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”

Lithuania – Squad (12 players) – Group B

Mantas Kalnetis (Milano – PG) 59 games 7.3 points, 3.6 assists, 2.6 rebounds
Adas Juskevicius (Zaragoza – PG) 25 games 6.4 points, 1.4 assists, 1.4 rebounds – Lietkabelis

Martynas Gecevicius (Zaragoza – SG) 27 games 11.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists
Arturas Milaknis (Zalgiris – SG) 77 games 7.3 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.9 assist
Marius Grigonis (Tenerife – SG) 45 games 7.5 points, 2.1 assists, 1.6 rebounds – Berlin

Mindaugas Kuzminskas (Knicks – F) 68 games 6.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.0 assist
Jonas Maciulis (Real Madrid – SF) 69 games 5.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, 0.8 assist
Edgaras Ulanovas (Zalgiris – SF) 76 games 8.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists

Donatas Motiejunas (Pelicans – PF/C) 34 games 4.4 points, 3.0 points, 0.3 assist – Shandong Golden Stars
Eimantas Bendzius (Obradioro – F) 32 games 9.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 0.8 assist

Jonas Valanciunas (Raptors – C) 80 games 11.9 points, 9.5 rebounds, 0.8 block
Arturas Gudaitis (Rytas – C) 49 games 11.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.3 blocks

COACH: Dainius Adomaitis

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

Average age of preliminary squad: 27.2 years
Number of players aged between 20-25: 2 players
Number of players aged between 25-30: 7 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 3 players
The youngest player in the squad: Marius Grigonis – 23
The oldest player in the squad: Jonas Maciulis – 32
Average height of preliminary squad: 200.8 average
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 6 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 6 players
The shortest player in the squad: Martynas Gecevicus – 1.93
The tallest player in the squad: Jonas Valanciunas – 2.13

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

LKL (Lithuania): 3 players
Euroleague: 4 players
ACB Liga Endesa (Spain): 5 players
NBA: 3 players
Lega Basket (Italy): 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies: (4-5)

04 August Lithuania-Poland: 59-58 (Jonas Valanciunas 14 points, Damian Kulig 14 points) *
06 August Lithuania-Georgia: 70-81 (Arturas Gudaitis 17 points, Tornike Shengelia 18 points) *
09 August Lithuania-Croatia: 80-82 (Mindaugas Kuzminskas 21 points, Dario Saric 28 points) *
10 August Lithuania-France: 77-98 (Martynas Gecevicius 14 points, Evan Fournier 17 points) *
15 August Lithuania-France: 96-71 (Mantas Kalnietis 18 points, Nando de Colo 16 points) *
18 August Lithuania-Romania: 97-64 (Jonas Valanciunas 16 points, Vlad Moldobeanu 15 points) *
19 August Lithuania-Latvia: 77-87 (Lukas Lekavicius 16 points, Kristaps Porzingis 16 points) *
23 August Lithuania-Iceland: 84-62 (Mindaugas Kuzminskas 17 points, Tryggvi Hlinason 19 points) *
25 August Lithuania-Spain: 78-79 (Jonas Valanciunas 21 points, Pau Gasol 24 points)

Depth Chart

PG: Mantas Kalnetis – Adas Juskevicius
SG: Martynas Gecevicius – Arturas Milaknis
SF: Jonas Maciulis – Edgaras Ulanovas – Marius Grigonis
PF: Donatas Motiejunas – Mindaugas Kuzminskas – Eimantas Bendzius
C : Jonas Valanciunas – Arturas Gudaitis

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Robertas Javtokas retired. Paulius Jankunas, Antanas Kavaliauskas, and Domantas Sabonis will not play EuroBasket 2017.

