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  1. #41
    A crowd of 116 (as reported by one journalist) got extra free basketball as Nigeria defeated Great Britain 86-80 in overtime. No Luol Deng tonight, but Eric Boateng was involved as he led the team with 6 first-half points.

    The Centrobasket picture is becoming a little more clear as the top two teams in each group are slated to gain entry into next year's FIBA Americas tournament. Jamaica won a 76-74 thriller over Mexico to clinch one spot as Samardo Samuels had 23 points and 15 rebounds in the win as Gustavo Ayon had 20 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. The Dominican Republic clinched the top spot in that group after beating Costa Rica 69-51 without needing either Al Horford or Francisco Garcia. Puerto Rico finished undefeated in their group after beating Cuba 95-61. Since the tournament is in Puerto Rico, 5 Cuban players decided to defect, leaving the team with 7 available. Unfortunately for our entertainment value, three players did not manage to foul out. Panama beat Nicaragua 93-60 to keep themselves in leading position to move on as well.

    In South America, Paraguay used a late comeback to beat Chile 93-88 for 5th place. This is a big deal for them as it theoretically puts them in line to make the FIBA Americas tournament next year once the United States vacates their spot after winning Olympic Gold. Venezuela advanced to the final game after beating Brazil 86-70 as they continue to build momentum for a tough qualifying group in a couple weeks. They will face Argentina again after a close 88-81 win over Uruguay as the two main South American powerhouse had good and bad moments with squads excluding most of their stars and prospective Olympians.

  2. #42
    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.

  3. #43
    Marty Pocius played for Lithuania for the first time since his club season finished. They edged past Great Britain 63-61 at the University of Houston. Marty got the start and had 10 points and 5 rebounds in 32 minutes. Eric Boateng did not do much in 7 minutes as Luol Deng is still not suiting up for the team yet. Here is the boxscore:
    http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/5061/lithgb.png

    At Centrobasket, the two Olympic hopefuls Dominican Republic and hosts Puerto Rico will face off the final tomorrow. Puerto Rico used a balanced effort to beat Jamaica 103-89. The Dominican Republic beat Panama 79-62 after a slow start as Al Horford and Francisco Garcia got back in the act after some time off.

  4. #44
    Luol Deng will probably sit out the rest of the British tour in Texas even though he is practicing with the team. Today they lost to Russia 87-51. I have not found a boxscore yet, but this report has Eric Boateng with 11 points and 14 rebounds:
    http://www.gbbasketball.com/fixtures/2503.php

    John Calipari has collected another trophy for himself after the Dominican Republic beat Puerto Rico 80-72 to win Centrobasket on Sunday. His two NBA players had relatively quiet games while J.J. Barea had 18 points and 6 assists. Both teams may make some changes before qualifying next week as players like Carlos Arroyo are joining in this week. Jamaica beat Panama 78-54 for third place. Here are the two boxscores:
    http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=24&n=A&r=9117
    http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=23&n=A&r=9117

    Other teams are also playing various warmups. Tunisia has been playing and beating the Ivory Coast, but no boxscores are available. Australia has been beating what is essentially the Greek B team while China is winning against youth teams from the Balkans. Macedonia split a pair of games in Atlanta over the weekend against unidentified American teams/players.

  5. #45
    Puerto Rico has picked a final 12 player squad for the qualifiers:

    J.J. Barea, Minnesota Timberwolves, Northeastern
    Carlos Arroyo, Besiktas (Turkey), Florida International and NBA (2001-2011)
    Andres Rodriguez, Obradoiro (Blu:sens Monbus) (Spain), American
    David Huertas, Quebradillas Pirates (Puerto Rico), Ole Miss
    Mike Rosario, Florida
    Alexander Franklin, Mayaguez Indians (Puerto Rico)
    Alex Galindo, Guayama Wizards (Puerto Rico), Florida International
    Ricky Sanchez, Wuber Estudiantes de Bahia Blanca (Argentina), IMG Academy, Drafted 35th by Blazers in 2005, rights traded to Nuggets in 2005, traded to Sixers in 2007, and traded to Grizzlies in 2012
    Nathan Peavy, Artland Dragons (Germany), Miami (Ohio)
    Renaldo Balkman, no team, South Carolina and NBA (2006-2012)
    Daniel Santiago, Arecibo Captains (Puerto Rico), New Mexico and St. Vincent (NAIA)
    Peter John Ramos, Quebradillas Pirates (Puerto Rico), NBA (2004-2005)

    Brazil has added 3 more players from the squad that played in the South American Championships and Rafael Hettsheimeir is no longer on the list:
    http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/new...2171/arti.html
    http://www.cbb.com.br/Noticias/Show/9986

    The 3 new players are:
    Wellington dos Santos (Nezinho), Brasilia (Brazil)
    Vitor Alves Benite, Flamengo (Brazil)
    Augusto Cesar Lima, Unicaja Malaga (Spain)

    Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Jordan, and Angola are playing a few games in Venezuela this week. The first game saw Angola use a late run to beat the Dominican Republic 72-67. John Calipari got to see a pair of former Big East players in game action for the first times as Edgar Sosa (Louisville) and Ronald Ramon (Pitt) joined the team. Gerardo Suero led the team with 17 points in the loss. The other game saw Venezuela blow out Jordan 81-42. No boxscores are available yet.

    Three days of games are also happening in Brazil as Greece, Nigeria, and New Zealand join the hosts. The first game feature Greece and Nigeria with Greece needing a big rally to overturn a deficit to win 88-76. Vassilis Spanoulis had 20 points in the win and Nick Calathes had 12 points. In the loss, Alade Aminu had 16 points and 10 rebounds (does anyone know when the last time he and his brother got to play together), Ike Diogu had 17 points, and Tony Skinn had 11 points. The second game saw the hosts pound New Zealand 73-49 as ex-NBA player Marcus Vinicius had 14 points as none of the visitors reached double figures. Here are the boxscores:
    http://legado.cbb.com.br/competicoes...p?jogo=1&host=
    http://legado.cbb.com.br/competicoes...p?jogo=2&host=

  6. #46
    There were a number of other warmup games on Wednesday and Thursday.

    Marty Pocius and Lithuania faced Russia at the University of Houston and lost 77-68. Marty had 3 points in 16 minutes as Linus Kleiza and Jonas Valanciunas had 12 points each and ex-Seton Hall player Rimantas Kaukenas had 11 points. For Russia, Sasha Kaun had 21 points, Andrei Kirilenko had 15 points and 8 rebounds, and Timofey Mozgov and ex-NBA player Sergey Monya had 10 points each. Here is a boxscore:
    http://www.musukrepsinis.lt/public/f...27-Ltu-Rus.jpg

    On Thursday, Russia took on Great Britain and won 76-54 after the Brits kept it close for a half. Luol Deng did not play, but Eric Boateng had an assist in 1 minute while Joel Freeland, who is likely to finally join up with the Blazers this season had 18 points. Andrei Kirilenko had 16 points and 8 rebounds and ex-NBA player Viktor Khryapa had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Here is a poor resolution picture of the boxscore:
    http://twitgoo.com/5ycfmo

    In Brazil, Greece blasted New Zealand 99-69 with Kostas Papanikolaou chipping in with 10 points as he awaited potentially being drafted. The hosts got a huge win of their own as they beat Nigeria 104-65. Ex-Oregon and Illinois State player Chamberlain Oguchi had 21 points and Al Farouq Aminu had 14 points. In the win, Anderson Varejao had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Marcus Vinicius had 15 points, another brief NBA player, Alex Ribeiro Garcia had 17 points, and Nene had 10 points. On Thursday, Nigeria took it easy and beat New Zealand 74-66 in a poor effort from both teams. Al Farouq Aminu had 16 points to lead all scorers and ex-Cavs draft pick from 2006, Ejike Ugboaja, had 10 points. The final game saw Brazil edge past Greece 78-71. Marcus Vinicius had 17 points in the win while Vassilis Spanoulis and Kostas Papanikolaou had 11 points each as the latter was still waiting to hear draft news, which finally came an hour after his game.

