By Utkan Şahin / info@eurohoops.net
2019 FIBA World Cup is right ahead of us and you are more than welcome to follow all the hype around it with Eurohoops’ huge World Cup file!
Eurohoops family is happy to provide you with a file, where you can see the latest situation for every single team of the FIBA World Cup, which will be held between 31 August – 15 September in China.
Below you can find the team rosters, news, preparation games, to-watch list and much more from the biggest basketball event in the world.
In addition, you will also have easy access to preparation games’ statistics in this very file as well.
Group A – Beijing
Cote D’Ivoire
Poland
Venezuela
China
Group B – Wuhan
Russia
Argentina
Korea
Nigeria
Group C – Guangzho
Spain
Iran
Puerto Rico
Tunisia
Group D – Foshan
Angola
Philippines
Italy
Serbia
Group E – Shanghan
Turkey
Czech Republic
United States of America
Japan
Group F – Nanting
Greece
New Zealand
Brazil
Montenegro
Group G – Shenzen
Dominican Republic
France
Germany
Jordan
Group H – Dongguan
Canada
Senegal
Lithuania
Australia
- All you need to do is to click on a country’s name in order to visualize the national team.
- You can see game stats by clicking on *.
- Players’ new teams are not taken into consideration.
Cote D’Ivoire – Roster (12 players) – Group A
Souleyman Diabate (Nancy – PG) 25 games 10.2 points, 7.2 assists, 1.9 rebounds
Bryan Pamba (Caen – PG) 16 games 5.5 points, 1.7 assists, 1.2 rebounds
Jean Benoit Cyrille (ABC – PG) – No stats –
Charles Abouo (Blois – SG/F) 23 games 10.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists
Guy Edi (Chalon Reims – SF) 14 games 3.1 points, 1.9 rebounds, 0.6 assist-
Vafessa Fofana (Nantes – SF) 34 games 9.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists
Tiegbe Bamba (Chartres – F) 12 games 9.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists
Deon Thompson (Zalgiris – PF/C) 33 games 6.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.6 assist
Frejus Zerbo (JL Bourg – C) 18 games 0.7 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.2 assist
Adjehi Baru (Coruna – C) 10 games 3.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.6 block
Bali Coulibaly (La Rochelle – C) 33 games 10.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 0.4 assist
Mohamed Kone (Vichy – C) 36 games 8.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.0 block
Head coach: Paolo Povia, in charge since 2015
- Cote D’Ivoire has 2 players from 2017 Afrobasket and 9 players from World Cup Qualifiers in the roster.
Average age of the roster: 28.3 years (The 15th youngest team of the tournament)
Number of players under-20: 1 player
Number of players between 20 and 25: 1 players
Number of players between 25 and 30: 5 players
Number of players over-30: 5 players
Youngest player of the roster: Jean Benoit Cyrille – 19-year-old
Oldest player of the roster: Mohamed Kone – 38-year-old
Average height of the roster: 197.0 centimeters (The 23th tallest team of the tournament)
Number of players with the height under-190: 3 players
Number of players with the height between 190 and 200: 3 players
Number of players with the height over 200: 6 players
Shortest player of the roster: Jean Benoit Cyrille – 1.71 centimeters
Tallest players of the roster: Mohamed Kone- 2.11 centimeters
The leagues where players compete:
PRO B (France 2. League): 6 players
LNB (France): 2 players
NM1 (France 3 League): 1 player
LKL (Lithuanian): 1 player
D1 (Cote D’Ivoire): 1 player
LEP Gold (Spain 2. League): 1 player
EuroLeague: 1 player
Schedule of preparation games (4-6)
30 July Cote D’Ivoire-Switzerland: 69-68 (Deon Thompson 12 points, Roberto Kovac 20 points) *
31 July Cote D’Ivoire-Italy: 58-69 (Vafessa Fofana 10 points, A. Gentile 22 points) *
07 August Cote D’Ivoire-Philippines: 83-94 (Andrey Blatche 18 points)
09 August Cote D’Ivoire-Spain: 62-79 (Vafessa Fofana 14 points, Willy Hernangomez 14 points) *
10 August Cote D’Ivoire-Philippines: 63-73 (Deon Thompson 20 points, Robert Bollick 19 points) *
13 August Cote D’Ivoire-Holland B: 66-60
15 August Cote D’Ivoire-Holland B: 55-71
17 August Cote D’Ivoire-Iowa State: 69-98
24 August Cote D’Ivoire-Fujian: 78-58
26 August Cote D’Ivoire-Qingdao Eagles: 78-59
Lineup
PG: Souleymen Diabete – Bryan Pamba – Jean Cyrille
SG: Guy Edi- Charles Abouo
SF: Vafessa Fofana – Tiegbe Bamba
PF: Deon Thompson – Bali Coulibaly
C : Mohamed Kone – Frejus Zerbo – Adjehi Baru
Who is missing the competition?
Jean Francois Kebe, Nisre Zouzoua, Cedric-Elio Bah and Herve Lamizana won’t play in this tournament.
News
– Côte d’Ivoire players have gone on a strike a few days ahead of China’s FIBA World Cup.
– The Cote D’Ivoire neutralized Deon Thompson ahead of the tournament.
– Cote D’Ivoire, started preparations on July 10th.
– Nisre Zouzoua, Herve Lamizana, Cedric-Elio Bah, Jacques Kouassi, Fode Traore and Isaac Cisse were cut prelimanary squad.
– Amadou Sidibe cut prelimanary squad.
7 Basic things regarding the team
Team’s main star: Deon Thompson
Team’s youngster: Jean Benouit Cyrille
Target: At least a victory
Who can shine out in the competition?: Vafessa Fofana
Biggest success: Cote D’Ivoirewon the gold medals in 1981 and 1985 Afrobasket.
What did they do in the Qualifiers: Cote D’Ivoire was third in the group. – Senegal and Nigeria –
How many times did they participate: 3 times (their biggest success is 13th spot in 1982 World Cup )
Poland – Roster (12 players) – Group A
Łukasz Koszarek (Góra – PG) 64 games 7.3 points, 4.5 assists, 1.9 rebounds
Kamil Łączyński (Anwil – PG) 51 games 5.2 points, 6.6 assists, 2.6 rebounds
A.J. Slaughter (ASVEL – G) 61 games 9.6 points, 1.5 assists, 1.5 rebounds
Karol Gruszecki (Toruń – SG) 49 games 10.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists
Mateusz Ponitka (Kuban – SG/F) 47 games 9.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists
Michał Sokołowski (Góra – SF) 65 games 11.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists
Adam Waczyński (Malaga – SF) 56 games 6.9 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists
Damian Kulig (Toruń – PF) 27 games 11.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists
Aaron Cel (Toruń – PF) 46 games 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists
Aleksander Balcerowski (Gran Canaria – C) 10 games 0.1 point, 1.6 rebounds, 0.4 assist
Adam Hrycaniuk (Arka Gdynia – C) 65 games 6.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 0.8 assist
Dominik Olejniczak (Ole Miss – C) 33 games 5.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.7 assist
Head coach: Mike Taylor, in charge since 2014
- Poland has 8 players from 2017 EuroBasket and 11 players from World Cup Qualifiers in the roster.