News

• No Sabonis for Lithuanian National Team
• Martynas Sajus was removed from the preliminary squad.
• Giedraitis leaves the Lithuanian National Team
• Mindaugas Girdziunas cut from Lithuania’s roster
• Deividas Gailius cut due to food poisoning
• Final roster announced
• Lekavicius to miss EuroBasket due to broken foot
• Motiejunas Houston bound due to tropical storm
• Lithuania’s flight to Tel Aviv got postponed

Ukraine – Squad (12 players) – Group B

Denys Lukashov (Enisey – PG) 34 games 3.9 points, 2.0 assists, 1.6 rebounds

Olexandr Mishula (Dnipro – G) 40 games 13.0 points, 4.8 assists, 2.4 rebounds
Ruslan Otverchenko (Budivelnyk – SG) 33 games 11.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists
Oleksandr Kolchenko (Cherkasy – SG) 24 games 13.9 points, 3.8 assists, 2.3 rebounds

Oleksandr Lypovyy (Trikala – G) 25 games 9.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists
Maksym Pustozvonov (Cluj – SF) 49 games 8.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, 0.8 assist
Volodymyr Koniev (Khimik – SF) 47 games 9.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists – Cherkasy

Maksym Kornienko (Lukoil – PF) 49 games 12.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.1 blocks
Ihor Zaitsev (Rosaport – PF/C) 39 games 5.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0
Vyacheslav Bobrov (Quimper – F) 41 games 12.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists

Viacheslav Kravtsov (Valencia – C) 34 games 6.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.7 block – Eskişehir
Artem Pustovy (Obradoiro – C) 32 games 9.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.0 blocks

COACH: Evgeny Murzin

• 9 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: 27.3 years
Number of players aged between 20-25: 1 player
Number of players aged between 25-30: 8 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 3 players
The youngest player in the squad: Vyacheslav Bobrov – 24
The oldest player in the squad: Maksym Pustozvonov  – 30
Average height of preliminary squad: 201.0 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: Olexandr Mishula – 1.88
The tallest player in the squad: Artem Pustovy – 2.16

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

FBU (Ukraine): 4 players
ACB Liga Endesa (Spain): 2 players
VTB Ligi: 1 player
Divizia A (Romania): 1 player
Stoiximan.gr Basket League (Greece): 1 player
NBL (Bulgaria): 1 player
LNB Pro B (Fransa Second League): 1 player
PKL (Poland): 1 player

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

28 July Ukraine-Holland: 65-70 (Ruslan Otverchenko 15 points, J. Franke 20 points) *
30 July Ukraine-Belarus: 74-77 (Maksym Pustozvonov 11 points, Lutici 24 points) *
06 August Ukraine-Great Britain: 64-86 (Olexandr Mishula 12 points, Gabe Olesani 16 points) *
08 August Ukraine-Romania: 91-57 (Maksym Pustozvonov 15 points, Andrea Mandache 14 points) *
12 August Ukraine-Slovenia: 67-78 (Artem Pustovoy 13 points, Jaka Blazic 14 points, ) *
13 August Ukraine-Croatia: 74-79 (Artem Pustovyi 18 points, Ivan Buva 17 points) *
24 August Ukraine-Turkey: 55-79 (Viacheslav Kravtsov 15 points, Kenan Sipahi 15 points) *
25 August Ukraine-Montenegro: 62-75 (Viacheslav Kravtsov 10 points, Tyrese Rice 12 points) *

Depth Chart

PG: Denys Lukashov
SG: Olexandr Mishula – Oleksandr Kolchenko – Ruslan Otverchenko
SF: Oleksandr Lypovyy – Maksym Pustozvonov – Volodymyr Koniev
PF:  Maksym Kornienko – Ihor Zaitsev – Vyacheslav Bobrov
C :  Viacheslav Kravtsov – Artem Pustovy

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Sergi Gladyr, Pooh Jeter, Kyrylo Fesenko, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, Alen Len and Joel Bolomboy will not play EuroBasket 2017.

