Tag: Basketball World Cup 2019
Latvia will improve from players adapting to increased roles
Ahead of the upcoming international window in February, Latvia's Zanis Peiners insists that players need to learn from their increased roles in order to improve.
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Joel Bolomboy unsure about national team duty with Ukraine
With February's international window looming, NBA prospect Joel Bolomboy is unsure about representing Ukraine. Bolomboy reportedly is talking with multiple NBA teams as he is impressing...
Serbia name preliminary squad with no EuroLeague players
Serbia coach Sasha Djordjevic has announced his preliminary 24-man squad to compete for the FIBA World Cup qualifying window for February. Djordevic has not included...
Kosovo biggest risers in FIBA world rankings
There were no notable moves in the FIBA world rankings after the first set of World Cup qualifying games but Kosovo benefited despite two...
Ricky Rubio: It’s not fair on current national players that they might not play...
Utah Jazz guard Ricky Rubio has praised the Spanish national side for their performances in the recent FIBA World Cup qualifiers and feels that...
Thanasis Antetokounmpo compares World Cup qualifiers to having EuroBaskets in your own country
On a cold Friday evening in Leicester, many basketball fans were heard saying "who's he", when Greece stepped onto the floor to warm-up against...
Greece boosted by EuroLeague stars as they remain unbeaten, FIBA World Cup round up
Greece welcomed the Panathinaikos duo of Nick Calathes and Thanasis Antetokounmpo as well as veteran Ian Vougioukas, and as a result, the Greeks made it 2-0...
Italy heap pressure on Croatia, FIBA World Cup round up
Italy put pressure on Croatia with an 80-64 win in Zagreb, which leaves the latter stuck without a win in two World Cup qualifying...
Milko Bjelica to join Montenegro for second FIBA World Cup qualifier in Minsk
Crvena Zvezda have released Milko Bjelica so that he can join Montenegro for Sunday's World Cup qualifier away to Belarus. The Montenegrins lost their opening...
Greece Rule Britannia in FIBA World Cup qualifier opener
They might have fielded a team unfamiliar with each other but led by former Baskonia and Panathinaikos big man Ioannis Bourousis, Greece overcame Great...
Slovenia begin World Cup qualifying campaign with win, round up
The European leg of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers got underway on Friday night with Eurobasket champions Slovenia getting their campaign off on a...
Crvena Zvezda gives Serbia World Cup boost
Serbia will have the luxury of calling on its EuroLeague stars for the FIBA World Cup qualifiers. The news comes as a massive boost ahead...
Turkey withdraws World Cup 2023 bid
The Turkish Basketball Federation has decided to step down from FIBA World Cup 2023 consideration Instead, the Federation, who host the recent Eurobasket competition last...
Greece name different roster for FIBA World Cup qualifiers
Greece have named a strong, but unfamiliar side for the first window of FIBA World Cup qualifiers. They will send a group of players that...
Slovenia name final World Cup qualifying team
Eurobasket champions Slovenia have named their final roster for the FIBA World Cup qualifiers that start on Thursday. As expected, EuroLeague players Zoran Dragic, Edo...