Average age of the roster: 28.7 years (The 22th youngest team of the tournament)
Number of players under-20: None
Number of players between 20 and 25: 2 players
Number of players between 25 and 30: 4 players
Number of players over-30: 6 players
Youngest player of the roster: Aleksander Balcerowski – 18-year-old
Oldest player of the roster: Lukasz Koszarek – 35-year-old
Average height of the roster: 199.4 centimeters (The 15th tallest team of the tournament)
Number of players with the height under-190: 2 players
Number of players with the height between 190 and 200: 5 players
Number of players with the height over 200: 5 players
Shortest player of the roster: Kamil Łączyński – 1.83 centimeters
Tallest players of the roster: Dominik Olejniczak – 2.13 centimeters
The leagues where players compete:
PKL (Poland): 7 players
ACB (Spain): 2 players
LNB (France): 1 player
VTB: 1 player
NCAA: 1 player
7DAYS EuroCup: 4 players
BCL: 3 players
EuroLeague: 1 player
Schedule of preparation games (3-7)
09 August Poland-Jordan: 92-51 (Damian Kulig 14 points Dar Tucker 17 points) *
10 August Poland-Czech: 76-81 (Mateus Ponitka 15 points, Tomas Satoransky 21 points) *
11 August Poland-Tunisia: 64-75 (Mateusz Ponitka 12 points, Makram Ben Romdhane 21 points) *
16 August Poland-Czech: 86-96 (Michal Sokolowski 22 points, Mateusz Pontika 14 points) *
17 August Poland-Hungary: 73-80 (Adam Waczynski 16 points, Marko Filipovity 16 points) *
18 August Poland-Germany: 84-92 (Mateusz Ponitka 17 points, Dennis Schröder 33 points) *
21 August Poland-Holland: 77-71 (Mateusz Ponitka 13 points, Yannick Franke 16 points) *
24 August Poland-Nigeria: 84-87 (AJ Slaughter 22 points, Gabe Vincent 20 points) *
25 August Poland-Iran: 88-83 (Adam Waczynski 16 points, Hamed Haddadi 17 points) *
27 August Poland-Montenegro: 65-70 (Aaron Cel 13 points, Nikola Vucevic 13 points) *
Lineup
PG: Lukasz Koszarek – AJ Slaughter- Kamil Laczynski
SG: Matuesz Ponitka – Karol Gruszecki
SF: Adam Waczynski – Michal Sokolowski
PF: Damian Kulig – Aaron Cel – Aleksander Balcerowski
C : Adam Hrycaniuk – Dominik Olejniczak
Who is missing the competition?
Marcin Gortat retired from the national team. Also Tomasz Gielo, Maciej Lampe Przemyslaw Karnowski and Przemysław Zamojski won’t play in this tournament.
News
– Poland, started preparations on July 29th.
– AJ Slaughter, joined the team on August 12th.
– Przemysław Zamojski, Michal Michalak, Jarosław Zyskowski, Michał Nowakowski and Adrian Bogucki were cut preliminary squad.
– Tomasz Gielo, Maciej Lampe and Dariusz Wyka were cut preliminary squad.
– Jakub Schenk and Krzysztof Sulima were cut prelimanary squad.
– Poland will announce the World Cup roster on August 30th.
– Coach Taylor said, “We will choose Łukasz Kolenda or Kamil Łączyński”
– Mathieu Wojciechowski and Łukasz Kolenda were cut preliminary squad.
7 Basic things regarding the team
Team’s main star: Mateusz Ponitka
Team’s youngster: Aleksandar Balcerowski
Target: To qualify as the group leader
Who can shine out in the competition?: Michal Sokolowski
Biggest success: Poland won the silver medal in 1963 Eurobasket
What did they do in the Qualifiers: Poland was third in the group. – Italy and Lithuania –
How many times did they participate: 2 times (first time 1967)
Venezuela – Roster (12 players) – Group A
Gregory Vargas (Guaros – PG) 25 games 5.0 points, 4.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds
Heissler Guillent (Guaros – PG) 29 games 12.4 points, 4.9 assists, 4.1 rebounds
Jhornan Zamora (Trotamundos – SG) 10 games 9.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists
Pedro Chourio (Trotamundos – SG) 55 games 8.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists
Jose Vargas (Guaros – SF) 29 games 9.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists
Dwight Lewis (Gimnasia – SG/F) 42 games 13.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists
Anthony Perez (Trotamundos – F) 20 games 11.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists
Luis Bethelmy (Guaros – PF) 29 games 7.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists
Michael Carrera (Trotamundos – PF) 30 games 8.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists
Miguel Ruiz (Trotamundos – PF) 21 games 3.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists
Nestor Colmenares (Guaros – PF) 29 games 12.5 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists
Windi Graterol (Boca Juniors – C) 47 games 10.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 0.9 block
Head coach: Fernando Duro
- Venezuela has 7 players from 2017 AmericaBasket and 12 players from World Cup Qualifiers in the roster.
Average age of the roster: 30.5 years (The 30th youngest team of the tournament)
Number of players under-20: None
Number of players between 20 and 25: None
Number of players between 25 and 30: 4 players
Number of players over-30: 8 players
Youngest player of the roster: Anthony Perez – 25-year-old
Oldest player of the roster: Jose Vargas – 37-year-old
Average height of the roster: 195.7 centimeters (The 29th tallest team of the tournament)
Number of players with the height under-190: 3 players
Number of players with the height between 190 and 200: 6 players
Number of players with the height over 200: 3 players
Shortest player of the roster: Gregory Vargas – 1.80 centimeters
Tallest players of the roster: Anthony Perez – 2.05 centimeters
The leagues where players compete:
V-LPB (Venezuela): 10 players
Liga-A (Argentina): 2 players
Schedule of preparation games (4-6)
31 July Venezuela-Puerto Rico: 64-73 (Jhornan Zamora 12 points, Devon Collier 13 points) *
01 August Venezuela-USA B: 53-70 (Nestor Colmenares 16 points, Myles Powell 30 points) *
02 August Venezuela-Virgin Islands: 87-84 (Jhornan Zamora 19 points, Georgio Milligan 22 points) *
03 August Venezuela-Uruguay: 78-68 (Jhornan Zamora 15 points, Martin Rojas 17 points) *
08 August Venezuela-Russia: 54-69 (Gregory Vargas 13 points, Andrey Vorontsevich 16 points) *
09 August Venezuela-Senegal: 69-75 (Nestor Colmenares 19 points, Mouhammad Faye 25 points) *
10 August Venezuela-Italy: 54-72 (Nestor Colmenares 12 points, Awudu Abass 16 points) *
23 August Venezuela-Senegal: 81-74 (Jhornan Zamora 16 points, Yousso NDoye 16 points)
25 August Venezuela-Turkey: 71-68 (Heissler Guillent 13 points, Cedi Osman 33 points) *
27 August Venezuela-Greece: 51-74 (Jhoman Zamora 14 points, Giannis Bourousis 12 points) *
Lineup
PG: Gregory Vargas – Heissler Guillent
SG: Jhornan Zamora – Pedro Chourio
SF: Jose Vargas – Dwight Lewis
PF: Luis Beltelmy – Michael Carrera – Anthony Perez
C : Nestor Colmenares – Windi Graterol – Migeul Ruiz
Who is missing the competition?
