2015 International Hoops

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The round robin finished in Wuhan as matchups were set for the rest of the tournament. South Korea beat India 121-44. Japan beat Thailand 95-43. China finished the round by beating Taiwan 76-62.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/asiawomen/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/asiawomen/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/asiawomen/2015/0...ore_statistics
Standings: Japan 5-0, China 4-1, South Korea 3-2, Taiwan 2-3, Thailand 1-4, India 0-5.

Semifinals:
China vs South Korea
Japan vs Taiwan

The other two teams play the top two teams from the other round robin in single game situations for spots in the top division of the next tournament. Thailand will face North Korea and India will face the Philippines, which took the top spot in the group by virtue of the tiebreaker.

Group A play opened the day in Mexico City as the Dominican Republic dominated the final quarter to beat Panama 83-66. In the win, ex-Quinnipiac player James Feldeine had 16 points, ex-Western Illinois player Eulis Baez had 13 points, and ex-Louisville player Edgar Sosa had 11 points and 6 assists. In the loss, ex-LSU player Jose Lloreda had 16 points and 10 rebounds, ex-Southern Miss player Josimar Ayarza had 15 points, and ex-Texas A&M Corpus Christi player Michael Hicks had 12 points. The hosts finished the day by beating Brazil 66-58. Their players with NBA experience led the way as Gustavo Ayon had 27 points and 13 rebounds and Jorge Gutierrez had 14 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=6&r=11755
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=5&r=11755

Canada eliminated some of their opening day frustrations by destroying Cuba 101-59 in Group B. Andrew Wiggins and Nik Stauskas had 15 points and 6 rebounds each and Dwight Powell added 10 points, with ex-Baylor player Brady Heslip providing scoring punch from distance again with 12 points. In the next game, Venezuela beat Puerto Rico 74-63. In the win, ex-USF player John Cox had 11 points and 6 rebounds and ex-NAIA player Nestor Colmenares had 10 points. The players with NBA experience led the way in the loss as J.J. Barea had 20 points and Renaldo Balkman had 18 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=6&r=11755
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=5&r=11755

Thursday's ESPN3 Schedule (all times EDT):
Uruguay vs Dominican Republic, 1:00pm
Argentina vs Cuba, 3:30pm
Canada vs Venezuela, 7:00pm
Panama vs Mexico, 9:30pm (game also live on ESPN Deportes)

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Marty Pocius may not be playing with his national team, but his club team did open their preseason with an exhibition against Kazakhstan, which is preparing for the FIBA Asia Championships. Marty had 13 points as they won 84-82. In the loss, ex-Nicholls State player Anatoliy Kolesnikov had 16 points and naturalized ex-Rider player Jerry Johnson had 12 points.

In Mexico City, the day started with the Dominican Republic beating Uruguay 90-70. In the win, ex-Quinnipiac player James Feldeine had 17 points, ex-Western Illinois player Eulis Baez had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists, and ex-Louisville player Edgar Sosa had 14 points. The hosts closed the day with a strong second half to beat Panama 82-68. In the win ex-Texas Pan American player Paul Stoll had 20 points and 7 assists, Gustavo Ayon had 16 points and 11 rebounds, ex-Fresno State player Hector Hernandez had 15 points, and ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 10 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-LSU player Jose Lloreda had 16 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=8&r=11755
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=7&r=11755

In Group B, Argentina took a while to get going before dismantling Cuba in the second half to win 96-64. The veterans led the way again as Luis Scola had 11 points and 8 rebounds and Andres Nocioni had 10 points and 13 rebounds. Canada beat Venezuela 82-62 in the next game. Their NBA player starting five led the way as Nik Stauskas had 16 points, Kelly Olynyk had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists, Andrew Wiggins had 13 points and 7 rebounds, Anthony Bennett had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Cory Joseph had 10 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, ex-USC player Dwight Lewis had 17 points and ex-NAIA player Nestor Colmenares had 16 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=8&r=11755
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=7&r=11755

Friday's ESPN3 Schedule (all times EDT):
Venezuela vs Argentina, 1:00pm
Brazil vs Panama, 3:30pm
Puerto Rico vs Canada, 7:00pm
Mexico vs Uruguay, 9:30pm (game also live on ESPN Deportes)

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In China, teams fought for the single Olympic spot after a day off. Japan beat Taiwan 65-58 as the latest attempt to jump into the elite level failed. WNBA player Ramu Tokashiki had 15 points and 7 rebounds in the win and ex-Arizona State player Joy Burke, using her Chinese name Bao Hsi-Le, had 18 points and 9 rebounds in the loss. China beat South Korea 60-45 in the second semifinal. The final will determine the Olympic qualifier with the third place game winner joining the runner up in the final qualifying tournament next summer.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/asiawomen/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/asiawomen/2015/0...ore_statistics

The next edition of the competition will have two new teams joining the top division as North Korea beat Thailand 66-50 and then the Philippines beat India 82-76 as Shelley Gupilan, who opted to leave the United States to play college basketball in the Philippines, had 11 points.

The day in Mexico City started with Group B play as Argentina beat Venezuela 77-68. The old men show no signs of slowing down as Luis Scola had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Andres Nocioni had 21 points and 9 rebounds with George Washington's Patricio Garino adding 12 points. It was a close game at the half, but Canada blew it wide open coming out of the break to win 112-92. The usual cast of NBA players had good games as Andrew Wiggins had 19 points, Kelly Olynyk had 15 points and 9 rebounds, and Cory Joseph and Nik Stauskas had 15 points each. The bench chipped in again as ex-Baylor player Brady Heslip had 13 points and Phil Scrubb, who came through Canada's college system, had 12 points. In the loss, J.J. Barea had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists, ex-USC player Larry Ayuso had 18 points, and ex-Wichita State player Ramon Clemente had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Boxscores:
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=10&r=11755
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=9&r=11755
Standings: Argentina 4-0, Canada 3-1, Venezuela 2-2, Puerto Rico 1-3, Cuba 0-4

In Group A, Panama surprised Brazil 89-72. In the win, ex-Louisiana Tech player Trevor Gaskins had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists, ex-Texas A&M Corpus Christi player Michael Hicks had 19 points, and 7 rebounds, ancient ex-Providence player Ruben Garces had 15 points and 8 rebounds, and ex-LSU player Jose Lloreda had 10 points and 9 rebounds. In the loss, ex-NBA player Marquinhos had 15 points and 6 rebounds. The hosts closed the day by beating Uruguay 78-63. Their stars had good games again as Gustavo Ayon had 23 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists and Jorge Gutierrez had 11 points and 6 rebounds with ex-Fresno State player Hector Hernandez adding 17 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=9&r=11755
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=10&r=11755
Standings: Mexico 4-0, Dominican Republic 2-2, Panama 2-2, Uruguay 1-3, Brazil 1-3

The two last place teams are eliminated. The other teams get a day off before playing the next four games.
Here are the standings when they resume: Mexico 3-0, Argentina 3-0, Canada 2-1, Dominican Republic 2-1, Venezuela 1-2, Panama 1-2, Puerto Rico 0-3, Uruguay 0-3

Eurobasket starts on Saturday with all games on ESPN3. Here is the schedule for the first day (all times EDT):

Group A:
Poland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, 9:00am
Israel vs Russia, 11:30am
France vs Finland, 3:00pm

Group B:
Germany vs Iceland, 9:00am
Spain vs Serbia, 12:00pm
Italy vs Turkey, 3:00pm

Group C:
Georgia vs Netherlands, 9:00am
Macedonia vs Greece, 12:00pm
Croatia vs Slovenia, 3:00pm

Group D:
Czech Republic vs Estonia, 8:30am
Belgium vs Latvia, 11:30am
Lithuania vs Ukraine, 3:00pm

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An Olympic berth was handed out as Japan showed their first win over China was no fluke by beating the hosts 85-50. WNBA player Ramu Tokashiki justified her break with 18 points and 7 rebounds in the win. China will be joined in the final qualifying tournament next summer by South Korea, which managed to grind out a 52-45 win over Taiwan.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/asiawomen/2015/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/asiawomen/2015/0...ore_statistics

FIBA Americas action resumes Sunday with the following games on ESPN3 (times EDT):
Venezuela vs Dominican Republic, 1:00pm
Uruguay vs Argentina, 3:30pm
Panama vs Canada, 7:00pm
Puerto Rico vs Mexico, 9:30pm

It was the start of Eurobasket in four different countries. Olek Czyz and Poland started Group A play in Montpellier, France with a 68-64 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Olek had a quiet 6 minutes. Marcin Gortat had 10 points and 7 rebounds and naturalized ex-Western Kentucky player A.J. Slaughter had 10 points. Next, Israel came back to beat Russia 76-73. Their players with NBA experience led the way as Omri Casspi had 21 points and 9 rebounds and Gal Mekel had 13 points with former draft pick Lior Eliyahu adding 16 points. The hosts nearly succumbed to an upset despite its bevy of NBA players as they needed overtime to beat Finland 97-87. In the win, Tony Parker had 23 points, Nando De Colo had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, Nicolas Batum had 16 points, Joffrey Lauvergne had 13 points, and Rudy Gobert had 11 points. In the loss, ex-Albany player Jamar Wilson had a great competitive debut after becoming the naturalized player by marriage, providing 21 points with former draft pick Petteri Koponen adding 15 points and 7 rebounds and ex-Old Dominion player Gerald Lee pitching in with 10 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-A-2-1.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-A-1-1.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-A-3-1.html