News

• Sergii Gladyr, Klym Artamonov, Bogdan Bliznyuk, Viacheslav Petrov, Volodymyr Gerun and Stanislav Tymofeyenko are already out of the team.
• Maxim Sandul (Budivelnyk), Max Konate (Tartu Rock, Estonia) and Ostap Choly were added in the training camp without being part of the original pre-selection.
• Kansas’ Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk will not play for the senior team this year after competing in the Eurobasket U20.
• Pooh Jeter is out
• Fesenko also out
• Joel Bolomboy, Alen Len never appeared in the training camp of the team after all.
• Ukraine’s EuroBasket roster finalized

Czech Republic – Squad (12 players) – Group C

Tomas Satoransky (Wizards – PG) 57 games 2.7 points, 1.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists
Jakub Šiřina (Opava – PG) 43 games 12.7 points, 5.3 assists, 2.2 rebounds

Jaromír Bohačík (Praha – SG/SF) 35 games 17.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists – Nymburk
Tomáš Kyzlink (Bourg – SG) 47 games 11.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists
Jiri Welsch (Nymburk – SG) 59 games 4.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists

Vojtěch Hruban (Nymburk – SF) 59 games 11.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists
Lukáš Palyza (Decin – SF) 43 games 12.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists – Gliwice

Patrik Auda (Manresa – PF/C) 25 games 9.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 0.8 assist – Rosa
Martin Kříž (Nymburk – F) 59 games 5.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 0.6 assist
Martin Peterka (Nymurk – PF) 47 games 5.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 0.8 assist
Kamil Švrdlík (Pardubice – PF) 56 games 9.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 0.6 block

Simon Pursl (CAI Zaragoza – PF/C) 3 games 0.6 points

COACH: Ronen Ginzburg

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

Average age of preliminary squad: 25.9 years
Number of players aged 20-25: 5 players
Number of players aged between 25-30: 6 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 1 player
The youngest player in the squad: Simon Pursl – 20
The oldest player in the squad: Jiri Welsch – 37
Average height of preliminary squad: 200.0 average
Number of players under 190 cm: 1 player
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 3 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 8 players
The shortest player in the squad: Jakub Šiřina – 1.86
The tallest player in the squad: Patrik Auda – 2.06

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

NBL (Czech Republic): 8 players
ACB Liga Endesa (Spain): 2 players
NBA: 1 players
LNB Pro A (France): 1 player

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

28 July Czech Republic-Poland: 68-101 (Patrik Auda 10 points, Mateusz Ponitka 22 points) *
29 JulyCzech Republic-Poland: 72-85 (Lukas Palyza 14 points, Tomasz Giello 13 points) *
05 August Czech Republic-Hungary: 85-51 (Lukaš Palyza 22 points, David Vojvoda 12 points) *
06 August Czech Republic-Slovenia: 80-88 (Martin Peterka 17 points, Luka Doncic 20 points) *
11 August Czech Republic-Georgia: 76-87 (T. Satoransky 12 points, T. Shengelia 22 points) *
13 August Czech Republic-Georgia: 64-68 (T. Satoransky 20 points, T. Shengelia 17 points) *
16 August Czech Republic-Turkey: 66-67 (Tomas Satoransky 15 points, Cedi Osman 19 points) *
18 August Czech Republic-Finland: 83-62 (Tomas Satoransky 16 points, Erik Murphy 10 points) *
24 August Czech Republic-Latvia: 69-103 (Vojtech Hruban 18 points, Martin Meiers 18 points) *

Depth Chart

PG: Tomas Satoransky – Jakub Sirina
SG: Jiri Welsch – Jaromir Bohacik – Tomas Kyzlink
SF: Vojtech Hruban – Lukas Palyza
PF: Martin Kriz – Martin Peterka
C:  Patrik Auda – Kamil Svrdlik – Simon Pursl

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Jan Vesely, Blake Schilb, Petr Benda, Ondrej Balvin, Pavel Pumprla and Pavel Houska will not play EuroBasket 2017.