John Cox, Gregory Echenique, Greivis Vazquez – ex NBA player -, David Cubillan won’t play in this tournament.
News
– Venezuela started preparations in Pan Games. Venezuela is 5th in the tournament.
– Edwin Mijares, Jose Bracho, Elder Gimenez, Cesar Garcia, Jose Materan, Adrian Espinoza, Eliezer Montano and Javinger Vargas were cut from the preliminary squad.
– David Cubillan was removed from the squad for an injury.
– Venezuela squad which has been preparing in Italy for the 2019 FIBA World Cup, decided not to train anymore and went on a strike, according to Cancha Latina.
– Gregory Echenique, Jose Ascanio and Yohanner Sifontes were cut from the preliminary.
7 Basic things regarding the team
Team’s main star: Gregory Vargas
Target: To qualify from the first group stage
Who can shine out in the competition?: Jhornan Zamora
Biggest success: Venezuela won the gold medal in 2015 America Cup
What did they do in the Qualifiers: Venezuela was second in the group. – Canada –
How many times did they participate: 4 times (last time 2006)
China – Roster (12 players) – Group A
Zhao Jiwei (Liaoning – PG) 16 games 3.8 points, 2.6 assists, 2.0 rebounds
Fang Shuo (Beijing S. – PG) 40 games 11.1 points, 4.3 assists, 2.4 rebounds
Sun Minghui (Zhejiang G. – G) 44 games 8.1 points, 3.6 assists, 2.8 rebounds
Ailun Guo (Xinjiang T. – G) 49 games 23.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5.8 assists
Rui Zhao (Guangdong T. – SG) 51 games 11.1 points, 3.3 assists, 2.8 rebounds
Kelanbaike Makan (Xinjiang T. – SG) 50 games 7.4 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists
Abudushalamu Abudurexiti (Xinjiang T. – F) 55 games 18.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.8 assistss
Zhai Xiaochuan (Beijing S. – PF) 47 games 14.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists
Yi Jianlian (Guangdong T. – PF/C) 49 games 22.1 points, 9.8 rebounds, 0.9 assist
Zhou Qi (Houston Rockets – C) 1 game 2.0 points
Wang Zhelin (Fujian – C) 46 games 24.7 points, 13.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists
Junfei Ren (Guangdong T. – C) 51 games 14.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists
Head coach: Li Nan, in charge since 2017
- China has 3 players from 2017 AsiaBasket and 12 players from World Cup Qualifiers in the roster.
Average age of the roster: 25.4 years (The 1st youngest team of the tournament)
Number of players under-20: None
Number of players between 20 and 25: 5 players
Number of players between 25 and 30: 6 players
Number of players over-30: 1 player
Youngest player of the roster: Abudushalamu Abudurexiti – 23-year-old
Oldest player of the roster: Yi Jianlian – 31-year-old
Average height of the roster: 199.1 centimeters (The 17th tallest team of the tournament)
Number of players with the height under-190: 2 players
Number of players with the height between 190 and 200: 4 players
Number of players with the height over 200: 6 players
Shortest player of the roster: Zhao Jiwei – 1.83 centimeters
Tallest players of the roster: Zhou Qi – 2.12 centimeters
The leagues where players compete:
CBA (China): 11 players
NBA: 1 player
Schedule of preparation games (9-8)
19 June China-New Zealand Breakers: 89-77 (Wang Zhelin 25 points, Daniel Johnson 20 points) *
21 June China-New Zealand Breakers: 101-98 (Wang Zhelin 23 points, Corey Webster 22 points) *
23 June China-New Zealand Breakers: 74-86 (Wang Zhelin 15 points, Corey Webster 23 points) *
05 July China-Miami Heat: 62-103 (Wang Zhenlin 12 points, Tyler Herro 23 points) *
06 July China-Sacramento Kings: 77-94 (Ailun Guo 20 points, Kyle Guy 21 points) *
08 July China–Charlotte Hornets: 84-80 (Zhou Qui 17 points, Arnoldas Kulboka 18 points) *
10 July China–Milwaukee Bucks: 67-84 (Zhou Qui 14 points, Jock Landale 23 points) *
12 July China–Phoenix Suns: 64-94 (Ailun Guo 15 points, Elie Okobo 11 points) *
23 July China–Tunisia: 74-50 (Ailun Guo 17 points, Makram Romdeham 10 points) *
24 July China-Croatia B: 59-72 (Ailun Guo 18 points, Roko Rogic 20 points) *
26 July China-Cameroon: 84-70 (Zhao Rui 18 points, Joseph Dengua 12 points) *
28 July China–Cameroon: 85-63 (Zhao Rui 17 points, Bogmis Thierry 16 points) *
10 August China-Angola: 73-62 (Zhou Qui 13 points, Yannick Moreira 11 points) *
11 August China-Croatia B: 89-73 (Yi Jianlian 19 points, Tony Perkovic 19 points) *
12 August China – Puerto Rico: 78-72 (Yi Jianlian 22 points, David Huertas 20 points) *
23 August China-Brazil: 84-90 (Ailun Guo 22 points, Vitor Benite 23 points) *
25 August China-Brazil: 70-73 (Zhao Rui 13 points, Leandro Barbosa 14 points) *
Lineup
PG: Zhao Jiwei – Shau Fan – Sun Minghui
SG: Ailun Gu0 – Kelanbaike Makan
SF: Abudushalamu Abudurexiti – Rui Zhao
PF: Yi Jinlian – Zhai Xiaochuan
C : Zhou Qui -Wang Zhelin – Junfei Ren
Who is missing the competition?
Ding Yangyuhang, wont play in this tournament.
News
– Hosts started preparations on May 15th.
– Zhou Qui, Ailun Gun and Ding Yangyuhang suffered from various injuries ahead of the training camp.