In Group B, the home fans were ready to welcome their star back to Berlin as Germany held off Iceland 71-65. Dirk Nowitzki did not disappoint with 15 points and 7 rebounds and Dennis Schroder added 15 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, former California high schooler Jon Stefansson had 23 points and ex-Maryland player Haukar Palsson had 12 points. The next game was the most anticipated and it did not disappoint as Serbia beat Spain 80-70. In the win, incoming NBA player Nemanja Bjelica had 24 points and 10 rebounds and ex-NBA player Nemanja Nedovic had 14 points. In the loss, Pau Gasol had 16 points, Nikola Mirotic had 10 points and 10 rebounds as he stepped into the naturalized player role at the senior level, and ex-NBA player Rudy Fernandez had 10 points. Italy was excited to finally have a full strength team, but they lost to Turkey 89-87 to end the day. Players with NBA experience led the way in the win as Semih Erden had 22 points and 7 rebounds and Ersan Ilyasova had 17 points with naturalized ex-Troy player Bobby Dixon, who chose the name Ali Muhammed to comply with citizenship law, had 17 points and 9 assists and recent draft pick Cedi Osman had 12 points. In the loss, Danilo Gallinari had 33 points, Marco Belinelli had 14 points, and Andrea Bargnani had 12 points as former draft pick Alessandro Gentile added 12 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-B-1-1.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-B-3-1.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-B-2-1.html

In Group C in Zagreb, Croatia, the Netherlands held off a strong Georgia team 73-72. Ex-St. Bonaventure player Charlon Kloof had 22 points in the win. A couple of players with NBA experience led the way in the loss as Tornike Shengalia had 16 points and 8 rebounds and Zaza Pachulia had 16 points and 6 rebounds with San Diego's Duda Sanadze adding 11 points. The big rivalry game was next, but Greece took care of business to beat Macedonia 85-65. Draft right trade makeweight extraordinaire Georgios Printezis had 18 points and a couple of players with NBA experience chipped in as Kosta Koufos had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Vassilis Spanoulis had 10 points. The day of action finished with Croatia beating Slovenia 80-73 as incoming NBA player Mario Hezonja had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Outgoing NBA player Zoran Dragic had 14 points in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-C-1-1.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-C-2-1.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-C-3-1.html

In Group D in Riga, Latvia, the Czech Republic pounded Estonia 80-57 to start the tournament. In the win, ex-NBA player Jan Vesely had 16 points and 7 rebounds and their naturalized player, ex-Loyola (Ill) player Blake Schilb, had 14 points. The hosts got help from their home fans to buoy them in the fourth quarter for a 78-67 win over Belgium. In the loss, former draft pick Axel Hervelle had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists and their naturalized player, ex-Hawaii player Matt Lojeski had 11 points. To close the day, Lithuania held off the original tournament hosts, Ukraine, 69-68. Jonas Valanciunas came in after his NBA extension and delivered 19 points and 11 rebounds. In the loss, ex-NBA player Kyrylo Fesenko had 19 points and 11 rebounds and naturalized ex-Cal player Jerome Randle had 12 points and 6 assists.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-D-1-1.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-D-2-1.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-D-3-1.html

Sunday's schedule (all games ESPN3, all times EDT):

Group A:
Russia vs Poland, 9:00am
Finland vs Israel, 11:30am
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs France, 3:00pm

Group B:
Serbia vs Germany, 9:00am
Iceland vs Italy, 12:00pm
Turkey vs Spain, 3:00pm

Group C:
Netherlands vs Macedonia, 9:00am
Slovenia vs Georgia, 12:00pm
Greece vs Croatia, 3:00pm

Group D:
Estonia vs Belgium, 8:30am
Latvia vs Lithuania, 11:30am
Ukraine vs Czech Republic, 2:30pm

Here are all 24 rosters (club teams are from last season):

A

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Muhamed Pasalic, Aris (Greece)
Nedim Buza, Spars (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Andrija Stipanovic, Trabzon (Turkey)
Marko Sutalo, Pitesti (Romania)
Edin Bavcic, Prishtina (Kosovo), drafted 56th in 2006 by Toronto Raptors with rights currently held by Cleveland Cavaliers
Nemanja Gordic, Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia)
Elmedin Kikanovic, Nancy (France)
Dalibor Persic, Timisoara (Romania)
Milan Milosevic, AEK Athens (Greece)
Alex Renfroe, Alba Berlin (Germany), Belmont
Adin Vrabac, Trier (Germany)
Drasko Albijanic, Kozuv (Macedonia)

Finland:
Mikko Koivisto, Frankfurt (Germany), UNC Greensboro
Shawn Huff, Ludwigsburg (Germany), Valparaiso
Gerald Lee, UCAM Murcia (Spain), Old Dominion
Sasu Salin, Olimpija (Slovenia)
Tuukka Kotti, Bisons Loimaa (Finland), Providence
Petteri Koponen, Khimki (Russia), drafted 30th in 2007 by Philadelphia 76ers with rights currently held by Dallas Mavericks
Matti Nuutinen, Bisons Loimaa (Finland)
Ville Kaunisto, Kouvot (Finland)
Joonas Caven, Delaware 87ers (D League)
Roope Ahonen, Bisons Loimaa (Finland)
Jamar Wilson, Rouen (France), Albany
Erik Murphy, Austin Spurs (D League), Florida and NBA (2013-2014)

France:
Leo Westermann, Limoges (France)
Nicolas Batum, Portland Trailblazers
Joffrey Lauvergne, Denver Nuggets
Charles Kahudi, LeMans Sarthe (France)
Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs
Evan Fournier, Orlando Magic
Florent Pietrus, Nancy (France)
Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow (Russia), NBA (2012-2014)
Boris Diaw, San Antonio Spurs
Mickael Gelabale, Limoges (France), NBA (2006-2008 and 2012-2013)
Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz
Mouhammadou Jaiteh, Nanterre (France)

Israel:
Dagan Yivzori, Maccabi Haifa (Israel)
Shawn Dawson, Maccabi Rishon (Israel)
Gal Mekel, Nizhny Novgorod (Russia), Wichita State and NBA (2013-2015)
Lior Eliyahu, Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel), drafted 44th in 2006 by Orlando Magic with rights currently held by Minnesota Timberwolves
Omri Casspi, Sacramento Kings
Raviv Limonad, Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel)
Elishay Kadir, Hapoel Eilat (Israel)
Yogen Ohayon, Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
Yaniv Green, Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel)
D'or Fischer, UNICS Kazan (Russia), West Virginia
Robert Rothbart, Ironi Nahariya (Israel), Natomas (California)
Bar Timor, Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel)

Poland:
Olek Czyz, Turow (Poland), Nevada
Aaron Cel, Zielona Gora (Poland)
A.J. Slaughter, Panathinaikos (Greece), Western Kentucky
Damian Kulig, Turow (Poland)
Mateusz Ponitka, Oostende (Belgium)
Adam Waczynski, Obradoiro (Spain)
Marcin Gortat, Washington Wizards
Lukasz Koszarek, Zielona Gora (Poland)
Przemyslaw Zamojski, Zielona Gora (Poland), Independence (JC)
Przemyslaw Karnowski, Gonzaga
Karol Gruszecki, Czarni Slupsk (Poland), UT Arlington
Robert Skibniewski, Slask Wroclaw (Poland)

Russia:
Andrey Zubkov, Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia)
Evgeny Baburin, Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)
Ruslan Pateev, Khimki (Russia), Arizona State
Vitaly Fridzon, CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Egor Vyaltsev, Khimki (Russia)
Semen Antonov, Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)
Sergey Monya, Khimki (Russia), NBA (2005-2006)
Dmitry Khvostov, Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)
Anton Ponkrashov, UNICS Kazan (Russia)
Andrey Vorontsevich, CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Andrei Desiatnikov, Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia)
Nikita Kurbanov, Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia)

B

Germany:
Maodo Lo, Columbia
Niels Giffey, Alba Berlin (Germany), UConn
Alex King, Alba Berlin (Germany)
Heiko Schaffartzik, Bayern Munich (Germany)
Karsten Tadda, Bamberg (Germany)
Tibor Pleiss, Barcelona (Spain), signed with Utah Jazz
Robin Benzing, Bayern Munich (Germany)
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
Dennis Schroder, Atlanta Hawks
Paul Zipser, Bayern Munich (Germany)
Anton Gavel, Bayern Munich (Germany)
Johannes Voigtmann, Frankfurt (Germany)

Iceland:
Martin Hermannsson, LIU
Axel Karason, Vaerlose (Denmark)
Ragnar Nathanaelsson, Sundsvall Dragons (Sweden)
Jakub Sigurdarson, Sundsvall Dragons (Sweden), Birmingham-Southern (DIII)
Hlynur Baeringsson, Sundsvall Dragons (Sweden)
Jon Stefansson, Malaga (Spain), Artesia (California)
Helgi Magnusson, KR (Iceland), Catawba (DII)
Hordur Vilhjalmsson, Mitteldeutscher (Germany)
Logi Gunnarsson, Njardvik (Iceland)
Pavel Ermolinskij, KR (Iceland)
Haukar Palsson, Saski Baskonia (Spain), Maryland
Aegir Steinarsson, Sundsvall Dragons (Sweden), Newberry (DII)

Italy:
Amadeo Della Valle, Reggiana (Italy), Ohio State
Marco Belinelli, San Antonio Spurs
Pietro Aradori, Reyer Venezia (Italy)
Alessandro Gentile, Olimpia Milano (Italy), drafted 53rd in 2014 by Minnesota Timberwolves with rights currently held by Houston Rockets
Danilo Gallinari, Denver Nuggets
Andrea Bargnani, New York Knicks
Marco Cusin, Cremona (Italy)
Luigi Datome, Boston Celtics
Nicolo Melli, Olimpia Milano (Italy)
Andrea Cinciarini, Reggiana (Italy)
Daniel Hackett, Olimpia Milano (Italy), USC
Achille Polonara, Reggiana (Italy)

Serbia:
Milos Teodosic, CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Marko Simonovic, Pau-Lacq-Orthez (France)
Ognjen Kuzmic, Golden State Warriors
Bogdan Bogdanovic, Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey), drafted 27th in 2014 by Phoenix Suns
Nemanja Bjelica, Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey), signed with Minnesota Timberwolves
Stefan Markovic, Malaga (Spain)
Nikola Kalinic, Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
Nemanja Nedovic, Valencia (Spain), NBA (2013-2014)
Dragan Milosavljevic, Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)
Miroslav Raduljica, Minnesota Timberwolves
Zoran Erceg, Galatasaray (Turkey)
Nikola Milutinov, Partizan Belgrade (Serbia), drafted 26th by San Antonio Spurs in 2015

Spain:
Pau Gasol, Chicago Bulls
Rudy Fernandez, Real Madrid (Spain), NBA (2008-2012)
Sergio Rodriguez, Real Madrid (Spain), NBA (2006-2010)
Guillermo Hernangomez, Sevilla (Spain), drafted 35th in 2015 by Philadelphia 76ers with rights currently held by New York Knicks
Pau Ribas, Valencia (Spain)
Felipe Reyes, Real Madrid (Spain)
Victor Claver, Khimki (Russia), NBA (2012-2015)
Fernando San Emeterio, Saski Baskonia (Spain)
Sergio Llull, Real Madrid (Spain), drafted 34th in 2009 by Denver Nuggets with rights currently held by the Houston Rockets
Pablo Aguilar, Valencia (Spain)
Nikola Mirotic, Chicago Bulls
Guillem Vives, Valencia (Spain)

Turkey:
Kartal Ozmizrak, Eskisehir (Turkey)
Sinan Guler, Galatasaray (Turkey), Carroll (NAIA)
Cedi Osman, Anadolu Efes (Turkey), drafted 31st in 2015 by Minnesota Timberwolves with rights currently held by Cleveland Cavaliers
Baris Hersek, Karsiyaka (Turkey)
Ersan Ilyasova, Milwaukee Bucks
Semih Erden, Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey), NBA (2010-2012)
Melih Mahmutoglu, Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey)
Oguz Savas, Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey)
Furkan Korkmaz, Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
Bobby Dixon aka Ali Muhammed, Karsiyaka (Turkey), Troy
Huseyin Koksal, Darussafaka (Turkey)
Furkan Aldemir, Philadelphia 76ers

C

Croatia:
Ante Tomic, Barcelona (Spain), drafted 44th in 2008 by Utah Jazz
Damjan Rudez, Indiana Pacers
Rok Stipcevic, Virtus Roma (Italy)
Bojan Bogdanovic, Brooklyn Nets
Dario Saric, Anadolu Efes (Turkey), drafted 12th in 2014 by Orlando Magic with rights currently held by Philadelphia 76ers
Marko Tomas, Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia)
Roko Ukic, Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia), NBA (2008-2010)
Krunoslav Simon, Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia)
Dontaye Draper, Anadolu Efes (Turkey), College of Charleston
Miro Bilan, Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia)
Luka Zoric, Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey)
Mario Hezonja, Barcelona (Spain), signed with Orlando Magic

Georgia:
Jacob Pullen, Brindisi (Italy), Kansas State
Nika Metreveli, MIA Academy (Georgia)
Zaza Pachulia, Milwaukee Bucks
George Tsintsadze, MIA Academy (Georgia)
Giorgi Shermadini, Cantu (Italy)
Duda Sanadze, San Diego
Manuchar Markoishvili, CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Levan Patsatsia, Nizhny Novgorod (Russia), Troy
Viktor Sanikidze, UNICS Kazan (Russia), Globe Tech (JC) and drafted 42nd in 2004 by Atlanta Hawks with rights currently held by San Antonio Spurs
Beka Burjanadze, Coruna (Spain)
Tornike Shengalia, Saski Baskonia (Spain), NBA (2012-2014)
Besik Lezhava, Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia)

Greece:
Ioannis Bourousis, Real Madrid (Spain)
Nikos Zisis, Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey)
Vassilis Spanoulis, Olympiakos (Greece), NBA (2006-2007)
Nick Calathes, Memphis Grizzlies, Florida
Stratos Peperoglou, Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
Kostas Sloukas, Olympiakos (Greece)
Kostas Kaimakoglou, UNICS Kazan (Russia)
Kosta Koufos, Memphis Grizzlies, Ohio State
Georgios Printezis, Olympiakos (Greece), drafted 58th in 2007 by San Antonio Spurs with rights currently held by San Antonio Spurs after trades
Kostas Papanikolaou, Houston Rockets
Evangelos Mantzaris, Olympiakos (Greece)
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks

Macedonia:
Vladimir Brckov, Kozuv (Macedonia)
Vlado Ilievski, Cibona Zagreb (Croatia)
Darko Sokolov, Rabotnicki (Macedonia)
Aleksandar Kostoski, Kumanovo (Macedonia)
Vojdan Stojanovski, Andorra (Spain)
Damjan Stojanovski, Skopje (Macedonia)
Marko Simonovski, Skopje (Macedonia)
Ljubomir Mladenovski, Skopje (Macedonia)
Bojan Trajkovski, Prishtina (Kosovo)
Stojan Gjuroski, Levski Sofia (Bulgaria), Louisiana Tech
Richard Hendrix, Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia), Alabama
Predrag Samardjiski, Skopje (Macedonia)

Netherlands:
Yannick Franke, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Leon Williams, Landstede (Netherlands)
Worthy de Jong, Leiden (Netherlands)
Charlon Kloof, Istanbul TSI (Turkey), St. Bonaventure
Mohamed Kherrazi, Leiden (Netherlands)
Ralf de Pagter, Den Bosch (Netherlands)
Kees Akerboom, Den Bosch (Netherlands)
Roeland Schaftenaar, Rethymno (Greece), Oregon State
Nicolas de Jong, Cholet (France)
Robin Smeulders, Oldenburg (Germany), Portland
Henk Norel, Zaragoza (Spain), drafted 47th in 2009 by Minnesota Timberwolves
Arvin Slagter, Den Bosch (Netherlands)

Slovenia:
Nebojsa Joksimovic, Krka (Slovenia)
Luka Rupnik, Olimpia (Slovenia)
Klemen Prepelic, Olimpia (Slovenia)
Jaka Blazic, Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
Mitja Nikolic, USK Prague (Czech Republic)
Zoran Dragic, Miami Heat
Miha Zupan, Usak (Turkey)
Jure Balazic, Istanbul Buyuksehir (Turkey)
Sasa Zagorac, Zlatorog Lasko (Slovenia)
Alen Omic, Olimpia (Slovenia)
Jaka Klobucar, Ulm (Germany)
Uros Slokar, Estudiantes (Spain), NBA (2006-2007)

D

Belgium:
Lionel Bosco, Mons-Hainaut (Belgium)
Sam Van Rossom, Valencia (Spain)
Axel Hervelle, Bilbao (Spain), drafted 52nd in 2005 by Denver Nuggets with rights currently held by Houston Rockets
Jean-Marc Mwema, Antwerp Giants (Belgium)
Jonathan Tabu, Olimpia Milano (Italy)
Quentin Serron, Oostende (Belgium)
Wen Mukubu, Spirou Charleroi (Belgium), UAB
Pierre Antoine Gillet, Oostende (Belgium)
Maxime de Zeeuw, Virtus Roma (Italy)
Kevin Tumba, Leuven Bears (Belgium)
Jean Salumu, Oostende (Belgium)
Matt Lojeski, Olympiakos (Greece), Hawaii

Czech Republic:
Petr Benda, Nymburk (Czech Republic)
Patrik Auda, Kutno (Poland), Seton Hall
Pavel Pumprla, Obradoiro (Spain)
Vojtech Hruban, Nymburk (Czech Republic)
Tomas Satoransky, Barcelona (Spain), drafted 32nd in 2012 by Washington Wizards
Jiri Welsch, Nymburk (Czech Republic), NBA (2002-2006)
Pavel Houska, Nymburk (Czech Republic)
Lubos Barton, Nymburk (Czech Republic), Valparaiso
David Jelinek, Usak (Turkey)
Jakub Sirina, Opava (Czech Republic)
Blake Schilb, Paris-Levallois (France), Loyola (Ill)
Jan Vesely, Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey), NBA (2011-2014)

Estonia:
Rain Veideman, Kalev/Cramo (Estonia)
Tanel Sokk, Tartu University (Estonia)
Gert Dorbek, Tartu University (Estonia)
Sten-Timmu Sokk, Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
Janar Talts, Tartu University (Estonia)
Gregor Arbet, Tartu University (Estonia)
Erik Keedus, Tartu University (Estonia)
Siim-Sander Vene, Zalgiris (Lithuania)
Joosep Toome, Tartu University (Estonia)
Kristjan Kangur, Varese (Italy)
Reinar Hallik, Rakvere Tarvas (Estonia)
Tanel Kurbas, Tartu University (Estonia)

