2015 International Hoops

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Lindsey Harding had 8 points in 29 minutes as Belarus beat the Czech Republic again, this time 68-64. Yelena Leuchanka had game highs of 16 points and 10 rebounds. Ex-WNBA player Jana Vesela had 10 points in the loss.

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Work for senior national teams that are not the United States, is put in every summer. This week marks the start of the CBC Championships for Women in the British Virgin Islands that will send three Caribbean teams to the 2016 Centrobasket for Women tournament that will determine some of the qualifiers for the 2017 FIBA Americas Championship for Women that fills out part of the field of the 2018 World Championship for Women.

I have tried my best to find the US based roots of any players on the eight teams, but current club teams are a challenge and this is one of the harder international tournaments to find player details for ahead of time. Only the last known college is included and states of high schools are provided. Here is what I have:

Group A:

Antigua:
Dalia Clarke, club unknown, Miami
Kayla Simon, Braves (Antigua)
Kayana Alexander, Wings (Antigua)
Anique Rhodes, Vipers (Antigua)
Kebra Nanton, Vipers (Antigua), Mississippi Valley State
Kennieshia Joseph, Braves (Antigua)
Britnay Gore
Arrianne Whyte, Braves (Antigua)
Amanda Edwards, Vipers (Antigua)
Tyea Ladoo, Braves (Antigua)
Robertine Frederick, Vipers (Antigua), Olivet Nazarene (NAIA)
Tyechia Lake, Vipers (Antigua), Marshalltown (JC)

Bahamas:
Latoya Thompson
Diasti Delancy
Philicia Kelly, club unknown, Oklahoma City (NAIA)
Ashley Moss, Holland College (CCAA, Canada)
Albertha Russell
Tracy Lewis, club unknown, Little Bighorn (JC)
Malesha Petterson, club unknown, Kilgore (JC)
Pedrica Bain, Southern-Shreveport (JC)
Linda Pierre
Shanea Armbrister, Darton (JC), signed with Georgia
Sha-Londa Neely, Arlington Country Day (Florida), signed with Jacksonville
Valerie Nesbitt

St. Vincent and the Grenadines:
Azizah Stowe
Sheldeen Joseph, Bowie State (DII)
Anella Samuel
Kia Prince
Shellisa Davis
Nicole Sandy
Galeine Gordon
Dilonie Sam
Shanique De Shong
Suzette Jackson
Lorna Caesar, Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania)
Vasha Adams, club unknown, Clarendon (JC)

US Virgin Islands:
Akia Frett, Eastern Arizona (JC)
Natalie Day, Lemvig (Denmark), Portland
Brittney Matthew, Stephen F. Austin
Lanese Bough, Nebraska-Omaha
Stacey Griffith, club unknown, District of Columbia (DII)
Akkema Richards, club unknown, Delaware
Yanique Javois, club unknown, Missouri Western (DII)
Victoria Hamilton, club unknown, Radford
Quatica Johnson, club unknown, Shaw (DII)
Te'Andra Richardson, LeTourneau (DIII)
Aesha Peters, club unknown, Bowie State (DII)

Group B:

Barbados:
Ashlee Daniel, Queen's College (Barbados)
Dale-Marie Cumberbatch, club unknown, North Alberta Institute of Technology (CCAA, Canada)
Maria Cumberbatch
Ria Phillips
Toni Atherley, club unknown, Fresno State
Jonnel Oderson, club unknown, Southwestern (JC)
Tiffany Thorpe
Lana Metesh
Jamila Griffith, club unknown, Maryland-Eastern Shore
Astrid Alleyne

British Virgin Islands:
Tamara Phillip, club unknown, Albany
Bianca Brewley, Elmore Stoutt High School (British Virgin Islands)
Tiffany Jennings
Michelle Smith
Tafara Phillip, club unknown, Central Arizona (JC)
Joi-Ann Thomas
Darier Malone
Joy Ann Victor, Elmore Stoutt High School (British Virgin Islands)
La Vern Fahie
Shauliqua Fahie
Keithrece Smith
Tyalia Nibbs

Guyana:
Merisa Lewis, student at Florida, Evans (Florida)
Tanika Alphonso
Sonia Rodney
Kean Andrews
Lowquantor Gibson
Shanna Chester
Ginelle Ifill, Odessa (JC)
Nichola Jacobs
Necosia Mitchell
Tamara Hunter
Timike Joseph-Derouche
Miriam McKenzie, club unknown, Loyola (MD)

Jamaica:
Tarita Gordon, club unknown, East Tennessee State
Dhanyel Johnson, Cal State Fullerton
Zandria Dell
Loreta Gordon
Rashida Aikens, club unknown, Nyack (DII)
Althea Byfield, club unknown, Texas A&M-Commerce (DII)
Christina Mitchell, club unknown, Liberty (Track and Field)
Shenneika Smith, club unknown, St. John's
Simone Jackson, club unknown, Southeast Missouri State
Yanique Gordon, Central Florida
Ladonna Lamonth
Jennifer George, Al-Qazeres (Spain), Florida

Day 1 action in Group A started with newcomers Antigua beating St. Vincent and the Grenadines 72-64 behind 30 points and 13 rebounds from Nanton. In the loss, Joseph had 21 points and 7 rebounds and Adams had 17 points and 21 rebounds. The Bahamas edged the US Virgin Islands 67-63 even without their biggest star. Armbrister had 21 points and 9 rebounds, Neely had 11 points and 8 rebounds, and Kelly had 10 points. In the loss, Matthew had 19 points, Day had 15 points and 16 rebounds, and Hamilton had 13 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=IYJSPFUFZN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=IYJSPFUFZN

Group B started with Jamaica beating Barbados 75-57. They did not need to bring their full strength roster to this tournament, but George had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Smith had 12 points and 8 assists, and Gordon had 12 points. In the loss, Griffith had 13 points and 7 rebounds and Atherley had 12 points and 8 rebounds. The hosts were able to enter a team for the first time as both the men's and women's tournaments are usually hosted in Tortola and they edged Guyana 64-61. Tamara Phillip led the way with 28 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 steals. Lewis had 23 points and 8 rebounds and McKenzie had 16 points and 17 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=IYJSPFUFZN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=IYJSPFUFZN

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The USA U16 Boys Team starts their tournament on Wednesday to try to qualify for the 2016 U17 World Championship. All of their games will be shown live and replayed on FIBA's YouTube channel and they start at 3:00pm ET against Puerto Rico.