– Yi Jianlian has got injured during the camp.
– Liu Zhixuan, Wu Qian, Kevin Zhang, Ding Yanyuhang, Chen Linjian and Hu Jinqiu were cut preliminary squad.
– Zijie Shen and Zhou Peng were cut preliminary squad.
7 Basic things regarding the team
Team’s main star: Yi Jinlian
Team’s youngster: Zhou Qui
Target: To qualify from the first group stage
Who can shine out in the competition?: Abudushalamu Abudurexiti
Biggest success: 16 championships in AsiaBasket
What did they do in the Qualifiers: Hosts
How many times did they participate: 7 times (their biggest success is 8th spot in 1994 World Cup)
Russia – Roster (12 players) – Group B
Mikhail Kulagin (CSKA Moskova – PG) 19 games 7.3 points, 2.0 assists, 0.9 rebound
Grigory Motovilov (Spartak-Primorye – PG) 37 games 11.6 points, 2.8 assists, 1.6 rebounds
Andrei Sopin (TEMP-SUMZ – PG) 14 games 6.3 points, 2.6 assists, 1.9 rebounds
Vitaly Fridzon (Lokomotiv Kuban – SG) 48 games 8.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists
Evgeny Baburin (Nizhny Novgorod – G) 47 games 8.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists
Sergey Karasev (Zenit – SF) 27 games 12.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists
Nikita Kurbanov (CSKA Moskova – F) 69 games 6.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists
Andrey Vorontsevich (CSKA Moskova – PF) 57 games 3.7 points, 2.1 rebounds, 0.8 assist
Andrey Zubkov (Khimki – PF) 57 games 5.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists
Semen Antonov (CSKA Moskova – F) 59 games 4.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 0.5 assist
Evgeny Valiev (Zenit – PF) 40 games 5.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists
Vladimir Ivlev (Lokomotiv Kuban – C) 46 games 3.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.6 assist
Head coach: Sergey Bazarevich, in charge since 2016
- Russia has 7 players from 2017 EuroBasket and 10 players from World Cup Qualifiers in the roster.
Average age of the roster: 28.1 years (The 13th youngest team of the tournament)
Number of players under-20: None
Number of players between 20 and 25: 3 players
Number of players between 25 and 30: 4 players
Number of players over-30: 5 players
Youngest player of the roster: Grigory Motovilov – 21-year-old
Oldest player of the roster: Vitaly Fridzon – 33-year-old
Average height of the roster: 198.6 centimeters (The 19th tallest team of the tournament)
Number of players with the height under-190: 2 players
Number of players with the height between 190 and 200: 3 players
Number of players with the height over 200: 7 players
Shortest player of the roster: Andrei Sobin – 1.86 centimeters
Tallest players of the roster: Vladimir Ivlev – 2.07 centimeters
The leagues where players compete:
VTB: 10 players
Russia League: 2 players
EuroLeague: 5 players
7DAYS EuroCup: 4 players
Schedule of preparation games (6-3)
2 August Russia-Jordan: 111-71 (Vitaly Fridzon 22 points, Dar Tucker 15 points) *
4 August Russia-Iran: 84-91 (Andrey Vorontsevich 14 points, Hamed Haddadi 26 points) *
8 August Russia-Venezuela: 69-54 (Andrey Vorontsevich 16 points, Gregory Vargas 13 points) *
9 August Russia-Italy: 72-70 (Vitaly Fridzon 16 points, Alessandro Gentile 13 points) *
10 August Russia-Senegal: 73-56 (Grigor Motovilov 17 points, Babacar Toure 13 points) *
17 August Russia-Lithuania: 72-88 (Andrey Zubkov 15 points, Domantas Sabonis 25 points) *
18 August Russia-Finland: 81-67 (Sergey Karasev 18 points, Mikko Koivisto 14 points) *
26 August Russia-Argentina: 64-85 (Grigory Motovilov 14 points, Gabriel Deck 17 points) *
28 August Russia-Spain: 74-55 (Vitaly Fridzon 14 points, Willy Hernangomez 26 points) *
Lineup
PG: Mikhail Kulagin – Grigor Motovilov – Andrei Sopin
SG: AVitaly Fridzon – Evgeny Baburin
SF: Sergey Karasev – Nikita Kurbanov
PF: Andrey Vorontsevich – Andrey Zubkov – Semen Antonov
C : Vladimir Ivlev – Evgeny Valiev
Who is missing the competition?
Alexey Shved, Dmitry Kulagin, Timofey Mozgov, Joel Bolomboy ve Dmitry Khvostov won’t play in this tournament.
News
– Russia started preparations on July 17th.
– Vyacheslav Zaitsev, Evgeny Kolesnikov, Alexander Khomenko, Petr Gubanov, Stanislav Ilnitsky, Vladislav Trushkin, Timofey Mozgov (injury) were cut preliminary squad.
– Bad luck for Alexey Shved who will miss China’s World Cup due to a foot injury. He said, “I could not even think that I would miss the World Cup. I’m so sad.”
– Dmitry Kulagin will not participate in the 2019 FIBA World Cup due to his eye injury.
– Former NBA champion Timofey Mozgov is forced to skip the World Cup due to a leg problem that kept him sidelined in 2018-2019.
– CSKA Moscow guard Ivan Ukhov was named to the roster but was then ruled out since he hasn’t fully recovered from an injury he sustained in the VTB League Finals.
– Sergey Karasev was injured during the match against Italy.
– Coach Sergey Karasev said, “I willl wait for Mozgov until the last moment.”
– Artem Klimenko ve Andrei Lopatin were cut preliminary squad.
– Russian national team center Joel Bolomboy will miss the 2019 World Cup.
– Nikita Balashov was cut preliminary squad.
– Artem Zabelin ve Alexander Platunov were cut preliminary squad.
– Sergey Karasev: Not a lot of people are talking about us but we know our potential
7 Basic things regarding the team
Team’s main star: Sergey Karasev
Team’s youngster: Grigor Motovilov
Target: To qualify from the first group stage
Who can shine out in the competition?: Grigor Motovilov
Biggest success: Russia won the gold medal in 2007 EuroBasket.