    In Venezuela, Jordan and the Dominican Republic opened things up on Wednesday and the Dominican backups managed an 89-80 win with a balanced effort. Zaid Abbas had 29 points in the loss as he was the main force for Jordan as they wait for Sam Daghles to return. Venezuela beat Angola 90-83 as a late run narrowed the final margin. Angola got their win 90-73 over Jordan on Thursday as Zaid Abbas had 27 points in another loss. The final game was a thriller as Venezuela and the Dominican Republic went to overtime before John Calipari's guys pulled away to win 88-84. Ronald Ramon had 22 points and Al Horford had 13 points in the win as Greivis Vasquez had 31 points and 7 rebounds and Greg Echenique had 13 points and 11 rebounds in the loss.

    France played two games in a row against an experimental Italian squad missing all of its big names, but hoping to do something ahead of qualifying for the next Eurobasket. France came out sluggish both days, but eventually got the wins, 74-54 on Wednesday and 76-62 on Thursday. With the squad in flux, a couple of extra players got playing time, including DeMarcus Nelson's teammate and possible 2013 NBA draft prospect Rudy Gobert, who had 6 points in 5 rebounds on Wednesday as another of their teammates Fabien Causeur, who has already signed in Spain for next season, had 8 points. Kevin Seraphin was the only player in double figures with 15 points and 7 rebounds. In Thursday's game, France got 13 points from yet another Spurs draft-and-stash player, Nando De Colo, 11 points each from Kevin Seraphin and Boris Diaw, 10 points from ex-NBA player Mickael Gelabale, and 8 points from Fabien Causeur.

    Todd Zafirovski-less Macedonia played two straight games against Puerto Rico. They lost 96-77 on Tuesday as Bo McCalebb was finally able to join the team and had 13 points. Pero Antic, who claimed his number 12 back from Todd had 19 points and 8 rebounds. A balanced effort led to the win as Alex Galindo and David Huertas had 15 points each, Nathan Peavy, Daniel Santiago, and Peter John Ramos had 12 points each, J.J. Barea had 11 points and 10 assists, and Renaldo Balkman had 9 points. Thursday's game was a bit closer, but Puerto Rico still won 84-72. Peter John Ramos had 16 points, Nathan Peavy had 13 points, David Huertas had 12 points and 7 rebounds, and J.J. Barea had 11 points and 7 assists. Bo McCalebb had 15 points and 10 assists in the loss.

  7. #47
    There was one more game on Thursday as Argentina beat Uruguay 86-65. Luis Scola had 14 point and Manu Ginobili had 9 points. They played again on Saturday and Argentina won again 78-57 after getting 12 points and 7 rebounds from Andres Nocioni.

    France demolished the Ivory Coast 74-41 on Friday in a game that was not even that close. Fabien Causeur had 18 points, ex-Pepperdine player Yakhouba Diawara had 12 points, and Kevin Seraphin had 11 points and 8 rebounds as no Ivorians reached double figures.

    Lithuania and Great Britain battled for a final time in Houston and Lithuania won 90-80. Marty Pocius led the team with 18 points after going 4 for 4 from distance. Eric Boateng played 4 minutes, but did not do anything of note. Sarunas Jasikevicius had 16 points in the win while ex-LIU player Kyle Johnson had 18 points and 6 rebounds, Pops Mensah-Bonsu had 16 points adn 6 rebounds, Joel Freeland had 14 points and 7 rebounds, and ex-Kent State player Nate Reinking had 12 points. Here is the boxscore:
    http://www.musukrepsinis.lt/public/f...630_LTU-GB.jpg

    Here is Lithuania's the rest of Lithuania's squad besides Marty:
    Mantas Kalnietis, Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
    Sarunas Jasikevicius, Panathinaikos Athens (Greece), Maryland and NBA (2005-2007)
    Tomas Delininkaitis, Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
    Rimantas Kaukenas, Montepaschi Siena, Seton Hall
    Deividas Dulkys, Florida State
    Jonas Maciulis, Baltai (Lithuania)
    Linus Kleiza, Toronto Raptors, Missouri
    Paulius Jankunas, Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
    Darius Songaila, Valladolid (Spain), Wake Forest and NBA (2003-2011)
    Robertas Javtokas, Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania), Arizona, Drafted 55th by Spurs in 2001
    Jonas Valanciunas, Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania), Drafted 5th by Raptors in 2011

    Games for the final qualification start Monday and I will try to round up any missing rosters.

