2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup (non-USA teams)

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South Korea beat a group of Taiwanese players that are not their full national team 102-66. Full statistics are not available, but it seems naturalized player Moon Tae-Jong/Jarod Stevenson, formerly of Richmond, had 14 points.

In Slovenia, Canada beat Ukraine 80-75 in overtime as Mike Fratello used interesting rotations for his team again in their second loss. In the win, ex-Gonzaga player Kelly Olynyk had 18 points and 8 rebounds, ex-Hawaii player Carl English, who has been playing in Spain, had 11 points, and Jordan Bachynski, who just finished at Arizona State, had 10 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.kzs.si/index.php?id=114&game_id=2931390&league_id=undefin ed&season_id=89101#mbt:33-400$t&0=1

The hosts of the mini-tournament used a dominant second quarter to beat Georgia 95-68. In the loss, departing NBA player Tornike Shengalia had 20 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.kzs.si/index.php?id=114&game_id=2931392&league_id=undefin ed&season_id=89101#mbt:33-400$t&0=1

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Marty Pocius and Lithuania had their first exhibition against Latvia, winning 93-74. Marty had 3 points in 15 minutes as a lot of the team's key players are not participating yet and some fringe players are trying to play their way onto the team. In the loss, Janis Timma, the last pick of the 2013 draft by the Memphis Grizzlies had 10 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.musukrepsinis.lt/wp-conte...T-20140726.pdf

Slovenia finished their own tournament undefeated by beating Ukraine 64-51.
Boxscore:
http://www.kzs.si/index.php?id=114&game_id=2931396&league_id=undefin ed&season_id=89101#mbt:33-400$t&0=1

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South Korea apparently beat Taiwan B again 103-70. I could not find more details.

Serbia beat Serbia B 83-57.

Neither of the brothers Murphy were involved as Finland lost 74-67 in Germany. In the win, ex-Gonzaga player Elias Harris had 13 points. In the loss, Petteri Koponen, the star Finnish player and a 2007 first round pick whose rights are held by the Dallas Mavericks, had 16 points and ex-Old Dominion player Gerald Lee had 13 points and 6 rebounds.

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Marty Pocius and Lithuania had an exhibition against Georgia and won 82-51. Marty had 9 points in 20 minutes as he basically split time with the other projected player at shooting guard. That play, Renaldas Seibutis, the 50th pick of the Dallas Mavericks in 2007, had 13 points and Donatas Motijunas had 13 points and 6 points as he was able to join the team after his NBA obligations. Tornike Shengalia had 13 points and 6 rebounds in the loss as he continues to make his transition back to Europe after his NBA stint.
Boxscore:
http://www.musukrepsinis.lt/wp-conte...A_20140728.pdf

Australia has named their squad barring any late changes:
http://www.basketball.net.au/airbnb-...all-world-cup/
They are a possible knockout round opponent for the United States.

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Nick was still injured as New Zealand played their first game at South Korea and lost 64-58. Full details of the game are not available, but ex-Washington State player Tom Abercrombie had 12 points and Isaac Fotu of Hawaii had 11 points.

Here is an article about Nick and the other naturalized player he is competing with as both players nurse injuries:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketb...ll-Blacks-spot

With these two players hurting and the presumed starting center injured for a while, the New Zealand media did ask whether there would be another call placed to Oklahoma City and Steven Adams, but the coach is already tired of asking after being rejected earlier in the year.

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Marty Pocius and Lithuania played Georgia again and won 81-54. Marty had 6 points in 16 minutes. Donatas Motiejunas continued integrating himself in the team after the NBA Summer League with 12 points and 12 rebounds. In the loss, Zaza Pachulia showed his NBA pedigree with 18 points and 14 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.musukrepsinis.lt/wp-conte...2014-07-30.pdf

France played Belgium for its first exhibition and won 79-57. Rudy Gobert, fresh off showing some improvement in the NBA Summer League, had 16 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, Axel Hervelle, the 52nd pick of the Denver Nuggets in 2005 before a later trade of his rights to the Houston Rockets, had 14 points.

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Nick Horvath is still unable to suit up, but his main competition for the spot on the final roster, Casey Frank, is also injured. New Zealand beat South Korea 71-70. Ex-NAIA player Corey Webster had 13 points and rookie Rob Loe from Saint Louis joined the team after NBA Summer League duties and chipped in 10 points.