What did they do in the Qualifiers: Russia was second in the group – France –
How many times did they participate: 5 times (their biggest success is 2nd spot in 1994 and 1998 World Cup)
Argentina – Roster (12 players) – Group B
Facu Campazzo (Real Madrid – PG) 80 games 9.8 points, 5.0 assists, 2.7 rebounds
Nicolas Laprovittola (Joventut – PG) 38 games 17.5 points, 6.4 assists, 2.6 rebounds
Luca Vildoza (Baskonia – PG) 71 games 9.0 points, 3.5 assists, 2.1 rebounds
Nicolas Brussino (Tenerife – SG/F) 55 games 7.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists
Lucio Redivo (Breogan – SG) 32 games 10.8 points, 2.2 assists, 1.9 rebounds
Máximo Fjellerup (San Lorenzo – SG) 60 games 6.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists
Gabriel Deck (Real Madrid – F) 75 games 4.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 0.9 assist
Patricio Garino (Baskonia – SF) 43 games 6.9 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.6 assist
Luis Scola (Shanghai S. – PF) 48 games 19.8 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists
Agustín Cáffaro (Libertad S. – PF) 49 games 10.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.7 assist
Marcos Delia (Joventut – C) 48 games 6.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.8 assist
Tayavek Gallizzi (Regatas C. – C) 47 games 9.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.5 block
Head coach: Sergio Hernández, in charge since 2015
- Argentina has 10 players from 2017 AmericaBasket and 11 players from World Cup Qualifiers in the roster.
Average age of the roster: 26.5 years (The 5th youngest team of the tournament)
Number of players under-20: None
Number of players between 20 and 25: 4 players
Number of players between 25 and 30: 7 players
Number of players over-30: 1 player
Youngest player of the roster: Máximo Fjellerup – 21-year-old
Oldest player of the roster: Luis Scola – 39-year-old
Average height of the roster: 19k7.4 centimeters (The 22th tallest team of the tournament)
Number of players with the height under-190: 2 players
Number of players with the height between 190 and 200: 4 players
Number of players with the height over 200: 6 players
Shortest player of the roster: Facu Campazzo – 1.79 centimeters
Tallest players of the roster: Marcos Delia — 2.09 centimeters
The leagues where players compete:
ACB (Spain): 6 players
Liga A (Argentina): 5 players
CBA (China): 1 player
EuroLeague: 4 players
BCL: 1 players
Schedule of preparation games (9-4)
26 July Argentina-Uruguay: 92-64 (Luis Scola 15 points, Luciano Parodi 17 points) *
27 July Argentina-Puerto Rico: 76-67 (Luis Scola 24 points, Justin Reyes 16 points) *
31 July Argentina-Uruguay: 102-65 (Gabriel Deck 23 points, Luciano Parodi 11 points) *
01 August Argentina-Dominican R.: 102-97 (Gabriel Deck 24 points, Adris De Leon 21 points) *
02 August Argentina-Mexico: 64-72 (Gabriel Deck 13 points, Jose Estrada 18 points) *
3 August Argentina-USA B: 114-75 (Gabriel Deck 23 points, David Duke 16 points) *
4 August Argentina-Puerto Rico: 84-66 (Luis Scola 28 points, Devon Collier 19 points) *
15 August Argentina-Brazil: 82-89 (Nicolas Laprovittola 18 points, Vitor Benite 15 points) *
16 August Argentina-Montenegro: 85-77 (Gabriel Deck 23 points, Petar Popovih 13 points) *
17 August Argentina-France: 58-77 (Luis Scola 16 points, Mathias Lessort 13 points) *
22 August Argentina-Japan: 108-93 (Nicolas Brussino 21 points, Rui Hachimura 23 points) *
26 August Argentina-Russia: 85-64 (Gabriel Deck 17 points, Grigory Motovilov 14 points) *
27 August Argentina-Spain: 76-84 (Luis Scola 24 points, Ricky Rubio 25 points) *
Lineup
PG: Facu Campazzo – Nicolas Laprovittola
SG: Luca Vildoza – Máximo Fjellerup – Luca Redivo
SF: Nicolas Brussino – Patricio Garino
PF: Gabriel Deck – Augustin Caffaro
C : Luis Scola – Marco Delia – Tayavek Gallizz
Who is missing the competition?
Roberto Acuna and Javier Saiz having made the team in AmericaBasket 2017, are not present in this tournament.
News
– Argentina, started preparations in Pan Games. Argentina won gold medal in the tournament.
– Marcos Mata, Francisco Caffaro and Facundo Pinero were cut preliminary squad.
– Campazzo: “Argentina can make it to the Olympics”
– With Argentina in the lead over Russia at Ningbo, China, Facundo Campazzo picked up a sprained right ankle, as the Argentinian basketball federation has announced.
– Facu Campazzo on recovery: “Improving; I don’t intend to rush anything”
7 Basic things regarding the team
Team’s main star: Luis Scola & Facu Campazzo
Team’s youngster: Máximo Fjellerup
Target: To qualify as the group leader and get the ticket for 2020 Tokio Olympics
Who can shine out in the competition?: Gabriel Deck
Biggest success: Argentina won the gold medal in 2004 Olympic Games
What did they do in the Qualifiers: Argentina was second in the group. – USA –
How many times did they participate: 14 times (their biggest success is 1st spot in 1950 World Cup)
Korea – Roster (12 players) – Group B
Chan-Hee Park (Incheon ET – PG) 57 games 6.2 points, 5.6 assists, 2.1 rebounds
Heo Hoon (Busan – G) 35 games 11.5 points, 4.1 assists, 2.4 rebounds
Kim SunhYung (Seoul SK – PG) 44 games 14.0 points, 3.9 assists, 3.6 rebounds
Lee JungHyun (Jeonju KCC – SG) 53 games 17.0 points, 4.3 assists, 3.1 rebounds
Lee DaeSung (Ulsin Phoebus – SG) 43 games 14.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists
Yang HeeJong (Anyang – SF) 48 games 6.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists
Choi JunYong (Seoul SK – SF) 32 games 7.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists
Jung HyoGeun (Incheon ET – PF) 60 games 10.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists
Yang Sangjae (Incheon ET – PF/C) 56 games 11.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists
Lee SeoungHyun (Goyang Orions – C) 18 games 11.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists
Ricardo Ratliffe (Ulsin Phoebus – PF/C) 59 games 24.2 points, 13.9 rebounds, 1.3 blocks
Kim Jong-Kyu (LG Sakers – C) 59 games 12.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.2 blocks
Head coach: Hur Jae, in charge since 2015
- Korea has 8 players from 2017 AsiaBasket and 12 players from World Cup Qualifiers in the roster.
Average age of the roster: 28.4 years (The 16th youngest team of the tournament)
Number of players under-20: None
Number of players between 20 and 25: 2 players
Number of players between 25 and 30: 5 players
Number of players over-30: 5 players
Youngest player of the roster: Hee Hoon – 23-year-old
Oldest player of the roster: Yang HeeJong – 35-year-old
Average height of the roster: 195.2 centimeters (The 31th tallest team of the tournament)
Number of players with the height under-190: 2 players
Number of players with the height between 190 and 200: 5 players
Number of players with the height over 200: 5 players
Shortest player of the roster: Hee Hoon – 1.81 centimeters
Tallest players of the roster: Kim Jong-Kyu – 2.07 centimeters
The leagues where players compete:
KBL (Korea): 12 players
Schedule of preparation games (1-2)
24 August Korea-Lithuania: 57-86 (Ricardo Ratliffe 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas 20 points)
25 August Korea-Czech Republic: 89-97 (Ricardo Ratliffe 29 points, Tomas Satoransky 21 points) *
27 August Korea-Angola: 91-76 (Ricardo Ratliffe 18 points, Carlos Morias 21 points) *
Lineup
PG: Kim SunhYung – Chan-Hee Park – Heo Hoon
SG: Lee JungHyun – Lee DaeSung
SF: Choi JunYong – Yang HeeJong
PF: Lee SeoungHyun – Sanghjae Kang – Hyogeun Jung
C: Ricardo Ratliffe – Jongkyu Kim
Who is missing the competition?
