By Cesare Milanti / info@eurohoops.net
The 2023 FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments will begin on August 12, and Turkey is set to face Bulgaria, Iceland, and Ukraine in its Group in Istanbul.
This is the full list of Turkish players available in the OPQT: Şehmus Hazer, Yiğitcan Saybir, Sertaç Şanlı, Onuralp Bitim, Sadık Emir Kabaca, Kenan Sipahi, Okben Ulubay, Berk Uğurlu, Furkan Korkmaz, Alperen Şengün, Ercan Osmani, and Ömer Faruk Yurtseven. Shane Larkin and Scottie Wilbekin won’t be available, as Fenerbahce released a press release to respond to Ergin Ataman about it.
Preparing for the 2023 FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament, Turkey beat Cape Verde and Poland (twice) in friendly games after losing in the Trentino Basket Cup against the host Italy.
🇹🇷 A Milli Takım’ın FIBA Olimpiyat Ön Elemesindeki kadrosu belli oldu:
📌 Şehmus Hazer, Yiğitcan Saybir, Sertaç Şanlı, Onuralp Bitim, Sadık Emir Kabaca, Kenan Sipahi, Okben Ulubay, Berk Uğurlu, Furkan Korkmaz, Alperen Şengün, Ercan Osmani ve Ömer Faruk Yurtseven. pic.twitter.com/V2XllClLEO
— Eurohoops Türkiye (@EurohoopsTR) August 11, 2023
PHOTO: 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers