2015 International Hoops

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It was a fairly quiet day internationally.

The USA U16 Girl's Team starts its tournament in Mexico at 7:00pm EDT on Wednesday. Games can be seen on YouTube starting with the first game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkmE21qktKc

The USA U19 Men's Team is helping itself ahead of the tournament by injuring other teams after a 90-82 comeback win against Greece included an injury to DeMarcus Nelson's teammate Vasileios Charalampopoulos. Caleb Swanigan had 16 points and 6 rebounds, Jalen Brunson had 15 points and 9 assists, L.J. Peak had 13 points, Harry Giles had 12 points and 6 rebounds, Josh Jackson had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and of additional interest, Jayson Tatum had 5 points. In the win, Dimitrios Stamatis had 29 points, Dionysis Skoulidas had 10, and one of DeMarcus Nelson's other teammates Georgios Papagiannis had 10. Of possible additional interest, Konstantinos Mitoglou had 8, Tyler Dorsey had 8, and Georgios Tsalmpouris had 5. Another contender was hurt as Croatia lost presumptive starting point guard Lovro Mazalin to a broken finger, also hurting their efforts to trot out one of the taller lineups ever recorded with their incredibly deep frontcourt.
Article:
http://www.usab.com/news-events/news...tion-game.aspx

Kansas made their exhibition debut in representing the United States at the World University Games, hosting Canada in Kansas City. Again, Canada is fielding a roster of only players in the CIS and no NCAA players and they held the lead at halftime before Kansas got going late and won 91-83. Frank Mason had 28 points and 6 rebounds, Perry Ellis had 17 points and 8 rebounds, Wayne Selden had 13 points and 6 assists, and Jamari Traylor had 12 points and 10 rebounds. One of the questions was how Bill Self would use the non-Kansas players and Nic Moore got 29 minutes and Julian DeBose got 9 minutes so I would expect them to be treated as regular members of the team and not emergency guys.
Boxscore:
http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.co...1_.pdf?id=3451

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Lindsey Harding and Belarus headed to Budapest, Hungary for the rest of the tournament to keep their Olympic hopes alive. Results in the last game gave them the most favorable draw for this game, but possibly the most difficult draw with an eye towards next summer if they lost. They opened up a big halftime lead on Lithuania, and then had to hold on for dear life late in the second half to survive 68-66. Lindsey had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists in 37 minutes. In the loss, ex-Drexel player Kamile Nacickaite had 21 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...19-60-A-1.html

Earlier in the day, Serbia beat Turkey 75-63 after seizing control in the second half. In the win, incoming WNBA player Ana Dabovic had 31 points and ex-WNBA player Jelena Milovanovic had 15 points. In the loss, LaToya Pringle had 25 points and 10 rebounds from the naturalized player spot and ex-WNBA player Nevriye Yilmaz had 11 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...19-59-A-1.html

In addition to the last two quarterfinals, Thursday play will include Turkey and Lithuania facing off to stay in the Olympic qualification hunt.

The USA U19 Men's Team had another exhibition game to prepare for the weekend and beat Argentina 86-75. Harry Giles had 14 points and 8 rebounds, Terrance Ferguson and Justin Bibbs had 12 points each, and Jayson Tatum had 10 points and 6 rebounds.
Article:
http://www.usab.com/news-events/news...xhibition.aspx

The USA U16 Girl's Team started their quest for the championship in the Americas and qualification to the 2016 U17 World Championship. They started the tournament in Mexico with an 80-48 win over Argentina.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=BWOQQYFERA

The hosts are also in Group A and opened their tournament with a 74-45 win over Honduras.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=BWOQQYFERA

In the other group, Canada started the day with an 85-43 win over Cuba. Brazil then beat Venezuela 84-40.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=BWOQQYFERA
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=BWOQQYFERA

Thursday's game will be in the earliest timeslot at 3:00pm EDT. It should be on YouTube again, but links are not up yet.

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Angela Salvadores was one of the players selected to Spain's preliminary squad for the U19 World Championship. Spain generally chooses a final 12 as a preliminary squad and then adds invited players who have to really impress to knock off one of the established players. Training camp starts for them in one week.
Article:
http://www.feb.es/2015/6/25/balonces...scu/60033.aspx

Lindsey Harding and Belarus were off, but there was plenty of other action in Budapest. The day started off with one of the semifinals for fifth place and was far from meaningless with the winner still holding hopes of Olympic qualification with the loser likely out of the picture barring unusual circumstances. Turkey did enough in the second half to beat Lithuania 66-57. In the win, ex-WNBA player Nevriye Yilmaz had 17 points and 9 rebounds and LaToya Pringle had 14 points and 12 rebounds from the naturalized player spot.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...20-63-A-1.html

The first quarterfinal was a good one as Montenegro would not let Spain gain any separation, holding the lead late before Spain completed a three point play to win 75-74. Former WNBA draft pick Alba Torrens had 28 points, Astou Ndour had 12 points from the naturalized player spot, and WNBA player Anna Cruz's 12 points included the game winner. In the loss, Angel Robinson had 23 points and 7 rebounds from the naturalized player spot. The last quarterfinal was every bit as close and the ending was just as controversial as France was able to grab and hold a lead at the end due to an unsportsmanlike foul as they won 77-74. WNBA player Sandrine Gruda had 23 points and ex-WNBA player Celine Dumerc had 13 points and 9 assists in the win. Epiphanny Prince had 31 points from the naturalized player position, but could have the three points that she sunk just after the halftime buzzer.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...19-62-A-1.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...19-61-A-1.html

Friday play starts with Russia and Montenegro playing for Europe's last spot in the Olympic qualification process. Lindsey and Belarus face Serbia in the first semifinal. The big clash between France and Spain will close the day to determine the other finalist as we get down to two teams fighting for only one automatic Olympic berth.

The USA U16 Girls team continued to fight for the championship of the Americas and had two uninspiring quarters and two dominant quarters to beat Honduras 86-41.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=BWOQQYFERA

Group A play also closed the day as the hosts beat Argentina 68-57. That result also helped complete the semifinal picture and the four berths from the Americas for the 2016 U17 World Championship as Mexico and the United States know that they are moving on before they play each other.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=BWOQQYFERA

In the two middle time slots, Group B play took place as Brazil beat Cuba 82-50. They found out that they would be moving on to the semifinals and the 2016 U17 World Championships after Canada beat Venezuela 76-45, sending both winners through after winning their first two games.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=BWOQQYFERA
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=BWOQQYFERA

The game against Mexico will close group play on Friday at 9:00pm EDT. It can be seen here live or on replay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbKUPzKU2bQ

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Lindsey Harding and Belarus tried to push closer to the automatic Olympic berth in the EuroBasket Women semifinals against Serbia. They led for most of the game as it was close throughout, but came up just short 74-72 with a chance to tie or win at the end. In order to qualify for the Olympics, they will need to do well enough in the final global qualifying tournament next summer. Lindsey had 10 points and 6 assists in 36 minutes. Yelena Leuchanka had 22 points and 11 rebounds. In the win, incoming WNBA player Ana Dabovic had 21 points, ex-WNBA player Sonja Petrovic had 14 points and 9 rebounds, and ex-WNBA player Jelena Milovanovic had 14 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...21-65-A-1.html

The other semifinal also stayed close as France knocked off Spain 63-58. Their duo with WNBA experience led the way as Sandrine Gruda had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Celine Dumerc had 10 points. In the loss, former WNBA draft pick Alba Torrens had 13 points and incoming WNBA player Marta Xargay had 10 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...21-66-A-1.html

Earlier in the day, there was another critical game to determine which other European team would still have a shot at the Olympics. It got close at points, but Russia was able to survive Montenegro 73-65. In the win, ex-WNBA player Irina Osipova had 12 points and 7 rebounds and Epiphanny Prince had 10 points and 6 assists from the naturalized player spot. Angel Robinson had 27 points and 9 rebounds as the naturalized player in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...20-64-A-1.html

On Saturday, Lithuania and Montenegro will play for 7th place and then Turkey and Russia will square off for 5th place and the last spot allotted to Europe for the final Olympic qualification tournament next summer. Lindsey and Belarus play Spain for 3rd place to open proceedings on Sunday and then Serbia and France will play for both the trophy and the automatic Olympic berth.

The USA U16 Girl's team eventually found their offensive rhythm and beat Mexico 85-44 to win their group.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=BWOQQYFERA

The other game in the group was relatively meaningless as Argentina beat Honduras 62-52.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=BWOQQYFERA
Standings: United States 3-0, Mexico 2-1, Argentina 1-2, Honduras 0-3

In Group B, the first game was meaningless as Cuba edged Venezuela 73-71. Canada won the next game 64-50 over Brazil to take the top spot in the group.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=BWOQQYFERA
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=BWOQQYFERA
Standings: Canada 3-0, Brazil 2-1, Cuba 1-2, Venezuela 0-3

The United States will play their semifinal at 7:00pm EDT on Saturday against Brazil and FIBA will eventually have the link on their YouTube channel. They will be followed by Canada and Mexico

5th Place Playoffs:
Argentina vs Venezuela
Cuba vs Honduras

The U19 World Championships start on Saturday. The United States opens Group A play against Iran at 10:45 am EDT. The game can be seen here live or on replay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoeAdW2Dhzg

On the women's side of the U19 World Championships, the United States was forced to make a change. As suspected, Asia Durr will still be injured, so she has been replaced by Ali Patberg to keep ACC representation at the same level. Details here:
http://www.usab.com/news-events/news...ship-team.aspx

Kansas + 2 had another exhibition against Canada in Kansas City to prepare for the World University Games, winning 87-76. Wayne Selden had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Perry Ellis had 18 points and 9 rebounds, and Frank Mason had 15 points and 11 assists.
Boxscore:
http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.co...2_.pdf?id=3466

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There was an unprecedented result today. Rough starts in the group stage for the U16 Girls foreshadowed a rough first half against Brazil in the second half and there was not enough time to recover and they lost 72-63. No USA team, Girls or Boys at the U16 and U17 teams has ever lost a game before and USA Basketball will not be able to claim to be champions at every age level for at least a year. As a result, they will play the third place game on Sunday at 7:00pm EDT.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...3&t=BWOQQYFERA

Canada beat hosts Mexico 70-42 in the other semifinal.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...3&t=BWOQQYFERA

Earlier in the day, four teams started the battle for 5th place. Argentina beat Venezuela 64-51 and then Cuba beat Honduras 59-53
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...2&t=BWOQQYFERA
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...2&t=BWOQQYFERA

Final day schedule:
7th: Venezuela vs Honduras
5th: Argentina vs Cuba
3rd: United States vs Mexico
1st: Brazil vs Canada

The first EuroBasket Women game of the day was a meaningless one as Montenegro beat Lithuania 89-77 for 7th place. Angel Robinson finished her first tournament as a naturalized player with 24 points and 11 rebounds in the win and ex-Drexel player Kamile Nacickaite had 28 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...22-67-A-1.html

The key game was the next one, which was for fifth place and the final European spot that retained the possibility of Olympic qualification. The game went to overtime before Turkey edged Russia 68-66. In the win, LaToya Pringle had 28 points and 13 rebounds as the naturalized player and ex-WNBA player Nevriye Yilmaz had 15 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, tournament breakout star Maria Vadeeva, who led the team in scoring in multiple games at only 16 years old, had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Epiphanny Prince had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists from the naturalized player spot.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...23-68-A-1.html

Play in Budapest concludes on Sunday with Lindsey Harding and Belarus facing Spain for third place followed by Serbia and France for the title and the Olympic berth.

One USA team did win today as the U19 Men's team started the World Championships with an 83-53 win over Iran in Heraklion despite a slow start. The youngsters led the way as Josh Jackson had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Harry Giles had 14 points and 9 rebounds, and Jayson Tatum had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/2...ore_statistics

Their game on Sunday against Croatia can be seen here at 11:15 am EDT or on replay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWUhV4DGpb8

In the other game in the group, Croatia may lose a player due to shoe contracts, but still flexed their muscle with a 111-68 win over Egypt.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/2...ore_statistics

In Group B, Turkey beat Argentina 74-64. Juan Pablo Vaulet, who was just drafted, had 15 points in the loss. Spain then beat China 84-73 as Yankuba Sima, who is headed to St. John's after high school in the United States, had 10 points and 8 rebounds in the win.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/2...ore_statistics

In Group C, Italy beat Tunisia 89-62. In a battle between two teams who wished that they could field full strength teams, Canada edged Australia 74-71. In the win, Oregon's Dillon Brooks had 22 points and 6 rebounds, UNLV commit Justin Jackson had 11 points and 9 rebounds, Jadon Cohee of Seattle had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/2...ore_statistics

In Group D, Serbia had a tougher time than expected against the Dominican Republic, but escaped with an 82-77 win. In the loss, Florida high schooler Andres Feliz had 26 points, New Jersey high schooler Jeromy Rodriguez had 13 points and 7 rebounds, and Kansas high schooler Yerri Flores had 12 points. Greece is waiting for their best player to get healthy, but they opened up in front of their home crowd with an 83-55 win over South Korea. In the win, Georgios Papagiannis, the former Pennsylvania high schooler who still has not decided on a collegiate future, had 16 points and 16 rebounds, Konstantinos Mitoglou of Wake Forest had 12 points and 6 rebounds, Georgios Tsalmpouris of Iowa State had 12 points, and Oregon-bound Tyler Dorsey, who just finished getting all of his clearances to play for the country of his mother, had 11 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/2...ore_statistics

Team rosters as best as I could do are below:

A:

Croatia:
Borna Kapusta, Zabok (Croatia)
Goran Filipovic, Split (Croatia)
Ivan Majcunic, Gorica (Croatia)
Roko Badzim, Sibenik (Croatia)
Luka Bozic, Zagreb (Croatia)
Ivan Vranes, Zadar (Croatia)
Nik Slavica, Cibona (Croatia)
Dragan Bender, Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) on loan to Ironi Ramat Gan (Israel)
Ante Zizic, Cibona (Croatia)
Ivica Zubac, Cibona (Croatia)
Ivan Karacic, Siroki Brijeg (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Marko Arapovic, Cedevita (Croatia)

Egypt:
Mohamed Moustafa Mohamed, Al Ahly (Egypt)
Mamdouh Abdelkafy, Al Ahly (Egypt)
Basem Alian, Alexandria (Egypt)
Ahmed Metwali, Al Ittihad (Egypt)
Mahmoud Mahmoud, Somouha (Egypt)
Mohamed Taha Ibrahim Mohamed, Al Ittihad (Egypt)
Mohamed Abdelrahman, Al Gezira (Egypt)
Ahmed Mahran, Somouha (Egypt)
Elsandily Seifeldin, Al Gezira (Egypt)
Ahmed Khalaf, Al Gezira (Egypt)
Mohamed Ibrahim Younes Mohamed, Al Ittihad (Egypt)
Esam Mostafa, Al Ahly (Egypt)

Iran:
Mahyar Mehr, Mahram (Iran)
Abdolsamad Soroodi, 7 Diamond (Iran)
Navid Rezaeifar, Mahram (Iran)
Ali Allahverdi, 7 Diamond (Iran)
Mohammad Yousof Vand, Techmash (Iran)
Ali Nasiririneh, Kale (Iran)
Mohammadreza Rezaei, Techmash (Iran)
Mehdi Jafari, Chemidor (Iran)
Salar Monji, Naft (Iran)
Dro Der Ghokasian, Chemidor (Iran)
Mobin Sheikhi, Shahrdari (Iran)
Azari Amirhossein, Chemidor (Iran)

B:

Argentina
Andres Barbero, Bahiense (Argentina)
Ivan Gramajo, Lanus (Argentina)
Fernando Zurbriggen, Obras Sanitaria (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Vaulet, Bahia (Argentina), Drafted 39th in 2015 by Charlotte Hornets with rights later traded to the Brooklyn Nets
Facundo Corvalan, Ciclista (Argentina)
Martin Fernandez, Bahia (Argentina)
Maximo Fjellerup, Bahia (Argentina)
Jose Vildoza, Libertad (Argentina)
Lucio Delfino, Olimpico (Argentina)
Enzo Rupcic, Instituto (Argentina)
Rodrigo Gerhardt, Bahia (Argentina)
Lautaro Berra, Obras Sanitaria (Argentina)

China (family name first):
Shi Yi, Xinjiang (China)
Sun Minghui, Zhejiang Guangsha (China)
Zhao Rui, Hunan (China)
Zhao Yanhao, Zhejiang Guangsha (China)
Wu Yucheng, Jiangsu (China)
Yang Kai, Guangxi (China)
Zuo Zhennian, Sichuan (China)
Meng Zikai, Tianjin (China)
Shao Yinglun, Guangdong (China)
Zeng Fanri, Hunan (China)
Fu Hao, Bayi (China)
Hu Jinqiu, Zhejiang Guangsha (China)

Spain:
Francisco Alonso, Cushing Academy (Massachusetts), signed with UNC Greensboro
Pablo Perez, Valencia (Spain)
Sergi Garcia, Zaragoza (Spain)
Marc Garcia, Manresa (Spain)
Xabi Lopez, Juventut Badalona (Spain)
Jose Alberto Jimenez, Unicaja Malaga (Spain)
Xabi Oroz, Gipuzkoa (Spain)
Yankuba Sima, Elev8 Sports Institute (Florida), committed to St. John's
Ramon Vila, FC Barcelona (Spain)
Samuel Rodriguez, Nautico Tenerife (Spain)
Jacobo Diaz, Canarias Basketball Academy (Spain)
Nil Sabata, Manresa (Spain)

Turkey:
Kadir Bayram, Tofas (Turkey)
Berk Ugurlu, Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey)
Dogus Ozdemiroglu, Darsussafaka (Turkey)
Yigit Arslan, Tofas (Turkey)
Tolga Gecim, Banvity (Turkey)
Ogulcan Baykan, Pertevniyal (Turkey)
Furkan Korkmaz, Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
Ege Arar, Galatsaray (Turkey)
Ayberk Olmaz, Ankara Kolejliler (Turkey)
Okben Ulubay, Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
Mehmet Alemdaroglu, Darsussafaka (Turkey)
Egemen Guven, Karsiyaka (Turkey)

C:

Australia:
George Blagojevic, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (Australia), signed with Hartford
Kyle Clark, N W Tasmania Thunder (Australia), signed with St. Mary's
Deng Gak, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (Australia)
Angus Glover, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (Australia)
Jordan Hunter, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (Australia), signed with St. Mary's
Tanner Krebs, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (Australia), signed with St. Mary's
William McDowell-White, Brisbane Spartans (Australia)
Geremy McKay, Albany
Jack McVeigh, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (Australia), signed with Nebraska
Dejan Vasiljevic, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (Australia)
Jack White, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (Australia)
Thomas Wilson, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (Australia)

Canada:
Dillon Brooks, Oregon
Brody Clarke, University of Alberta (CIS)
Jadon Cohee, Seattle
Chris Egi, Harvard
Jordan Henry, Pine Ridge High School (Canada)
Justin Jackson, Findlay Prep (Nevada), committed to UNLV
Corey Johnson, Vermont Academy (Vermont), committed to Harvard
Abu Kigab, Saint Francis (High School, Canada)
Matt Neufeld, Sunrise Christian Academy (Kansas), signed with Saint Louis
Jalen Poyser, Orangeville Prep (Canada), signed with UNLV
Nevell Provo, Pine Ridge High School (Canada), signed with Loyola (Maryland)
Drew Urquhart, Vermont

Italy:
Alberto Cacace, Stella Azzurra Roma (Italy)
Valerio Costa, Casalpusterlengo (Italy)
Gianluca Della Rosa, Pistoia (Italy)
Diego Flaccadori, Aquila Trento (Italy)
Andrea La Torre, Stella Azzurra Roma (Italy)
Jacopo Lucarelli, Livorno (Italy)
Ion Lupusor, Viola Reggio (Italy)
Martino Mastellari, Pistoia (Italy)
Andrea Gennaro Picarelli, Aurora Jesi (Italy)
Eric Ruiu, Casale Monferrato (Italy)
Luca Severini, Pistoia (Italy)
Leonardo Tote, Reyer Venezia (Italy)

Tunisia:
Mohamed Amine Aouichi, Esperance (Tunisia)
Wassef Methnani, Kairouan (Tunisia)
Achref Gannouni, Rades (Tunisia)
Eskandar Bhouri, Monastir (Tunisia)
Ahmad Dhif, Kairouan (Tunisia)
Jawhar Jawadi, Kairouan (Tunisia)
Mohamed Adam Rassil, Hammamet (Tunisia)
Mahmoud Hajri, La Goulette (Tunisia)
Ahmed Addami, Kairouan (Tunisia)
Younes Saidani, Oxford University (United Kingdom)
Jaber Ben Makhlouf, Dalia (Tunisia)
Soufiene Guebellaoui, Pierrefitte (France)

D:

Dominican Republic:
Yerri Flores, Sunrise Christian (Kansas)
Jhery Matos, Calusa Prep (Florida)
Richard Polanco, Army and Navy Academy (California)
Yeikson Montero
Cristian Duran
Weisner Perez, Morton West (Illinois), committed to Harvard
Andres Feliz, West Oaks (Florida)
Jeromy Rodriguez, Pope John XXIII (New Jersey)
Jhonatan Araujo, Calusa Prep (Florida)
Elvin Valera
Victor Pena, Calusa Prep (Florida)
Adonis Nunez

Greece:
Vasilieios Toliopoulos, Kolossos Rhodes (Greece)
Michail Lountzis, Panathinaikos (Greece)
Thomas Kottas, PAOK (Greece)
Tyler Dorsey, Maranatha (California), committed to Oregon
Konstantinos Mitoglou, Wake Forest
Vasilis Mouratos, Olympiakos (Greece)
Dionysis Skoulidas, Peristeri (Greece)
Georgios Tsalmpouris, Iowa State
Sotirios Billis, Panionios (Greece)
Dimitrios Stamatis, Panionios (Greece)
Georgios Papagiannis, Panathinaikos (Greece), Westtown (Pennsylvania)
Vasilis Charalampopoulos, Panathinaikos (Greece)

Serbia:
Ilija Djokovic, FMP Belgrade (Serbia)
Stefan Lazarevic, FMP Belgrade (Serbia)
Danilo Ostojic, FMP Belgrade (Serbia)
David Miladinovic, FMP Belgrade (Serbia)
Borisa Simanic, FMP Belgrade (Serbia)
Vanja Marinkovic, Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)
Milos Glisic, Partizan Pelgrade (Serbia)
Radovan Djokovic, Mega Vizura (Serbia)
Vojislav Stojanovic, FMP Belgrade (Serbia)
Aleksandar Aranitovic, Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
Stefan Peno, FC Barcelona (Spain)
Vasilije Vucetic, Union Olimpija (Slovenia)

South Korea (family name first):
Byeon Jun-Hyeong, Dongguk University (South Korea)
Jang Tae-Bin, Korea University (South Korea)
Kwon Hyeok-Jun, Yongsan University (South Korea)
Yoo Hyeon-Jun, Jemulpo High School (South Korea)
Jeon Hyeon-Woo, Korea University (South Korea)
Park Jun-Young, Korea University (South Korea)
Kim Hoon, Yonsei University (South Korea)
Yang Jae-Hyeok, Kyungbok High School (South Korea)
Lee Yoon-Su, Yongsan High School (South Korea)
Song Kyo-Chang, Samil Commercial High School (South Korea)
Kim Kyeong-Won, Kyungbok High School (South Korea)
Yang Hong-Seok, Busan Jungang High School (South Korea)

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http://www.usab.com/news-events/news...e-croatia.aspx

[awhom111]

Lindsey Harding tried to end her first international tournament experience with at least a medal as Belarus faced Spain and took an early lead, before losing the bronze medal game 74-58. Lindsey had 8 points and 6 assists in 36 minutes. Yelena Leuchanka had 13 points and 15 rebounds. In the win, former WNBA draft pick Alba Torrens had 25 points and 6 rebounds, incoming WNBA player Marta Xargay had 19 points, and Astou Ndour had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Lindsey is now available to any WNBA team and will put her new passport to good use in the fall when she returns to Turkey counting as a European player and not a non-European one. Next summer Belarus will be in the Olympic qualifying tournament for five bids in the Olympics.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...24-69-A-1.html

The Eurobasket Women final was plenty exciting as Serbia beat France 76-68. In the win, incoming WNBA player Ana Dabovic had 25 points, ex-WNBA player Sonja Petrovic had 22 points and 7 rebounds, and Danielle Page had 12 points and 8 rebounds from the naturalized player spot. In the loss, WNBA player Sandrine Gruda had 16 points, ex-Maryland player Diandra Tchatchouang had 15 points, ex-WNBA player Celine Dumerc had 13 points, and Isabelle Yacoubou had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Serbia has qualified for the Olympics, joining the United States in Brazil, with the hosts likely to also get an automatic berth. France will now have to join Spain, Belarus, and Turkey in a qualification tournament next summer just to make it to Rio.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...25-70-A-1.html

The USA U19 Men's team passed their only expected test of the first round by beating shorthanded Croatia 103-81. The young trio had another set of strong performances as Jayson Tatum had 22 points, Josh Jackson had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Harry Giles had 14 points, with Allonzo Trier finally finding some rhythm with 17 points and Jalen Brunson adding 10 points and 8 assists.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/2...ore_statistics

In the other game in the group, Egypt built a big lead on Iran and then needed to hold on in the end to win 62-59.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/2...ore_statistics

In Group B, China beat Argentina 74-67. Juan Pablo Vaulet had 16 points and 8 rebounds in the loss as he contemplates an NBA future after the draft. Turkey reasserted itself as the age group champions of Europe with a 72-65 win over Spain. Francisco Alonso, who is headed to UNC Greensboro after finishing high school in Massachusetts, had 14 points in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/2...ore_statistics

In Group C, Italy edged Australia 69-67. Nebraska bound Jack McVeigh had 18 points and 6 rebounds in the loss. Canada breezed past Tunisia 93-36. In the win, UNLV signee Jalen Poyser had 22 points and 8 rebounds, Harvard commit Corey Johnson had 21 points, and Vermont's Drew Urquhart had 10 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/2...ore_statistics

In Group D, Serbia beat South Korea 113-83. The Dominican Republic had another close game, but lost again as they fell to the hosts 70-65. In the win, Wake Forest's Konstantinos Mitoglou had 14 points and 10 rebounds. In the loss, New Jersey high schooler Jeromy Rodriguez had 15 points, Florida high schooler Andres Feliz had 12 points and 6 rebounds, Florida prepster Jhonatan Araujo had 12 points, and Kansas high schooler Yerri Flores had 14 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/2...ore_statistics

All of the teams now have Monday off before the last game of the first stage.

The USA U16 Girls team bounced back and battered Mexico 81-24 for the bronze medal in the Americas, holding the hosts scoreless in the final quarter for good measure.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...4&t=BWOQQYFERA

Canada took the early lead in the final after already beating Brazil once, but the newly confident Brazilians came back to force overtime before falling 72-71.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...4&t=BWOQQYFERA

The first game of the day was for 7th place as Venezuela beat Honduras 66-64.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...4&t=BWOQQYFERA

For 5th place, Cuba beat Argentina 68-54.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...4&t=BWOQQYFERA

Final Standings:
Canada
Brazil
United States
Mexico
Cuba
Argentina
Venezuela
Honduras

[awhom111]

It was a quiet day of actual game action.

The U19 Men's team will finish their group stage on Tuesday at 9:00am EDT against Egypt. It can be viewed here live or on replay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnJcMw030_Q

Marty Pocius looks set to not play for the Lithuanian national team this summer. He has an uncertain club situation and is still recovering from injuries during the season. His presence will be missed by the team as he has always had a role off the bench and contributed in whatever way was needed without complaint.

The United States announced their Pan American Games tryout list today. With the roster basically open to everybody, it will be interesting to see how they choose to balance the final squad. There are a number of current collegians and a number of pros. Overseas royalty Bobby Brown and Keith Langford are included, which is cool to see. Langford was reportedly considering naturalization at some point and Brown was also targeted at points, so it would be cool to see them be able to represent their country. Mark Few gets a chance to reunite with Micah Downs. I was hoping that Ryan Hollins would eventually play for Jamaica with a bunch of other high profile players who constantly turn them down, but he seems to have no interest.
http://www.usab.com/news-events/news...c-players.aspx

[awhom111]

The USA U19 Men's team finished the group stage of the competition with a 92-50 win over Egypt. Harry Giles had 13 points and 12 rebounds, Caleb Swanigan had 13 points and 6 rebounds, Jayson Tatum had 13 points, Allonzo Trier had 11 points, and Josh Jackson had 10 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/3...ore_statistics

With simultaneous tipoffs for both games in the group to avoid collusion, Croatia won the other game in Group A 86-36 over Iran.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/3...ore_statistics
Standings: United States 3-0, Croatia 2-1, Egypt 1-2, Iran 0-3

In Group B, Spain jumped on Argentina early and rolled to a 75-51 win. UNC Greensboro bound Francisco Alonso had 10 points in the win. Turkey needed a strong second half to beat China 62-51.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/3...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/3...ore_statistics
Standings: Turkey 3-0, Spain 2-1, China 1-2, Argentina 0-3

In Group C, Canada took control of the group by beating Italy 78-54. In the win, UNLV commit Justin Jackson had 16 points and 7 rebounds, UNLV signee Jalen Poyser had 13 points and 6 rebounds, and Harvard commit Corey Johnson had 12 points. Australia beat Tunisia 93-64 to stay out of last place.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/3...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/3...ore_statistics
Standings: Canada 3-0, Italy 2-1, Australia 1-2, Tunisia 0-3

In Group D, the Dominican Republic finally got their elusive win by beating South Korea 102-89. In the win, Florida high schooler Andres Feliz had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists, Kansas high schooler Yerri Flores had 19 points, New Jersey high schooler Jeromy Rodriguez had 16 points and 7 rebounds, and Harvard commit Weisner Perez had 10 points. The hosts took the top spot in the group by beating Serbia 69-60. In the win, Oregon bound Tyler Dorsey and collegiately undecided Georgios Papagiannas had 10 points and 6 rebounds each.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/3...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/3...ore_statistics
Standings: Greece 3-0, Serbia 2-1, Dominican Republic 1-2, South Korea.

All 16 teams now enter the single-elimination knockout phase of the competition. Here is the bracket:
United States vs Argentina
Italy vs Dominican Republic
Egypt vs Spain
Tunisia vs Greece
Croatia vs China
Canada vs South Korea
Iran vs Turkey
Australia vs Serbia

The game against Argentina can be seen at 11:15am EDT here tomorrow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c0QDxBjvx0

[awhom111]

The USA U19 Men's team had an easy time with Argentina in the Round of 16 as they won 93-45. Harry Giles had 17 points and 12 rebounds, Jayson Tatum had 14 points, and Allonzo Trier had 13 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

The other knockout games started with Spain holding off Egypt 67-60. Turkey had a tougher than expected time with Iran, but won 73-63. Italy beat the Dominican Republic 82-73. In the loss, Florida high schooler Andres Feliz had 28 points, Florida prepster Jhonatan Araujo had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and New Jersey high schooler Jeromy Rodriguez had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Increasingly shorthanded Croatia beat China 75-68. Canada beat South Korea 100-64 after an even first quarter. In the win, UNLV commit Justin Jackson had 20 points and 7 rebounds, Dillon Brooks of Oregon had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists, and Harvard commit Corey Johnson and Saint Louis signee Matt Neufeld had 13 points each. Australia stunned Serbia 69-56 as Nebraska signee Jack McVeigh had 18 points and 12 rebounds and St. Mary's signee Kyle Clark had 15 points. The hosts closed the day by blowing out Tunisia 100-48 as Oregon commit Tyler Dorsey had 25 points and 7 rebounds and possibly collegiate-bound Georgios Papagiannis had 10 points and 9 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

All of the teams have Thursday off before they all play three games over the weekend to end the tournament:

Brackets:

Quarterfinals:
United States vs Italy
Spain vs Greece
Croatia vs Canada
Turkey vs Australia

9th Place Playoffs:
Argentina vs Dominican Republic
Egypt vs Tunisia
China vs South Korea
Iran vs Serbia

[awhom111]

The only competitive action today was the first day of the FIBA Europe U20 Women's Championships. Like the other youth competitions, it is split in two divisions, with 3 teams moving between levels next summer depending on results this year. Division A is 16 teams, starting with 4 groups of 4 in Tinajo and Teguise on Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. Division B is a full round robin of 10 teams playing the 9 games in 11 days in Podgorica, Montenegro. There are a lot of current and future (and some former) collegians, so it is of some interest to hardcore basketball fans.

The U19 Men's quarterfinal against Italy will be on ESPNU at 11:15am EDT tomorrow. If you happen to have a livebasketball.tv account, it may be geo-blocked there, but that is not clear right now. You should still be able to watch the other three quarterfinals there though. The 9th-16th place playoff games will be on FIBA's YouTube channel.

Both World University Games teams have arrived in South Korea and had their first exhibitions. The Women's team beat Russia (current pros) 71-58. Partially Kansas beat China (mostly actual college students and not pros) 93-56. Kansas opens against Turkey on Saturday in South Korea, but it will still be Friday night here and they can be seen on ESPNU at 11:00pm EDT.

[awhom111]

The USA U19 Men's team won their quarterfinal over Italy 86-65. Jalen Brunson had 17 points, Harry Giles had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Josh Jackson had 14 points, and Jayson Tatum had 12 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

In the other quarterfinals, Turkey beat Australia 81-70 despite 14 points from Nebraska signee Jack McVeigh. Croatia then beat Canada 84-71. In the loss, UNLV commit Justin Jackson had 20 points, Oregon's Dillon Brooks had 17 points and 6 rebounds, and Harvard commit Corey Johnson had 12 points. The hosts finally took control in the second half to beat Spain 70-59. In the win, Oregon commit Tyler Dorsey had 14 points and Wake Forest's Konstantinos Mitoglou had 11 points and 11 rebounds. St. John's commit Yankuba Sima had 22 points and 8 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

In the fight for 9th place, there were several intra-federation battles. Argentina held off the Dominican Republic 71-66 in the battle of the Americas. In the loss, Florida high schooler Andres Feliz had 14 points and New Jersey high schooler Jeromy Rodriguez had 12 points and 9 rebounds. South Korea beat China 77-54 in the battle of Asia. Egypt beat Tunisia 81-68 in the battle of Africa. Serbia beat Iran 83-70 in the only cross federation matchup.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

Brackets:

Semifinals:
United States vs Greece
Croatia vs Turkey

5th Place:
Italy vs Spain
Canada vs Australia

9th Place:
Argentina vs Egypt
South Korea vs Serbia

13th Place:
Dominican Republic vs Tunisia
China vs Iran

The United States will now face Greece in the second semifinal at 1:30pm EDT on Saturday on ESPNU. If you happen to have a livebasketball.tv account, it may also be available there with no geo-blocking as was the case today. The other semifinal will be on that website as well, but the other six games will be available on FIBA's YouTube channel.

The Women's World University Games team beat Canada 68-51 in another exhibition. Their opener against Italy will be on ESPNU at 9:00pm EDT. Due to the timezones, there may be games going on while I am posting the updates from the day before. I will try to keep updates lumped together by the actual day that the events take place on for consistency.

[Reilly]

... The United States will now face Greece in the second semifinal at 1:30pm EDT on Saturday on ESPNU ...

Sean Miller saying how this will be a tough game, that Greece led most of the way when the two played an exhibition game June 23.

Interesting to me to look back and see which USA teams have won this world championship and which have not.

http://www.usab.com/mens/u19/history.aspx

GOLD MEDALS

2013: Aaron Gordon, Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow, Montrezl Harrell, Rasheed Suilamon; coaches Billy D, Tony Bennett, Shaka
2009: Seth Curry, Gordon Heyward, Shelvin Mack, Klay Thompson; Jamie Dixon coach
1991: Cherokee Parks, Tony Lang; Lon Kruger coach
1983: Pearl Washington, Kenny Walker, Scott Skiles, Larry Krystkowiak; Illinois h.s. coach head coach
1979: Sleepy Floyd, James Worthy, Sam Perkins; Illnois h.s. coach head coach

SILVER MEDALS

2007: Steph Curry, Deon Thompson, Michael Beasley; Jerry Wainwright coach
1999: Casey Jacobsen, Nick Collison; Rob Evans Ariz St coach; Dave Odom assistant
1987: Stacey Augmon, Larry Johnson, Brickey, Scott Williams, Lionel S., Schintzius; Larry Brown coach, Gary Williams assistant coach
[Lost to Toni Kukoc and Vlade Divac]


FIFTH PLACE

2011: Doug McDermott; Paul Hewitt coach
2003: JJ Redick (2 games, 1 point), Kevin Pittsnogle; Ernie Kent coach

SEVENTH PLACE

1995: Wojo, Trajan, Domzalski, Vince Carter, Stephon Marbury; Kelvin Sampson coach

[roywhite]

USA getting all they can handle from Greece in U-19 semifinal.
4-point lead after 3 quarters.

Not impressed with this USA team compared to some of the teams we saw with Tyus, Justise, etc. Too many turnovers, missed foul shots, leaving shooters open (and Greece is hitting 3's)

Game is on ESPN-U as I type.

[roywhite]

USA 82 -- Greece 76

The USA team had enough to get the win. Just from my observation, there are a handful of players who carry the team -- Jalen Brunson, Jayson Tatum, Harry Giles, Josh Jackson, and Terrance Ferguson. Brunson had a huge scoring game with 30 points, but is a shoot-first guard, and no one else seemed adept at getting the ball inside. Giles is an amazing rebounder, and Tatum has all sorts of potential and ability.

Some of the USA players did very little -- big guys Swanigan and Onuaku were not impressive. Sean Miller's own guy Allonzo Trier had a poor game. The USA team did not seem particularly well-coached -- they had not adapted to the quick travel whistle common in the international game, and failed to cover Greece's 3-point shooters.

Greece had some good play, including some effective outside shooting. They appear better at 3-point shooting than fiscal management.

[awhom111]

The U19 final will on ESPNU at 1:30pm EDT on Sunday.

In the other semifinal, Croatia controlled the post early against Turkey and rolled to a 91-56 win.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

In the race for 5th place, Canada beat Australia again 66-58 as Oregon's Dillon Brooks had 19 points and 11 rebounds and UNLV commit Justin Jackson had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Italy showed that teams do want to win these games as they had an enormous comeback against Spain and then prevailed 83-77 over Spain. St. John's commit Yankuba Sima had 15 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

In the battle for 9th place, Argentina beat Egypt 74-64. Serbia won their rematch over South Korea, but it was far more exciting this time as they needed overtime to win 113-109.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

As teams tried to avoid last place, the Dominican Republic beat Tunisia 78-59. In the win, Florida prepster Jhonatan Araujo had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Kansas high schooler Yerri Flores had 17 points, Florida high schooler Andres Feliz had 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists, and New Jersey high schooler Jeromy Rodriguez had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Younes Saidani, who does play college basketball, but in the United Kingdom for Oxford, had 11 points and 6 rebounds in the loss. Iran beat China 64-59.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

Final day games:
1st: United States vs Croatia
3rd: Greece vs Turkey
5th: Italy vs Canada
7th: Spain vs Australia
9th: Argentina vs Serbia
11th: Egypt vs South Korea
13th: Dominican Republic vs Iran
15th: Tunisia vs China

Kansas finally got to represent both themselves and the United States in the World University Games opener. They trailed Turkey at halftime, but eventually fought their way to a 66-57 win. Wayne Selden had 19 points and 9 rebounds, Perry Ellis had 17 points and 6 rebounds, and Frank Mason had 12 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_d_01.htm

Their next game against Brazil will be on ESPNU at 7:30am EDT on Sunday.

In other Group D games, Brazil beat Chile 78-33 as ex-Colorado State player Gerson Santo had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Serbia beat Switzerland 58-41.
Boxscores:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_d_02.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_d_03.htm

Group A is down a team with no Angola, so the only game was Germany beating China 91-64. In the win, Hans Brase of Princeton had 16 points, Maodo Lo of Columbia had 13 points, and ex-Gonzaga player Matthias Monninghoff had 11 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_a_01.htm

In Group B, Mexico beat Mongolia 90-71. Canada beat Sweden 78-61. Russia edged Montenegro 63-62.
Boxscores:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_b_01.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_b_02.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_b_03.htm

In Group C, Australia beat Taiwan 93-47. In the win, Mangok Mathiang of Louisville had 23 points and 11 rebounds and Peter Hooley of Albany had 15 points. DII player Ray Chen had 10 points in the loss. Alex Murphy led Finland to a 73-72 win over Japan as he had 25 points and 13 rebounds in 32 minutes. In overtime, France beat Lithuania 96-89 as ex-Florida player Will Yeguete had 19 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_c_01.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_c_02.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_c_03.htm

Here are the rosters as best as I could do. For non-pros, I had the university listed on the athlete's page at the games website. Some colleges around the world field pro teams, so some of the players listed may not really be students there, but just play for the team.

A

Angola:
Team is not participating

China (family name first):
Li Jun, Shandong University of Science and Technology (China)
Wang Zeqi, Beijing University (China)
Zhang Hanqi, Huaqiao University (China)
Guo Kai, Beijing University (China)
Wang Hong, Taiyuan University of Technology (China)
Liang Xiao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)
Gu Yuezhuo, Civil Aviation University of China (China)
Tian Ye, Beijing University (China)
Wan Shangwei, Beijing University (China)
Zhao Rui, Beijing University (China)
Liu Hongbo, Beijing University (China)
Chen Sheng, Beijing University (China)

Estonia:
Rait-Riivo Laane, Rapla (Estonia)
Martin Paasoja, Rapla (Estonia)
Jaan Puidet, Tallinn Institute of Technology (Estonia)
Martin Dorbek, Kalev/Cramo (Estonia)
Mihkel Kirves, Parnu (Estonia)
Aleksander Kaaberma, Tallinn Institute of Technology (Estonia)
Saimon Sutt, University of Tartu (Estonia)
Janari Joesaar, Texas Pan-American
Rain Koort, Tallinn Institute of Technology (Estonia), Sunrise Christian (Kansas)
Maik-Kalev Kotsar, Audentese (Estonia)
Heivo Parrol, Audentese (Estonia)

Germany:
Hans Brase, Princeton
David Brembly, Bayreuth (Germany)
Kevin Bright, Frankfurt (Germany), Vanderbilt
Niklas Geske, Hagen (Germany)
Stephan Haukohl, Nurnberg (Germany)
Konstantin Klein, Frankfurt (Germany)
Dennis Kramer, Trier (Germany), San Diego
Maodo Lo, Columbia
Mathis Monninghoff, Trier (Germany), Gonzaga
Maurice Pluskota, Braunschweig (Germany)
Bogdan Radosavljevic, Tubingen (Germany)
Johannes Thiemann, Bamberg (Germany)

Mozambique:
Marco Geneto
Milton Caifaz
Klaus Bunguele
Aldair Mechisso
Sika Koko
Malik Conceicao
Ivan Machave
Hugo Mbilana
Egidio Zandamela
Dercio Mula
Jonas Faduco

South Korea (family name first):
Lee Jae-Do, Busan (South Korea)
Hur Ung, Wonju (South Korea)
Lee Dong-Yeop, Korea University (South Korea)
Choi Chang-Jin, Kyung Hee University (South Korea)
Lee Seung-Hyun, Goyang (South Korea)
Jeong Hyo-Geun, Incheon (South Korea)
Moon Seong-Gon, Korea University (South Korea)
Han Hee-Won, Kyung Hee University (South Korea)
Choi Jun-Young, Yonsei University (South Korea)
Kang Sang-Jae, Korea University (South Korea)
Lee Dae-Heon, Dongguk University (South Korea)
Park In-Tae, Yonsei University (South Korea)

B

Canada:
Caleb Agada, Ottawa (CIS)
Mikeal Andrews, Bishop's (CIS)
Johnny Berhanemeskel, Ottawa (CIS)
Aaron Best, Ryerson (CIS)
Mamadou Gueye, Alberta (CIS)
Jahmal Jones, Ryerson (CIS)
Chris McLaughlin, Victoria (CIS)
Tommy Nixon, British Colombia (CIS)
Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, Calgary (CIS)
Adika Peter-McNeilly, Ryerson (CIS)
Josh Wolfram, Thompson Rivers (CIS)
Jordan Baker, Weissenhorn (Germany), Alberta (CIS)

Mexico:
Gabriel Vazquez, Universidad de las Americas Puebla (Mexico)
Fabian Jaimes, Universidad de las Americas Puebla (Mexico)
Raul Borquez, Universidad de las Americas Puebla (Mexico)
Ricardo Calatayud, Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla (Mexico)
Domingo Rodriguez, Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla (Mexico)
Diego Borjas, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua (Mexico)
Alejandro Villanueva, Centros de Estudios Universitarios (Mexico)
Juan Ramirez, Universidad Itaca (Mexico)
Jonathan Machado, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico)
Daniel Alejandro Soto, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Toluca (Mexico)
Jose Luis Aguilera, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Toluca (Mexico)
Ivan Rangel, Oklahoma Wesleyan (NAIA)

Mongolia:
Chinbat Gerel, Ih Zasag University (Mongolia)
Byambadorj Ankhbayar, Etugen University (Mongolia)
Dulguun Enkhbat, Otgontenger University (Mongolia)
Darkhantugs Batbold, Mongolian University of Science Technology (Mongolia)
Tselmeg Oyunbold, Mon-Altius Physical Education Institute (Mongolia)
Temuujin Ariunbold, Mon-Altius Physical Education Institute (Mongolia)
Gansukh Avarzed, Mon-Altius Physical Education Institute (Mongolia)
Tamjid Battuvshin, Mongolian National University (Mongolia)
Batzolboo Borgil, Mongolian University of Science Technology (Mongolia)
Davaadorj Munkhbayar, Mongolian University of Science Technology (Mongolia)
Achkhuu Barkhuu, Mongolian National Institute of Physical Education (Mongolia)
Ochirbat Otgonbayar, Mon-Altius Physical Education Institute (Mongolia)

Montenegro:
Miroslav Damjanovic, Mornar (Montenegro)
Nikola Zizic, Sutjeska (Montenegro)
Milos Latkovic, Mornar (Montenegro)
Marko Kovac, Sutjeska (Montenegro)
Masan Vrbica, Teodo Tivat (Montenegro)
Milutin Dukanovic, Istanbul Buyuksehir (Turkey)
Marko Mugosa, Zeta (Montenegro)
Radosav Spasojevic, Sutjeska (Montenegro)
Nemanja Djurisic, Georgia
Mihailo Sekulovic, Zrinjski (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Danilo Nikolic, Mega Vizura (Serbia)
Milos Pajovic, Ulcinj (Montenegro)

Russia:
Denis Zakharov, Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
Artem Komolov, Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia)
Aleksandr Gudumak, Krasnye Krylia (Russia)
Nikita Barinov, Juventus (Russia)
Victor Zaryazhko, Krasnye Krylia (Russia)
Stanislav Ilnitskiy, Khimki Moscow (Russia)
Artem Klimenko, Avtodar Saratov (Russia)
Artem Vikhrov, Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia)
Andrei Desiatnikov, Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia)
Ivan Strebkov, CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Pavel Antipov, Unics Kazan (Russia)
Mikhail Kulagin, Rossiya Novogorsk (Russia)

Sweden:
William Asplund, Clayton State (DII)
Daniel Eliasson, Sundsvall (Sweden)
William Gutenius, Sundsvall (Sweden)
Arvid Isaksson, Lulea (Sweden)
Mike Joseph, Sodertalje (Sweden)
Alexander Lindqvist, Trikalla (Greece)
Axel Nordstrom, Uppsala (Sweden)
Sebastian Norman, Lamar
Andreas Person, Boras (Sweden)
Jonathan Person, Lulea (Sweden)
Gustav Sundstrom, Norrkoping (Sweden)
Lukas Winegarner, Essex Leopards (United Kingdom), Rollins (DII)

C

Australia:
Shaun Bruce, Cairns Taipans (Australia)
Mitchell Creek, Adelaide 36ers (Australia)
Deng Deng, Baylor
Nicholas Duncan, Boise State
Hugh Greenwood, New Mexico
Peter Hooley, Albany
Mangok Mathiang, Louisville
Corey Maynard, Cairns Taipans (Australia)/Cairns Marlins (Australia), Bryant
Mitchell McCarron, Metro State (DII)/Northside Wizards (Australia)
Keanu Pinder, Hutchinson (JC)/East Perth Eagles (Australia)
Daniel Trist, Lafayette
Xavier Crooks, Winthrop

Finland:
Alex Vaenerberg, Pyrinto (Finland)
Antto Nikkarinen, Nilan (Finland)
Ilari Seppala, Kouvot (Finland)
Aleksi Akpaso, Kotka (Finland)
Joonas Lehtoranta, Kotka (Finland)
Topias Palmi, Pyrinto (Finland)
Tommi Huolila, Kataja (Finland)
Lauri Toivonen, Helsinki (Finland), Texas Pan-American
Carl Lindbom, Helsinki (Finland)
Julius Rajala, Loyola (Ill)
Alex Murphy, Florida
Joonas Caven, Delaware 87ers (D League)

France:
Lahaou Konate, Evreux (France)
Axel Julien, Hyeres Toulon (France)
Billy Ouattara, Denain (France)
Kevin Harley, Poitiers (France)
Frederic Bourdillon, Antibes (France)
Malela Mutuale, Maurienne (France)
Moustapha Fall, Monaco (France)
William Howard, Denain (France)
Vincent Poirier, Hyeres Toulon (France)
Antony Labanca, Strasbourg (France)
Yannis Morin, Cholet (France)
Will Yeguete, Le Havre (France), Florida

Japan:
Yuma Fuji, Toshiba Brave Thunders (Japan)
Jotaro Mitsuda, University of Tsukuba (Japan)
Kevin Haruyama, Toshiba Brave Thunders (Japan)
Yudai Baba, University of Tsukuba (Japan)
Kengo Nomoto, Toshiba Brave Thunders (Japan)
Leo Vendrame, Tokai University (Japan)
Yusei Sugiura, University of Tsukuba (Japan)
Shuta Hara, Kokushikan University (Japan)
Takaya Sasayama, University of Tsukuba (Japan)
Masahiro Narita, Takushoku University (Japan)
Yuya Nagayoshi, Toshiba Brave Thunders (Japan)
Ryosuke Akaishi, Takushoku University (Japan)

Lithuania:
Paulius Dambrauskas, Dzukija (Lithuania)
Saulius Kulvietis, Juventus (Lithuania)
Mindaugas Kupsas, Kalev/Cramo (Estonia)
Edgaras Ulanovas, Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
Rokas Giedraitis, Siauliai (Lithuania)
Egidijus Mockevicius, Evansville
Vaidas Kariniauskas, Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
Lukas Lekavicius, Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
Tomas Dimsa, Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
Vytenis Cizauskas, Valmiera (Latvia)
Rolandas Jakstas, Caceres (Spain)
Donatas Tarolis, Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)

Taiwan (family name first in most cases):
Su Yi-Chin, Mingdao University (Taiwan)
Huang Tsung-Hang, Mingdao University (Taiwan)
Lee Chi-Wei, Mingdao University (Taiwan)
Chen Kuan-Chuan, KKL (Taiwan)
Wu Chia-Chun, National Taiwan Sport University (Taiwan)
Chou Yi-Hsiang, Kainan University (Taiwan), Salt Lake (JC)
Hsiao Shun-Yee, National Taiwan University of Arts (Taiwan)
Hsieh Tsong-Rong, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan)
Lee Te-Wei, Yulon (Taiwan)
Lee Kai-Yan, Tsing Wu University (Taiwan)
Ray Chen, Belmont Abbey (DII)
Kevin Hu, Chaminade (DII)

D

Brazil:
Humberto Gomes, Pinheiros (Brazil)
Deryk Ramos, Limeira (Brazil)
Arthur Da Luz, Paulistano (Brazil), San Bernardino Valley (JC)
Guilherme Pereira, Bauru (Brazil)
Gerson Santo, Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil), Colorado State
Gemerson Silva, Paulistano (Brazil)
Daniel Bordignon, Navarra (Spain)
Antonio Ferreira, Franco (Brazil)
Lucas Dias, Pinheiros (Brazil)
George Torres, Flamengo (Brazil)
Henrique Coelho, Minas (Brazil)
Leonardo Demetrio, Minas (Brazil)

Chile:
Ricardo Cardenas, Universidad de Concepcion (Chile)
Ignacio Sanino, Universidad de Valparaiso (Chile)
Diego Silva, Universidad de Las Americas (Chile)
Gabriel Sanino, Universidad de Playa Ancha (Chile)
Felipe Latorre, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (Chile)
Franco Leiva, Marne (Uruguay)
Fernando Schuler, Colo Colo (Chile)
Jorge Rodriguez, Universidad Central de Chile (Chile)
Carlos Aranda, Puerto Montt (Chile)
Antonio Pinedo, Universidad Catolica (Chile)
Sebastian Becerra, Quilicura (Chile)
Diego Valenzuela, Universidad Catolica (Chile)

Serbia:
Dusan Kutlesic, Metalac (Serbia)
Jovan Novak, Vojvodina (Serbia)
Ognjen Dobric, FMP Belgrade (Serbia)
Petar Torlak, Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions (Austria)
Djordje Drenovac, Igokea (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Stefan Pot, Ploiesti (Romania)
Sasa Avramovic, Kumanovo (Macedonia)
Nikola Pesakovic, Nea Kifisia (Greece)
Aleksandar Marelja, Oostende (Belgium)
Milan Milovanovic, Balkan (Bulgaria)
Nikola Jovanovic, USC
Nemanja Todorovic, Metalac (Serbia)

Switzerland:
Fabio Appavou, Massagno (Switzerland)
Jonathan Kazadi, Fribourg (Switzerland)
Christian Affolter, Cape Breton (CIS)
Brian Savoy, Union Neuchatel (Switzerland)
Jonathan Sztarkman, Open University of Israel (Israel)
Gardner Louissaint, Union Neuchatel (Switzerland)
Florian Steinmann, Union Neuchatel (Switzerland)
Kevin Madiamba, Roberts Wesleyan (DII)
Vincent Gaillard, Union Neuchatel (Switzerland)
Jeremy Landenbergue, Boncourt (Switzerland), Cuesta (JC)
Jonathan Dubas, Lugano Tigers (Switzerland)
Milos Bozovic, Lausanne (Switzerland)

Turkey:
Firat Toz, Yesilgiresun (Turkey)
Muhammed Baygul, TED Ankara (Turkey)
Yigit Vardal, Mersin (Turkey)
Oguzhan Sungur, Sakarya (Turkey)
Cenk Sekeroglu, Akhisar (Turkey)
Murat Erensoy, Istanbul Teknik University (Turkey)
Tugberk Gedikli, Baliksehir (Turkey)
Omer Sancakli, Akhisar (Turkey)
Pertev Onguner, Ankara (Turkey)
Ilhan Baris Gokalp, Baliksehir (Turkey)
Muhammed Dogan Senli, Besiktas (Turkey)
Sertac Sanli, Usak (Turkey)

[roywhite]

USA 79 -- Croatia 71 in OT

Exciting finish, and a near win for Croatia in regulation. Croatia was down 1 with 4 seconds left and shooting two foul shots -- hit the first, and missed the second to send the game into OT.
US team pulled away in OT. Jalen Brunson with 14, Jayson Tatum with 13, and Harry Giles with 13 were the leading scorers. Giles was terrific on the boards with 16 rebounds, but shot a woeful 4-20 from the field. As noted after the semifinal win vs Greece, this USA team was not as dominant as some other age group teams in recent years; didn't have enough guard play.

Croatia had two good forwards, Bozic and Slavica, who finished with 23 points.

[awhom111]

Angela Salvadores and Spain's U19 team had their first exhibition game today and needed a big comeback and overtime to beat Argentina 68-66. Angela led the team with 17 points in 34 minutes. Florida State signee Maria Conde added 16 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.feb.es/Documentos/Archivo...FARGENTINA.jpg

The United States U19 Men's boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

In the 3rd place game, Turkey beat the hosts 80-71. In the loss, Tyler Dorsey had 19 points as he gets ready to head to Oregon and Konstantinos Mitoglou had 10 points and 6 rebounds as he heads back to Wake Forest:
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

For 5th place, Canada pounded Italy 77-44 in a group stage rematch. In the win, Oregon's Dillon Brooks had 28 points and Harvard commit Corey Johnson had 11 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

Australia put on a show as they beat Spain 103-72 for 7th place. A couple of St. Mary's signees led the way as Tanner Krebs had 31 points and Jordan Hunter had 14 points and Nebraska signee Jack McVeigh had 15 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

Serbia edged Argentina 77-76 to at least go home in 9th place.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

Egypt beat South Korea 101-88 for 11th place.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

The Dominican Republic beat Iran 71-50 for 13th place. In the win, Florida high schooler Andres Feliz had 22 points and Kansas high schooler Yerri Flores had 13 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

China beat Tunisia 80-68 to stay out of last place. In the loss, Younes Saidani had 15 points and 9 rebounds as he heads to serious student athlete life at Oxford.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/0...ore_statistics

Final Standings:
United States
Croatia
Turkey
Greece
Canada
Italy
Australia
Spain
Serbia
Argentina
Egypt
South Korea
Dominican Republic
Iran
China
Tunisia

Kansas apparently had to change uniforms to more clearly represent the United States at the World University Games. They woke up a little earlier this game to beat Brazil 81-72 and put themselves in good shape to advance and beat the finish of the last team. Wayne Selden had 23 points, Frank Mason had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists, Hunter Mickelson had 11 points and 8 rebounds, and Jamari Traylor had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Colorado State player Gerson Santo had 24 points and 8 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_d_06.htm

In the other Group D games, Turkey beat Switzerland 68-61 and Serbia beat Chile 69-43.
Boxscores:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_d_04.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_d_05.htm

In Group A, China beat Mozambique 74-56. Germany then beat Estonia 70-40. In the win, ex-Gonzaga player Mathis Monninghoff had 13 points and 6 rebounds and Maodo Lo of Columbia had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_a_02.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_a_03.htm

In Group C, Alex Murphy and Finland lost 87-70 to Lithuania. Alex had 9 points in 27 minutes. In the win, Egidijus Mockevicius of Evansville had 14 points. Japan beat Taiwan 78-61. France beat Australia 71-45. In the loss, Daniel Trist of Lafayette had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_c_04.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_c_05.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_c_06.htm

The United States Women's World University Games team had a few things to work through, but eventually worked their way to an 80-68 win over Italy. Erica McCall had 22 points and 18 rebounds and Aerial Powers had 22 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._w400_b_01.htm

Their next game against China is on ESPNU at 4:30am on Monday.

In the other Group B game, the Czech Republic eventually pulled away from China for a 94-71 win.
Boxscore:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._w400_b_02.htm

In Group A, Canada beat Hungary in double overtime 70-65. Florida State's Adut Bulgak had 24 points and 7 rebounds and Arizona State's Quinn Dornstauder had 11 points and 14 rebounds in the win. Amadea Szamosi had 10 points and 13 rebounds in the loss. The hosts opened their tournament with an 80-64 win over Mozambique.
Boxscores:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._w400_a_01.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._w400_a_02.htm

In Group C, Russia beat Mexico 75-46 as Begona Faz Davalos of Fresno State had 10 points and 7 rebounds in the loss. Japan beat Sweden 71-51 despite 10 points and 13 rebounds from Ellen Nystrom of Colorado State.
Boxscores:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._w400_c_01.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._w400_c_02.htm

In Group D, Australia flexed its muscles early by battering Uganda 128-31. In the win, WNBA draft pick Carley Mijovic had 22 points and 10 rebounds and WNBA draft pick Stephanie Talbot had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Taiwan beat Brazil 86-61.
Boxscores:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._w400_d_01.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._w400_d_02.htm

Here are rosters as best as I could find:

A

Canada:
Wumi Agunbiade, Alba Iulia (Romania), Duquesne
Quinn Dornstauder, Arizona State
Ruth Hamblin, Oregon State
Samantha Hill, Virginia Tech
Karly Roser, Northwestern
Korissa Williams, Windsor (CIS)
Adut Bulgak, Florida State
Dakota Whyte, Wisconsin
Meg Wilson, Simon Fraser (DII)
Laura Dally, Saskatchewan (CIS)
Abigail Fogg, South Dakota
Michelle Hudyn, Missouri

Hungary:
Bettina Baksa, MTK (Hungary)
Dorottya Balla, Oral Roberts
Fruzsina Fejes, Atomeromu (Hungary)
Dora Koch, Gyor (Hungary)
Zita Martonosi, Szegedi (Hungary)
Judit Manyoky, University of Physical Education (Hungary)
Alma Nemeth, University of Physical Education (Hungary)
Regina Pap, Pecs (Hungary)
Flora Szabo, Budapest Business School (Hungary)
Amadea Szamosi, Duquesne
Szonja Vukov, MTK (Hungary)
Dorina Zele, ZTE (Hungary)

Mozambique:
Yara Pelembe, Universidade Politecnica (Mozambique)
Isabel Mavamba, Universidade Politecnica (Mozambique)
Hasman Pedro, Universidade Politecnica (Mozambique)
Almina Mulhui, Universidade Politecnica (Mozambique)
Clitan De Sousa, Universidade Politecnica (Mozambique)
Carmen Rezende, Universidade Politecnica (Mozambique)
Dionilde Cuamba, Universidade Politecnica (Mozambique)
Ludomila Rangel, Universidade Politecnica (Mozambique)
Alice Timba
Nilsa Chiziane, Universidade Politecnica (Mozambique)

South Korea (family names first):
Choi Jeong-Min, Dankook University (South Korea)
Park Hyun-Young, Yong In University (South Korea)
Jeong Yur-Im, Far East International University (South Korea)
Kang Kye-Lee, Hallym Polytechnic University (South Korea)
Cha Eun-Young, Jeonju Vision University (South Korea)
Park Si-Eun, University of Suwon (South Korea)
Lee Su-Yeon, Gwangju University (South Korea)
Woo Su-Jin, Gwangju University (South Korea)
Jo Eun-Jung, Yong In University (South Korea)
Jang Hye-Jeong, Hallym Polytechnic University (South Korea)
Choi Jeong-Min, Yong In University (South Korea)
Park Chan-Yang, University of Suwon (South Korea)

B

China (family names first):
Zhao Zhifang, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics (China)
Zhao Zixin, Beijing University (China)
Zhu Zhengmin, Beijing University (China)
Wu Di, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics (China)
Liu Xuan, Xi'An University of Technology (China)
Wang Rong, Beijing University (China)
Ma Jianyi, Qinghai Normal University (China)
Sun Li, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications (China)
Liang Jiamei, Liaoning (China)/Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)
Zhang Weiqianru, Beijing University (China)
Jiang Tong, Beijing University (China)
Liu Tongyi, Beijing University (China)

Czech Republic:
Lenka Bartakova, USK Prague (Czech Republic)
Beata Adamcova, Valosun Brno (Czech Republic)
Petra Zaplatova, VS Prague (Czech Republic)
Pamela-Therese Effangova, Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
Teresa Vyoralova, USK Prague (Czech Republic)
Renata Pudlakova, VS Prague (Czech Republic)
Barbora Kasparkova, Brno (Czech Republic)
Karolina Elhotova, VS Prague (Czech Republic)
Andrea Sladkova, VS Prague (Czech Republic)
Monika Satoranska, VS Prague (Czech Republic)
Klara Vojtikova, Brno (Czech Republic)
Nada Salacova, Nymburk (Czech Republic)