SeKeun Oh ve Jeon JunBeom having made the team in AsiaBasket 2017, are not present in this tournament.
News
– YoungJun An, SeKeun An, JunBeom Jun, DongSeop Lim and KyoChang Song were cut preliminary squad.
7 Basic things regarding the team
Team’s main star: Ricardo Ratliffe
Team’s youngster: Hee Hoon
Target: The first games win since 1994
Who can shine out in the competition?: Lee SeoungHyun
Biggest success: Korean won the gold medals in 1969 and 1997 AsiaBasket.
What did they do in the Qualifiers: Korean was second in the group. – New Zealand –
How many times did they participate: 7 times (their biggest success is 13th spot in 1994 World Cup)
Nigeria – Roster (12 players) – Group B
Ben Uzoh (? – G) * No stats *
Ike Iroegbu (Lietkabelis – PG) 30 games 12.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists
Josh Okogie (Minnesota Timberwolves – SG) 74 games 7.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists
Gabe Vincent (Stockton Kings – SG) 24 games 8.7 points, 2.5 assists, 2.2 rebounds
Al-Farouq Aminu (Portland TrailBlazers – F) 81 games 9.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists
Stan Okoye (Zaragoza – F) 37 games 14.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists
Jordan Nwora (Louisville – SF) 34 games 16.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists
Ike Diogu (? – PF) * No stats *
Chimezie Metu (SA Spurs – PF) 29 games 1.7 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.4 assists
Talib Zanna (Ironi Ziona – PF) 43 games 10.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists
Ekpe Udoh (Utah Jazz – C) 51 games 2.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.6 block
Michael Eric (Darüşşafaka Tekfen – C) 52 games 11.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 0.9 block
Head coach: Alex Nwora, in charge since 2017
- Nigeria has 2 players from 2017 Afrobasket and 8 players from World Cup Qualifiers in the roster.
Average age of the roster: 26.8 years (The 7th youngest team of the tournament)
Number of players under-20: None
Number of players between 20 and 25: 5 players
Number of players between 25 and 30: 3 players
Number of players over-30: 4 players
Youngest player of the roster: Jordan Nwora – 20-year-old
Oldest player of the roster: Ike Diogu – 35-year-old
Average height of the roster: 200.5 centimeters (The 7th tallest team of the tournament)
Number of players with the height under-190: 1 player
Number of players with the height between 190 and 200: 4 players
Number of players with the height over 200: 7 players
Shortest player of the roster: Ike Iroegbu – 1.88 centimeters
Tallest players of the roster: Michael Eric – 2.11 centimeters
The leagues where players compete:
NBA: 4 players
G-League: 1 player
I-BSL (Israel): 1 player
ACB (Spain): 1 player
BSL (Turkey): 1 player
LKL (Lithuania): 1 player
NCAA: 1 player
* Last teams are uncertain for two players.
Schedule of preparation games (5-1)
20 July Nigeria-Dominic Republic: 85-81
22 July Nigeria-Dominic Republic: 89-87
07 August Nigeria-Canada: 87-96 (Josh Okogie 18 points, Khem Birch 14 points)
09 August Nigeria-Canada: 90-81 (Jordan Nwora 19 points, Phil Scrubb 12 points) *
23 August Nigeria-Poland: 87-84 (Gabe Vincent 20 points, AJ Slaughter 22 points) *
25 August Nigeria-Montenegro: 89-86 (Jordan Nwora 19 points, Bojan Dubljevic 20 points) *
Lineup
PG: Ben Uzoh – Ike Iroegbu
SG: Josh Okogie – Gabe Vincent
SF: Al-Farouq Aminu – Stan Okoye – Jordan Nwora
PF: Ike Diogu – Chimezie Metu – Talib Zanna
C: Ekpe Udoh – Michael Eric
Who is missing the competition?
David Nwaba, Semi Ojeyele, Festus Ezeli, Miye Oni, Chuma Okeke and Kezei Okpala won’t play in this tournament.
News
– Nigeria has announced the largest prelimanary roster. – 44 players -.
– Nigeria is the latest national team facing financial issues ahead of the World Cup. Ekpe Udoh, “With two weeks before the FIBA World Cup, the Nigerian Sports Commission refuses to release the money allocated to us for training, travel, and food! We have a special team and possibly the best yet. I hope this gets resolved soon. Not surprised though.”
– Despite the financial woes that went public, the Nigerian national team will represent the African country in the upcoming FIBA World Cup
– Team Nigeria arrives in China; will participate in Peak Tournament.
– Alade Aminu, Deji Akindele and Ike Nwamu were cut prelimanary squad.
7 Basic things regarding the team
Team’s main star: Al-Farouq Aminu
Team’s youngster: Jordan Nwora
Target: To surprise in the group against Arjentina and Russia.
Who can shine out in the competition?: Josh Okogie
Biggest success: Nigeria won the gold medal in 2015 Afrobasket.
What did they do in the Qualifiers: Nigeria was leader in the group
How many times did they participate: 3 times (Last time 2006 World Cup)
Spain – Roster (12 players) – Group C
Ricky Rubio (Utah Jazz – PG) 68 games 12.7 points, 6.1 assists, 3.5 rebounds
Quino Colom (Bahçeşehir Basket – PG) 28 games 15.2 points, 6.1 assists, 3.1 rebounds
Sergio Llull (Real Madrid – PG) 66 games 10.5 points, 3.7 assists, 2.0 rebounds
Pau Ribas (Barcelona – PG) 65 games 6.2 points, 2.2 assists, 1.8 rebounds
Rudy Fernandez (Real Madrid – SF) 71 games 8.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists
Xavi Rabaseda (Gran Canaria – SF) 61 games 6.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists
Javier Beirán (Tenerife – F) 48 games 10.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists
Juan Hernangomez (Denver Nuggets – F) 70 games 5.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.8 assist
Victor Claver (Barcelona – F) 61 games 5.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists
Pierre Oriola (Barcelona – PF/C) 81 games 6.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 0.7 assist
Marc Gasol (Toronto Raptors) 79 games 13.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists
Willy Hernangomez (Charlotte Hornets – C) 58 games 7.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.0 assist
Head coach: Sergio Scariolo, in charge since 2015
- Spain has 5 players from 2017 EuroBasket and 5 players from World Cup Qualifiers in the roster.
