjarnan – C) 28 games 15.7 points, 12.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists
Tryggvi Hlinason (Thor – C) 25 games 11.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.7 block – Valencia

COACH: Craig Pedersen

• 11 players from EuroBasket 2017 Qualification roster are in the preliminary squad, 8 players are still included from EuroBasket 2015 team.

Average age of preliminary squad: 27.3 years
Number of players under the age of 20: 1 player
Number of players aged 20-25: 3 players
Number of players aged between 25-30: 4 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 4 players
The youngest player in the squad: Tryggvi Hlinason – 19
The oldest player in the squad: Logi Gunnarsson – 35
Average height of preliminary squad: 195.3 average
Number of players under 190 cm: 2 players
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 7 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 3 players
The shortest player in the squad: Elvar Fridriksson  – 1.82
The tallest player in the squad: Tryggvi Hlinason – 2.16

Distribution of players according to the leagues they play in club level: (Last year)

Premier League (Iceland): 8 players
NCAA: 1 player
Leb Oro (Spain Second League): 1 player
LNB Pro A (France): 1 player
LNB Pro B (France Second League): 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies: (3-5)

27 July Iceland-Belgium: 83-76 (Martin Hermannsson 15 points, Manu Lecomte 15 points) *
29 July Iceland-Belgium: 85-70 (Hlynur Bæringsson 17 points, Quentin Serron 16 points) *
11 August Iceland-Germany: 66-90 (Martin Hermannsson 12 points, Danilo Barthel 18 points) *
12 August Iceland-Hungary: 60-56 (Martin Hermannsson 14 points, Zoltan Perl 17 points) *
13 August Iceland-Russia: 69-82 (Martin Hermannsson 22 points, Mikhail Kulagin 15 points) *
19 August Iceland-Hungary: 66-81 (Martin Hermannsson 13 points, David Vojvoda 17 points) *
20 August Iceland-Hungary: 67-82 (Martin Hermannsson 17 points, David Vojvoda 12 points) *
23 August Iceland-Lithuania: 62-84 (Tryggvi Hlinason 19 points, Mindaugas Kuzminskas 17 points) *

Depth Chart

PG: Hörður Vilhjálmsson – Ægir Steinarsson – Elvar Fridriksson
SG: Martin Hermannsson – Logi Gunnarsson – Brynjar Bjornsson
SF: Jon Stefánsson – Pavel Ermolinski
PF: Haukur Pálsson – Kristófer Acox
C : Hlynur Bæringsso – Tryggvi Hlinason

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Jakob Sigurdarson and Helgi Magnusson will not play for Iceland this summer.

News

• Matthias Sigurdarson, Pétur Rúnar Birgisson, Dagur Jónsson, Jón Gudmundsson, Gunnar Olafsson, Kári Jónsson, Kristinn Pálsson, Ragnar Nathanaelsson and Sigurdur Thorsteinsson were removed this preliminary squad.
• Tryggvi Hlinason’s pre-Eurobasket highlights (VIDEO)
• The final roster

Poland – Squad (12 players) – Group A

Lukasz Koszarek (Z. Góra – PG) 59 games 8.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists

A.J. Slaughter (Strasbourg – G) 63 games 12.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists – ASVEL
Przemyslaw Zamojski (Z. Gora – SG) 54 games 8.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists

Mateusz Ponitka (P. Karşıyaka – SG/SF) 47 games 12.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists – Tenerife
Karol Gruszecki (Z. Góra – SF) 60 games 6.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 0.9 assist – Torun
Michal Sokolowski (Rosa Radom – SF) 49 games 12.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists
Adam Waczynski (Unicaja Malaga – SF) 53 games 7.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, 0.9 assist

Aaron Cel (Gravelines – PF) 31 games 6.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.6 assist – Torun
Tomasz Gielo (Joventut – PF) 32 games 4.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.5 assist

Damian Kulig (Banvit – C) 50 games 9.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.2 blocks
Adam Hrycaniuk (Z. Góra – C) 61 games 5.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.7 assist
Przemyslaw Karnowski (Gonzaga – C) 39 games 12.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 0.9 block – Andorra

COACH: Mike Taylor

• 8 players from EuroBasket 2017 Qualification roster are in the preliminary squad, however, 8 players are still included from EuroBasket 2015 team.