News

• Jan Vesely is out of Eurobasket
• Balvin out of Eurobasket
• Czech Republic names EuroBasket squad

Croatia – Squad (12 players) – Group C

Roko Ukic (AEK – PG) 50 games 10.8 points, 4.0 assists, 2.7 rebounds – Cedevita
Marko Popovic (Fuenlabrada – PG) 33 games 12.8 points, 2.0 assists, 1.7 rebounds

Krunoslav Simon (Milano – SG) 48 games 11.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists – Efes
Filip Kruslin (Cedevita – SG) 67 games 7.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists
Marko Tomas (Cedevita – SG/SF) 46 games 8.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists

Bojan Bogdanovic (Wizards – SF) 81 games 13.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists – Pacers
Ivan Ramljak (Zadar – F) 37 games 9.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists – Cedevita

Dario Saric (Sixers – PF) 81 games 12.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists
Dragan Bender (Suns – PF) 43 games 3.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 0.5 assist

Darko Planinic (G. Canaria – C) 34 games 7.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.3 assist – Sassari
Luka Zoric (Cibona – C) 46 games 14.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists
Ivan Buva (Bilbao – C) 39 games 12.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 0.5 assist –  İstanbul BBSK

COACH: Aco Petrovic

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

Average age of preliminary squad: 28.3 years
Number of players under the age of 20: 1 player
Number of players aged 20-25: 1 player
Number of players aged between 25-30: 5 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 5 players
The youngest player in the squad: Dragan Bender – 19
The oldest player in the squad: Marko Popovic – 35
Average height of preliminary squad: 202.9 average
Number of players under 190 cm: 1 player
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 3 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 8 players
The shortest player in the squad: Marko Popovic – 1.85
The tallest player in the squad: Dragan Bender – 2.16

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

ABA Liga: 5 players
A1 Liga (Croatia): 5 players
NBA: 4 players
ACB Liga Endesa (Spain): 3 players
Lega Basket (Italy): 1 player
EuroLeague: 1 player
Stoiximan.gr Basket League (Greece): 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies: (4-1)

08 August Croatia-France: 92-87 (Bojan Bogdanovic 21 points, Evan Fournier 24 points) *
09 August Croatia-Lithuania: 82-80 (Dario Saric 28 points, Mindaugas Kuzminskas 21 points) *
12 August Croatia-Slovenia: 85-81 (Dario Saric 25 points, Luka Doncic 27 points) *
14 August Croatia-Ukraine: 79-74 (Ivan Buva 17 points, Artem Pustovyi 18 points) *
24 August Croatia-Slovenia: 73-74 (Dario Saric 16 points, Goran Dragic 18 points) *

Depth Chart

PG: Roko Ukic – Marko Popovic
SG: Krunoslav Simon – Filip Kruslin
SF: Bojan Bogdanovic – Marko Tomas – Ivan Ramljak
PF: Dario Saric – Dragan Bender
C:  Darko Planinic – Luka Zoric – Ivan Buva

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Luka Babic, Rok Stipcevic, Mario Hezonja, Mira Bilan, Damjan Rudez, Ante Tomic and Ante Zizic will not play Eurobasket 2017.

News

• Tonia Katic, Luka Bozic, Domagoj Bosnjak, Nik Slavica, Hrvoje Peric, Damjan Rudez, Ante Zizic, Ivica Zubac, Mario Hezonja and Zeljko Sakic were removed from the preliminary squad.
• Bilan out of the Croatian national team
• Tomislav Zubric was removed from the preliminary squad.
• Saric and Bender ready to change the Croatian national team
• Petrovic: “We don’t have an inferiority complex”
• Croatia’s final roster for EuroBasket