Italy:
Sara Bocchetti, Napoli (Italy)
Giulia Bona, Broni (Italy)
Debora Carangelo, Venezia (Italy)
Beatrice Carta, Cagliari (Italy), Washington
Caterina Dotto, Umbertide (Italy)
Giulia Gombac, Trieste (Italy)
Francesca Melchiori, Venezia (Italy)
Marta Meroni, Costa (Italy)
Maria Miccoli, Trieste (Italy)
Giovanna Pertile, Trieste (Italy)
Alice Quarta, Torino (Italy)
Federica Tognalini, Sesto San Giovanni (Italy)

C

Japan:
Masami Honda, Iris (Japan)
Mio Shinozaki, Red Wave (Japan)
Kaede Kondo, Antelopes (Japan)
Yuka Kosuge, Koalas (Japan)
Aya Tsurumi, Hakuoh University (Japan)
Chikae Uchino, Shoin University (Japan)
Yume Negishi, Waseda University (Japan)
Rika Tanimura, University of Tsukuba (Japan)
Remi Nunira, Nara Gakuen University (Japan)
Rie Izumita, Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences (Japan)
Manami Fujioka, University of Tsukuba (Japan)
Saki Hayashi, Hakuoh University (Japan)

Mexico:
Laura Nunez, Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla (Mexico)
Pamela Martinez, Universidad Madero (Mexico)
Paola Estrada, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua (Mexico)
Casandra Ascencio, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey Guadalajara (Mexico)
Gabriela Saad, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua (Mexico)
Michelle Pardo, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico)
Gabriela De La Rosa, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico)
Gladiana Avila, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico)
Rosaura Guardiola, Universidad de las Americas Puebla (Mexico)
Myriam Lara, Centro de Ensenanza Tecnica y Superior (Mexico)
Begona Faz, Fresno State
Diana Armas, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey Guadalajara (Mexico)

Russia:
Daria Namok, Spartak Moscow (Russia)
Alexandra Stolyar, Rostov (Russia)
Evgenia Finogentova, Novosibirsk (Russia)
Maria Kaitukova, Rostov (Russia)
Viktoria Medvedeva, Ivanovo (Russia)
Anastasiya Shilova, Chevakata Vologda (Russia)
Olga Novikova, Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
Maria Davydova, Florida International
Ksenia Tikhonenko, Spartak Moscow (Russia)
Olesia Sedletckaia, Chevakata Vologda (Russia)
Iulia Gladkova, Spisska Nova Ves (Slovakia)
Iulia Poluianova, Samara (Russia)

Sweden:
Louise Angel, Eos (Sweden)
Emelie Enjebo, 08 Stockholm (Sweden)
Frida Fogdemark, Telge (Sweden), Georgia Tech
Paulina Hersler, UCLA
Ulrica Holmqvist, Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic)
Anita Ilic, Telge (Sweden)
Helena Kurt, Monmouth
Tanya Massamba, Norrkoping (Sweden)
Ellen Nystrom, Colorado State
Linnea Rosendal, Blackeberg (Sweden), signed with Mercer
Josefin Vesterberg, Northland (Sweden)
Josefine von Uthmann, Eos (Sweden), St. Peter's

D

Australia:
Sara Blicavs, Bendigo Spirit (Australia)/Geelong Supercats (Australia)
Stephanie Collins, SMU
Aimie Clydesdale, Dandenong Rangers (Australia)/Dandenong Rangers (Australia)
Darcee Garbin, West Coast Waves (Australia)/Rockingham Flames (Australia)
Madeleine Garrick, Bendigo Spirit (Australia)
Alice Kunek, Dandenong Rangers (Australia)/Sandringham Sabres (Australia)
Tessa Lavey, Bendigo Spirit (Australia)/Bendigo Braves (Australia)
Carley Mijovic, Adelaide Lightning (Australia)/Waverley Falcons (Australia), drafted 30th in 2014 by Washington Mystics
Vanessa Panousis, Virginia Tech
Lauren Scherf, Dandenong Rangers (Australia)/Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (Australia)
Stephanie Talbot, Canberra Capitals (Australia)/Canberra Capitals (Australia), drafted 33rd in 2014 by Phoenix Mercury
Olivia Thompson, Melbourne Boomers (Australia)/Ballarat Rush (Australia)

Brazil:
Leticia Rodrigues, Maranhao (Brazil)
Raphaella Monteiro, Recife (Brazil)
Ana Oliveira, Jaragua (Brazil)
Leila Zabani, Jaragua (Brazil)
Nicolle Chirinda, America (Brazil)
Claudia Fonseca, Maranhao (Brazil)
Carolina Dos Santos, Sao Jose (Brazil)
Leidilania Da Silva, Jaragua (Brazil)
Estela Arantes, Sao Jose (Brazil)
Lorraine Silva, Faculdade Mauricio de Nassau (Brazil)
Amanda Maqueia, Bradesco (Brazil)
Barbara Souza, Barretos (Brazil)

Taiwan (family name first):
Huang Ling-Chuan, Chinese Culture University (Taiwan)
Wu Yi-Ting, Cathay Life (Taiwan)
Cheng I-Hsiu, Cathay Life (Taiwan)
Pan Tzu-Yin, National Taiwan Normal University (Taiwan)
Chen Tsai-Hsin, Cathay Life (Taiwan)
Wei Yu-Chun, Taipower (Taiwan)
Wang Wei-Lin, Chunghua (Taiwan)
Wu Ying-Chieh, Taiyuan (Taiwan)
Huang Hsiang-Ting, Chunghua (Taiwan)
Chang Chi-Fang, Taiyuan (Taiwan)
Lin Yu-Ting, Cathay Life (Taiwan)
Yang Jung, Cathay Life (Taiwan)

Uganda:
Brenda Ekone, Nkumba University (Uganda)
Stacey Lubowa, Makerere University (Uganda)
Joy Chemutai, Makerere University (Uganda)
Sylivia Nakazibwe, Makerere University (Uganda)
Aisha Nakabubi, Kampala International University (Uganda)
Rebeccah Nassiwa, Makerere University (Uganda)
Claire Lamunu, Makerere University (Uganda)
Zainah Lokwameri, Uganda Christian University (Uganda)
Babra Gimbo, Nkumba University (Uganda)
Dorothy Nabasirye, Hanyang University (South Korea)
Brendah Aujat, Makerere University (Uganda)

[MCFinARL]

USA 79 -- Croatia 71 in OT

Exciting finish, and a near win for Croatia in regulation. Croatia was down 1 with 4 seconds left and shooting two foul shots -- hit the first, and missed the second to send the game into OT.
US team pulled away in OT. Jalen Brunson with 14, Jayson Tatum with 13, and Harry Giles with 13 were the leading scorers. Giles was terrific on the boards with 16 rebounds, but shot a woeful 4-20 from the field. As noted after the semifinal win vs Greece, this USA team was not as dominant as some other age group teams in recent years; didn't have enough guard play.

Croatia had two good forwards, Bozic and Slavica, who finished with 23 points.

Agree about Giles--a great rebounder, but he struggled to get shots in the basket even though most were from very short distance. As an offensive player he may need some work if this was a typical performance.

[awhom111]

The USA Women's World University Games team beat China 90-75 as they again needed to work to pull away from their opponents. Courtney Williams had 18 points and 8 rebounds, Mercedes Russell had 14 points and 15 rebounds, Jordin Canada and Erica McCall had 12 points each, and Aerial Powers had 10 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._w400_b_04.htm

The Czech Republic beat Italy 65-56 in the other Group B game.
Boxscore:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._w400_b_03.htm

In Group A, Hungary dominated the second half beat Mozambique 70-44 with 15 points and 11 rebounds from Amadea Szamosi of Duquesne. Canada dismantled the hosts 94-42. In the win, Quinn Dornstauder of Arizona State had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Adut Bulgak of Florida State had 16 points, and Dakota Whyte of Wisconsin had 11 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._w400_a_03.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._w400_a_04.htm

In Group C, Russia edged Japan 71-65 and Sweden beat Mexico 64-55 with 15 points and 15 rebounds from Ellen Nystrom of Colorado State.
Boxscores:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._w400_c_03.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._w400_c_04.htm

In Group D, Taiwan pounded Uganda 100-55 and then Australia beat Brazil 85-40. In the win Vanessa Panousis of Virginia Tech and WNBA draft pick Stephanie Talbot had 14 points each.
Boxscores:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._w400_d_03.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._w400_d_04.htm

In the men's tournament, it was only a partial schedule for the day. Group A action started with Estonia beating Mozambique 87-47 as Janari Joesaar of Texas Pan-American had 12 points. The hosts opened their tournament by beating China 76-62.
Boxscores:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_a_04.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_a_05.htm

In Group B, Sweden beat Mexico 83-63 and Russia eased past Mongolia 99-33. Canada edged past Montenegro 66-63 despite 14 points and 7 rebounds from Nemanja Durisic of Georgia.
Boxscores:
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_b_07.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_b_08.htm
http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/b..._m400_b_09.htm

Both American teams play later tonight/Tuesday in South Korea, but will not be televised.