Average age of preliminary squad: 27.9 years
Number of players aged 20-25: 4 players
Number of players aged between 25-30: 2 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 6 players
The youngest player in the squad: Przemyslaw Karnowski – 23
The oldest player in the squad: Lukasz Koszarek – 33
Average height of preliminary squad: 199.1 average
Number of players under 190 cm: 1 player
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 6 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 5 players
The shortest player in the squad: Lukasz Koszarek – 1.87
The tallest player in the squad: Przemyslaw Karnowski – 2.16

Distribution of players according to the leagues they play in club level: (Last year)

PKL (Poland): 5 players
LNB Pro A (France): 2 players
ACB Liga Endesa (Spain): 2 players
Tahincioğlu Süper Ligi (Turkey): 2 players
NCAA: 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies: (7-4)

28 July Poland-Czech Republic: 101-68 (Mateusz Ponitka 22 points, Patrik Auda 10 points) *
29 July Poland-Czech Republic: 85-72 (Tomasz Giello 13 points, Lukas Palyza 14 points) *
04 August Poland-Lithuania: 58-59 (Damian Kulig 14 points, Jonas Valanciunas 14 points) *
06 August Poland-Latvia: 80-76 (Mateusz Ponitka 14 points,  Rolands Smits 14 points) *
11 August Poland-Latvia: 65-77 (Damian Kulig 12 points, Kristaps Porzingis 24 points) *
18 August Poland-Serbia: 78-85 (Mateusz Ponitka 22 points, Vladimir Lucic 22 points) *
19 August Poland-Germany: 80-75 (Adam Waczynski 18 points, Dennis Schröder 26 points) *
20 August Poland-Russia: 81-78 (AJ Slaughter 16 points, Alexey Shved 20 points) *
24 August Poland-Israel: 74-77 (Mateusz Ponitka 12 points, Omri Casspi 15 points) *
25 August Poland-Great Britain: 86-76 (Adam Waczynski 13 points, Dan Clark 16 points) *
26 August Poland-Hungary: 73-63 (Przemysław Karnowski 21 points, Csaba Ferencz 16 points) *

Depth Chart

PG: Lukasz Koszarek – AJ Slaughter
SG: Mateusz Ponitka – Przemyslaw Zamojski
SF: Adam Waczynski – Karol Gruszecki – Michal Sokolowski
PF: Aaron Cel – Tomasz Gielo
C : Damian Kulig – Adam Hrycaniuk – Przemyslaw Karnowski

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Marcin Gortat retired from Polish National Team, even if there’s no official announcement yet and a window for a possible future return is still open. Aleksandar Czyz and Maciej Lampe will not play for Poland this summer.

News

• The first Eurobasket for Poland after Gortat
• Robert Skibiewski, Bartosz Diduszko, Jaroslaw Mokros, Dominik Olejniczak and Szymon Szewczyk were removed from the preliminary squad.
• Daniel Szymkiewicz, Mathieu Wojciechowski and Michal Michalak were removed from the preliminary squad.
• Aleksandr Czyz was removed from the preliminary squad.
• Thanks to a big shot by Mateusz Ponitka, Poland beat Russia on Sunday and here’s what happened on the court. (VIDEO)
• The final roster of Poland

Slovenia – Squad (12 players) – Group A

Goran Dragić (Heat – PG) 73 games 20.3 points, 5.8 assists, 3.8 rebounds
Aleksej Nikolić (Brose – PG) 23 games 5.8 points, 2.5 assists, 1.2 rebounds
Matic Rebec (KRKA Novo – PG) 56 games 11.1 points, 5.2 assists, 3.2 rebounds

Luka Dončić (Real Madrid – SG) 80 games 7.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists
Jaka Blažič (Baskonia – SG) 69 games 5.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 0.4 assist – Andorra
Klemen Prepelič (Limoges, G) 33 games 15.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists – Paris L.

Edo Muric (Banvit – SF) 49 games 6.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists
Vlatko Čančar (Mega Leks – SF) 43 games 7.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists

Anthony Randolph (Real Madrid – PF) 74 games 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.1 blocks

Gasper Vidmar (Banvit – C) 35 games, 10.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists
Ziga Dimec (KRKA Novo – C) 59 games 9.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 0.4 block
Saša Zagorac (Parma – PF/C) 34 games 9.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists – Sopron

COACH: Igor Kokoškov

• 3 players from EuroBasket 2015 roster are in the preliminary squad, 6 players are still included from FIBA World Cup 2014 team.