Olek Czyz is one of the players named to Poland's preliminary roster for Eurobasket:
http://www.pzkosz.pl/aktualnosci/n/62603/

The CBC Championship for Women started with Group A action again on Tuesday as the US Virgin Islands properly welcomed Antigua and Barbuda to international basketball with a 94-31 beatdown. In the win, Brittney Matthew had 25 points, Victoria Hamilton had 13 points and 9 rebounds, Quatica Johnson had 13 points and 8 rebounds, and Natalie Day had 12 points and 7 rebounds. The Bahamas came back in the second half to beat St. Vincent and the Grenadines 62-54. Shanea Armbrister had 16 points and 8 rebounds and Philicia Kelly had 13 points in the win. In the loss, Sheldeen Joseph had 19 points and 6 rebounds, still unsigned Lorna Caesar had 11 points, and Vasha Adams had 10 points and 8 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=IYJSPFUFZN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=IYJSPFUFZN

In Group B, Jamaica beat Guyana 70-43. In the win, Tarita Gordon had 23 points and Yanique Gordon had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Miriam McKenzie showed her pedigree in the loss with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Barbados handed the hosts their first international loss by closing out the day with a 79-49 win. Toni Atherley led the way in the win with 21 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=IYJSPFUFZN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=IYJSPFUFZN

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The USA U16 Boys Team starts their tournament on Wednesday to try to qualify for the 2016 U17 World Championship. All of their games will be shown live and replayed on FIBA's YouTube channel and they start at 3:00pm ET against Puerto Rico.

Box score against Puerto Rico:
http://www.fibalivestats.com/matches...76KgShRpj8miI/

Apple Valley backcourt Tre Jones and Gary Trent Jr are starters along with Duke recruit PF/C Wendell Carter Jr.

Carter Jr and guard Markus Howard off the bench seemed to have the best stat lines. Possible Duke recruit PF Jarred Vanderbilt also stuffed the box score as a starter.

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Group A action in the British Virgin Islands started in the second game of the day as the Bahamas won their group by beating Antigua and Barbuda 74-39. A balanced effort was led by Shanea Armbrister and Malesha Petterson with 12 points each. The US Virgin Islands then sealed their own semifinal spot with a 62-49 win over St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Their key trio did most of the damage again as Brittney Matthew had 19 points, Victoria Hamilton had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Natalie Day had 12 points. The same trio had the strongest efforts for the losing side again as Vasha Adams had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Lorna Caesar had 14 points, and Sheldeen Joseph had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=IYJSPFUFZN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=IYJSPFUFZN
Standings: Bahamas 3-0, US Virgin Islands 2-1, Antigua and Barbuda 1-2, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0-3

Group B started the day as Barbados beat Guyana 81-61 to put themselves in good position to reach the semifinals. Jamila Griffith had 23 points and 8 rebounds and Toni Atherley had 10 points in the win. The two players with the most American exposure had the best efforts in the loss as Miriam McKenzie had 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 steals and Merisa Lewis had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Jamaica took control of the group by grinding down the hosts 61-28. In the win, Dhanyel Johnson had 12 points and 12 rebounds, Jennifer George had 11 points, and Althea Byfield had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=IYJSPFUFZN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...1&t=IYJSPFUFZN
Standings: Jamaica 3-0, Barbados 2-1, British Virgin Islands 1-2, Guyana 0-3

Semifinals (winners qualify for 2016 Centrobasket):
US Virgin Islands vs Jamaica
Barbados vs Bahamas

5th-8th Place:
St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs British Virgin Islands
Antigua and Barbuda vs Guyana

The USA U16 Boys rolled past Puerto Rico as expected by a 105-54 margin. Keep an eye on emerging 2017 recruit Eric Ayala, who had 17 points in the loss, with IMG Academy youngster Fabian Rial adding 13 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=IECLYPFCDT

The Dominican Republic beat Brazil 66-58 in the other game in the group as young New Jersey high schooler Alonzo Frink had 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=IECLYPFCDT

The other group opened the day as Canada beat Venezuela 84-55. The hosts closed the day with an 85-70 win over Mexico.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=IECLYPFCDT
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=IECLYPFCDT

USA's game on Thursday against the Dominican Republic can be seen here starting at 12:45pm ET:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq9s8zl7FrM

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Here are the rosters for this month's Eurobasket Women tournament:

A

Czech Republic:
Katerina Bartonova, Piestanske Cajky (Slovakia)
Veronika Bortelova, Nymburk (France)
Ilona Burgrova, USK Prague (Czech Republic), South Carolina
Katerina Elhotova, USK Prague (Czech Republic)
Alena Hanusova, USK Prague (Czech Republic)
Katerina Hindrakova, Brno (Czech Republic)
Romana Hejdova, Angers (France)
Tereza Peckova, Valosun Brno (Czech Republic)
Kamila Stepanova, Landes (France)
Michaela Stejskalova, Brno (Czech Republic)
Jana Vesela, USK Prague (Czech Republic), WNBA (2010)
Tereza Vyoralova, USK Prague (Czech Republic)

France:
Ana-Maria Cata-Chitiga, Charleville-Mezieres (France)
Helena Ciak, Bourges (France)
Celine Dumerc, Bourges (France)/Atlanta Dream
Olivia Epoupa, Toulouse (France)
Sandrine Gruda, UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia)/Los Angeles Sparks
Anael Lardy, Lattes Montpellier (France)
Sarah Michel, Nantes Reze (France)
Nwal-Endene Miyem, Bourges (France)
Paoline Salagnac, Bourges (France)
Gaelle Skrela, Lattes Montpellier (France)
Diandra Tchatchouang, Bourges (France), Maryland and drafted 20th in 2013 by San Antonio Stars
Isabelle Yacoubou, Schio (Italy), Drafted 32nd in 2012 by Atlanta Dream (was not eligible)

Montenegro:
Snezana Aleskic, Orduspor (Turkey)
Milka Bjelica, Hatay (Turkey)
Jelena Dubljevic, Galatasaray (Turkey)
Milica Jovanovic, Adana (Turkey)
Jovana Pasic, Vojvodina (Serbia)
Iva Perovanovic, Orduspor (Turkey)
Natasa Popovic, Celik, (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Kristina Rakovic, Sumadija (Serbia)
Angel Robinson, Avenida (Spain)/Seattle Storm, Georgia
Jelena Skerovic, Osmaniye (Turkey)
Jelena Vucetic, Vojvodina (Serbia)
Aleksandra Vujovic, Rivas (Spain)

Romania:
Alina Craciun, Arad (Romania)
Gabriela Cursaru, Galati (Romania)
Gabriela Irimia, Brasov (Romania)
Gabriela Marginean, Abdullah Gul University (Turkey), Drexel and WNBA (2010)
Andreea Orosz, Targoviste (Romania)
Annemarie Parau, St. Gheorghe (Romania)
Florina Pascalau, St. Gheorghe (Romania), WNBA (2008)
Elisabeth Pavel, Alba Iulia (Romania)
Claudia Pop, Gernika (Spain)
Ancuta Stoenescu, Targoviste (Romania)
Adina Stoiedin, Timisoara (Romania)
Sonia Ursu, Brasov (Romania)

Ukraine:
Tetiana Antoniuk, Horizont (Belarus)
Arina Bilotserkivska, Widzew Lodz (Poland)
Oleksandra Chek, Leon Tregor (France)
Kateryna Dorogobuzova, Gdynia (Poland)
Olga Dubrovina, Haskovo (Bulgaria)
Alina Iagupova, Astana (Kazakhstan), Drafted 34th in 2013 by Los Angeles Sparks (was not eligible)
Aleksandra Khomenchuk, Abdullah Gul University (Turkey)
Viktoria Mircheva, Calais (France)
Kateryna Rymarenko, ROW Rybnik (Poland)
Olena Samburska, Arad (Romania)
Viktoria Shmatova, Okzhetpes (Kazakhstan)
Evgenia Spitkovska, Okzhetpes (Kazakhstan)

B

Belarus:
Lindsey Harding, Edirnespor (Turkey), Duke and WNBA (2007-2014)
Maryna Ivashchanka, Liepaja (Latvia)
Yelena Leuchanka, Yakin Dogu University (Turkey), West Virginia and WNBA (2006-2007, 2010, and 2012)
Tatsiana Likhtarovich, Horizont (Belarus)
Svetlana Kudrashova, Horizont (Belarus)
Maryia Papova, Minsk (Belarus)
Yuliya Rytsikava, Horizont (Belarus)
Katerina Snytsina, Canik (Turkey)
Natalya Trafimava, Horizont (Belarus)
Tatyana Troina, Horizont (Belarus), South Carolina
Anastasiya Verameyenka, Horizont (Belarus)
Olga Ziuzkova, Minsk (Belarus)

Greece:
Olga Chatzinikolaou, Proteas (Greece)
Eleanna Christinaki, Athinaikos (Greece), Signed with Florida
Zoi Dimitrakou, Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia)
Maria Fasoula, Proteas (Greece)
Anastassia Gkotzi, Ellinikou (Greece)
Styliani Kaltsidou, Tarbes (France)
Afroditi Kosma, Ellinikou (Greece)
Iouliti Lymoura, Proteas (Greece)
Angeliki Nikolopoulou, Proteas (Greece)
Pelagia Papamichail, Ellinikou (Greece)
Aikaterina Sotiriou, Proteas (Greece)
Artemis Spanou, Istanbul University (Turkey), Robert Morris

Italy:
Chiara Consolini, Umbertide (Italy)
Martina Crippa, Lucca (Italy)
Francesca Dotto, Venezia (Italy)
Martina Fassina, Napoli (Italy)
Alessandra Formica, Venezia (Italy)
Giulia Gatti, Schio (Italy)
Gaia Gorini, Ragusa (Italy)
Maria Laterza, Sesto San Giovanni (Italy), Marist
Raffaella Masciadri, Schio (Italy), WNBA (2004-2005 and 2008)
Kathrin Ress, Schio (Italy), Boston College and WNBA (2007)
Giorgia Sottana, Schio (Italy)
Ilaria Zanoni, Umea (Sweden)

Poland:
Marta Jujka, Siedlce (Poland)
Ewelina Kobryn, UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia), WNBA (2011-2012 and 2014)
Martyna Koc, Artego Bydgoszcz (Poland)
Katarzyna Krezel, Artego Bydgoszcz (Poland), UTEP
Magdalena Leciejewska, Sleza Wroclaw (Poland)
Julie McBride, Artego Bydgoszcz (Poland), Syracuse
Elzbieta Miedzik, Artego Bydgoszcz (Poland)
Malgorzota Misiuk, Torun (Poland)
Dominika Owczarzak, Polkowice (Poland)
Paulina Pawlak, Sleza Wroclaw (Poland)
Agnieszka Skobel, Wisla Krakow (Poland)
Justyna Zurowska, Wisla Krakow (Poland)