Montenegro –  Squad (12 Players)  – Group C

Tyrese Rice (Barcelona – PG) 66 games 12.3 points, 4.1 assists, 1.5 rebounds
Nikola Ivanovic (d’Orlando – PG) 42 games 8.6 points, 2.7 assists, 1.9 rebounds – Voli
Nikola Pavlicevic (Olaj – PG) 39 games 14.6 points, 4.0 assists, 2.8 rebounds
Milutin Dukanovic (Azsfalt – PG) 31 games 12.9 points, 3.6 assists, 2.4 rebounds

Suad Sehovic (Voli, SG) 43 games 9.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists
Vladimir Mihailovic (Oldenburg – SG) 39 games 6.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists
Nemanja Vranjes (Voli – SG) 33 games 4.8 points, 1.1 rebounds, 0.8 assist – Mornar

Nemanja Djurisic (Gora – F) 51 games 10.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists – Bonn
Dino Radoncic (R. Madrid – SF) 11 games 3.0 points, 3.0 rebounds

Marko Todorovic (Khimki – PF/C) 48 games 9.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists
Danilo Nikolic (Bilbao – PF) 31 games 2.6 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.2 assist – Voli

Nikola Vucevic (Magic – C) 75 games 14.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists
Bojan Dubjlevic (Valencia – C) 62 games 12.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists
Filip Barovic (Bonn – C) 44 games 8.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 0.5 block

COACH: Bogdan Tanjevic

• 9 players from EuroBasket 2017 Qualification roster are in the preliminary squad, 6 players are still included from EuroBasket 2013 team.

Average age of preliminary squad: 26.0 years
Number of players under the age of 20: 1 player
Number of players aged 20-25: 1 player
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: Dino Radoncic – 18
The oldest player in the squad: Suad Sehovic – 30
Average height of preliminary squad: 198.6 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: Tyrese Rice – 1.85
The tallest player in the squad: Nikola Vucevic – 2.13

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

ACB Liga Endesa (Spain): 3 players
ABA Liga: 3 players
PRVA A (Montenegro): 3 players
EuroLeague: 2 players
EasyCredit Basketball Bundesliga (Germany): 2 players
Lega Basket (Italy): 1 player
PKL (Poland): 1 player
VTB League: 1 player
NBA: 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies: (2-5)

11 August Montenegro-Greece: 81-83 (Nikola Ivanovic 22 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo 20 points) *
13 August Montenegro-Serbia: 71-82 (Bojan Dubljevic 13 points, Bogdan Bogdanovic 25 points) *
18 August Montenegro-Italy: 66-67 (Bojan Dubljevic 13 points, Marco Belinelli 24 points) *
19 August Montenegro-France: 70-100 (Tyrese Rice 14 points, Nando De Colo 24 points) *
20 August Montenegro-Belgium: 78-64 (Nikola Vucevic 17 points, Sam Van Rossom 14 points) *
23 August Montenegro-Turkey: 60-78 (Nikola Vucevic 19 points, Sinan Güler 17 points) *
24 August Montenegro-Ukraine: 75-62 (Tyrese Rice 12 sayı, Viacheslav Kravtsov 10 sayı) *

Depth Chart

PG: Tyrese Rice – Nikola Ivanovic – Nikola Pavlicevic
SG: Suad Sehovic – Vladimir Mihailovic – Nemanja Vranes
SF: Nemanja Djurisic – Dino Radoncic
PF: Marko Todorovic – Filip Barovic
C : Nikola Vucevic – Bojan Dubjlevic

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Milko Bjelica will not play Montenegro this summer.

