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)