Average age of preliminary squad: 25.2 years
Number of players under the age of 20: 1 player
Number of players aged 20-25: 5 players
Number of players aged between 25-30: 4 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 2 players
The youngest player in the squad: Luka Dončić – 18
The oldest player in the squad: Saša Zagorac – 33
Average height of preliminary squad: 199.7 average
Number of players under 190 cm: 1 player
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 4 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 7 players
The shortest player in the squad: Matic Rebec – 1.80
The tallest player in the squad: Ziga Dimec&Gasper Vidmar&Anthony Randolph – 2.11

Distribution of players according to the leagues they play in club level: (Last year)

ABA Liga: 4 players
Liga Novo (Slovenia): 3 players
EuroLeague: 4 players
ACB Liga Endesa (Spain): 2 players
Tahincioğlu Süper Ligi (Turkey): 2 players
NBA: 1 player
EasyCredit Basketball Bundesliga (Germany): 1 player
LNB Pro A (France): 1 player
VTB League: 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies: (5-3)

30 July Slovenia-University of Russia: 79-63 (Luka Doncic 14 points, V. Brykin 13 points) *
04 August Slovenia-Hungary: 84-64 (Luka Doncic 18 points, David Vojvoda 15 points) *
06 August Slovenia-Czech Republic: 88-80 (Luka Doncic 20 points, Martin Peterka 17 points) *
12 August Slovenia-Croatia: 81-85 (Luka Doncic 27 points, Dario Saric 25 points) *
13 August Slovenia-Ukraine: 78-67 (Jaka Blazic 14 points, Artem Pustovoy 13 points) *
18 August Slovenia-Israel: 77-81 (Luka Doncic 24 points, Omri Casspi 24 points) *
19 August Slovenia-Turkey: 84-86 (Goran Dragic 22 points, Melih Mahmutoglu 20 points) *
24 August Slovenia-Croatia: 74-73 (Goran Dragic 18 points, Dario Saric 16 points) *

Depth Chart

PG: Goran Dragic – Aleksej Nikolic – Matic Rebec
SG: Luka Doncic – Jaka Blazic – Klemen Prepelic
SF: Edo Muric – Vlatko Cancar
PF: Anthony Randolph – Sasa Zagorac
C: Gasper Vidmar – Ziga Dimec

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Zoran Dragic, Alen Omic, and Jaka Klobucar will not play for Slovenia this summer.

News

• Randolph joins Slovenia for EuroBasket
• Erazem Lorbek joins Slovenian national team preparation squad 
• Tomas Bolcina was removed from the preliminary squad.
• Doncic: “I want to win a medal with Slovenia”
• Luka Rupnik and Blaz Mahkovic were removed from the preliminary squad.
• Luka Doncic’s debut with Slovenian NT (VIDEO)
• Doncic vs Hungary (VIDEO)
• Doncic scores 20 against the Czech Republic (VIDEO)
• Cancar out for 10 days
• Erazem Lorbek and Gregor Horvat were removed from the preliminary squad.
• Luka Doncic’s highlights against Croatia (VIDEO)
• Petrovic: “A player like Doncic comes once in a decade or more”
• Zan Sisko was removed from the preliminary squad.
• Israel vs Slovenia highlights (VIDEO)
• Jan Kosi has left the team’s preparation, as announced.
• Goran Dragic to retire from the Slovenian NT after the Eurobasket
• The final roster announced

Greece – Squad (12 players) – Group A

Nick Calathes (Panathinaikos – PG) 68 games 9.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists
Kostas Sloukas (Fenerbahçe – PG) 60 games 9.5 points, 4.5 assists, 2.4 rebounds

Vangelis Mantzaris (Olympiakos – G) 69 games 5.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists
Nikos Pappas (Panathinaikos – SG) 63 games 6.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists

Kostas Papanikolaou (Olympiakos – SF) 66 games 8.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists
Ioannis Papapetrou (Olympiakos – F) 69 games 5.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.4 block

Georgios Printezis (Olympiakos – PF) 63 games 11.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists
Dimitrios Agravanis (Olympiakos – PF) 51 games 4.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.3 assist
Thanasis Antetokounmpo (Andorra – F) 34 games 7.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.8 assist – Panathinaikos

George Papagiannis (Kings – C) 22 games 5.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 0.7 block
Georgios Bogris (Tenerife – C) 54 games 8.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.0 assist – Olympiakos
Ioannis Bourousis (Panathinaikos – C) 68 games 9.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.8 assist – Guangdong

COACH: Kostas Missas

• 7 players from Rio Olympics 2016 Qualification roster are in the preliminary squad, however, 6 players are still included from EuroBasket 2015 team.