News

• Tyrese Rice confirmed his Eurobasket participation with Montenegro
• Masan Vrbica, Petar Popovic, Milos Krivokapic, Aleksa Ilıc, Vladimir Dasic, Petar Kusovac, Mihailo Radunovic, Nemanja Radovic, Milko Bjelica, Aleksandar Dozic, Emir Hadzibegovic, Vukota Pavic, Ivan Maras, Zoran Nikolic, Vasilije Bacovic, Vasillije Knezevic, Milija Mikovic ve Gligorije Rakocevic were removed from preliminary squad.
• Highlights from Montenegro – Greece friendly game (VIDEO)
• Serbia vs Montenegro Highlights (VIDEO)
• Radovic cut from Montenegro’s roster
• Turkey – Montenegro preparation game highlights
• The final roster

Hungary – Preliminary Squad (12 players) – Group C

Krisztian Wittmann (Olaj – PG) 51 games 4.8 points, 2.1 assists, 1.5 rebounds – Aszfalt
Andras Rujak (Sopron – PG) 40 games 7.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists – Paks

David Vojvoda (Olaj – SG/SF) 51 games 18.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists
Peter Kovacs (Falco – SG) 32 games 2.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, 0.7 assist
Zolton Perl (Treviso – SG) 30 games 7.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists

Adam Hanga (Baskonia – SF) 72 games 11.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists
Csaba Ferencz (Kormend – SF) 57 games 6.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists

Rosco Allen (Obradoiro – PF) 23 games 10.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.9 assist – Tenerife
Janos Eilingsfeld (Olaj – PF) 52 games 6.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists – Paks
Norbert Toth (Falco – PF/C) 46 games 6.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists

Akos Keller (Fehervar – C) 57 games 8.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.0 block
Kemal Karahodzsic (Azsalft – C) 37 games 12.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists

COACH: Stojan Ivković

• 10 players from EuroBasket 2017 Qualification roster are in the preliminary squad.

Average age of preliminary squad: 27.7 years
Number of players aged 20-25: 2 players
Number of players aged between 25-30: 7 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 3 players
The youngest player in the squad: Zoltan Perl – 22
The oldest player in the squad: Krisztian Wittmann  – 32
Average height of preliminary squad: 198.0 average
Number of players under 190 cm: 3 player
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 4 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 5 players
The shortest player in the squad: Krisztian Wittmann – 1.84
The tallest player in the squad: Kemal Karahodzsic – 2.11

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

NBI (Hungary): 9 players
ABA Liga: 4 players
ACB Liga Endesa (Spain): 2 players
A2 (Italy Second League): 1 player
EuroLeague: 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies: (4-8)

26 July Hungary-Slovakia: 76-47 (Krisztian Wittmann 17 points, Batka 7 points) *
27 July Hungary-Slovakia: 72-51 (Sziliard Benke 15 points, J Andre 12 points) *
04 August Hungary-Slovenia: 64-84  (David Vojvoda 15 points, Luka Doncic 18 points) *
05 August Hungary-Czech Republic: 51-85  (David Vojvoda 12 points, Lukaš Palyza 22 points) *
11 August Hungary-Russia: 69-84 (David Vojvoda 18 points, Timofey Mozgov 20 points) *
12 August Hungary-Iceland: 56-60 (Zoltan Perl 17 points, Martin Hermannsson 14 points) *
13 August Hungary-Germany: 65-67 (David Vojvoda 17 points, Robin Benzing 25 points) *
19 August Hungary-Iceland: 81-66 (David Vojvoda 17 points, Martin Hermannson 13 points) *
20 August Hungary-Iceland: 82-67 (David Vojvoda 12 points, Martin Hermannsson 17 points) *
24 August Hungary-Great Britain: 64-82 (Adam Hanga 14 points, Gabi Olaseni 20 points) *
25 August Hungary-Israel: 70-85 (Adam Hanga 17 points, Omri Casspi 17 points) *
26 August Hungary-Poland: 63-73 (Csaba Ferencz 16 points, Przemysław Karnowski 21 points) *

Depth Chart

PG: Krisztian Wittmann – Andras Rujak
SG: David Vojvoda – Zolton Perl – Peter Kovacs
SF: Adam Hanga – Csaba Ferencz
PF: Rosco Allen – Janos Eilingsfeld – Norbert Toth
C: Akos Keller – Kemal Karahodzsic

• DeAndre Kane, Mate Pango, Gyorgy Goloman, Milan Csorvasi ve Kristof Bognar were removed this preliminary squad.