Latvia:
Mareks Mejeris, VEF Riga (Latvia)
Rolands Freimanis, UNICS Kazan (Russia)
Janis Blums, Panathinaikos (Greece)
Dairis Bertans, Bilbao (Spain)
Janis Timma, VEF Riga (Latvia), drafted 60th in 2013 by Memphis Grizzlies with rights currently held by Orlando Magic
Kristaps Janicenoks, Ventspils (Latvia)
Janis Strelniks, Bamberg (Germany)
Kaspars Berzins, Krasnye Krylia (Russia)
Kaspars Vecvagars, Zalgiris (Lithuania)
Haralds Karlis, Seton Hall
Zanis Peiners, Ventspils (Latvia)
Martins Meiers, Ventspils (Latvia)

Lithuania:
Mantas Kalnietis, Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia)
Deividas Gailius, Neptunas (Lithuania)
Jonas Maciulis, Real Madrid (Spain)
Renaldas Seibutis, Darussafaka (Turkey), drafted 50th in 2007 by Dallas Mavericks
Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga
Antanas Kavaliauskas, Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania), Texas A&M
Paulius Jankunas, Zalgiris (Lithuania)
Robertas Javtokas, Zalgiris (Lithuania), Arizona and drafted 56th in 2001 by San Antonio Spurs
Jonas Valanciunas, Toronto Raptors
Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Malaga (Spain)
Arturas Milaknis, Zalgiris (Lithuania)
Lukas Lekavicius, Zalgiris (Lithuania)

Ukraine:
Maksym Pustozvonov, Budivelnyk (Ukraine)
Jerome Randle, Eskisehir (Turkey), Cal
Olexandr Mishula, Dnipro (Ukraine)
Denys Lukashov, Budivelnyk (Ukraine)
Kyrylo Fesenko, Avtodar Saratov (Russia), NBA (2007-2012)
Oleksandr Sizov, Dnipro (Ukraine)
Stanislav Tymofeyenko, Dnipro (Ukraine)
Oleksandr Lypovyy, Budivelnyk (Ukraine)
Maxym Korniyenko, Khimik Yuzhne (Ukraine)
Ihor Zaytsev, Khimik Yuzhne (Ukraine)/Petrochimi (Iran)
Artem Pustovyi, Khimik Yuzhne (Ukraine)
Pavlo Krutous, Kyiv (Ukraine)

[awhom111]

It was the start of the second round of the FIBA Americas Championships in Mexico City. Each team will play four games in four days to complete the new eight team round robin. Teams must finish in the top half to retain a shot at direct Olympic qualification. Venezuela held off the Dominican Republic 72-68 to open the day. In the win, ex-NAIA player Nestor Colmenares had 19 points and 6 rebounds and ex-USF player John Cox had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Louisville player Edgar Sosa had 21 points, ex-Quinnipiac player James Feldeine had 13 points, and ex-Kentucky player Eloy Vargas had 11 points. Argentina trailed Uruguay for most of the game before prevailing 90-87 after a late comeback. The old guard showed up eventually as Luis Scola had 26 points and 13 rebounds and Andres Nocioni had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Canada clearly means business as they wiped out a Panama team in turmoil 103-66. Ex-Baylor player Brady Heslip led the scoring above the NBA players with 23 points and Phil Scrubb, who just finished in Canada's college system added 10 points. Among the NBA players, Andrew Wiggins had 17 points, Nik Stauskas had 16 points and 6 rebounds, and Cory Joseph had 15 points. In the loss, ex-Abilene Christian player Jonathan King had 13 points and ex-LSU player Jose Lloreda had 10 points. Mexico was the lone Group A team to win as they managed to hang on to a 92-86 win over Puerto Rico with the support of the home crowd. In the win, ex-Fresno State player Hector Hernandez had 28 points and 12 rebounds, ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 15 points and 6 assists, ex-Texas Pan-American player Paul Stoll had 12 points and 7 assists, and their only active NBA player Jorge Gutierrez had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. In the loss, ex-Virginia Tech player A.D. Vassallo had 27 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Hofstra player Carlos Rivera had 17 points, and their lone active NBA player J.J. Barea had 12 points and 10 assists.
Boxscores:
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=X&n=1&r=11848
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=X&n=2&r=11848
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=X&n=3&r=11848
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=X&n=4&r=11848

FIBA Americas Monday schedule on ESPN3 (times EDT):
Argentina vs Panama, 1:00pm
Dominican Republic vs Puerto Rico, 3:30pm
Canada vs Uruguay, 7:00pm
Mexico vs Venezuela, 9:30pm (also live on ESPN Deportes)

Olek Czyz and Poland recorded their second Eurobasket win after edging Russia 82-79. Olek had a quiet minute of action. Marcin Gortat had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Israel then beat Finland 79-66. Former draft pick Lior Eliyahu led the way with 22 points and 6 assists and other players with NBA experience chipped in as Gal Mekel had 14 points and Omri Casspi had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Ex-Florida player Erik Murphy had 24 points and 9 rebounds in the loss. France put on a better show for the home fans as they pounded Bosnia and Herzegovina 81-54. Joffrey Lauvergne and Nando De Colo had 12 points and 7 rebounds each and Tony Parker and Nicolas Batum each had 11 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-A-4-2.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-A-5-2.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-A-6-2.html

In Group B, Germany nearly gave their home fans a prize win, but they fell short to Serbia 68-66. Incoming NBA player Nemanja Bjelica had 12 points in the win. Dirk Nowitzki had 15 points and 10 rebounds, incoming NBA player Tibor Pleiss had 15 points and 7 rebounds, and Dennis Schroder had 11 points and 6 assists in the loss. Italy finally put Iceland away late to win 71-64. Former draft pick Alessandro Gentile had 21 points and Marco Belinelli added 12 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Maryland player Haukar Palsson had 17 points and former California high schooler Jon Stefansson had 11 points and 6 assists. Spain took care of Turkey 104-77. Pau Gasol had 21 points and 7 rebounds and former NBA players Sergio Rodriguez and Rudy Fernandez chipped in 14 and 10 points respectively and recent draft pick Guillermo Hernangomez had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Another NBA player had a solid effort in the loss as Ersan Ilyasova led his team with 15 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-B-5-2.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-B-4-2.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-B-6-2.html

In Group C, Macedonia beat the Netherlands 78-71 as naturalized ex-Alabama player Richard Hendrix had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Former draft pick Henk Norel had 10 points and 9 rebounds in the loss. Slovenia beat Georgia 79-68. In the loss, ex-NBA player Tornike Shengalia had 21 points and brief JC player and former draft pick Viktor Sanikidze had 10 points. The day closed with Greece sending the fans home in silence after completing a comeback against hosts Croatia 72-70. In the win, ex-NBA player Vassilis Spanoulis had 16 points and 6 assists, former draft pick Georgios Printezis had 13 points, and Kosta Koufos had 11 points and 9 rebounds. In the loss, ex-NBA player Roko Ukic had 14 points and former draft pick Dario Saric had 11 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-C-4-2.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-C-5-2.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-C-6-2.html

In Group D, Belgium jumped on Estonia early to win 84-55 as naturalized ex-Hawaii player Matt Lojeski had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Lithuania then beat hosts Latvia 68-49 as Jonas Valanciunas had 15 points and 6 rebounds. The Czech Republic beat Ukraine 78-64. Ex-NBA player Jan Vesely had 19 points and 9 rebounds and former draft pick Tomas Satoransky had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. In the loss, ex-NBA player Kyrylo Fesenko had 14 points and 8 rebounds and naturalized ex-Cal player Jerome Randle had 12 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-D-4-2.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-D-6-2.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-D-5-2.html

Monday's schedule (all games ESPN3, all times EDT):

Group A:
Finland vs Russia, 9:00am
Israel vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11:30am
France vs Poland, 3:00pm

Group D:
Lithuania vs Belgium, 8:30am
Czech Republic vs Latvia, 11:30am
Ukraine vs Estonia, 2:30pm

[awhom111]

It was another day of the second round at the FIBA Americas Championships in Mexico City. Argentina started the day by beating Panama 84-57. The old hands are still going strong as Luis Scola had 16 points and Andres Nocioni had 10 points and 9 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Texas A&M Corpus Christi player Michael Hicks had 15 points. Puerto Rico survived a wild game against the Dominican Republic as they won 98-92. J.J. Barea was everywhere as he finished with 37 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists, ex-Wichita State player Ramon Clemente had 15 points and 6 rebounds, ex-South Carolina player Renaldo Balkman had 13 points, and ex-Virginia Tech player A.D. Vassallo had 12 points. Besides Rick Pitino on the winning bench, a couple of ex-Louisville players had solid efforts in the loss, as Francisco Garcia had 25 points and Edgar Sosa had 13 points with ex-Quinnipiac player James Feldeine adding 20 points. Canada rolled past Uruguay 109-82. The NBA contingent chipped in heavily as Andrew Wiggins had 18 points and 6 rebounds, Andrew Nicholson had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists, Nik Stauskas had 14 points, and Anthony Bennett. Also, ex-Baylor player Brady Heslip had 13 points, ex-Ohio State player Melvin Ejim had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and former Canadian collegian Phil Scrubb had 10 points. The day ended with Mexico coming back late to be the only former Group A team to win again as they beat Venezuela 73-70. The two players with NBA experience led the way again as Jorge Gutierrez had 20 points and 7 rebounds and Gustavo Ayon had 14 points and 11 rebounds. In the loss, ex-USF player John Cox had 22 points, ex-Marquette player David Cubillan had 14 points, and ex-NAIA player Nestor Colmenares had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=X&n=5&r=11848
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=X&n=6&r=11848
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=X&n=7&r=11848
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=X&n=8&r=11848