Turkey:
Isil Alben, Dynamo Kursk (Russia)
Bahar Caglar, Galatasaray (Turkey)
Olcay Cakir, Fenerbahce (Turkey), Drafted 27th in 2013 by New York Liberty
Tugce Canitez, Fenerbahce (Turkey), Westmont (NAIA)
Ayse Cora, Edirnespor (Turkey)
Pinar Demirok, Abdullah Gul University (Turkey)
Saziye Ivegin, Istanbul University (Turkey)
Cansu Koksal, Fenerbahce (Turkey)
LaToya Pringle, Abdullah Gul University (Turkey), UNC and WNBA (2008-2009 and 2011-2012)
Tilbe Senyurek, Botas (Turkey)
Birsel Vardarli, Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Nevriye Yilmaz, Galatasaray (Turkey), WNBA (2003-2004)

C

Croatia:
Ana-Marija Begic, Medvescak (Croatia)
Iva Borovic, Medvescak (Croatia)
Iva Ciglar, Sopron (Hungary)
Ruzica Dzankic, Medvescak (Croatia)
Luca Ivankovic, Edirnespor (Turkey)
Jelena Ivezic, Ragusa (Italy)
Mirna Mazic, Abdullah Gul University (Turkey), Richmond
Carmen Miloglav, Dubrovnik (Croatia), FIU
Iva Sliskovic, Schio (Italy), South Carolina
Ivana Tikvic, Medvescak (Croatia)
Iva Todorovic, Medvescak (Croatia)

Great Britain:
Dominique Allen, Ostrava (Czech Republic), Oral Roberts
Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo
Ella Clark, Zamarat (Spain), Long Beach State
Stefanie Collins, Cardiff Archers (United Kingdom), St. Bonaventure
Temi Fagbenle, Harvard, graduate transfer to USC
Stephanie Gandy, Sheffield Hatters (United Kingdom), Michigan
Chantelle Handy, Ormanspot (Turkey), Marshall
Erin McGarrachan, Houston Baptist
Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby, Lafayette
Eilidh Simpson, St. Francis (NY)
Azania Stewart, Pecsi (Hungary), Florida
Rachael Vanderwal, Gernika (Spain), Boston University

Latvia:
Kate Aizsila, RSU Merks (Latvia)
Gunta Basko, Landes (France), Siena
Zane Eglite, RSU Merks (Latvia)
Anete Jekabsone, Dynamo Kursk (Russia), WNBA (2009-2010 and 2014)
Ieva Kulite, TTT Riga (Latvia)
Kitija Laksa, TTT Riga (Latvia)
Dita Liepkalne, Bembibre (Spain), Hawaii
Zenta Melnika, TTT Riga (Latvia)
Aija Putnina, San Martino di Lupari (Italy), Colorado
Dita Rozenberga, San Salvatore (Italy)
Anete Steinberga, Castors Braine (Belgium), UTEP
Kristine Vitola, Zaragoza (Spain), UTEP

Russia:
Elena Beglova, Dynamo Kursk (Russia)
Evgenia Belyakova, Dynamo Kursk (Russia)
Elena Kirillova, Dynamo Kursk (Russia)
Marina Kuzina, Dynamo Kursk (Russia), Drafted 40th in 2006 by Indiana Fever
Anastasia Logunova, Chevakata Vologda (Russia)
Daria Namok, Spartak Moscow (Russia)
Irina Osipova, Dynamo Kursk (Russia), WNBA (2006)
Epiphanny Prince, Dynamo Kursk (Russia)/New York Liberty, Rutgers
Liudmila Sapova, Dynamo Kursk (Russia)
Ksenia Tikhonenko, Spartak Moscow (Russia)
Maria Vadeeva, Spartak Moscow (Russia)
Natalia Vieru, Dynamo Kursk (Russia)

Serbia:
Tijana Ajdukovic, Torun (Poland)
Dajana Butulija, Sallen (Sweden)
Sasa Cado, Canik (Turkey)
Ana Dabovic, Ormanspor (Turkey)/Los Angeles Sparks
Milica Dabovic, Lyon (France)
Nevena Jovanovic, Pecs (Hungary)
Sara Krnjic, Sopron (Hungary), Drafted 35th in 2011 by Washington Mystics
Jelena Milovanovic, Dynamo Kursk (Russia), WNBA (2014)
Danielle Page, Landes (France), Nebraska and WNBA (2008)
Sonja Petrovic, USK Prague (Czech Republic), WNBA (2012)
Tamara Radocaj, Gyor (Hungary)
Kristina Topuzovic, Radivoj Korac (Serbia)

D

Hungary:
Timea Czank, Miskolc (Hungary)
Zsofia Fegyverneky, no club
Bernadett Hatar, Vasas (Hungary)
Katalin Honti, Schio (Italy)
Dora Horti, Mersin (Turkey)
Tijana Krivacevic, Sopron (Hungary), Drafted 34th in 2010 by Seattle Storm
Allie Quigley, Wisla Krakow (Poland)/Chicago Sky, DePaul
Krisztina Raksanyi, Pecs (Hungary)
Zsofia Simon, Sopron (Hungary)
Anna Vajda, Gyor (Hungary)
Dorina Zele, ZTE (Hungary)
Orsolya Zsovar, Sopron (Hungary)

Lithuania:
Kristina Alminaite, Utena (Lithuania)
Monika Grigalauskyte, Fortuna (Lithuania)
Gabriele Gutkauskaite, Utena (Lithuania)
Vita Kuktiene, Girona (Spain)
Sandra Linkeviciene, Utena (Lithuania)
Kamile Nacickaite, Istanbul University (Turkey), Drexel
Santa Okockyte, Suduva (Lithuania)
Gintare Petronyte, Wisla Krakow (Poland)
Egle Siksniute, Utena (Lithuania)
Neringa Skadaite, Aistes (Lithuania)
Marina Solopova, Fortuna (Lithuania)
Inesa Visgaudaite, Konin (Poland)

Slovakia:
Dominika Baburova, Ruzomberok (Slovakia)
Barbora Balintova, Good Angels Kosice (Slovakia)
Zofia Hruscakova, Good Angels Kosice (Slovakia), Drafted 24th in 2015 by Phoenix Mercury
Beata Janoscikova, Good Angels Kosice (Slovakia)
Anna Jurcenkova, Wasserburg (Germany)
Martina Kissova, Good Angels Kosice (Slovakia)
Lucia Krc-Turbova, Piestanske Cajky (Slovakia)
Marta Palenikova, Piestanske Cajky (Slovakia)
Katarina Tetemondova, Brno (Czech Republic)
Kristi Toliver, UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia)/Los Angeles Sparks, Maryland
Romana Vynuchalova, Samorin (Slovakia), Penn State
Zuzana Zirkova, Good Angels Kosice (Slovakia), WNBA (2003)

Sweden:
Kadidja Andersson, Sallen (Sweden), Minnesota
Anna Barthold, Northland (Sweden), St. Peter's
Binta Drammeh, Hatay (Turkey)
Elisabeth Egnell, Pecsi (Hungary), Boston College
Elin Eldebrink, Chevakata Vologda (Russia)
Frida Eldebrink, Besiktas (Turkey)
Louice Halvarsson, Pecsi (Hungary)
Danielle Hamilton-Carter, Lyon (France), Georgia Tech
Ashley Key, Hatay (Turkey), North Carolina State
Martina Staalvant, Northland (Sweden)
Josefin Vesterberg, Northland (Sweden)
Stefanie Yderstrom, Charleville-Mezieres (France), Miami

Spain:
Anna Cruz, Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia)/Minnesota Lynx
Silvia Dominguez, UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia)
Laura Gil, Sedis (Spain)
Laura Herrera, Zaragoza (Spain)
Nuria Martinez, Galatasaray (Turkey), WNBA (2005 and 2010)
Astou Ndour, Fenerbahce (Turkey)/San Antonio Stars
Laura Nicholls, Abdullah Gul University (Turkey)
Laia Palau, USK Prague (Czech Republic)
Lucila Pascua, Conquero (Spain)
Leticia Romero, Florida State
Alba Torrens, UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia), Drafted 36th in 2009 by Connecticut Sun
Marta Xargay, Avenida (Spain)/Phoenix Mercury

Lindsey Harding made her competitive debut for Belarus in the second game of the day in Oradea, Romania as the needed overtime to beat Italy 85-76 with both teams making big plays down the stretch in regulation. Lindsey had 16 points and 7 rebounds in 43 minutes. Yelena Leuchanka led the way as expected with 25 points and 14 rebounds. In the loss, ex-WNBA player Raffaella Masciadri had 15 points and ex-Boston College player Kathrin Ress had 11 points and 8 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-B-2-1.html

In the other Group B game, Turkey came back to just edge Poland 57-54 thanks to the 16 point, 7 rebound performance from their naturalized player LaToya Pringle. Ewelina Kobryn delivered the biggest performance for Poland as expected, finishing with 24 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-B-1-1.html

In Group A, Montenegro beat the Czech Republic 71-52 as their new naturalized player Angel Robinson had 13 points and 13 rebounds. The other game in Timisoara, Romania was won by France 79-55 over Ukraine. Sandrine Gruda had 18 points and 15 rebounds in the win. In the battle between players who WNBA accidentally selected despite their ineligibility for that year's draft, Isabelle Yacoubou only had 10 points compared to Alina Iagupova's 19 points, but still won the team battle.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-A-2-1.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-A-1-1.html

In Group C, Serbia beat Latvia 76-60 with action taking place in Szombathely, Hungary. Sonja Petrovic had 19 points in her return to the national team, Jelena Milovanovic had 15 points, and Danielle Page had 10 points from the naturalized player spot. Anete Jekabsone had 11 points in the loss in her return to the fold, but Anete Steinberga reached infamy by fouling out in the first quarter after 7 minutes. Russia eased past Croatia 83-62 in the other game in the group with 16 points from naturalized player Epiphanny Prince and 13 points from Marina Kuzina. Croatia had only 11 players because their attempts at naturalization came too late as Iva Sliskovic had 12 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-C-1-1.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-C-2-1.html

In Group D, Slovakia did enough work in the second half to beat Sweden 72-69 in Sopron, Hungary. Zuzana Zirkova showed her veteran savvy with 26 points and 6 rebounds in the win. Elisabeth Egnell, one of a number of players on the team with time spent in the United States, had 14 points in the loss. Spain beat Lithuania 72-58 in the other game in the group. They got 22 points and 12 rebounds from their second choice naturalized player Astou Ndour as well as 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists from Alba Torrens and 13 points from Anna Cruz.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-D-2-1.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-D-1-1.html

The first games in the Caribbean for the day were for placement from 5th to 8th place. St. Vincent and the Grenadines beat the hosts 71-67 to open the day. The stars took control again as Vasha Adams had 22 points and 14 rebounds, Sheldeen Joseph had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Lorna Caesar had 11 points. Tamara Phillip did have a rather impressive 27 point, 29 rebounds, 9 assist, and 6 steal performance, but did toss in 11 turnovers in the loss. Antigua and Barbuda did score one for the newcomers by beating Guyana 68-57. Dalia Clarke, who attended Miami many years ago, had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 steals in the win. Miriam McKenzie had 35 points and 6 steals, but it was not enough.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...2&t=IYJSPFUFZN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...2&t=IYJSPFUFZN

