By Dionysis Aravantinos / info@eurohoops.net
The Serbian roster for the second round of the World Cup qualifiers has been announced, and it is fully loaded. Bogdan Bogdanovic, Nikola Jokic, Nemanja Bjelica, Milos Teodosic and Boban Marjanovic will all be part of the two critical upcoming games.
Serbia’s national team is set to travel to Heraklion, Crete on September 13 to play against Greece in a tough contest and then host Estonia in Belgrade on September 16. Currently, Djordjevic’s team is third in the standings with 10 points, behind Greece (12 points) and Germany (12 points). Israel, Georgia, and Estonia follow. Three of the six teams will qualify for the World Cup that will take place in China.
Here is the 24-man roster for the qualifiers:
Bogdan Bogdanović (Sacramento Kings), Nemanja Bjelica(Sacramento Kings), Miloš Teodosić (Los Angeles Clippers), Boban Marjanović (Los Angeles Clippers), Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets), Nemanja Nedović(Armani Milano), Dragan Milosavljević (Unicaja Malaga), Nikola Kalinić (Fenerbahče), Stefan Jović (Bayern Munich), Vladimir Lučić(Bayern Munich), Stevan Jelovac (Brose Bamberg), Ognjen Kuzmić (Real Madrid), Stefan Birčević (Banvit), Marko Simonović (Zenit), Miroslav Raduljica (Dangsu) , Nikola Milutinov (Olympiacos Pireaus), Vasilije Micić (Anadolu Efes), Stefan Peno (Alba Berlin), Aleksa Avramović (Vareze), Dejan Todorović (Mursija), Nikola Jovanović (Crvena Zvezda), Ognjen Dobrić (Crvena Zvezda), Aleksa Radanov (Crvena Zvezda) and Đorđe Gagić (Partizan).