By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Brazil head coach Aco Petrovic has invited 15 players for the national team’s training camp ahead of the 2019 World Cup.
The list includes a couple of players that compete in Europe such as veteran guard Marcelinho Huertas, guard Rafa Luz, center Augusto Lima and guard Vitor Benite. Former NBA veterans Leandro Barbosa and Anderson Varejao are also in the roster.
“The Brazilian National Team has always been and will be my priority. I like to represent the National Team; for myself and for my family,” Barbosa had said in an interview with FIBA.
The 15-man roster is as follows:
Alex Ribeiro Garcia – Minas Tênis Clube
Anderson França Varejão – CR Flamengo
Augusto Cesar Lima Brito San Pablo Burgos
Bruno Correa Fernandes Caboclo – Memphis Grizzlies
Cristiano Silva Felício – Chicago Bulls
Jhonatan Luz dos Santos CR Flamengo
Leandro Mateus Barbosa Minas Tênis Clube
Lucas Dias Silva – Sesi Franca
Marcelo Tieppo Huertas – Iberostar Tenerife
Marcos Henrique Louzada Silva – Sydney Kings
Marcus Vinicius Vieira de Sousa – CR Flamengo
Rafael Freire Luz (armador) – UCAM Murcia
Rafael Hettsheimeir – Sesi Franca
Vitor Alves Benite – San Pablo Burgos
Yago Mateus dos Santos – CA Paulistano