After the first two games were done, the important games for 2016 Centrobasket qualification started. The Bahamas came back late to knock off Barbados and grab a spot. Philicia Kelly had 18 points, young Sha-Londa Neely had 13 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 steals, and Shanea Armbrister survived a temporary benching and added 12 points. The usual suspects had the strongest games in the loss as Jamila Griffith had 12 points and 6 rebounds and Toni Atherley had 12 points. Jamaica managed to grind out a 62-51 win to qualify and send the US Virgin Islands to the third place game for the last spot next summer. In the win, Yanique Gordon had 19 points, Tarita Gordon had 18 points, and Jennifer George had 10 points and 14 rebounds. In the loss, Brittney Matthew had 13 points, Victoria Hamilton had 12 points and 14 rebounds, and Natalie Day had 11 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...3&t=IYJSPFUFZN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...3&t=IYJSPFUFZN

Final day games:
1st: Jamaica vs Bahamas
3rd: US Virgin Islands vs Barbados
5th: St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs Antigua and Barbuda
7th: British Virgin Islands vs Guyana

The USA U16 Boys took care of business against the Dominican Republic with a 115-51 win. Later results sealed a spot for them in the next round and a berth in next summer's U17 World Championship. Alanzo Frink was mostly kept in check with 11 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=IECLYPFCDT

Puerto Rico beat Brazil 82-75 to make sure the United States was moving on and set up their own big game with the Dominicans, eliminating Brazil. Eric Ayala had another standout performance with 24 points and 8 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=IECLYPFCDT

In the other group, Canada beat Mexico 101-64. Some of these Canadians will be more familiar names in the future, so it might be a good time to start learning them. Rowan Barrett had 22 points, Noah Kirkwood had 15 points, Danilo Djuric had 14 points and 15 rebounds, Simi I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.tu had 13 points and 17 rebounds, and Andrew Nembhard had 11 points. The hosts move on with Canada after beating Venezuela 71-51. Both teams also quality for the next U17 World Championships.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=IECLYPFCDT
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=IECLYPFCDT

You can watch USA vs Brazil at 5:15pm ET here on Friday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk1UwmcRXV0

[awhom111]

Lindsey Harding and Belarus won their second Eurobasket Women game 65-49 over Poland. Lindsey had 4 points and 6 rebounds in 32 minutes. Ex-UTEP player Katarzyna Krezel had 10 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-B-4-2.html

In the other Group B game, Greece edged past Italy 51-46 as they finally entered proceedings. Ex-Boston College player Kathrin Ress had 13 points and 11 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-B-3-2.html

In Group A, the Czech Republic just managed to hold off Ukraine 80-79. Ex-South Carolina player Ilona Burgrova had 12 points in the win while mistaken draft pick Alina Iagupova still has no help after a 32 point, 6 rebound performance in the loss. Montenegro handed hosts Romania a 79-61 debut loss as naturalized player Angel Robinson had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Ex-Drexel player Gabriela Marginean had 18 points and 6 assists and the star got some help from ex-WNBA player Florina Pascalau's 12 points, but the team still fell short.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-A-4-2.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-A-3-2.html

In Group C, Croatia beat Latvia 67-63 despite health issues. In the win, ex-South Carolina player Iva Sliskovic had 15 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Richmond player Mirna Mazic had 13 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, ex-UTEP player Anete Steinberga had 24 points and 8 rebounds and ex-WNBA player Anete Jekabsone had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Russia rudely introduced Great Britain to the tournament by beating them 71-40. The youngest player in the tournament, Maria Vadeeva, had game highs of 13 points and 8 rebounds and ex-WNBA player Irina Osipova and naturalized player Epiphanny Prince had 10 points each. Great Britain's 12 players all have some ties to the United States and it was ex-Florida player Azania Stewart who led the way for them with 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-C-4-2.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-C-3-2.html

In Group D, Slovakia beat Lithuania 85-79. Naturalized player Kristi Toliver paced them with 23 points and 6 rebounds, while ex-WNBA player Zuzana Zirkova had 17 points and WNBA draft pick Zofia Hruscakova had 11 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, Lithuania's star, ex-Drexel player Kamile Nacickaite had 22 points. Hungary looked to be on their way to a win in their first game as hosts, but Sweden came back to win 72-63. In the loss, naturalized player Allie Quigley had 14 points and past WNBA draft pick Tijana Krivacevic had 12 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-D-4-2.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-D-3-2.html

In the Caribbean, the day started with the 7th place game. The hosts sent the fans home happy by picking up another win by beating Guyana 73-62. Tamara Phillip was the star again with 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 9 assists, but a special mention needs to be given out to Shauliqua Fahie, who had a productive tournament as part of a trio of 14 year old players at this tournament. In the loss, Miriam McKenzie had 22 points and 16 rebounds and Merisa Lewis had 10 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...4&t=IYJSPFUFZN

The next game was for 5th place as the other newcomer, Antigua and Barbuda also managed to end the tournament with a win as they beat St. Vincent and the Grenadines 57-49 with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 steals from Dalia Clarke. Vasha Adams finished a strong tournament with 18 points and 14 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...4&t=IYJSPFUFZN

Finally, the more important games started with 3rd place granting the team a chance at playing next summer for at least the slim hope of playing in the 2018 World Championships. The US Virgin Islands left no doubt by jumping on Barbados early and rolling to a 98-47 win. In the win, Brittney Matthew had 20 points, Yanique Javois had 17 points, Natalie Day had 14 points and 6 rebounds, and Akia Frett had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists. Toni Athlerley had 11 points in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...4&t=IYJSPFUFZN

The final saw Jamaica jump out to multiple solid leads only for the Bahamas to keep climbing back into the game, saving themselves for a final fourth quarter burst to stun the overwhelming favorites 55-51. In the win, Shanea Armbrister had 16 points and 7 rebounds as she looks to transition to DI basketball and Philicia Kelly added 12 points and 6 rebounds. Shenneika Smith stepped back into the forefront for Jamaica after not being asked to do much and being left well rested after several easy games for the team, but they never really got back in rhythm as she had 15 points, Tarita Gordon had 14 points and 9 rebounds, and Jennifer George had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Jamaica does move on to next summer's tournament, but this marks a second successive summer where they struggled to reach their potential. Both teams will hope to have their full strength teams available for selection as they face a tough road to make it to the 2017 tournament.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...4&t=IYJSPFUFZN

Final Standings:
Bahamas
Jamaica
US Virgin Islands
Barbados
Antigua and Barbuda
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
British Virgin Islands
Guyana

In USA U19 Men's Team news, 3 of the 24 players initially on the tryout roster did not end up making it to Colorado Springs, so the choices get narrower for the team again.