Average age of preliminary squad: 26.5 years
Number of players aged 20-25: 3 players
Number of players aged between 25-30: 7 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 2 players
The youngest player in the squad: George Papagiannis – 20
The oldest player in the squad: Ioannis Bourousis – 33
Average height of preliminary squad: 203.8 average
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 4 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 8 players
The shortest player in the squad: Kostas Sloukas – 1.92
The tallest player in the squad: George Papagiannis – 2.17

Distribution of players according to the leagues they play in club level: (Last year)

Euroleague: 9 players
Stoiximan.gr Basket League (Greece): 9 players
ACB Liga Endesa (Spain): 2 players
Tahincioğlu Süper Ligi (Turkey): 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies: (6-3)

07 August Greece-Romania: 106-48 (Kostas Papanikolaou 17 points, Vlad Moldovenau 14 points) *
08 August Greece-Great Britain: 92-64 (Georgios Printezis 12 points, Gabe Olaseni 13 points) *
11 August Greece-Montenegro: 83-81 (Giannis Antetokounmpo 20 points, Nikola Ivanovic 22 points) *
12 August Greece-Serbia: 61-93 (Ioannis Bourousis 15 points, Bogdan Bogdanovic 14 points) *
18 August Greece-Great Britain: 72-68 (Nikos Pappas 22 points, Andrew Lawrence 13 points) *
19 August Greece-Great Britain: 88-84 (Nikos Pappas 22 points, Dan Clark 23 points) *
23 August Greece-Georgia: 71-72 (Georgios Printezis 14 points, Giorgi Shermadini 23 points) *
24 August Greece-Italy: 73-70 (Georgios Printezis 19 points, Daniel Hackett 19 points) *
25 August Greece-Serbia: 67-69 (Kostas Sloukas 13 points, Dragan Milosavljevic 17 points) *

Depth Chart

PG: Nick Calathes – Kostas Sloukas
SG: Vangelis Mantzaris – Nikos Pappas – Giannoulis Larentzakis
SF: Kostas Papanikolaou – Ioannis Papapetrou – Thanasis Antetokounmpo
PF: Georgios Printezis – Dimitrios Agravanis
C: Ioannis Bourousis – George Papagiannis – Georgios Bogris

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Vassilis Spanoulis and Nikos Zisis retired for Greece National Team. Kostas Koufos and Giannis Antetokounmpo are injured.

News

• Tyler Dorsey out of Greek National team
• Zach Auguste out for Greek Nation Team
• Giannis: “I want to bring success with this team”
• Giannis out of action for five days
• Vangelis Mantzaris on the Greek NT and Giannis
• Giorgos Papagiannis on the Eurobasket and a match up with Bogdan Bogdanovic
• Missas: “We will attack during the first 8-10 seconds”
• Sloukas message to Bogdan
• The highlights of Greece’s win over Romania
• Highlights from Montenegro – Greece friendly game
• Highlights from Serbia’s win against Greece
• Bourousis, Printezis, and Papapetrou out with stomach flu
• Giannis Antetokounmpo missing the Eurobasket
• Giannis Antetokounmpo in Greek NT practice
• Giannis: “No one can express my feelings better than me”
• Greek federation attacks the Milwaukee Bucks
• Coach Missas: “We expected Giannis to play”
• Bucks GM explains Giannis’ condition
• Tension and quarrels within the Greek national team
• Greece s final roster announced
• “If Giannis was healthy and the Bucks asked him not to play, he would play”