Slovenia has taken an interesting side trip to China. There are several long-running exhibition tournaments around the world, with the Stakovic Cup, named after the long-time FIBA Secretary General and Hall of Fame inductee, being among them. Slovenia still does not have their strongest team, but the other three countries are sending out B teams. They lost the first game to Russia 70-67.

Brazil had their near full strength team come together for a game against Angola, winning 98-60. In the win, former Texas high schooler Marcelo Huertas had 12 points, ex-NBA player Alex Ribeiro Garcia had 11 points, and Tiago Splitter made his post-NBA championship debut with 10 points and 8 rebounds.

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It has been floating around for a couple days now, but here is South Korea's final squad from an English-language article:
http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldc...d-work-defense

Slovenia beat Angola's B team 79-58 in China. In the loss, ex-Valparaiso player Joaquim Gomes had 15 points and 8 rebounds.

In Poland, Sweden beat something less than Iran's strongest team 75-58. In the win, ex-Pacific player Christian Maraker had 11 points and 10 rebounds and ex-Northern Arizona player Joakim Kjellbom had 10 points.

In Brazil, Argentina's main squad made their debut by beating Angola's A squad 86-77. In the win, the ancient players still helped carry the team as Pablo Prigioni had 11 points and a pair of ex-NBA players also helped out with Walter Herrmann providing 16 points and Andres Nocioni adding 11 points and 6 rebounds.

In Croatia, the hosts beat Canada 69-64 to open their preparations. In the win, recent first round pick Dario Saric had 14 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Houston player Oliver Lafayette, the newest naturalized player for the country, had 12 points and 6 assists. In the loss, Brady Heslip, who recently finished at Baylor, had 16 points and Robert Sacre, the latest NBA player to join the tour, had 12 points and 8 rebounds.

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Nick Horvath will be held out of New Zealand's tournament in China but his competition Casey Frank did make it on the court. They opened their tournament with a 75-66 win over Cameroon. The same key players contributed as Kirk Penney had 14 points, Corey Webster had 13 points, and Rob Loe had 10 points.

Brazil and Argentina concluded the tournament in Brazil with the hosts winning 68-59. The star NBA players contributed as Tiago Splitter had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Nene Hilario had 10 points and 7 rebounds, and Leandro Barbosa had 10 points. Pablo Prigioni had 11 points in the loss.

Slovenia beat China's B team 82-74 as the Stankovic Cup continues.

In Poland, Iran beat Portugal 69-55. In the win, ex-Oregon player Arsalan Kazemi, who was drafted in 2013, had 13 points and 8 rebounds and ex-NBA player Hamed Haddadi had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Boxscore:
http://www.pzkosz.pl/m/upload/iran_portugal.pdf

Canada lost 74-59 to Croatia as both teams made a few changes for the second game between the teams. Canada could not stop Nolan Smith's ex-teammate Miro Bilan, who had 26 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, Andrew Nicholson had 16 points and Owen Klassen, one of several players on the team who played collegiately in the Canadian system, had 10 points.

Turkey started their preparations with a 74-70 loss at Belgium as they are one of the teams in the Group with the United States.

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Nick Horvath missed New Zealand's 79-55 win over the Ivory Coast. Unfortunately, his main competition Casey Frank was able to play again and be relatively productive. Kirk Penney had 26 points, Corey Webster had 13 points, Tom Abercrombie had 11 points, and Tai Webster had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Valparaiso player Mohamed Kone had 18 points.

Serbia played their first real exhibition in a tournament in Italy and beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 82-69. In the loss, Mirza Teletovic had the best game of the NBA players with 19 points and 7 rebounds and ex-Portland player Nemanja Mitrovic had 11 points.

