Eric Boateng scored 13 points for Great Britain yesterday in their exhibition as they were led by College of Charleston player Andrew Lawrence. Ike Diogu had 33 points in the win.
Australia and Jordan have each named their 12 player squads, Jordan for the qualifying tournament and Australia for the Olympics, where they will be on the other side of the draw from the United States and a possible quaterfinal opponent. Some players have already signed with a new team for next season, but all clubs given are the ones where they played most recently.
Australia:
http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=302&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=2522&tx_ttnews[backPid]=1&cHash=bf35ccce22
Patrick Mills, San Antonio Spurs, St. Mary's
Matthew Dellavedova, St. Mary's
Joe Ingles, FC Barcelona (Spain)
Adam Gibson, Gold Coast Blaze (Australia)
Peter Crawford, Townsville Crocodiles (Australia)
Brad Newley, Valencia (Spain), Drafted 54th in 2007 by Rockets
David Barlow, UCAM Murcia (Spain), Metro State (DII)
David Andersen, Montepaschi Siena (Italy), NBA (2009-2011)
Matt Nielsen, Khimki Moscow (Russia)
Mark Worthington, Gold Coast Blaze (Australia), Metro State (DII)
Aleks Maric, Panathinaikos Athens (Greece), Nebraska
Aron Baynes, Ikaros Kallitheas (Greece), Washington State
Jordan:
http://www.fibaasia.net/NewsDetails.aspx?id=2353
Sam Daghles, Orthodox Amman (Jordan), Midwestern State (DII)
Mousa Alawadi, ASU Sports Club (Jordan)
Fadel Al Najjar, Kofer Yoba Irbid (Jordan)
Mahmoud Abdeen, ASU Sports Club (Jordan)
Sinan Eid, Orthodox Amman (Jordan)
Enver Soobzokov, Orthodox Amman (Jordan), CSU-San Bernardino (DII)
Zaid Abbas, Orthodox Amman (Jordan)
Khaldon Abu Ruqayah, Kofer Yoba Irbid (Jordan)
Issa Kamel, Al Riyadi Amman (Jordan)
Mohammad Shaher, ASU Sports Club (Jordan)
Ali Jamal, Al Riyadi Amman (Jordan)
Abdallah Abuqoura, ASU Sports Club (Jordan)
Things are now settled in the South American Championships after Argentina got their revenge on Venezuela and won 79-56. The few Olympic hopefuls involved for Argentina hoped that they made an impression while Venezuela will try to regroup from the sudden change in momentum as they prepare to host a pair of tough teams in their qualifying group. Uruguay beat Brazil 80-68 for the Bronze as Brazil has to be a little disappointed, even after naming a younger team of players not quite ready for the full senior squad, including a few future draft hopefuls.
Back at Centrobasket, the Bahamas ended on a winning note after blasting Nicaragua 116-62 and Mexico did the same with an 89-62 win over Costa Rica. Panama clinched the last spot in the top 4 after beating the 7 non-defecting Cubans 94-66. Olympic hopefuls Dominican Republic ended their group with a 78-73 win over the US Virgin Islands.