FIBA Americas Tuesday schedule on ESPN3 (times EDT):
Dominican Republic vs Argentina, 1:00pm
Uruguay vs Venezuela, 3:30pm
Puerto Rico vs Panama, 7:00pm
Canada vs Mexico, 9:30pm (also live on ESPN Deportes)

It was the first of two days with only half of the Eurobasket field playing with the other half getting a rest day. Olek Czyz and Poland faced hosts France at the end of the day in Group A and put up a good fight before losing 69-66. Olek did not play. Marcin Gortat had 10 points and 11 rebounds. In the win, Tony Parker led the team with 16 points as some ex-NBA player chipped in with Nando De Colo providing 12 points and 8 rebounds and Mickael Gelabale adding 12 points. Earlier in the day, Finland and Russia faced off in a battle of winless teams with Finland prevailing 81-79. Erik Murphy led the way in the win with 19 points and 7 rebounds, former draft pick Petteri Koponen had 12 points and 6 assists, and ex-Valparaiso player Shawn Huff had 10 points. Bosnia and Herzegovina came back to stun Israel 86-84 in overtime. Naturalized ex-Belmont player Alex Renfroe had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists in the win. In the loss, Omri Casspi had 29 points and 6 rebounds, another player with NBA experience in Gal Mekel had 14 points and 7 assists, former draft pick Lior Eliyahu had 14 points and 6 assists, and naturalized ex-West Virginia player D'or Fischer had 12 points and 8 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-A-8-3.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-A-7-3.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-A-9-3.html

The other group in action was Group D, where Belgium started the day by stunning Lithuania 76-74. Naturalized ex-Hawaii player Matt Lojeski had 22 points and former draft pick Axel Hervelle had 11 points. Jonas Valanciunas led the way with 25 points and 12 rebounds in the loss and Gonzaga's Domantas Sabonis added 10 points. Hosts Latvia overturned an early deficit to beat the Czech Republic 72-65. In the loss, former draft pick Tomas Satoransky had 22 points and 9 assists, ex-NBA player Jan Vesely had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and naturalized ex-Loyola (Ill) player Blake Schilb had 11 points. Estonia beat hapless former hosts Ukraine 78-71. Naturalized ex-Cal player Jerome Randle had 22 points in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-D-8-3.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-D-9-3.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-D-7-3.html

Tuesday's schedule (all games ESPN3, all times EDT):

Group B:
Serbia vs Iceland, 8:30am
Germany vs Turkey, 11:45am
Spain vs Italy, 3:00pm

Group C:
Slovenia vs Netherlands, 9:00am
Georgia vs Greece, 12:00pm
Croatia vs Macedonia, 3:00pm

[awhom111]

The day in the FIBA Americas Championships in Mexico City started with Argentina staying unbeaten by beating the Dominican Republic 92-84. The old guys are still working hard as Andres Nocioni had 25 points and Luis Scola had 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists. The ex-Louisville players led the way in the loss as Edgar Sosa had 24 points and Francisco Garcia had 16 points as ex-Western Illinois player Eulis Baez added 10 points and 7 rebounds. Uruguay finally struck one for the non-Mexico former Group A teams as they edged Venezuela 77-75. In the win, ex-DII player Reque Newsome had 20 points. In the loss, ex-NAIA player Nestor Colmenares had 12 points and 6 rebounds and ex-USF player John Cox had 12 points. Puerto Rico came back to beat Panama 78-71 as J.J. Barea led the team with 15 points. Ex-Wichita State player Ramon Clemente had 13 points and 7 rebounds, ex-Troy player Richard Chaney had 12 points, and ex-Hofstra player Carlos Rivera had 10 points. In the loss, Louisiana Tech player Trevor Gaskins had 29 points and ex-Texas A&M Corpus Christi player Michael Hicks had 10 points. Canada made a statement by handing Mexico their first loss 94-73. The NBA contingent led the way as Andrew Wiggins had 17 points, Andrew Nicholson had 15 points, and Nik Stauskas had 12 points with ex-Iowa State player Melvin Ejim adding 12 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 13 points, ex-Texas Pan-American player Paul Stoll had 11 points and 6 assists, and ex-Montana State player Adrian Zamora had 11 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=X&n=10&r=11848
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=X&n=11&r=11848
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=X&n=12&r=11848
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=X&n=9&r=11848

FIBA Americas Wednesday schedule on ESPN3 (times EDT):
Venezuela vs Panama, 1:00pm
Canada vs Dominican Republic, 3:30pm
Puerto Rico vs Uruguay, 7:00pm
Argentina vs Mexico, 9:30pm

The other half of the Eurobasket groups were in action, starting in Group B, with Serbia beating Iceland 93-64. A couple of former Golden State Warriors had strong games as Nemanja Nedovic had 15 points and Ognjen Kuzmic had 11 points with ex-NBA player Miroslav Raduljica adding 13 points. Turkey held off a late charge from hosts Germany to win 80-75. In the win, recent draft pick Cedi Osman had 17 points, ex-NBA player Semih Erden had 16 points and 9 rebounds, Ersan Ilyasova had 15 points, naturalized ex-Troy player Bobby Dixon, who went with Ali Muhammed when changing to a legal name for his new citizenshp, had 15 points, and ex-NAIA player Sinan Guler had 11 points. In the loss, Dennis Schroder had 24 points and 6 assists and Dirk Nowitzki had 15 points. The day ended with a mild surprise as Italy beat Spain 105-98. The supposed star trio finally came through as Danilo Gallinari had 29 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists, Marco Belinelli had 27 points and 7 assists, and Andrea Bargnani had 18 points as former draft pick Alessandro Gentile had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Their performances offset the Chicago Bulls duo as Pau Gasol had 34 points and 10 rebounds and Nikola Mirotic had 13 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-B-7-3.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-B-9-3.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-B-8-3.html

In Group C, Slovenia fended off the Netherlands 81-74 with outgoing NBA player Zoran Dragic providing 13 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-St. Bonaventure player Charlon Kloof had 25 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Portland player Robin Smeulders had 14 points. Greece jumped on Georgia early and won 79-68. They finally got sizable contributions from their NBA contingent as Nick Calathes had 19 points and 8 assists and Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kosta Koufos had 12 points each. Ex-NBA player Tornike Shengalia had 20 points and 8 rebounds and unusual draft story Viktor Sanikidze had 10 points and 6 rebounds in the loss. Hosts Croatia finished the day with a 73-55 win over Macedonia. In the win, former draft pick Dario Saric had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Bojan Bogdanovic of the Brooklyn Nets had 13 points and 6 rebounds, and former draft pick Ante Tomic had 10 points and 9 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-C-7-3.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-C-9-3.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...323-C-8-3.html

Wednesday's schedule (all games ESPN3, all times EDT):

Group A:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 9:00am
Poland vs Israel, 11:30am
Russia vs France, 3:00pm

Group B:
Turkey vs Serbia, 8:30am
Italy vs Germany, 11:45am
Iceland vs Spain, 3:00pm

Group C:
Greece vs Slovenia, 9:00am
Macedonia vs Georgia, 12:00pm
Netherlands vs Croatia, 3:00pm

Group D:
Belgium vs Czech Republic, 8:30am
Latvia vs Ukraine, 11:45am
Estonia vs Lithuania, 2:30pm

[awhom111]

The FIBA Americas Championship second round concluded with teams trying to keep their Olympic hopes alive. In the first game of the day, Venezuela beat Panama 75-62 as ex-USF player John Cox had 21 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss ex-Texas A&M Corpus Christi player Michael Hicks had 20 points and ex-Louisiana Tech player Michael Gaskins had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Canada took a big lead early and coasted to a 120-103 win over the Dominican Republic. Among their NBA contingent, Cory Joseph had 17 points and 7 assists, Nik Stauskas had 14 points and 7 rebounds, Anthony Bennett had 14 points and 6 rebounds, Kelly Olynyk had 13 points and 9 rebounds, and Andrew Wiggins had 12 points and 6 assists. Both products of Canada's collegiate system also played a part as Aaron Doornekamp had 12 points and Phil Scrubb had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Albany player Gerardo Suero had 19 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Manhattan player Luis Flores had 17 points and 7 assists, ex-St. John's player Orlando Sanchez had 13 points, and ex-Quinnipiac player James Feldeine had 11 points and 6 assists. Puerto Rico beat Uruguay 80-69 as the players with NBA experience led the way as J.J. Barea had 19 points and Renaldo Balkman had 17 points and 9 rebounds and ex-Wichita State player Ramon Clemente added 11 points and 8 rebounds. Mexico beat Argentina 95-83 in a wild game to create a three way tie to invoke the tiebreaker. They got a trio of excellent performances as Gustavo Ayon had 38 points and 21 rebounds, Jorge Gutierrez had 23 points, and ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 21 points and 6 rebounds. The usual duo had strong performances in the loss as Luis Scola had 26 points and Andres Nocioni had 19 points and 8 rebounds and George Washington's Patricio Garino had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=X&n=13&r=11848
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=X&n=14&r=11848
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=X&n=15&r=11848
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=X&n=16&r=11848
Standings: Canada 6-1, Argentina 6-1, Mexico 6-1, Venezuela 3-4, Puerto Rico 3-4, Dominican Republic 2-5, Panama 1-6, Uruguay 1-6

Semifinals (winners qualify to Olympics, losers earn spots in final qualifying tournament):
Canada vs Venezuela
Argentina vs Mexico

Puerto Rico also advances to the final qualifying tournament with Rick Pitino already announcing that he is not intending to coach them next summer.