  8. #48
    Final squads for the 12 teams in qualifying should be here:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...tml#BUKWA_6232

    Qualifying opened today with Russia beating South Korea 91-56. Andrei Kirilenko had 16 points and 6 rebounds, ex-NBA player Sergey Monya had 14 points and 6 rebounds, Timofey Mozgov had 12 points and 7 rebounds, and ex-Kansas player Sasha Kaun had 12 points. Ex-DII player Eric Sandrin had 15 points in the loss and ex-Maryland player Jin-Soo Choi had 6 points. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...6232/game.html

    The second game saw Greece blast Jordan 107-63. Recent Knick draftee Kostas Papanikolaou had 19 points in 19 minutes, Giorgos Printezis, whose rights also belong to the Knick after a series of trades in the past 5 years, had 16 points and 7 rebounds, and brief NBA player Antonis Fotsis and ex-Florida player Nick Calathes had 12 points each. Ex-DII player Enver Soobzokov had 14 points, Zaid Abbas had 11 points and 7 rebounds, and star ex-DII player Sam Daghles had 9 points in the loss. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...6232/game.html

    There was finally a good game in the late session as Angola and Macedonia squared off. Angola took the lead early and ended up holding off a late charge for an 88-84 win. Ex-Valparaiso player Joaquim Gomes had 13 points and rebounds in the win and former New Orleans player Bo McCalebb had 21 points in the loss. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...6232/game.html

    The final game was great as well as Nigeria and Venezuela went back and forth before the hosts took the lead for good and held on 71-69. Greivis Vasquez had 24 points, ex-Marquette player David Cubillan had 13 points and 6 assists, and ex-New Orleans player Hector Romero had 10 points in the win. In the loss, Ike Diogu had 14 points and 10 rebounds, ex-Maryland player Ekene Ibekwe had 12 points, and Al Farouq Aminu and ex-George Mason player Tony Skinn had 10 points each. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...sid//game.html

    There are 4 more games tomorrow as Marty and Lithuania start their tournament. The top 2 teams in each group of 3 move on to the quarterfinals.

  9. #49
    I had thought that Nick Horvath might have retired from international duty, but this article states otherwise and interviews him about his disappointment about being frozen out of the team:
    http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketb...of-Tall-Blacks

    The article also has a picture of him teaching, which is apparently his day job when not playing basketball. I do not know how things will turn out in the next few years, but it would be great to see him internationally one more time for the 2014 World Championships. Without him, New Zealand started their qualifying earlier today.

    The first game today was between the Dominican Republic and South Korea, which would be eliminated with a loss. John Calipari may have wanted to spend a little more time last week preparing for this tournament and not the NBA Draft because his team, with 2 NBA players and a number of other players with good experience, took a very long time to get going against a team whose leading scorer played for Seattle Pacific before playing a total of 3 NBA preseason games and had a brief stint with the Harlem Globetrotters. The Dominican Republic finally took the lead for good in the 2nd half and ended up winning 95-85. Al Horford had 30 points and 12 rebounds, Jack Michael Martinez, who once was involved in a mildly infamous high school scandal, had 16 points and 25 rebounds, Francisco Garcia had 13 points, and ex-Western Illinois player Eulis Baez had 11 points. The aforementioned leading scorer Eric Sandrin had 21 points and 6 rebounds and Jin-Soo Choi had 10 points in the loss. South Korea has been eliminated and the Dominican Republic and Russia face off tomorrow for the top spot in the group as both teams keep their Olympic hopes alive. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...6232/game.html

    In the second game, Macedonia sought to avenge yesterday's early loss and blasted off to a great start against New Zealand and maintained the lead to end up winning 84-62. The margin of their victory ensures that they will move on to the next round, but which place will be determined after tomorrow. Bo McCalebb had a better game with 23 points and 11 rebounds as Macedonia needs him to be as sharp as he was last summer to give them a shot. Ex-DII player Alex Pledger had 11 points and 11 rebounds in the loss as Casey Frank, who is occupying the spot that could have gone to Nick Horvath, had 5 points and 8 rebounds. New Zealand faces Angola tomorrow knowing that they would be eliminated with a loss, a result that would leave Angola in first and Macedonia in second as they head to the quarterfinals. If New Zealand wins, that would create a three-way tie in the group and there would be tiebreakers based on game margins to pick out the top two teams, although as stated earlier, Macedonia would definitely be one of the top 2 teams in that scenario. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...6232/game.html