The USA U16 team finished up the group stage of their tournament by beating Brazil 123-83.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=IECLYPFCDT

In Argentina, the first game of the day in the U16 tournament was for the last spot in the semifinals and next summer's U17 World Championship. The Dominican Republic held off Puerto Rico 71-66 to grab that spot and finish behind the United States in the group. Alanzo Frink had 16 points and 11 rebounds in the win. In the loss, Eric Ayala had 22 points and 9 rebounds and Florida high schooler Jose Placer had 20 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=IECLYPFCDT
Standings: United States 3-0, Dominican Republic 2-1, Puerto Rico 1-2, Brazil 0-3

In the other group, the two eliminated teams played first, with Mexico winning 88-70 over Venezuela. Canada took the top spot with a 76-62 win over the hosts. In the win, Simi I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.tu had 15 points and 8 rebounds, Ignas Brazdeikis and Danilo Djuric had 13 points and 6 rebounds each, Andrew Nembhard had 12 points, and Noah Kirkwood had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=IECLYPFCDT
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...6&t=IECLYPFCDT
Standings: Canada 3-0, Argentina 2-1, Mexico 1-2, Venezuela 0-3

5th-8th Place:
Puerto Rico vs Venezuela
Mexico vs Brazil

Semifinals:
Canada vs Dominican Republic
United States vs Argentina

The semifinal for the United States will be at 7:30pm ET on Saturday and shown on FIBA's YouTube channel again.

[awhom111]

Lindsey Harding and Belarus had their hardest game of the Group Stage, one that would probably determine the top spot as they faced Turkey, and took the challenge well with a 67-52 win. Lindsey had 13 points and 6 assists in 35 minutes. Yelena Leuchanka had 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead the team again. Ex-WNBA player Nevriye Yilmaz had 12 points and 7 rebounds and Lindsey was also able to beat a former rival in ex-UNC player LaToya Pringle, who added 10 points in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-B-5-3.html

In the other game in Group B, Greece dominated the middle quarters to beat Poland 59-50. Ex-Robert Morris player Artemis Spanou had 12 points and 10 rebounds in the win while ex-WNBA player Ewelina Kobryn had 11 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-B-6-3.html

In Group A, France eventually pulled away from the Czech Republic 85-75. WNBA player Sandrine Gruda led the way with 26 points as ex-Maryland player Diandra Tchatchouang added 12 points and 7 rebounds and naturalized player Isabelle Yacoubou, one of another embarrassing ineligible draft picks made by WNBA teams, had 10 points. In the loss, ex-South Carolina player Ilona Burgrova had 17 points. Ukraine heaped more misery on hosts Romania by coming back to beat them 78-71. Alina Iagupova still needs more help and is still not a valid WNBA draft pick, but had 33 points and 7 rebounds in the win. The same players starred for the hosts as ex-WNBA player Florina Pascalau had 13 points and ex-Drexel player Gabriela Marginean had 11 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-A-5-3.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-A-6-3.html

In Group C, Latvia beat Great Britain 67-58. In the win, ex-UTEP player Anete Steinberga had 25 points, ex-Siena player Gunta Basko had 18 points, and ex-WNBA player Anete Jekabsone had 12 points and 6 assists. In the loss, Temi Fagbenle, who is using her graduate eligibility at USC after finishing at Harvard, had 22 points, ex-Marshall player Chantelle Handy had 12 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-Boston University player Rachael Vanderwal had 11 points. Serbia beat Croatia 89-72 as ex-WNBA player Jelena Milovanovic had 18 points. In the loss, ex-Richmond player Mirna Mazic had 16 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-C-6-3.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-C-5-3.html

In Group D, Spain got everything they could handle from Slovakia, but held on to a 82-81 win. WNBA draft pick Alba Torrens had 20 points, WNBA player Anna Cruz had 14 points, and WNBA player and naturalized player Astou Ndour and incoming WNBA player Marta Xargay had 11 points each. Kristi Toliver had 22 points in the naturalized player spot, but that was not enough. Lithuania held off hosts Hungary 72-66. In the loss, naturalized player Allie Quigley had 20 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-D-5-3.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-D-6-3.html

The USA U16 Boys team took care of business in the semifinals against Argentina, winning 119-76.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...9&t=IECLYPFCDT

In the other semifinal, Canada eased past the Dominican Republic 95-49. In the win, Rowan Barrett had 17 points and 6 rebounds, Noah Kirkwood had 13 points, and Simi I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.tu had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Alanzo Frink had 15 points in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...9&t=IECLYPFCDT

Earlier in the day, Puerto Rico started the race for 5th place with an 81-70 win over Venezuela. In the win, Eric Ayala had 29 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists and Fabian Rial had 15 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=IECLYPFCDT
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=IECLYPFCDT

Final day schedule:
7th Place: Venezuela vs Mexico
5th Place: Puerto Rico vs Brazil
3rd Place: Argentina vs Dominican Republic
1st Place: United States vs Canada

The final is at 6:30pm ET and will be on FIBA's YouTube channel.