Average age of the roster: 29.6 years (The 26th youngest team of the tournament)
Number of players under-20: None
Number of players between 20 and 25: 1 player
Number of players between 25 and 30: 3 players
Number of players over-30: 8 players
Youngest player of the roster: Juan Hernangomez – 23-year-old
Oldest player of the roster: Marc Gasol – 34-year-old
Average height of the roster: 200.8 centimeters (The 5th tallest team of the tournament)
Number of players with the height under-190: 1 players
Number of players with the height between 190 and 200: 5 players
Number of players with the height over 200: 6 players
Shortest player of the roster: Quino Colom – 1.88 centimeters
Tallest players of the roster: Marc Gasol – 2.16 centimeters
The leagues where players compete:
ACB (Spain): 7 players
NBA: 4 players
BSL (Turkey): 1 player
EuroLeague: 6 player
BCL: 1 player
Schedule of preparation games (5-2)
02 August Spain-Lithuania: 78-70 (Willy Hernangomez 23 points, Lukas Lekavicius 10 points) *
09 August Spain-Cote D’Ivoire: 79-62 (Willy Hernangomez 14 points, Vafessa Fofana 14 points) *
10 August Spain-Congo: 96-64 (Willy Hernangomez 24 points, R. Mvouika 16 points) *
16 August Spain-USA 81-90 (Marc Gasol 19 points, Ricky Rubio 16 points) *
22 August Spain-Dominic Republic: 102-70 (Rick Rubio 20 points, Eloy Vargas 11 points) *
27 August Spain-Argentina: 84-76 (Ricky Rubio 25 points, Luis Scola 24 points) *
28 August Spain-Russia: 55-74 (Willy Hernangomez 26 points, Vitaly Fridzon 14 points) *
Lineup
PG: Ricky Rubio – Quino Colom
SG: Sergio Llull – Pau Ribas
SF: Rudy Fernandez – Javier Berian – Xavi Rabaseda
PF: Juan Hernangomez – Victor Claver
C : Marc Gasol – Willy Hernangomez – Pierre Oriola
Who is missing the competition?
Pau Gasol, Sergio Rodriguez, Serge Ibaka, Nikola Mirotic and Alex Abrines wont play in this tournament.
News
– Sergio Scariolo: “For many years we have the pressure of being one of the favorite”
– Sergio Rodriguez said: “It has been a tough and complicated decision because for me, playing with the Spanish national team and representing my country during these 15 years has always been an exciting priority.
– Sergio Scariolo on the first prep game of Spain: “There is no selfishness”
– Ricky Rubio: “It was like watching a movie, we knew that the US will win”
– Juancho Hernangomez: “Marc Gasol is a leader, an example”
– Marc Gasol: “I want us to keep making history for Spanish basketball”
– Sergio Llull: “Without players, there is no basketball”
– Scariolo: “People in Europe sometimes don’t realize how deep the NBA world is”
– Joan Sastre and Pablo Aguilar were cut preliminary squad.
– Scariolo: “We play against the best team in the competition”
– Willy Hernangomez: “We want to win more with the Spanish NT”
– Ilimane Diop and Jaime Fernandez were cut prelimanry squad.
– Marc Gasol: “I don’t feel bad for USA, they have whole bunch of talent coming up”
– Sergio Scariolo: “Marc Gasol has stomach problems”
7 Basic things regarding the team
Team’s main star: Marc Gasol
Team’s youngster: Juan Hernangomez
Target: To qualify as the group leader and get the ticket for 2020 Tokio Olympics
Who can shine out in the competition?: Willy Hernangomez
Biggest success: They have won 10 medals in 12 tournaments that they attend
What did they do in the Qualifiers: Spain was leader in the group.
How many times did they participate: 11 times (their biggest success is 1st spot in 2006 World Cup)
Iran – Roster (12 players) – Group C
Sajjad Mashayekhi (Petrochimi – PG) 20 games 10.0 points, 4.1 assists, 3.8 rebounds
Hamed Hosseinzadeh (Chemidor – PG) 24 games 10.8 points, 3.7 assists, 3.2 rebounds
Behnam Yakchali (Petrochimi – SG) 24 games 19.0 points, 3.9 assists, 3.2 rebounds
Rasoul Mozafari (Naft Abadan – G) 28 games 11.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.0 assists
Mohammad Jamshidi (Chemidor – SF) 18 games 19.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists
Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (? – SF) * No stats *
Mohammad Hassanzadeh (Naft Abadan – PF) 28 games 17.2 points, 12.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists
Mike Rostampour (Naft Abadan – PF) 28 games 11.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, 0.8 assist
Arman Zangeneh (Chemidor – PF/C) 24 games 10.9 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists
Aaron Geramipoor (? – PF/C) * No stats *
Hamed Haddadi (Champville – C) 31 games 11.3 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.6 blocks
Meisam Mirzaei (Petrochimi – C) 24 games 13.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists
Head coach: Mehran Shahintab, in charge since 2018
- Iran has 4 players from 2017 AsiaBasket and 11 players from World Cup Qualifiers in the roster.
Average age of the roster: 28.2 years (The 14th youngest team of the tournament)
Number of players under-20: None
Number of players between 20 and 25: 1 player
Number of players between 25 and 30: 83 players
Number of players over-30: 3 players
Youngest player of the roster: Behnam Yakchali – 24-year-old (The 13th tallest team of the tournament)
Oldest player of the roster: Samad Nikkhah Bahrami – 36-year-old
Average height of the roster: 199.9 centimeters
Number of players with the height under-190: 3 players
Number of players with the height between 190 and 200: 3 players
Number of players with the height over 200: 6 players
Shortest player of the roster: Sajjad Mashayekhi – 1.83 centimeters
Tallest players of the roster: Hamed Haddadi – 2.18 centimeters
The leagues where players compete:
Superleague (Iran): 9 players
Leb DivA (Lebanon): 1 player
* Last teams are uncertain for two players.