Spain – Squad (12 players) – Group C

Sergio Rodriguez (Sixers – PG) 68 games 7.7 points, 5.0 assists, 2.3 rebounds – CSKA
Ricky Rubio (Wolves – PG) 75 games 11.1 points, 9.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds – Jazz

Juan Carlos Navarro (Barcelona – SG) 32 games 6.5 points, 1.5 assists, 0.9 rebounds
Guillem Vives (Valencia – G) 64 games 4.5 points, 2.4 assists, 1.2 rebounds

Alex Abrines (Thunder – SF) 68 games 5.9 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.6 assists
Fernando San Emeterio (Valencia – SF) 69 games 10.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists
Joan Sastre (Valencia – SF) 66 games 7.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists

Pau Gasol (Spurs – PF/C) 64 games 12.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists
Juan Hernangomez (Nuggets – PF) 62 games 4.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.5 assists

Marc Gasol (Grizzlies – C) 74 games 19.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists
Willy Hernangomez (Knicks – C) 72 games 8.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 0.5 block
Pierre Oriola (Valencia – PF/C) 67 games 7.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.6 assist – Barcelona

COACH: Sergio Scariolo

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

Average age of preliminary squad: 28.0 years
Number of players aged 20-25: 5 players
Number of players aged between 25-30: 2 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 5 players
The youngest player in the squad: Juan Hernangomez – 21
The oldest player in the squad: Juan Carlos Navarro – 37
Average height of preliminary squad: 201.5 average
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 6 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 6 players
The shortest player in the squad: Sergio Rodriguez – 1.91
The tallest player in the squad: Marc Gasol – 2.15

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

NBA: 7 players
ACB Liga Endesa (Spain): 5 players
EuroLeague: 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies: (8-1)

22 July Spain-Israel B: 90-70 (Jaime Fernandez 17 points, Egor Koulechov 18 points) *
23 July Spain-Israel B: 76-56 (Oriolo Pauli 13 points, J. Mor 12 points) *
08 August Spain-Tunisia: 71-45 (Pau Gasol 11 points, Mourad El Mabrouk 10 points) *
09 August Spain-Belgium: 71-89 (Pau Gasol 12 points, Axel Hervelle 18 points) *
15 August Spain-Venezuela 90-44 (Marc Gasol 16 points, A. Perez 10 points) *
18 August Spain-Senegal 80-69 (Ricky Rubio 14 points, Maurice Ndour 20 points) *
20 August Spain-Venezuela 90-62 (Pau Gasol 21 points, John Cox 18 points) *
23 August Spain-Belgium: 88-72 (Willy Hernangomez 21 points, Jonathan Tabu 14 points) *
25 August Spain-Lithuanian: 79-78 (Pau Gasol 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas 21 points) *

Depth Chart

PG: Ricky Rubio – Sergio Rodriguez
SG: Juan Carlos Navarro –  Guillem Vives
SF: Fernando San Emeterio – Alex Abrines – Joan Sastre
PF: Pau Gasol – Juan Hernangomez
C: Marc Gasol – Willy Hernangomez – Pierre Oriola

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Rudy Fernandez, Nikola Mirotic, Serge Ibaka, Felipe Reyes, Sergio Llull and Victor Claver will not play Spain this summer.