The picture became more clear at Eurobasket with only one more game left for each team in this stage. Olek Czyz and Poland advance despite a 75-73 loss to Israel. Olek had a quiet 4 minutes. Marcin Gortat had 11 points and 8 rebounds. In the win, good contributions came from the players with NBA experience as Gal Mekel had 18 points and Omri Casspi had 14 points and 7 rebounds with ex-West Virginia player D'or Fischer adding 15 points and 8 rebounds. Finland moves on after an 88-59 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the win, naturalized ex-Albany player Jamar Wilson had 16 points, former first round pick Petteri Koponen had 14 points and 6 assists, ex-Florida player Erik Murphy had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-Old Dominion player Gerald Lee had 10 points. Hosts France came back to beat Russia 74-67. They were led by their players with NBA experience as Nando De Colo had 13 points, Rudy Gobert had 12 points and 10 rebounds, Tony Parker had 12 points, and Joffrey Lauvergne had 11 points and 7 rebounds. In the last set of game, France and Israel will play for first place, Finland and Poland will play for third place and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Russia will try to at least avoid last place.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-A-12-4.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-A-11-4.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-A-10-4.html

In Group B, Serbia kept rolling with a 91-72 win over Turkey as ex-NBA player Miroslav Raduljica had 20 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, naturalized ex-Troy player Bobby Dixon, who is using the name Ali Muhammed to follow Turkish law, had 16 points, ex-NBA player Semih Erden had 14 points, recent draft pick Cedi Osman had 11 points and 9 rebounds, and Ersan Ilyasova had 11 points. Italy also advanced by virtue of beating hosts Germany 89-82 in overtime. Their NBA trio had another solid showing as Danilo Gallinari had 25 points and 9 rebounds and Andrea Bargnani and Marco Belinelli had 15 points each with former draft pick Alessandro Gentile adding 15 points. In the loss, Dennis Schroder had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists and Dirk Nowitzki had 14 points and 10 rebounds and incoming NBA player Tibor Pleiss had 10 points. Spain beat Iceland 99-73 as the Chicago Bulls duo led the way with 22 points from Nikola Mirotic and 21 points and 7 rebounds from Pau Gasol. A couple of other players with NBA experience chipped in as Sergio Rodriguez had 13 points and 6 assists and Victor Claver had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Serbia and Italy will play for the top spot. Turkey plays already eliminated Iceland while the winner of Spain and Germany will definitely advance.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-B-11-4.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-B-12-4.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-B-10-4.html

In Group C, Greece secured the top spot by beating Slovenia 83-72. Some of the players with NBA experience had solid games as Vassilis Spanoulis had 19 points and 6 assists, Nick Calathes had 12 points, and Kosta Koufos had 10 points as Georgios Printezis, the world's foremost expert on having his draft rights traded, added 16 points. Departing NBA player Zoran Dragic had 22 points in the loss. Georgia beat Macedonia 90-75 in a key game. Zaza Pachulia had 23 points and 14 rebounds in the win and ex-NBA player Tornike Shengalia had 15 points while naturalized ex-Alabama player Richard Hendrix had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Croatia secured second place by beating the Netherlands 78-72. In the win, former draft pick Dario Saric had 15 points and 7 rebounds, former draft pick Ante Tomic had 13 points and 8 rebounds, and Bojan Bogdanovic had 13 points. In the loss, ex-Oregon State player Roeland Schaftenaar had 19 points and ex-St. Bonaventure player Charlon Kloof had 10 points. Slovenia-Macedonia is the only game where both teams have something on the line as Georgia plays Croatia and Greece faces the Netherlands.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-C-11-4.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-C-12-4.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-C-10-4.html

In Group D, the Czech Republic held off Belgium 66-64 to advance. In the win, ex-NBA player Jan Vesely had 21 points and 12 rebounds and former draft pick Tomas Satoransky had 14 points and 9 assists. Original hosts Ukraine edged replacements hosts Latvia 75-74. In the win, ex-NBA player Kyrylo Fesenko had 21 points and 10 rebounds and naturalized ex-Cal player Jerome Randle had 11 points. Lithuania escaped with a 64-62 win over Estonia to advance as ex-Texas A&M player Antanas Kavaliauskas had 14 points and former draft pick Renaldas Seibutis had 11 points. The Czech Republic and Lithuania will play for first place while the other four teams all remain alive with Latvia playing Estonia and Ukraine playing Belgium. The hosts and the Belgians know that wins will be enough to advance.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-D-12-4.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-D-11-4.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-D-10-4.html

Thursday's schedule (all games ESPN3, all times EDT):

Group A:
Finland vs Poland, 9:00am
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Russia, 11:30am
Israel vs France, 3:00pm

Group B:
Serbia vs Italy, 8:30am
Germany vs Spain, 11:45am
Turket vs Iceland, 3:00pm

Group C:
Slovenia vs Macedonia, 9:00am
Georgia vs Croatia, 12:00pm
Greece vs Netherlands, 3:00pm

Group D:
Ukraine vs Belgium, 8:30am
Latvia vs Estonia, 11:30am
Czech Republic vs Lithuania, 2:30pm

[NSDukeFan]

Great to see Canada doesn't have to beat Mexico or Argentina to qualify. I assume the team isn't thinking that way.

[awhom111]

Both FIBA Americas Championship semifinals will be live on ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes on Friday. Canada and Venezuela play first at 7:00pm EDT and then Argentina and Mexico play at 9:30pm EDT as winners get Olympic berths.

It was the final day of the group stage at Eurobasket. Olek Czyz and Poland played Finland for third place in Group A with both teams already qualifying but still playing for knockout round positioning. Olek did not play as they won 78-65. Naturalized ex-Western Kentucky player A.J. Slaughter had 13 points and 8 assists and Marcin Gortat and Gonzaga's Prezemyslaw Karnowski had 10 points each. In the loss, ex-Valparaiso player Shawn Huff had 17 points and former draft pick Petteri Koponen had 14 points and 8 assists. The next game was meaningless as Russia did pick up at least one win by beating Bosnia and Herzegovina 81-61. The last game of the day was for first place, but Israel basically conceded to hosts France, resting their three stars in an 86-61 loss. Some players with NBA experience had solid efforts in the win as Rudy Gobert had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Joffrey Lauvergne had 14 points and 7 rebounds, Evan Fournier had 12 points, and Mickael Gelabale had 10 points. In the loss, former California high schooler Robert Rothbart, who was once committed to Indiana, had 11 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-A-15-5.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-A-13-5.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-A-14-5.html
Standings: France 5-0, Israel 3-2, Poland 3-2, Finland 2-3, Russia 1-4, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-4

In Group B, Serbia beat Italy 101-82 to take the top spot in the group. In the win, incoming NBA player Nemanja Bjelica had 19 points and 8 rebounds, ex-NBA player Miroslav Raduljica had 14 points, and former draft pick Bogdan Bogdanovic had 10 points. In the loss, former draft pick Alessandro Gentile had 19 points and 6 assists and part of the troublesome trio chipped in as Andrea Bargnani had 17 points and Danilo Gallinari had 14 points. Spain held off hosts Germany 77-76 to grab the last qualification spot in the group. They got more contributions from the Chicago Bulls duo as Pau Gasol had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists and Nikola Mirotic had 12 points and 7 rebounds with ex-NBA player Sergio Rodriguez providing 19 points and former draft pick Sergio Llull adding 14 points. Turkey knew their fate after the other two games, but could influence matchups depending on the result of their game, which they won 111-102 in overtime to make Iceland the only team to not win a game. Ex-Troy player Bobby Dixon, going by the Turkish name Ali Muhammed after naturalization, had 28 points and 12 rebounds, recent draft pick Cedi Osman had 22 points and 6 assists, Ersan Ilyasova had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists, ex-NBA player Semih Erden had 18 points, and ex-NAIA player Sinan Guler had 11 points. In the loss, ex-DIII player Jakub Sigurdarson had 22 points, ex-Maryland player Haukar Palsson had 18 points, and former California high schooler Jon Stefansson had 14 points and 8 assists.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-B-15-5.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-B-14-5.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-B-13-5.html
Standings: Serbia 5-0, Spain 3-2, Italy 3-2, Turkey 3-2, Germany 1-4, Iceland 0-5

In Group C, Slovenia beat Macedonia 62-51 to make sure that they finished in third place with outgoing NBA player Zoran Dragic providing 20 points. Hosts Croatia did not have anything to play for against Georgia and gave them a leg up in qualifying by losing 71-58. In the win, Zaza Pachulia had 12 points and 7 rebounds, San Diego's Duda Sanadze and former draft pick Viktor Sanikidze had 12 points each, ex-NBA player Tornike Shengalia had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and naturalized ex-Kansas State player Jacob Pullen had 10 points. In the loss, former draft pick Ante Tomic had 10 points. Greece also did not have anything to play for, but they did not take it easy on the Netherlands and eliminated them with a 68-65 win with 11 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo. In the loss, ex-St. Bonaventure player Charlon Kloof had 15 points and 6 rebounds and former draft pick Henk Norel had 11 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-C-15-5.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-C-14-5.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-C-13-5.html
Standings: Greece 5-0, Croatia 3-2, Slovenia 3-2, Georgia 2-3, Macedonia 1-4, Netherlands 1-4

In Group D, Belgium made sure that they qualified and eliminated Ukraine with a 79-71 win with 10 points from former draft pick Axel Hervelle. In the loss, ex-NBA player Kyrylo Fesenko had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Hosts Latvia shook off an early deficit to earn their own qualification and eliminated Estonia with a 75-64 win as former draft pick Janis Timma had 15 points and 6 rebounds. The game for the top spot in the group went to overtime as Lithuania edged the Czech Republic 85-81 with 13 points and 10 rebounds from Jonas Valanciunas. In the loss, naturalized ex-Loyola (Ill) player Blake Schilb had 18 points and 8 rebounds and former draft pick Tomas Satoransky had 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 15 assists.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-D-15-5.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-D-13-5.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...23-D-14-5.html
Standings:Lithuania 4-1, Latvia 3-2, Czech Republic 3-2, Belgium 3-2, Estonia 1-4, Ukraine 1-4

Bracket (all games in Lille, France):
France vs Turkey
Latvia vs Slovenia
Spain vs Poland
Greece vs Belgium
Serbia vs Finland
Croatia vs Czech Republic
Israel vs Italy
Lithuania vs Georgia

[awhom111]

Great to see Canada doesn't have to beat Mexico or Argentina to qualify. I assume the team isn't thinking that way.