    The third game saw Puerto Rico make their debut and mercifully end Jordan's tournament with a 93-52 win. Sam Daghles was the only player who could get anything done as he had 17 points and 7 rebounds in the loss. In the win, Shavlik Randolph's teammate and brief NBA player Peter John Ramos had 20 points and 9 rebounds in only 17 minutes after going 9 for 9 from the field. Ricky Sanchez, a product of the IMG Academy who has seen his NBA rights traded around a few times, had 12 points and 7 rebounds, ex-Miami of Ohio player Nathan Peavy had 11 points, ex-New Mexico and NAIA player Daniel Santiago had 10 points and 7 rebounds. The results mean that Puerto Rico and Greece both advance and their game tomorrow will determine the final group order. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...sid//game.html

    The last game had Marty Pocius and Lithuania making their debut against the hosts. They got off to a good start before letting Venezuela back in a bit before stretching the lead out for a 100-82 final. The margin of the win puts the team in great shape tomorrow against Nigeria where a solid effort will grant them the top spot in the group. Venezuela will be hoping that Lithuania takes care of business and ensures their own passage to the quarterfinals. Marty had 12 points and 5 steals in 27 minutes. Linus Kleiza led the way with 28 points and Sarunas Jasikevicius had 11 points and 7 assists as he showed his Maryland counterpart that he still has something at his age. Greivis Vasquez had 24 points and 7 assists, ex-USF player John Cox had 14 points, and Greg Echenique had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...sid//game.html

  10. #50
    The first game today was between New Zealand and Angola with New Zealand needing a big win to stay in the tournament. They got that lead early in the game, but then let Angola cut the lead down, and a 68-64 win was not a big enough margin to move on. Macedonia finishes 1st in the group and Angola is 2nd. Ex-JC player Leon Henry had 15 points and Saint Louis player Rob Loe had 13 points. Casey Frank, who was chosen in the spot that could have gone to Nick Horvath, had 2 points. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...sid//game.html

    The next game had Russia and the Dominican Republic square off for group supremacy. The Dominican Republic kept it close for a while before letting Russia extend the lead and finish 1st in the group ahead of John Calipari's team by a final margin of 84-69. Andrei Kirilenko had 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists, ex-NBA player Viktor Khryapa had 14 points and 6 assists, and Sasha Kaun had 10 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, Al Horford had 22 points and 9 rebounds and Jack Michael Martinez had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...sid//game.html

    Marty and Lithuania needed a decent performance against Nigeria to advance and a close game that turned into an 86-80 loss was enough to win the group and see Nigeria go through as well. Marty had 13 points in 26 minutes. Linus Kleiza led the team again with 22 points, Sarunas Jasikevicius had 14 points, and Jonas Valanciunas had 10 points. In the win, ex-UT Arlington player Derrick Obasohan had 20 points, Al Farouq Aminu had 16 points and 9 rebounds, Tony Skinn had 15 points, and Ike Diogu had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...sid//game.html

    The final game of the day was also between two teams who had already qualified and Greece and Puerto Rico played a pretty entertaining game as Greece broke it open late to win 98-84. Greece's key player Vassilis Spanoulis, who played in the NBA for a short time, had 27 points and Giorgos Printezis had 16 points. In the loss, Peter John Ramos had 15 points and 7 rebounds, J.J. Barea and Renaldo Balkman had 13 points each, and Nathan Peavy had 10 points. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...6232/game.html

    4 more teams will be eliminated on Friday after these quarterfinal matchups:
    Russia vs Angola
    Greece vs Nigeria
    Macedonia vs Dominican Republic
    Lithuania vs Puerto Rico

  11. #51
    Great Britain named their final 12 man squad for the Olympics and Luol Deng as well as Eric Boateng are both included. They will be in the other group during the Olympics and are a possible quarterfinal opponent for the United States.
    http://www.gbbasketball.com/news/2523.php