News

• Pau Ribas leaves Spanish NT with knee injury
• Mirotic out for Spain in EuroBasket
• Navarro: “This will be my last tournament with the national team”
• Gasol: “We have the quality to fight for the gold”
• Willy Hernangomez: “I’m proud that we are compared with the Gasols”
• Scariolo: “The final roster is not “locked” yet”
• Ricky Rubio: “We go to EuroBasket with a lot of confidence”
• Llull injured in prep game against Belgium (VIDEO)
• Llull out of action for seven to nine months
• The Spanish national team surprised Llull
• Gasol: “I wish we can win the gold and dedicate it to Llull”
• The final roster announced
• Scariolo: “We have lots of available options”

Romania – Squad (12 players) – Group C

Catalin Petrisor (CSU Oradea – PG) 56 games 1.2 points, 1.3 assists, 1.1 rebounds
Octavian Calota (Timisoara – PG) 32 games 11.2 points, 2.9 assists, 2.3 assists

Andrei Mandache (CSU Oradea – SG) 55 games 8.8 points, 2.1 assists, 2.2 rebounds
Radu Paliciuc (Atlassib – SF) 38 games 5.1 points, 1.9 rebounds, 0.8 assist
Nandor Kuti (Cluj Napoca – SF) 25 games 3.0 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.9 assist
Bogdan Nicolescu (CSU Oradea – F) 53 games 1.7 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.3 assist

Vlad Moldoveanu (Cluj Napoca) 47 games 15.1 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists – Büyükçekmece
Titus Nicoara (CSU Oradea – PF) 45 games 7.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist
Roland Torok (Cluj Napoca – PF) 57 games 6.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.5 assist

Emanuel Cate (Real Betis – PF/C) 16 games 1.9 points, 0.5 rebound
Catalin Baciu (Steaua CSM – C) 38 games 7.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.5 block
Alexandru Olah (Belfius Mons – C) 41 games 10.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists – Napoca

COACH: Marcel Tenter

• 5 players from EuroBasket 2017 Qualification roster are in the preliminary squad.

Average age of preliminary squad: 25.9 years
Number of players aged 20-25: 4 players
Number of players aged between 25-30: 7 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 1 player
The youngest player in the squad: Emanuel Cate – 20
The oldest player in the squad: Octavian Calota – 32
Average height of preliminary squad: 200.1 average
Number of players under 190 cm: 3 players
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 2 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 7 players
The shortest player in the squad: Catalin Petrisor – 1.84
The tallest player in the squad: Catalin Baciu – 2.14

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

Divizia A (Romania): 10 players
ACB Liga Endesa (Spain): 1 player
EuroMillions (Belgium): 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies: (1-9)

15 July Romania-Estonia: 55-87 (Giordan Watson 15 points, Kristjan Kitsing 12 points) *
16 July Romania-Portugal: 56-65 (Giordan Watson 18 points, Jose Silva 22 points) * 
21 July Romania-Tunisia: 67-56 (Vlad Moldovenau 14 points, Zied Chennoufi 12 points) *
23 July Romania-Tunisia: 71-79 (Radu Paliciuc 14 points, Zied Chennoufi 18 points) *
29 July Romania-Israel: 73-83 (Andrei Mandache 18 points, Yogev Ohayon 11 points) *
30 July Romania-Israel: 81-85 (Vlad Moldoveanu 27 points, Omri Casspi 16 points) *
07 August Romania-Greece: 48-106 (V. Moldoveanu 14 points, K. Papanikolaou 17 points) *
08 August Romania-Ukraine: 57-91 (A. Mandache 14 points, M. Pustozvonov 15 points) *
18 August Romania-Lithuania: 64-97 (Jonas Valanciunas 16 points, Vlad Moldobeanu 15 points) *
20 August Romania-Latvia: 68-98 (Davis Bertans 14 points,  Vlad Moldoveanu 19 points) *

Depth Chart

PG: Catalin Petrisor – Octavian Calota
SG: Andrei Mandache
SF: Radu Paliciuc – Nandor Kuti – Bogdan Nicolescu
PF: Vlad Moldoveanu – Titus Nicoara – Roland Torok
C : Alexandru Olah – Catalin Baciu – Emanuel Cate

News

• Dan Tohatan, Dragos Diculescu, Adrian Gutoaia, Bogdan Tibirna and Vlad Corpodean were removed from the preliminary squad.
• The highlights of Greece’s win over Romania
• The final roster