Iran finished the tournament in Poland with an 83-70 loss to the hosts. In the win, Przemyslaw Karnowski of Gonzaga had 12 points and 8 rebounds and ex-JC player Przemyslaw Zamojski and Szymon Szewczyk, who was drafted in the second round in 2003 with his rights currently held by the Oklahoma City Thunder, had 11 points each. In the loss, Iran's NBA experienced player Hamed Haddadi had 10 points and 9 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.pzkosz.pl/m/upload/poland_iran.pdf

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Marty Pocius and Lithuania went to Finland and won 90-81. He finished with 11 points in his 20 minutes as the other shooting guard projected to be in the rotation, Renaldas Seibutis, whose rights are still held by the Dallas Mavericks, had 10 points in his 20 minutes. Mark Cuban should do Marty a favor and sign Seibutis and prevent him from playing for the national team or at least lock him up in the same gym where the Toronto Raptors have stashed Jonas Valanciunas. Erik Murphy made his Finland debut, but he was not the most successful of the players with a former American pro player as a father. In the loss, ex-Old Dominion player Gerald Lee and ex-UNC Greensboro player Mikko Koivisto had 13 points each, ex-Valparaiso player Shawn Huff had 11 points, and former Arkansas-Little Rock player Kimmo Muurinen had 10 points.

There is absolutely no truth to the rumor that the game was interrupted by a streaker with 9F painted on his chest who told Lithuania to give Marty more playing time and warned Finland that they should get Alex Murphy out there as soon as possible to prevent him from transferring to the United States.

Nick Horvath missed New Zealand's 97-75 win over whichever players were available to the Guandong Southern Tigers (no Emmanuel Mudiay of course). Corey Webster had 19 points and Rob Loe and Kirk Penney had 16 points each. Hopefully Nick is able to make an appearance for the second tournament featuring these three national teams and Chinese club side Dongguan Leopards.

Slovenia lost the final of the Stankovic Cup to Russia's B team 73-72 as they presumably look forward to being able to roll out their full strength team soon.

Serbia beat Canada 78-73 as the tournament in Italy continues. In the win, Bogdan Bogdanovic, a recent first round pick of the Phoenix Suns, had 19 points and Nemanja Bjelica, whose rights are held by the Minnesota Timberwolves, had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Some familiar names contributed in the loss as Brady Heslip had 18 points, Kelly Olynyk had 11 points and 9 rebounds, Melvin Ejim had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and Andrew Nicholson had 10 points.

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Croatia beat Macedonia 69-64 with details unavailable with the hosts not making too much information about their pre-Spain buildup available right now. Dario Saric apparently had a good game although NBA fans are still going to have to wait before he plays in this country.

Slovakia beat Iran 64-57 although Iran rested some players with their busy schedule.

Serbia lost the final game of the tournament in Italy to the hosts 80-71. In the win, recent NBA draft pick Alessandro Gentile had 20 points and current NBA player Luigi Datome had 17 points. In the loss, Serbia's remaining active NBA player Miroslav Radulijca had 11 points.

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Spain had its first exhibition game as they hosted Canada. Rudy Fernandez did not play and Pau Ribas took the place of Alejandro Abrines in the game day roster, but otherwise the squad was as it will be in the tournament. They took a big lead early and coasted to the end with an 82-70 final margin. The post players could not be stopped as Pau Gasol had 20 points and 8 rebounds, Marc Gasol had 15 points and 8 rebounds, Serge Ibaka had 15 points and 7 rebounds, and Felipe Reyes had 12 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, Cory Joseph had 19 points, Andrew Nicholson had 13 points, and Brady Heslip continues to be one of their most impressive players with 11 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.feb.es/Documentos/Archivo...anad%C3%A1.pdf

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Before Nick Horvath suited up, here was an interesting article:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketb...World-Cup-spot

He finally did make his return to the court as New Zealand beat the Dongguan Leopards 79-54 at the start of the second tournament in China. Nick had 8 points. Tom Abercrombie led the team with 23 points and Corey Webster had 11 points.

Iran beat Slovakia 89-77 in the second game in the series. In the loss, Oliver Tot, who just finished high school in New Hampshire and is on his way to William and Mary, had 12 points.

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Nick Horvath and New Zealand beat Cameroon 85-83 in another exhibition in China. With it not being a competitive game, both he and Casey Frank played and grabbed 8 rebound apiece. Kirk Penney had 25 points, Tom Abercrombie had 15 points, and Corey Webster had 13 points.

Marty Pocius and Lithuania beat Ukraine 70-54 in a tournament at home. Marty had 1 points in 22 minutes. In the loss, Sergii Gladyr, the 49th pick of the Atlanta Hawks in 2009, and naturalized player Pooh Jeter had 11 points each.