Germany –  Squad (12 players) – Group B

Dennis Schröder (Hawks – PG) 79 games 17.9 points, 6.3 assists, 3.1 rebounds
Maodo Lo (Brose – PG) 69 games 6.4 points, 2.0 assists, 1.6 rebounds
İsmet Akpınar (A. Berlin – PG) 52 games 4.3 points, 1.1 assists, 1.3 rebounds – Ulm

Karsten Tadda (Ulm, G) 58 games 4.1 points, 1.9 assists, 1.8 rebounds – Oldenburg
Lucca Staiger (Brose – SG) 57 games 4.5 points, 1.1 rebounds, 0.3 assist

Patrick Heckmann (Brose – SF) 73 games 4.0 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists

Robin Benzing (Zaragoza – F) 32 games 13.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists
Danilo Barthel (Bayern M. – PF/C) 55 games 8.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists
Isaiah Hartenstein (Zalgiris – PF/C) 34 games 4.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.6 assist

Johannes Voigtmann (Baskonia – C) 74 games 8.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists
Daniel Theis (Brose – C) 74 games 9.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.1 blocks – Celtics
Johannes Thiemann (Ludwigsburg – C) 60 games 8.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 0.3 assist

COACH: Chris Fleming

• 6 players from EuroBasket 2017 Qualification roster are in the preliminary squad, 5 players are still included from EuroBasket 2015 team.

Average age of preliminary squad: 24.4 years
Number of players under the age of 20: 1 player
Number of players aged between 20-25: 6 players
Number of players aged between 25-30: 5 players
The youngest player in the squad: Isaiah Hartenstein – 19
The oldest player in the squad: Lucca Staiger – 28
Average height of preliminary squad: 199.4 average
Number of players under 190 cm: 1 player
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 5 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 6 players
The shortest player in the squad: Dennis Schröder – 1.88
The tallest player in the squad: Isaiah Hartenstein – 2.09

Distribution of players according to the leagues they play in club level: (Last year)

EasyCredit Basketball Bundesliga (Germany): 9 players
EuroLeague: 5 players
ACB Liga Endesa (Spain): 2 players
NBA: 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies: (3-5)

05 August Germany-Belgium: 69-71 (Danilo Barthel 15 points, Jonathan Tabu 18 points) *
11 August Germany-Iceland: 90-66 (Danilo Barthel 18 points, Martin Hermannsson 12 points) *
12 August Germany-Russia: 60-89 (Robin Benzing 11 points, Timofey Mozgov 15 points) *
13 August Germany-Hungary: 67-65 (Robin Benzing 25 points, David Vojvoda 17 points) *
18 August Germany-Russia: 79-76 (Dennis Schroder 28 points, Andrey Vorontsevich 22 points) *
19 August Germany-Poland: 75-80 (Dennis Schroder 26 points, Adam Waczynski  18 points) *
20 August Germany-Serbia: 56-87 (Dennis Schroder 16 points, Stefan Bircevic 21 points) *
27 August Germany-France: 79-85 (Evan Fournier 16 points, Dennis Schroder 23 points) *

Depth Chart

PG: Dennis Schröder – Maodo Lo – İsmet Akpınar
SG: Karsten Tadda – Lucca Staiger
SF: Robin Benzing – Patrick Heckmann
PF: Danilo Barthel – Isaiah Hartenstein
C: Johannes Voigtmann – Daniel Theis – Johannes Thiemann

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Paul Zipser, Maik Zirbes, Maxi Kleber, Tibor Pleiss will not play for Germany this summer.

News

• Maxi Kleber pulled out of the tournament preparations to work on getting ready for his first season in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks. Maik Zirbes from Bayern Munich cannot take part in the next camp because of an injury.
• Isaiah Hartenstein, Moritz Wagner, and Bogdan Radosavljevic added to the Germany squad.
• Niels Giffey, Moritz Wagner ve Dominic Lockhart were removed this preliminary squad.
• Andres Obst and Bogdan Radosavljevic were removed from the preliminary squad.
• Germany vs Russia Highlights
• Alex King was removed from the preliminary squad.
• Akeem Vargas cut, Germany down to 13 players
• The final roster

Italy – Squad (12 players) – Group B

Daniel Hackett (Olympiakos – G) 20 games 4.5 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists – Brose
Andrea Cinciarini (Milano – PG) 63 games 5.9 points, 2.8 assists, 2.5 rebounds
Ariel Filloy (Venezia – PG) 61 games 6.5 points, 2.6 assists, 1.7 rebounds – Avellino