I think you still have a little time to take this back.

Full recap to follow.

[NSDukeFan]

I think you still have a little time to take this back.

Full recap to follow.

Say it ain't so

[NSDukeFan]

I think you still have a little time to take this back.

Full recap to follow.

Did I cause Canada to lose because of my overconfident that they could beat Venezuela?

[awhom111]

It was the moment of truth for teams in Mexico City as the two Olympic spots were on the line in the semifinals. Canada knew that the game against Venezuela would be tougher than their first meeting and the squad filled with NBA players could not overcome their foes, losing 79-78. In the win, ex-USF player John Cox had 14 points. Kelly Olynyk did show up as he poured in 34 points and added 13 rebounds and ex-Baylor player Brady Heslip outscored some of his more illustrious teammates with 10 points. Mexico tried to use their homecourt advantage to buoy them to a second straight win over Argentina, but they ran out of steam late and lost 78-70. The old guard refused to be denied another shot at the Olympics as Luis Scola had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Andres Nocioni had 10 points and 13 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Cal player Jorge Gutierrez had 17 points, ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 16 points, ex-Fresno State player Hector Hernandez had 15 points, and recent Marquette graduate Juan Anderson had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=37&n=A&r=11849
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=38&n=A&r=11849

The final day of games will be live on ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes with the final delayed on ESPN2 at 1:30pm on Sunday (all times EDT):
3rd Place: Canada vs Mexico, 7:00pm
1st Place: Venezuela vs Argentina, 9:30pm

Here Saturday's Eurobasket schedule (all games on ESPN3, all times EDT):
Latvia vs Slovenia, 6:00am
Greece vs Belgium, 8:30am
Spain vs Poland, 12:30pm
France vs Turkey, 3:00pm

[awhom111]

The 16 remaining teams at Eurobasket descended on Lille in France for the rest of the tournament. Latvia started the day by beating Slovenia 73-66. Outgoing NBA player Zoran Dragic had 17 points in the loss. Greece pulled away from Belgium in the second half to win 75-54. Among their NBA players, Kosta Koufos had 13 points and 9 rebounds and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 10 points and 10 rebounds with the constantly traded Georgios Printezis adding 10 points. In the loss, naturalized ex-Hawaii player Matt Lojeski had 10 points. Olek Czyz and Poland hung with Spain for while before falling 80-66. Olek had 2 points in 2 minutes at the end of the game. The Chicago Bulls duo led the way again as Pau Gasol had 30 points and 7 rebounds and Nikola Mirotic had 15 points and 8 rebounds with former draft pick Sergio Llull adding 12 points. The hosts welcomed a near capacity crowd of 26,135 in to witness their 76-53 win over Turkey. Players with NBA experience led the way as Nando De Colo had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists, Joffrey Lauvergne had 12 points and 9 rebounds, Evan Fournier had 12 points and 6 rebounds, and Nicolas Batum had 10 points. Ersan Ilyasova had 14 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...61-64-A-1.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...61-62-A-1.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...61-61-A-1.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...61-63-A-1.html

Here Sunday's Eurobasket schedule (all games on ESPN3, all times EDT):
Croatia vs Czech Republic, 6:00am
Serbia vs Finland, 8:30am
Israel vs Italy, 12:30pm
Lithuania vs Georgia, 3:00pm

Canada bounced back from their qualifying failure by sending the fans home unhappy as they nearly gave away the third place game, but ended up edging Mexico 87-86. The NBA contingent recovered as Andrew Nicholson had 20 points, Andrew Wiggins had 18 points, Cory Joseph had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists, and Kelly Olynyk had 10 points and 11 rebounds with ex-Baylor player Brady Heslip finishing a strong tournament with 12 points. In the loss, ex-Grand Canyon player Marco Ramos had 19 points, Gustavo Ayon finished his strong tournament with 16 points and 19 rebounds, ex-Texas Pan-American player Paul Stoll had 16 points and 10 assists, and ex-Montana State player Adrian Zamora and ex-Fresno State player Hector Hernandez had 11 points each.
Boxscore:
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=39&n=A&r=11850

Argentina jumped out to an early lead in the final, but Venezuela jumped back in the game and completed a second upset by hanging on to a 76-71 win. Ex-USF player John Cox had 14 points in the win. The old guard did not get enough help as Andres Nocioni had 21 points and 8 rebounds and Luis Scola had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.americas2015.com/en/box.asp?g=40&n=A&r=11850

[awhom111]

The other set of Eurobasket Round of 16 games were played today. The Czech Republic started the day by shocking Croatia 80-59. In the win, ex-NBA player Jan Vesely had 20 points and 13 rebounds, naturalized ex-Loyola (Ill) player Blake Schilb had 12 points, and former draft pick Tomas Satoransky had 10 points and 11 assists. In the loss, Bojan Bogdanovic had 12 points, incoming NBA player Mario Hezonja had 10 points and 9 rebounds, and ex-NBA player Roko Ukic had 10 points. Serbia beat Finland 94-81. In the win, ex-NBA player Miroslav Raduljica had 27 points, incoming NBA player Nemanja Bjelica had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and former draft pick Bogdan Bogdanovic had 10 points. In the loss, naturalized ex-Albany player Jamar Wilson had 15 points, ex-Florida player Erik Murphy had 12 points and 8 rebounds, and former draft pick Petteri Koponen had 11 points. Italy eased past Israel 82-52. In the win, former draft pick Alessandro Gentile had 27 points and Marco Belinelli had 14 points. In the loss, ex-NBA player Gal Mekel had 20 points and former draft pick Lior Eliyahu had 12 points. Lithuania trailed Georgia for most of the game before coming back to win 85-81. In the loss, Zaza Pachulia had 23 points and 7 rebounds, brief JC player and former draft pick Viktor Sanikidze had 14 points and 7 rebounds, naturalized ex-Kansas State player Jacob Pullen had 12 points, and ex-NBA player Tornike Shengalia had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...61-66-A-1.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...61-65-A-1.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...61-67-A-1.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...61-68-A-1.html

Quarterfinals (played Tuesday and Wednesday):
Spain vs Greece
France vs Latvia
Serbia vs Czech Republic
Italy vs Lithuania

[awhom111]

ESPN3 Eurobasket Tuesday Schedule (all times EDT):
Spain vs Greece, 12:30pm
France vs Latvia, 3:00pm

[awhom111]

It was the start of the quarterfinals in Eurobasket as winning teams moved closer to Olympic dreams and losers knew they would need another win to keep hopes alive for next summer.

Spain and Greece was considered the pick of the games and the two teams did not disappoint as Spain held on to a 73-71 win. The Chicago Bulls duo led the way again as Pau Gasol had 27 points and 9 rebounds and Nikola Mirotic had 18 points with another player with NBA experience in Sergio Rodriguez adding 10 points. Greece got solid contributions from their players with NBA experience as well as Nick Calathes had 14 points and 7 assists, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 12 points and 17 rebounds, and Vassilis Spanoulis had 10 points as the man with the draft rights trade record Georgios Printezis added 13 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...62-69-A-1.html

The hosts packed Lille again as they beat Latvia 84-70. Their contingent with NBA experience had solid contributions as Tony Parker had 18 points and 6 assists, Boris Diaw had 14 points, Rudy Gobert had 13 points and 6 rebounds, Nando De Colo had 11 points and 7 rebounds, and Joffrey Lauvergne had 10 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...62-70-A-1.html

ESPN3 Eurobasket Wednesday Schedule (all times EDT):
Serbia vs Czech Republic, 12:30pm
Italy vs Lithuania, 3:00pm

[awhom111]

The rest of the quarterfinals at Eurobasket were played as Serbia stayed undefeated by beating the Czech Republic 89-75. In the win, ex-NBA player Miroslav Raduljica had 16 points and incoming NBA player Nemanja Bjelica had 14 points and 10 rebounds. In the loss, ex-NBA player Jan Vesely had 23 points and 10 rebounds, former draft pick Tomas Satoransky had 20 points, and naturalized ex-Loyola (Ill) player Blake Schilb had 11 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...62-71-A-1.html

The other game went into overtime, where Lithuania prevailed 95-85 over Italy. Jonas Valanciunas led the way in the win with 26 points and 15 rebounds. In the loss, the NBA trio did a lot of damage as Andrea Bargnani had 21 points, Marco Belinelli had 18 points, and Danilo Gallinari had 17 points and 6 rebounds with former draft pick Alessandro Gentile adding 12 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...62-72-A-1.html

Semifinals (winners qualify to Olympics):
Spain vs France
Serbia vs Lithuania

5th-8th Place (winners advance to final qualifying tournament):
Greece vs Latvia
Czech Republic vs Italy

ESPN3 Eurobasket Thursday Schedule (all times EDT):
Greece vs Latvia, 10:00am
Czech Republic vs Italy, 12:30pm
Spain vs France, 3:00pm

It was also the start of the COCABA Championship in San Jose, Costa Rica. This is the competition that qualifies Central American teams for next summer's Centrobasket tournament that will then determine qualification to the 2017 FIBA Americas Championship. Belize did not end up joining in, so they are down to seven teams, giving Panama a Group B bye.