    Here is the squad besides Luol and Eric:
    Kieron Achara, Assignia Manresa (Spain), Duquesne
    Robert Archibald, Zaragoza (Spain), Illinois and NBA (2002-2004)
    Dan Clark, ASEFA Estudiantes (Spain)
    Joel Freeland, Unicaja Malaga (Spain), Drafted 30th by Blazers in 2006
    Kyle Johnson, APOEL Nicosia (Cyprus), LIU
    Andrew Lawrence, College of Charleston
    Mike Lenzly, Nymburk (Czech Republic), Wofford
    Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Besiktas (Turkey), George Washington and NBA (2006-2011)
    Nate Reinking, Sheffield Sharks (Great Britain), Kent State
    Andrew Sullivan, Leicester Riders (Great Britain), Villanova

  12. #52
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    Quote Originally Posted by awhom111 View Post
    Great Britain named their final 12 man squad for the Olympics and Luol Deng as well as Eric Boateng are both included. They will be in the other group during the Olympics and are a possible quarterfinal opponent for the United States.
    http://www.gbbasketball.com/news/2523.php

    Here is the squad besides Luol and Eric:
    Kieron Achara, Assignia Manresa (Spain), Duquesne
    Robert Archibald, Zaragoza (Spain), Illinois and NBA (2002-2004)
    Dan Clark, ASEFA Estudiantes (Spain)
    Joel Freeland, Unicaja Malaga (Spain), Drafted 30th by Blazers in 2006
    Kyle Johnson, APOEL Nicosia (Cyprus), LIU
    Andrew Lawrence, College of Charleston
    Mike Lenzly, Nymburk (Czech Republic), Wofford
    Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Besiktas (Turkey), George Washington and NBA (2006-2011)
    Nate Reinking, Sheffield Sharks (Great Britain), Kent State
    Andrew Sullivan, Leicester Riders (Great Britain), Villanova
    Only Clark and Freeland did NOT play college ball in the USA.


    sage

  13. #53
    Here is the final French squad barring injuries keeping Ali Traore or Tony Parker out as various issues have already kept a number of players from being a part of the team:
    http://www.ffbb.com/_actu/page_m.php...p=actu&id=8700

    Nicolas Batum, Portland Trailblazers
    Yannick Bokolo, BCM Gravelines (France)
    Fabian Causeur, Cholet (France)
    Nando De Colo, Valencia (Spain), Drafted 53rd by Spurs in 2009
    Boris Diaw, San Antonio Spurs
    Mickael Gelabale, Khimki Moscow (Russia), NBA (2006-2008)
    Charles Kahudi, Le Mans Sarthe (France)
    Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs
    Florent Pietrus, Valencia (Spain)
    Kevin Seraphin, Washington Wizards
    Ali Traore, Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia), Southern Idaho (JC)
    Ronnie Turiaf, Miami Heat, Gonzaga

  14. #54
    Friday's quarterfinals would keep the hopes of four teams alive while eliminating the other four. The first game matched up Russia and Angola. The heavily favored Russians took a little while to pull away, but eventually did so for an 80-65 win. Sasha Kaun had 17 points and Andrei Kirilenko had 14 points. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...sid//game.html

    The next game was likely to be a good one as Greece faced off with Nigeria. The teams started evenly before Greece built a lead into halftime only to see Nigeria spend the entire second half fighting back to tie the game. Things got exciting late in the game as ex-Nebraska player Ade Dagundoro and Kostas Papanikolaou traded three pointers before Dagundoro knocked down two critical free throws for an 80-79 win. Ike Diogu had 17 points and 12 rebounds, Ade Dagundoro finished with 14 points, Al Farouq Aminu had 13 points before fouling out, Chamberlain Oguchi had 10 points, and Alade Aminu had 9 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, Vassilis Spanoulis had 25 points and 7 rebounds to drive his team on again, but his 6 for 12 performance from the stripe proved costly in the end with some poorly timed misses and Giorgos Printezis had 10 points. Getting Greece out of the picture means one less clear medal hopeful has been eliminated. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...sid//game.html

    The third game had Macedonia facing John Calipari and the Dominican Republic. Macedonia got off to a very solid start that carried into a 13 points halftime lead, but Francisco Garcia caught fire in the second half and his supporting cast did enough to help out as they won 86-76. Bo McCalebb did everything he could as he had 35 points in the loss. In the win, Francisco Garcia had 28 points, Al Horford had a strong second half and finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds, Jack Michael Martinez kept the team fighting in the first half and finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Ronald Ramon had 13 points. This result ensures that it will not be 3 more teams from Europe at the Olympics. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...sid//game.html