Marco Belinelli (Hornets – SG) 74 games 10.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists – Hawks
Pietro Aradori (Reggio E. – SG) 32 games 15.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists – Bologna

Gigi Datome (Fenerbahçe – F) 64 games 9.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists
Awudu Abass (Milano – SF) 61 games 5.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, 0.7 assist
Christian Burns (Brescia – F) 27 games 11.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 0.9 assist – Cantu

Nicolo Melli (Brose – PF) 74 games 9.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists – Fenerbahçe
Filippo Baldi Rossi (Trento – PF) 25 games 10.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists

Paul Biligha (Cremeno – C) 30 games 10.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.1 blocks – Venezia
Marco Cusin (Avellino – C) 44 games 4.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.0 block – Milano

COACH: Ettore Messina

• 6 players from Rio Olympics 2016 Qualification roster are in the preliminary squad, 7 players are still included from EuroBasket 2015 team.

Average age of preliminary squad: 28.5 years
Number of players aged between 20-25: 1 player
Number of players aged between 25-30: 6 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 5 players
The youngest player in the squad: Awadu Abass – 24
The oldest player in the squad: Marco Cusin – 32
Average height of preliminary squad: 199.9 average
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 5 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 7 players
The shortest player in the squad: Ariel Filloy  – 1.90
The tallest player in the squad: Marco Cusin  – 2.11

Distribution of players according to the leagues they play in club level: (Last year)

Lega Basket (Italy): 8 players
EuroLeague: 7 players
NBA: 1 player
Tahincioğlu Süper Ligi (Turkey): 1 player
Stoiximan.gr Basket League (Greece): 1 player
EasyCredit Basketball Bundesliga (Germany): 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies: (7-4)

29 July Italy-Belarus: 96-36 (Gigi Datome 14 points, L. Sitnik 5 ) *
30 July Italy-Holland: 66-57 (Marco Bellineli 14 points, L. Franke 11 points) *
06 August Italy-Nigeria(canceled)
09 August Italy-Finland: 78-64 (Marco Belinelli 15 points, Shawn Huff 13 points) *
11 August Italy-Finland: 75-70 (Gigi Datome 14 points, Lauri Markkanen 19 points) *
13 August Italy-Turkey: 73-53 (Gigi Datome 17 points, Furkan Korkmaz 14 points)  *
18 August Italy-Montenegro: 67-66 (Marco Belinelli 24 points, Bojan Dubljevic 13 points) *
19 August Italy-Belgium: 60-80 (Nicolo Melli 11 points, Jean Salumu 19 points) *
20 August Italy-France: 63-88 (Marco Belinelli 15 points, Joffrey Lauvergne 20 points) *
23 August Italy-Serbia: 65-73 (Marco Belinelli 20 points, Boban Marjanovic 21 points) *
24 August Italy-Greece: 70-73 (Daniel Hackett 19 points, Georgios Printezis 19 points) *
25 August Italy-Georgia: 73-65 (Marco Belinelli 17 points, Giorgi Shermadini 14 points) *

Depth Chart

PG: Daniel Hackett – Andrea Cinciarini – Ariel Filloy
SG: Marco Bellineli –  Pietro Aradori
SF: Gigi Datome – Awudu Abass –  Christian Burns
PF: Nicolo Melli – Filippo Baldi Rossi
C: Marco Cusin –  Paul Biligha

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Andrea Bargnani and Alessandro Gentile will not play for Italy this summer. Danilo Gallinari is injured, he will not play in Eurobasket.

News

• Bargnani announces he won’t play in EuroBasket
• Andrea Zerini was removed from the preliminary squad.
• Gallinari: “My teammates didn’t deserve this”
• Messina: “Mistakes are paid and we will pay it all together”
• Gallinari will miss the EuroBasket due to injury sustained after punch
• Gallinari goes Rocky Balboa on Jito Kok (VIDEO)
• Datome injured, Fontecchio called
• Messina: “It’s difficult to explain loyalty and responsibility to a 30-year-old man”
• Tonut and Cusin cut from the Italian national team
• Flaccadori and Fontecchio cut from the Italian national team
• Luca Vitali also cut from the Italian NT
• Marco Cusin called again the Italian NT
• Italy’s 12-man squad for EuroBasket
• Ettore Messina: “It was my duty to help this generation”
• Belinelli could retire from the Italian NT after this Eurobasket
• Filippo Baldi Rossi replaced Pascolo