In that same tournament in Lithuania, Australia beat Finland 100-95. There were big games for the ex-Washington State players as Brock Motum had 17 points and Aron Baynes had 12 points with Brad Newley, whose rights are held by the Houston Rockets adding 15 points and rookie Cameron Bairstow from New Mexico adding 14 points. Ex-UNC Greensboro player Mikko Koivisto had 12 points in the loss.

In a tournament in France, Greece started their preparations with a 66-64 win over Serbia. Recent first round pick Bogdan Bogdanovic had 11 points in the loss.

The hosts came storming back in the fourth quarter to beat Croatia 81-71. Departing NBA player Nando De Colo had 13 points and ex-NBA player Mickael Gelabale had 10 points in the win. Dario Saric continues to show what he may offer one day in the NBA with 17 points.

Argentina hosted Brazil and won 85-80 as ex-NBA player Walter Herrmann had 12 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, Leandro Barbosa had 18 points, Tiago Splitter had 16 points and 9 rebounds, and Nene had 10 points.

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Nick Horvath and New Zealand finished up their China trip with a 97-63 win over the Ivory Coast. Nick grabbed a team high 10 rebounds as hopefully the European portion of their tour will have actual statistics. Kirk Penney had 27 points, Corey Webster had 20 points, and Tom Abercrombie had 12 points.

Marty Pocius and Lithuania beat Finland 83-66 in the second game of the tournament they were hosting. Marty had 8 points in 20 minutes. Jonas Valanciunas was finally allowed to join the team and had 20 points and 11 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Old Dominion player Gerald Lee had 20 points and Erik Murphy had 14 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.musukrepsinis.lt/wp-conte...809lietuva.pdf

In the other game in the tournament, Australia jumped out to a big lead on Ukraine and won 75-60. In the win, Dante Exum made a strong appearance with 14 points, ex-NBA player David Andersen had 13 points, and Brad Newley, whose NBA rights are still held by the Houston Rockets, had 10 points. In the loss, Ukraine's NBA player Viacheslav Kravtsov had 11 points.

It may have only been an exhibition in France, but the rivalry was certainly alive when Serbia beat Croatia 84-83 in overtime. In a game of relative European stars, it was DeMarcus Nelson's old teammate Marko Simonovic who stole the show with 24 points, Nemanja Bjelica, whose rights are held by the Minnesota Timberwolves, had 15 points, and Miroslav Raduljica had 13 points. In the loss, Bojan Bogdanovic, who is on his way to the Brooklyn Nets, had 19 points, Damjan Rudez, who is joining the Indiana Pacers, had 11 points, and ex-Houston player Oliver Lafayette, the new naturalized player for the team, had 10 points.

France beat Greece 81-73 in the other game in the tournament. A couple of players with NBA experienced contributed in the win as Nando De Colo had 14 points, Rudy Gobert had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Evan Fournier had 10 points. In the loss, Kostas Papanikolaou, who is finally joining the Houston Rockets, had 18 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo had his first successful exposure to senior international basketball with 11 points and 7 rebounds.

Egypt is participating in the Williams Jones Cup, a regularly held international tournament in Taiwan. They won their opener against the team representing South Korea, club side Ulsan Mobis Phoebus 80-78. In the loss, ex-Missouri player Ricardo Ratliffe had 30 points and 12 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://2014wjc.basketball-tpe.org/fi...3454-10000.php

Argentina hosted a Mexico team coming from their country on a high. The visitors got off to a good start even though they made a handful of changes after their Centrobasket triumph, but the hosts stormed back and won 96-71. In the win, Luis Scola had 13 points and 7 rebounds and former NBA player chipped in as Walter Herrmann had 13 points and Andres Nocioni had 10 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 25 points.

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In the William Jones Cup in Taiwan, Egypt lost 74-61 to Jordan.
Boxscore:
http://2014wjc.basketball-tpe.org/fi...3459-10000.php

Spain took another big lead in a game at home and then eased off to beat Angola 79-70. Pau Gasol had 17 points, Sergio Llull, whose rights are held by the Houston Rockets, had 14 points as he started again, and Serge Ibaka had 13 points as he also started. In the loss, naturalized ex-Oral Roberts player Reggie Moore had 17 points and 7 rebounds, ex-Hawaii player Valdelicio Joaquim had 16 points, and ex-Valparaiso player Joaquim Gomes had 10 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.feb.es/Documentos/Archivo...gola_final.pdf

Canada beat Turkey 72-66 in Spain. In the win, Cory Joseph had 19 points, Robert Sacre had 13 points and 11 rebounds, ex-Hawaii player Carl English, who built a solid career in Europe, had 12 points and 9 rebounds, and Andrew Nicholson had 12 points. In the loss, Omer Asik had 12 points and 6 rebounds.