    Marty and Lithuania were last up as they faced Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico had the stronger start, but Lithuania fought back to take the lead by halftime. Both teams played close in the second half with Lithuania keeping the lead for most of the half. It was back and forth right up to the end before veteran Sarunas Jasikevicius got the key points to seal the 76-72 win. Marty had 9 points in 22 minutes as Linus Kleiza had 14 points and 7 rebounds, and Sarunas Jasikevicius had 11 points. Jonas Valanciunas managed to foul out in 6 minutse without scoring. In the loss, ex-FIU player Alex Galindo had 17 points and 6 rebounds and Carlos Arroyo and J.J. Barea had 13 points each.

    All these results create the following semifinal pairings:
    Russia vs Nigeria
    Lithuania vs Dominican Republic

    The winners of the two semifinals move on to the Olympics in the same group as the United States. The losers play for one final spot in the other group.

  15. #55
    The two semifinals were today with two spots in the Olympics on the line. Russia took on Nigeria first and took a quarter get going before breaking the game open in the second quarter and hanging on late for an 85-77 win. Alexey Shved, who is trying to land in the NBA next season had 22 points and 6 assists, Andrei Kirilenko had 19 points and 8 rebounds, and Sasha Kaun had 11 points. In the loss, Ike Diogu had 16 points and 14 rebounds, Ade Dagunduro had 16 points, Al Farouq Aminu had 13 points, Tony Skinn had 11 points, and Chamberlain Oguchi had 10 points. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...sid//game.html

    Marty and Lithuania were involved in the second game as they faced the Dominican Republic. The game was close for a little while before Lithuania was able to build its lead and roll to a 109-83 win and keep up their Olympic qualification streak. Marty had 12 points in 17 minutes. Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points and 7 rebounds and Linus Kleiza had 13 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, Jack Michael Martinez had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Al Horford had 12 points, and Francisco Garcia had 11 points. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...sid//game.html

    Luol Deng made his summer debut with Great Britain as they faced France today. They got off to an incredible start to build an 18 point halftime lead before France used the entire second half to come back and win it 79-74. Luol had 23 points and 12 rebounds in 35 minutes and Eric Boateng had a quiet 5 minutes. Ex-Kent State player Nate Reinking and ex-Wofford player Mike Lenzly had 11 points each. In the win, Boris Diaw and ex-Pepperdine player Yakhouba Diawara had 14 points each, former Spurs draft pick Nando De Colo had 13 points, and Kevin Seraphin had 11 points.

  16. #56
    Nigeria leading by 5 with less than three minutes to go over Cal-coached Dominican Republic. Would be quite a feat for them to get the last spot after shocking Greece earlier in the tournament. Go Nigeria!

  17. #57
    They ended up breaking it open and winning 88-73. Ike Diogu had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Al Farouq Aminu had 14 points and 7 rebounds, and Derrick Obasohan had 11 points. In the loss, Francisco Garcia had 17 points, Jack Michael Martinez had 16 points and 9 rebounds, Eulis Baez had 13 points and 8 rebounds, and Al Horford had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Here is the boxscore:
    http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...sid//game.html

    China, Tunisia, and B teams from Russia and Australia are playing in China right now. China beat Tunisia 85-54 after getting 22 points and 10 rebounds from Yi Jianlian.

    Some other teams are playing against weakened teams including Argentina against a young Spanish team. The full Spanish team will open their warmups against Luol Deng and Great Britain.