Israel –  Squad (12 players) – Group B

Gal Mekel (Maccabi – PG) 57 games 8.3 points, 4.3 assists, 2.5 rebounds – Gran C.
Yogev Ohayon (Maccabi – G) 57 games 5.3 points, 3.1 assists, 1.7 rebounds – Hapoel J.
Bar Timor (H. Jerusalem – G) 54 games 7.7 points, 2.8 assists, 1.8 rebounds

Yotam Halperin (H. Jerusalem – G) 5.3 points, 3.0 assists, 1.6 rebounds

Omri Casspi (Pelicans – F) 36 games 5.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.0 assists – Warriors
Shawn Dawson (LeZion – SF) 31 games 11.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists – Bnei H.
Guy Pnini (Maccabi – F) 66 games 6.1 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists – H. Holon

Lior Eliyahu (H. Jerusalem – PF) 58 games 8.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists
Elishay Kadir (LeZion – PF) 53 games 7.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists – Ironi Ness Ziona
Oz Blayzer (Bazan – PF) 38 games 11.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists – M. Haifa

Rich Howell (H. Jerusalem – PF/C) 39 games 12.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists
Idan Zalmanson (LeZion – C) 52 games 7.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 0.5 block

COACH: Erez Eldestein

• 7 players are still included from EuroBasket 2015 team.

Average age of preliminary squad: 27.8 years
Number of players aged between 20-25: 3 players
Number of players aged between 25-30: 5 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 4 players
The youngest player in the squad: Idan Zalmanson – 22
The oldest player in the squad: Guy Pnini – 33
Average height of preliminary squad: 198.6 average
Number of players under 190 cm: 1 player
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 5 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 6 players
The shortest player in the squad: Yogev Ohayon – 1.88
The tallest player in the squad: Idan Zalmanson – 2.08

Distribution of players according to the leagues they play in club level: (Last year)

Super League (Israel): 11 players
EuroLeague: 3 players
NBA: 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies: (9-2)

29 July Israel-Romania: 83-73 (Yogev Ohayon 11 points, Andrei Mandache 18 points) *
30 July Israel-Romania: 85-81 (Vlad Moldoveanu 27 points, Omri Casspi 16 points) *
05 August Israel-Finland: 97-92 (Gal Mekel 18 points, Lauri Markkanen 18 points) *
06 August Israel-Russia: 79-71 (Shawn Dawson 18 points – Alexey Shved 20 points) *
12 August Israel-Great Britain: 90-62 (R. Howell 12 points, K. Bigby-Williams 16 points) *
13 August Israel-Great Britain: 78-69 (Gal Mekel 16 points, Andrew Lawrence 15 points) *
18 August Israel-Slovenia: 81-77 (Omri Casspi 24 points, Luka Doncic 24 points) *
20 August Israel-Turkey: 83-84 (Omri Casspi 18 points, Bobby Dixon 15 points) *
24 August Israel-Poland: 77-74 (Omri Casspi 15 points, Mateusz Ponitka 12 points) *
25 August Israel-Hungary: 85-70 (Omri Casspi 17 points, Adam Hanga 17 points) *
26 August Israel-Great Britain: 64-85 (Richard Howell 15 points, Dan Clark 25 points) *

Depth Chart

PG: Gal Mekel – Bar Timor
SG: Yotam Halperin – Yogev Ohayon
SF: Omri Casspi – Shawn Dawson – Guy Pnini
PF: Lior Eliyahu – Elishay Kadir – Oz Blayzer
C:  Rich Howell – Idan Zalmanson

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Raviv Limonad and D’or Fischer will not play for Israel this summer.