The Philippines also arrived in Spain and beat a combination of local pros 89-58. Andray Blatche made one of his first appearances as the naturalized player and had 18 points.

In France, Croatia held off Greece 68-66. Recent draft pick Dario Saric had 14 points and 7 rebounds and Bojan Bogdanovic, who is joining the Brooklyn Nets had 10 points. In the loss, recent Houston Rockets signee Kostas Papanikolaou had 11 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.ffbb.com/sites/default/fi...ats_grecro.pdf

Serbia beat the hosts in the next game 79-69. In the win, Miroslav Raduljica had 14 points and Nemanja Bjelica, whose rights are held by the Minnesota Timberwolves, had 13 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, Joffrey Lauvergne, whose rights are held by the Denver Nuggets, had 17 points and Evan Fournier had 11 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.ffbb.com/sites/default/fi...ats_fraser.pdf

In Argentina, Brazil beat Mexico 68-56. In the win, Leandro Barbosa had 13 points and Anderson Varejao had 12 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, ex-UC Irvine player Adam Parada had 16 points and 9 rebounds and ex-New Mexico player Roman Martinez had 12 points.

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Marty Pocius and Lithuania finished their home tournament with a 91-78 win over Australia. Marty had 4 points in 10 minutes. It was the first extended look at the presumed starting duo inside as Jonas Valanciunas had 19 points and 8 rebounds and Donatas Motiejunas had 10 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, ex-NBA player David Andersen had 19 points and ex-Washington State player Brock Motum had 10 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.musukrepsinis.lt/wp-conte...S_20140811.pdf

Here is also an interesting interview with Marty:
http://basketball.realgm.com/blog/23...-Of-Galatasary

I guess this counts as confirmation of the long rumored moves of him and Nolan Smith to Turkey to play for Galatasaray, which have still not been made official yet.

Egypt lost another game in the William Jones Cup in Taiwan, this time to Iran's B team 65-62.
Boxscore:
http://2014wjc.basketball-tpe.org/fi...3463-10000.php

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Egypt beat Taiwan's A team 69-61 at the Jones Cup.

Finland returned home and beat Australia 87-81 in overtime. In the win, Petteri Koponen, whose rights are held by the Dallas Mavericks, returned to the lineup with 15 points, Erik Murphy had 13 points and 8 rebounds, legendary ex-Utah player Hanno Mottola had 12 points, and ex-Valparaiso player Shawn Huff and ex-Providence player Tuukka Kotti had 10 points each. In the loss, the two former Washington State players had the biggest games as Aron Baynes had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Brock Motum had 12 points with Dante Exum adding 10 points.

In Spain, Canada beat Angola 89-65. In the win, Brady Heslip continued to score from the outside with 22 points, Andrew Nicholson had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Cory Joseph had 12 points and 11 assists, Robert Sacre had 12 points and 6 rebounds, and Phil Scrubb, one of the players from the Canadian collegiate system, had 11 points. In the loss, ex-Valparaiso player Joaquim Gomes had 21 points and ex-Hawaii player Vander Joaquim had 15 points.

The hosts beat Turkey 77-55 in the next game. In the win, Juan Carlos, one of the aging veterans who had his NBA stint so long ago, had 15 points and Marc Gasol had 14 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, Turkey's naturalized player Emir Preldzic, whose rights are held by the Dallas Mavericks, had 12 points and Omer Asik had 11 points and 6 rebounds.

A couple more teams named final rosters:

Argentina:
http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldc...Spain-campaign

France:
http://www.ffbb.com/jackson-plutot-que-kahudi

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There is always a United States team of some sort at the William Jones Cup due to historic support of Taiwan. This year's representative is a group of various pro players under the banner of Beyond Biotechnology. Egypt beat this team 102-76. In the loss, ex-NAIA player James Justice had 22 points and 7 rebounds and ex-Illinois player Cory Bradford had 10 points.
Boxscore:
http://2014wjc.basketball-tpe.org/fi...3466-10000.php