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Greece named 14-man squad for February’s WC Qualifiers

Greece head coach Thanasis Skourtopoulos named the 14 players that were included in the roster for the upcoming WC qualifying matches. The Greek team has...

Serbia announced 19-man squad for the upcoming WC Qualifiers

Serbia head coach Aleksandar Djordjevic revealed the 19 players that were included in the team's roster ahead of the 2019 WC Qualifiers next week. Milos...

FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis: Our goal is to make basketball the most popular...

FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis spoke with the media and referred to his goal with the Federation, the FIBA Windows, the EuroLeague and more. Here...

Giannis Antetokounmpo: “I want to play for Greece in the World Cup”

In an interview with the Greek-American website, the National Herald, Giannis Antetokounmpo expressed his desire to join Greece in the 2019 World Cup. "I...

The Greek Federation president expecting Giannis Antetokounmpo to play in the World Cup

The Greek Federation president Giorgos Vassilakopoulos is expecting Giannis Antetokounmpo to participate in the 2019 World Cup. Here is what he told the Greek national...

Pau Gasol: “My goal is to play in the FIBA World Cup”

San Antonio Spurs center, Pau Gasol, spoke with TrendBasket.net and expressed his desire to play in the 2019 World Cup. The legendary player wants to...

Jorge Garbajosa confirms the friendly match between Spain and the USA

Jorge Garbajosa announced that Spain will face USA in a friendly match en route to the 2019 FIBA World Cup. The President of the...

FIBA President Horacio Muratore on the FIBA Windows: “Our model has been successful”

FIBA President Horacio Muratore talked to the official website of the World Federation and praised the current qualifying system. Here is what the experienced executive...

Sasa Djordjevic on Nikola Jokic: “He will be one of the national team leaders”

The head coach of Serbia, Sasa Djordjevic, talked to the "Trener" (the official publication of the Serbian Basketball Coaches Association) and referred to Nikola...

Luka Doncic on the elimination of Slovenia from the World Cup: “We’re the European...

In an interview with the New York Times, Luka Doncic expressed his disappointment with the elimination of Slovenia from the 2019 World Cup. Here is...

Andreas Zagklis became the new FIBA Secretary General

FIBA announced today that Andreas Zagklis has been unanimously named the new FIBA Secretary General. Per the official press release of FIBA: "FIBA’s Central Board on...

FIBA released the latest World Rankings

Greece, Italy, Russia and Latvia climbed higher in the World Rankings following the end of the fifth round of the FIBA WC Qualifiers. Greece is...

Canada became the 18th national team to advance to the World Cup

Canada dominated Brazil in Sao Paulo and became the 18th national team that secured its ticket to the World Cup. That said, the list of...

Canada secured its ticket to the World Cup

Canada officially qualified to the 2019 World Cup, following their triumph over Brazil in Sao Paulo (67-94). Kyle Wiltjer led the winners with 25 points...