News

• Raviv Limonad, Rafi Menco, Egor Koulechov, Itav Segev, Tomer Ginat won’t play EuroBasket 2017
• Karam Mashour and Jake Cohen were removed the preliminary squad.
• Chubrevich is out, Israel down to 13 players
• Turkey vs Israel Highlights
• Israel vs Slovenia highlights 
• Israel’s 12-man squad for EuroBasket

Georgia –  Squad (12 players) – Group B

Mike Dixon (AEK Atina – PG) 50 games 12.6 points, 2.8 assists, 2.5 rebounds
Giorgi Tsintsadze (Kutaisi – PG) 32 games 17.4 points, 7.0 assists, 5.1 rebounds
Giorgi Gamqrelidze (Rustavi – PG) 27 games 9.0 points, 7.4 assists, 4.5 rebounds

Anatoli Boisa (Kutaisi – SG) 30 games 5.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists
Duda Sanadze (Primorska – SG) 25 games 17.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists

Manuchar Markoishvilli (- SF) – no stats –
Mikheil Berishvili (Dinamo – SF) 34 games 15.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists

Toko Shengelia (Baskonia – PF) 55 games 10.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists

Zaza Pachulia (Warriors – C) 70 games 6.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists
Giorgi Shermadini (Andorra – C) 36 games 16.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 0.7 block – Malaga
Goga Bitadze (Smederevo – C) 19 games 10.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists
Ilia Londaridze (Dinamo -PF/C) 34 games 14.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists

COACH: Ilias Zouros

• 6 players from EuroBasket 2017 Qualification roster are in the preliminary squad, 7 players are still included from EuroBasket 2015 team.

Average age of preliminary squad: 27.2 years
Number of players under the age of 20: 1 player
Number of players aged between 25-30: 5 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 6 players
The youngest player in the squad: Goga Bitadze – 18
The oldest player in the squad: Anatoli Boisa – 33
Average height of preliminary squad: 200.1 average
Number of players under 190 cm: 2 players
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 4 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 6 players
The shortest player in the squad: Giorgi Gamqrelidze – 1.83
The tallest player in the squad: Giorgi Shermadini – 2.16

Distribution of players according to the leagues they play in club level: (Last year)

Super Lig (Georgia): 6 players
ACB Liga Endesa (Spain): 2 players
Stoiximan.gr Basket League (Greece): 1 player
NBA: 1 player
Liga Nova (Slovenia): 1 player
Super Lig (Serbia): 1 player
EuroLeague: 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies: (7-2)

26 July Georgia-University of Russia: 97-86 (Giorgi Shermadini 18 points) *
28 July Georgia-Austria: 77-87 (Tornike Shengelia 22 points, Jakob Poeltl 29 points) *
04 August Georgia-Latvia: 73-69 (Giorgi Shermadini 20 points, Dairis Bertans 23 points) *
05 August Georgia-Lithuania: 81-70 (Tornike Shengelia 18 points, Artūras Gudaitis 17 points) *
11 August Georgia-Czech Republic: 87-76 (T. Shengelia 22 points, T. Satoransky 12 points) *
13 August Georgia-Czech Republic: 68-64 (T.  Shengelia 17 points, T.Satoransky 20 points)  *
23 August Georgia-Greece: 72-71 (Giorgi Shermadini 23 points, Georgios Printezis 14 points) *
24 August Georgia-Serbia: 68-66 (Tornike Shengelia 21 points, Boban Marjanovic 19 points) *
25 August Georgia-Italy: 65-73 (Giorgi Shermadini 14 points, Marco Belinelli 17 points) *

Depth Chart

PG: Mike Dixon – Giorgi Tsintsadze – Giorgi Gamqrelidze
SG: Duda Sanadze – Anatoli Boisa
SF: Manuchar Markoishvill –  Mikheil Berishvili
PF: Toko Shengelia – Ilia Londaridze
C: Zaza Pachulia – Giorgi Shermadini – Goga Bitadze

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Viktor Sanikidze is injured and he will not play in EuroBasket. Beka Burjanadze will not play EuroBasket 2017.

News

• Viktor Sanikidze, Otar Pchakadze, Kakha Jincharadze, Levant Patsatsia, Giorgi Sharabidze and Nodar Gogadze were removed from the preliminary squad.
• Pachulia:”Our goal is to have our best-ever performance”
• Beka Burjanadze was removed from the preliminary squad.
• Besik Lezhava was removed from the preliminary squad.
• Zaza Pachulia doubtful for Eurobasket
• Zaza Pachulia hopeful to play in the EuroBasket
• Zaza Pachulia headlines Georgia’s EuroBasket squad
• Zaza Pachulia: “One of the best things I’ve done was shutting down social media”