  18. #58
    Spain opened up their campaign against Luol Deng, Eric Boateng, and Great Britain today in Valladolid. Spain got off to a good start as they got the British bigs in early foul trouble before letting the visitors hit a barrage of 3s to get back into the game. The game stayed close for a while before Spain did enough near the end to pull ahead and finish with a 78-74 win. Great Britain was able to hang with their stronger opposition even though Luol had a 3 for 14 effort from the floor to score 12 points and grab 6 rebounds. Eric had 2 points and 4 rebounds in 6 minutes. Joel Freeland had 15 points, Mike Lenzly had 13 points and 7 rebounds, and Pops-Mensah-Bonsu had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Spain's scoring came from its frontcourt as Pau Gasol had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Marc Gasol had 16 points, and Serge Ibaka, who will be the biggest difference for Spain compared to the last couple times they have been in the same tournament as the United States, had 11 points. Here is the boxscore:
    http://www.feb.es/Documentos/Archivo/Upload/ESPGB.pdf

    Argentina has been hosting a mini-tournament featuring Brazil, Chile, and a Spanish B team. Brazil beat Chile 110-64 and lost to Argentina on 80-76 while Argentina also beat Spain B twice. Against Chile, Leandro Barbosa had 18 points and Tiago Splitter had 15 points. In the Brazil-Argentina game, Manu Ginobili had 33 points, Andres Nocioni had 11 points, and Luis Scola had 10 points in the win. In the loss, Leandro Barbosa had 17 points, Marcelo Huertas had 15 points, and Alex Ribeiro Garcia had 11 points. Here are recaps in Portuguese from Brazil's side:
    http://www.cbb.com.br/Noticias/Show/10015
    http://www.cbb.com.br/Noticias/Show/10021

  19. #59
    Spain had their second game in a row today as they faced France in Madrid. They jumped out to an early lead before letting France back in before taking control again on their way to an 81-65 win. Clearly the venue suited a few Real Madrid players as Kyle and Marty's teammates did plenty of damage with former NBA draft pick Sergio LLULL (try to pronounce that) scoring 15 points, Felipe Reyes providing 12 points and 7 rebounds, and returning Madrid man Rudy Fernandez adding 10 points. Pau Gasol had 11 points in 15 minutes as he got plenty of rest and Jose Calderon had 10 points. In the loss, Nando De Colo had 13 points and Florent Pietrus, who got into it with Serge Ibaka (wonder if his little brother Mickael will get revenge next NBA season), had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Here is the boxscore:
    http://www.feb.es/Documentos/Archivo/Upload/ESPFRAN.pdf

    China has made their final cuts:
    http://www.fibaasia.net/NewsDetails.aspx?id=2428

    Zhang Zhaoxu (aka Max Zhang), Shanghai Sharks (China), Cal
    Zhou Peng, Guangdong Southern Tigers (China)
    Zhu Fangyu, Guangdong Southern Tigers (China)
    Wang Shipeng, Guangdong Southern Tigers (China)
    Chen Jianghua, Guangdong Southern Tigers (China)
    Yi Jianlian, Dallas Mavericks
    Wang Zhizhi, Bayi Rockets (China), NBA (2001-2005)
    Yi Li, Jiangsu Dragons (China)
    Ding Jinhui, Zhejiang Bulls (China)
    Sun Yue, Beijing Ducks (China), NBA (2008-2009)
    Liu Wei, Shanghai Sharks (China)
    Guo Ailun, Liaoning Dinosaurs (China)

    Normally I would not bring anything up about front page articles since most of them are so great, but the one about Olympians with NBA experience was a bit off in its numbers. Poor NBA champion Ronny Turiaf got left off of the list entirely with a number of other players with past NBA experience are also left out. Oddly, Darius Songaila and Juan Carlos Navarro are actually mentioned in another DBR article, but do not appear on the list. While one can forgive people for forgetting the NBA careers of Robert Archibald or Sarunas Jasikevicius (despite his legendary status in Europe) or Sergey Monya or Mickael Gelabale or Marcus Vinicius or Alex Ribeiro Garcia or Olumide Oyedeji or Sergio Rodriguez, it seems like a bigger deal to leave off Andres Nocioni since he was in the NBA for nearly a decade and has played in a few games and scored a few points in his time. Also, Jonas Valanciunas has been drafted, but does not have any actual NBA experience, and if we are including all those guys on the list, it grows significantly. Even Tunisia's Salah Mejri is getting some NBA Summer League experience right now with the Utah Jazz.

  20. #60
    Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Spain B have moved on to Brazil to play a couple games. Argentina beat Chile 96-62 while giving plenty of time to backup players.

    Brazil beat Spain B 101-68 in the second game. Leandro Barbosa had 15 points and Marcelo Huertas had 10 points in the win.

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