Group B started the day as Nicaragua beat El Salvador 75-66 with a strong second half. In the loss, ex-New Hampshire player James Valladares had 18 points and 10 rebounds and ex-DII player Ronnie Aguilar had 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=QXBYAUQBPM

Mexico, which is not using the same team or coach as they did in the recent FIBA Americas tournament, came back to beat Honduras 82-77 in Group A. A pair of brothers, from the Banegas-Flores family led the way in the loss although they are listed under different surnames. Christopher, who went to NJIT, had 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists and Marco, who just finished at UMass-Lowell, had 17 points. The hosts ended the day by easing past Guatemala 85-59. In the win, ex-Jackson State player Kay Martinez had 24 points and Marcos Castrillo, who just finished his DII career, had 12 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=QXBYAUQBPM
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=QXBYAUQBPM

The plan is to have full rosters tomorrow assuming they get confirmed at some point.

[awhom111]

At Eurobasket, teams tried to win their classification game to avoid the dreaded extra 7th place game that would be the final chance at a spot in the final Olympic qualifying tournament next summer. Greece shook off a slow start to win in a wild 97-90 game against Latvia. Vassilis Spanoulis had 16 points while other players with more recent NBA experience also contributed as Giannis Antetokounmpo had 15 points and 7 rebounds and Nick Calathes had 15 points. Italy then beat the Czech Republic 85-70 to also secure themselves more basketball next summer. The NBA trio led the way as Andrea Bargnani had 21 points, Danilo Gallinari had 15 points and 8 rebounds, and Marco Belinelli had 12 points and 7 rebounds with former draft pick Alessandro Gentile adding 15 points. In the loss, ex-NBA player Jan Vesely had 26 points and 12 rebounds and former draft pick Tomas Satoransky had 12 points and 6 assists.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...63-73-A-1.html
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...63-74-A-1.html

The last game of the day was the main attraction as another France and Spain battle would determine the first team in Europe to qualify for the Olympics directly. The game was every bit as exciting as advertised as it went into overtime before Spain silenced the hosts and 26,922 spectators 80-75. Pau Gasol was unstoppable again with 40 points and 11 rebounds as another player with NBA experience in Sergio Rodriguez helped out with 15 points. France's contingent with NBA experience led the way as Nicolas Batum had 14 points and 7 rebounds, Nando De Colo had 14 points, Joffrey Lauvergne had 11 points, Tony Parker had 10 points and 6 assists, and Mickael Gelabale had 10 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/com...64-75-A-1.html

ESPN3 Eurobasket Thursday Schedule (all times EDT):
Latvia vs Czech Republic, 12:30pm (winner qualifies for final qualifying tournament)
Serbia vs Lithuania, 3:00pm (winner qualifies for Olympics)

The COCABA Championship continued with the lone Group B game opening the day. Panama used a chunk of its squad from the FIBA Americas Championship and opened its tournament with an 88-63 win over Nicaragua. In the win, ex-Southern Miss player Josimar Ayarza had 25 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Abilene Christian player Jonathan King had 11 points and 8 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=QXBYAUQBPM

In Group A, Mexico beat Guatemala 89-64. In the win, former California high schooler Jose Estrada had 12 points and ex-DII player Jesus Lopez had 11 points and 6 rebounds. The hosts closed the day by beating Honduras 65-54. Ex-Jackson State player Kay Martinez had 29 points for Costa Rica. In the loss, ex-NJIT player Christopher Flores had 13 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=QXBYAUQBPM
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=QXBYAUQBPM

The rosters to the best of my ability:

Costa Rica:
Luis Conejo
Cristian Chavarria, Barva (Costa Rica)
Andres Umana
Alonso Sanchez, Ezcazu (Costa Rica)
Daniel Simmons, ARBA (Costa Rica)
George Letford
Carlos Quesada, Barva (Costa Rica)
Jaythelv Davis
Kay Martinez, ARBA (Costa Rica), Jackson State
Rohel Wilson, Barva (Costa Rica)
Marcos Castrillo, Western New Mexico (DII)
Jefny Anderson, ARBA (Costa Rica), Southern

Guatemala:
David Monterroso
Vinicio Enriquez
Pablo Cano, Elite (Guatemala)
Bernie Diaz, Elite (Guatemala)
Miguel Gonzalez, Peten Jaguares (Guatemala)
Alejandro Carrillo, Universidad San Carlos (Guatemala)
David Goddard
Jose Zuniga
Oscar Salguero, Barberena (Guatemala)
Enrique Samayoa, D-Team (Guatemala)
Jose Alberto Zuniga
Juan Rosales, Elite (Guatemala)

Honduras:
Persley Marin, Nacional de Ingenieros (Honduras)
Marco Banegas, UMass-Lowell
Alex Alfaro, Icevic (Honduras)
Alvin Cacho, San Marcos (El Salvador)
Jorge Pomare, Icevic (Honduras)
Cesar Estlign, Policia Nacional (Honduras)
Pedro Salazar, San Miguel (El Salvador)
Christopher Flores, Leipzig (Germany), NJIT
Mario Alcerro, Icevic (Honduras)
Omar Cacho, Icevic (Honduras)
Felipe Ruiz, Policia Nacional (Honduras)
Alexander Rubin, club unknown, Williams (DIII)

Mexico:
Jose Estrada, Mexicali Soles (Mexico), Cantwell-Sacred Heart (California)
Christopher Duran, Universidad Intercontinental Gansos Salvajes (Mexico)
Jesus Villalobos, Aguascalientes Panteras (Mexico)/Culiacan Caballeros (Mexico)
Ivan Silva, Universidad Intercontinental Gansos Salvajes (Mexico)
Saul Torres, Quintana Roo Pioneros (Mexico)/Guaymas Ostioneros (Mexico)
Fabian Jaimes, Universidad de las Americas Puebla (Mexico)
Jesus Lopez, Quintana Roo Pioneros (Mexico)/Hermosillo Rayos (Mexico), Southwest Baptist (DII)
Jesus Gonzalez, Veracruz Halcones Rojos (Mexico)
Hugo Carrillo, Los Mochis Pioneros (Mexico)
Gerardo Gonzalez, Universidad Intercontinental Gansos Salvajes (Mexico)
Fernando Benitez, Veracruz Halcones Rojos (Mexico)/Guaymas Ostioneros (Mexico)
Karim Malpica, Fuerza Lagunera Jefes (Mexico)

El Salvador:
Alejandro Arias, Centro Educativo Denver (El Salvador)
Salvador Bandek, San Marcos (El Salvador)
Leonardo Hernandez
Ronnie Aguilar, club unknown, Cal State Dominguez Hills (DII)
Rene Palma, Exsal Santa Tecla (El Salvador)
Rudy Martinez, Roll Royce (El Salvador)
Emilio Abullarade, Exsal Santa Tecla (El Salvador)
Kevin Mejia, Roll Royce (El Salvador)
Carlos Arias, San Marcos (El Salvador)
James Valladares, club unknown, New Hampshire
Luis Portal, Centro Educativo Denver (El Salvador)
Mario Flores, Exsal Santa Tecla (El Salvador)

Nicaragua:
Lee Saravia, Astros Rexona (Nicaragua)
Giovanny Umana, Leones Alcaldia (Nicaragua)
Bartel Lopez, Barva (Costa Rica)
Romario Ponce, Astros Rexona (Nicaragua)
Carlos Gonzalez, Leones Alcaldia (Nicaragua)
Reynaldo Cruz, Bonanza Guiriseros (Nicaragua)
Roger Munoz, Leones Alcaldia (Nicaragua)
Vansdell Thomas, Leones Alcaldia (Nicaragua)
Einner Morales
Franklin Omeir
Daniel Tenorio,Universidad Iberoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnologia Panteras (Nicaragua)
Denzell Moody, Astros Rexona (Nicaragua)

Panama:
Joel Munoz, Leones Alcaldia (Nicaragua)
Trevor Gaskins, Cojutepeque (El Salvador), Abilene Christian
Bryan Waithe
Jonathan King, Cojutepeque (El Salvador), Abilene Christian
Alejandro Grant
Josimar Ayarza, Culiacan Caballeros (Mexico), Southern Miss
Carlos Johnson, club unknown, West Coast Baptist (NCCAA)
Jossymar Brown
Miguel Gotti, club unknown, Mineral Area (JC)
Jose Lloreda, Manati Athenians (Puerto Rico), LSU
Ruben Garces, Malvin (Uruguay), Providence and NBA (2000-2001)