Schedule of preparation games (6-4)
26 July Iran-Slovakia: 79-74 *
27 July Iran-Denmark: 99-94 *
28 July Iran-Portugal: 74-70 *
03 August Iran-Jordan: 82-70 (Behnam Yakchali 21 points, Jordan Al-Dasuqi 15 points) *
04 August Iran-Russia: 91-84 (Hamed Haddadi 26 points, Andrey Vorontsevich 14 points) *
08 August Iran-Greece: 69-82 (Hamed Haddadi 20 points, Georgios Printezis 14 points)
10 August Iran-Hungary: 90-82 (Mohammad Jamshidi 28 points, Benedek Varadi 18 points) *
11 August Iran-Greece: 58-88 (Hamed Haddadi 18 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo 19 points) *
23 August Iran-Montenegro: 77-89 (Nikola Vucevic 17 points)
25 August Iran-Poland: 83-88 (Hamed Haddadi 17 points, Adam Waczynski 16 points) *
Lineup
PG: Sajjad Mashayekhi – Hamed Hosseinzadeh
SG: Behnam Yakchali – Rasoul Mozafari
SF: Mohammad Jamshidi – Samad Nikkhah Bahrami
PF: Mohahmmad Hassazadeh – Mike Rostampour – Arman Zangeneh
C: Hamed Haddadi – Meisam Mirzaei – Aaron Geramipor
Who is missing the competition?
Farid Aslani, Arsalan Kazemi and Oshin Sahakianhaving made the team in AsiaBasket 2017, are not present in this tournament.
News
– Keyvan Riaei, Rouzbeh Arghavan, Navid Niktash, Amir Sedighi, Sina Vahedi, Navid Rezaefiar andw Behshad Arabzadeh were cut preliminary squad.
7 Basic things regarding the team
Team’s main star: Hamed Haddadi
Target: To qualify from the first group stage in Iran history’s first time
Who can shine out in the competition?: Behnam Yakchali
Biggest success: Iran won the gold medals in 2007, 2009 and 2013 AsiaBasket.
What did they do in the Qualifiers: Iran was third in the group – Japan, Australia –
How many times did they participate: 3 times (their biggest success is 19th spot in 2010 World Cup)
Puerto Rico – Roster (12 players) – Group C
Gary Browne (San German – PG) 4 games 24.5 points, 9.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds
Angel Rodriguez (Rio Grande Valley – PG) 10 games 12.2 points, 5.0 assists, 3.7 rebounds
David Huertas (Arecibo – SG) 20 games 18.1 points, 3.7 assists, 3.2 rebounds
Javier Mojica (Bayamon – SG) 37 games 17.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists
Gian Clavell (Estudiantes – SG/F) 38 games 12.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists
Alex Franklin (Quebradillas – SF) 28 games 7.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists
Isaiah Pinerio (San Diego – SF) 36 games 18.8 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists
Ramon Clemente (San Lorenzo – PF) 51 games 4.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.4 assist
Devin Collier (Arecibo – PF) 18 games 5.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 0.8 block
Chris Brady (Fukushima Firebonds – C) 52 games 14.2 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists
Jorge Diaz (Quebradillas – C) 50 games 6.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.1 blocks
Renaldo Balkman (San Miguel – C) 25 games 25.6 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists
Head coach: Eddie Casiano, in charge since 2016
- Puerto Rico has 3 players from 2017 AmericaBasket and 9 players from World Cup Qualifiers in the roster.
Average age of the roster: 28.8 years (The 23th youngest team of the tournament)
Number of players under-20: None
Number of players between 20 and 25: 2 players
Number of players between 25 and 30: 5 players
Number of players over-30: 5 players
Youngest player of the roster: Chris Brady- 23-year-old
Oldest player of the roster: Renaldo Balkman – 35-year-old
Average height of the roster: 197.2 centimeters (The 26th tallest team of the tournament)
Number of players with the height under-190: 2 players
Number of players with the height between 190 and 200: 4 players
Number of players with the height over 200: 6 players
Shortest player of the roster: Angel Rodriguez – 1.80 centimeters
Tallest players of the roster: Jorge Diaz – 2.11 centimeters
The leagues where players compete:
BSN (Puerto Rico): 6 players
NCAA: 1 players
G-League:: 1 player
ACB (Spain): 1 player
Liga A (Argentina): 1 player
JBL (Japan): 1 player
ABL (Asean League): 1 player
Schedule of preparation games (6-6)
27 July Puerto Rico-Argentina: 67-76 (Justin Reyes 16 points, Luis Scola 24 points) *
31 July Puerto Rico-Venezuela: 73-64 (Devin Collier 13 points, Jhornan Zamora 12 points) *
01 August Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands: 101-89 (Isaac Sosa 25 points, Walter Hodge 27 points) *
02 August Puerto Rico-USA B: 87-84 (Devin Collier 23 points, Jermiane Samuels 17 points) *
03 August Puerto Rico-Dominic Republic: 65-53 (Isaac Sosa 13 points, Eloy Vargas 15 points) *
04 August Puerto Rico-Argentina: 66-84 (Devin Collier 19 points, Luis Scola 28 points) *
10 August Puerto Rico-Croatia B: 66-70 (Devin Collier 15 points, Karlo Lukacic 13 points) *
11 August Puerto Rico-Angola: 66-64 (Devin Collier 14 points, Yannick Moreira 15 points) *
12 August Puerto Rico-China: 72-78 (David Huertas 20 points, Yi Jianlian 22 points) *
23 August Puerto Rico-Turkey: 64-72 (David Huertas 12 points, Cedi Osman 12 points) *
25 August Puerto Rico-Senegal: 61-90 (Maurice Ndour 14 points,)
27 August Puerto Rico-China B: 89-85
Lineup
PG: Angel Rodriguez – Gray Browne
SG: Gian Clavell – David Huertas – Javier Mojica
SF: Isaiah Pinerio – Alex Franklin
PF: Ramon Clemente – Devin Collier
C : Renaldo Balkman – Chris Brady – Jorge Diaz
Who is missing the competition?
JJ Barea, Shabazz Napier, Maurice Harkless, Jonathan Isaac, Jordan Murphy, Tremont Holter, Ricky Davis, Carlos Rivera and Tyler Davis won’t play in this tournament.
News
– JJ Barea will not play in the upcoming FIBA World Cup. Puerto Rico’s guard will continue his ricovery from a ruptured Achilles.
– Puerto Rico, started preparations in Pan Games. Puerto Rico won silver medal in the tournament.
– Puerto Rico called John Holland to the preliminary roster but he didnt come. Puerto Rico fined 45.000 dollars and he banned Puerto Rico League for a year.
– Ricky Davis retired from the national team.
– Carlos Rivera and Tyler Davis were cut from the preliminary squad.
– Renaldo Balkman was included in the Puerto Rico squad.
– Ivan Gandia and Emmanuel Andujar were cut from the preliminary squad.
7 Basic things regarding the team
Team’s main star: Gian Clavell
Team’s youngster: Chris Brady
Target: To qualify from the first group stage
Who can shine out in the competition?: Isaiah Pineria
Biggest success: Puerto Rico won the gold medals in 1980, 1989 and 1995 AmericaBasket.
What did they do in the Qualifiers: Puerto Rico was third in the group – USA, Argentina –
How many times did they participate: 14. times (their biggest success is 4th spot in 1990 World Cup)