Tag: Russia national team
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup: Day 3 Roundup
Spain, Poland, Serbia, Italy, Argentina and Russia became the first six teams that qualified for the second round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup. Group...
Kulagin and Vorontsevich led Russia past Nigeria
Mikhail Kulagin and Andrey Vorontsevich helped Russia overpower Nigeria in the opening game of the Basketball World Cup (82-77). The Russian duo combined for 30...
Sergey Karasev: “Playing in a World Cup is a unique opportunity to compete against...
Sergey Karasev talked about the 2019 Basketball World Cup and the target of Russia in the upcoming tournament. Here is what the Russian forward told...
Russia announced 12-man Basketball World Cup roster
Russia officially announced on Wednesday (28/08) the 12-man squad for the upcoming Basketball World Cup. The 12 players that will compete in the tournament are...
Germany and Russia complete Basketball World Cup preparation with big wins
Germany and Russia ended their preparation for the Basketball World Cup with big victories over Australia and Spain, respectively. The Germans defeated the Australians 74-64,...
Argentina dominated Russia, despite Campazzo’s injury
Facundo Campazzo suffered a right ankle injury, yet this did not affect Argentina, which overpowered Russia in a preparation game (64-85). The Argentinians led from...
Russia reduces preliminary roster to 14 players
Russia announced the 14 players that will travel to China on Friday (23/08) ahead of the Basketball World Cup. Joel Bolomboy, who suffered a foot...
Dmitry Kulagin out from the Basketball World Cup
Dmitry Kulagin will not be available for the 2019 Basketball World Cup, as announced by the Russian Basketball Federation on Tuesday (13/08). Kulagin is dealing...
Alexey Shved out from the Basketball World Cup
Alexey Shved will miss the 2019 Basketball World Cup, as announced by Khimki on Monday (12/08). Shved suffered a partial rupture of the plantar fascia and...
Russia stunned Italy in Basketball World Cup preparation game
Russia came back from a 15-point deficit and defeated Italy in a preparation game for the Basketball World Cup (72-70). The Italians were in front...
Russia announced Basketball World Cup preliminary roster
The Russian Basketball Federation officially announced the preliminary roster for the 2019 Basketball World Cup. Timofey Mozgov and Ivan Ukhov have not recovered on time...
Andrei Kirilenko: “The next FIBA window will be decisive for us”
The president of the Russian Basketball Federation, Andrei Kirilenko, spoke with the Russian website iz.ru and referred to the FIBA WC Qualifiers. Here is what...
Alexey Shved on choosing between the club and national team: “It shouldn’t be like...
Khimki guard Alexey Shved spoke with the official website of the Russian Basketball Federation and referred to the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. Here is what...
Sergey Bazarevich on Alexey Shved: “He is the best player in Europe”
The head coach of Russia, Sergey Bazarevich, spoke with the media and praised Khimki's leader, Alexey Shved. Here is what coach Bazarevich said: On Alexey Shved: "He...
Blatt announces 17-men squad
Russian National Team head coach David Blatt has announced his 17-men quad which will prepare for the Eurobasket 2009 which included an unexpected name,...