[awhom111]

Lindsey Harding and Belarus had the day off, so they could sit back and watch the rest of the proceedings in Group B to see how things were shaking out for the next round. Italy controlled the fourth quarter to beat Poland 66-55 as ex-WNBA player Raffaella Masciadri had 14 points. In the loss, ex-WNBA player Ewelina Kobryn had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Turkey was eventually able to put away Greece 61-50 thanks to 18 points and 12 rebounds from LaToya Pringle in the naturalized player spot.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-B-7-4.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-B-8-4.html

In Group A, Montenegro beat Ukraine 84-71 as Angel Robinson had 18 points and 8 rebounds as the naturalized player. Alina Iagupova continues to dominate in the tournament without help as she had 33 points and 7 rebounds and should merit some WNBA consideration even if her original selection in a draft was invalid. Romania gave the home fans hope again, but collapsed late to let France escape with a 76-67 win. WNBA player Sandrine Gruda had 16 points and 9 rebounds in the win while ex-WNBA player Florina Pascalau had 11 points in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-A-7-4.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-A-8-4.html

In Group C, Serbia eased past Great Britain 76-54. In the win, ex-WNBA player Sonja Petrovic had 17 points, ex-WNBA player Jelena Milovanovic had 12 points, Danielle Page had 11 points and 12 rebounds from the naturalized player spot, and incoming WNBA player Ana Dabovic had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Boston University player Rachael Vanderwal had 13 points, ex-St. Bonaventure player Stefanie Collins had 12 points, and Temi Fagbenle had 11 points and 10 rebounds as she makes the graduate transfer move from Harvard to USC. Latvia held off Russia 68-62. In the win, ex-WNBA player Anete Jekabsone had 20 points, ex-Siena player Gunta Basko had 18 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Colorado player Aija Putnina had 13 points, and ex-UTEP player Anete Steinberga had 12 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, Epiphanny Prince had 16 points and 6 assists from the naturalized player spot and ex-WNBA player Irina Osipova had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-C-8-4.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-C-7-4.html

In Group D, Lithuania just managed to hang on to a 70-68 win over Sweden as ex-Drexel player Kamile Nacickaite had 15 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Miami player Stefanie Yderstrom had 14 points. Spain let Hungary stick around for a while before blowing out the hosts 69-46. In the win, Alba Torrens had 18 points and 14 rebounds as the WNBA still hopes to sign her after drafting her and Astou Ndour added 13 points and 9 rebounds from the naturalized player spot.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-D-7-4.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-D-8-4.html

The U16 day in Argentina started with Venezuela beating Mexico 80-71 for 7th place after losing to them earlier.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...0&t=IECLYPFCDT

In the 5th place game, Brazil got revenge on Puerto Rico by beating them 62-43.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...0&t=IECLYPFCDT

For the bronze medal, Argentina gave the home fans something to cheer about by beating the Dominican Republic 74-59. Alanzo Frink returns to high school in New Jersey with another strong performance, delivering 26 points and 8 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...0&t=IECLYPFCDT

In the gold medal game, Canada jumped out to a 23-3 lead in the second quarter and the United States spent the rest of the game fighting back and making one big final run in the fourth quarter to win 77-60. In the loss, Simi I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.tu had 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 steals and Rowan Barrett had 13 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...0&t=IECLYPFCDT

Final Standings:
United States
Canada
Argentina
Dominican Republic
Brazil
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Mexico

[Reilly]

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

[awhom111]

Olek Czyz is one of the 16 players selected out of the 24 man preliminary squad set to participate in Poland's training camp in July. Marcin Gortat will be there as well, but as an example of the NBA's existing agreement with FIBA that gives the NBA rights above other leagues, will not be able to participate in practices until 5 weeks before the tournament, which will have him miss at least 11 days of activity.
Article:
http://www.pzkosz.pl/aktualnosci/n/62612/

Lindsey Harding and Belarus left Romania having taken care of business against Greece with an 82-57 win. That allows them to carry a perfect record as they move to Hungary for the rest of the tournament. Lindsey had 6 points in 31 minutes. Yelena Leuchanka had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-B-9-5.html

In the other Group B game, Turkey managed to grind out a 50-44 win over Italy as ex-WNBA player Neyriye Yilmaz had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Ex-WNBA player Raffaella Masciadri had 13 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...68-B-10-5.html
Standings: Belarus 4-0, Turkey 3-1, Greece 2-2, Italy 1-3, Poland 0-4

In Group A, France beat Montenegro 79-67 with 25 points and 8 rebounds from WNBA player Sandrine Gruda. Angel Robinson had 12 points in the loss as the naturalized player. Hosts Romania were denied one final time as they lost 82-71 to the Czech Republic. Ex-WNBA player Jana Vesela had 11 points and 6 rebounds in the win. In the loss, ex-Drexel player Gabriela Marginean had 22 points and 9 rebounds and ex-WNBA player Florina Pascalau had 14 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...68-A-10-5.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-A-9-5.html
Standings: France 4-0, Montenegro 3-1, Czech Republic 2-2, Ukraine 1-3, Romania 0-4

In Group C, Croatia held up their end of the bargain by beating Great Britain 76-70 with 17 points and 7 rebounds from ex-South Carolina player Iva Sliskovic. In the loss, ex-Boston University player Rachael Vanderwal had 20 points and Temi Fagbenle, set to be a graduate transfer from Harvard to USC, had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Russia helped Croatia and extracted revenge on Latvia by beating Serbia 77-53 to drag the Balkan country through with them. In the win, Epiphanny Prince had 14 points from the naturalized player spot and ex-WNBA player Irina Osipova had 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists. Incoming WNBA player Ana Dabovic had 15 points in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-C-9-5.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...68-C-10-5.html
Standings: Russia 3-1, Serbia 3-1, Croatia 2-2, Latvia 2-2, Great Britain 0-4

In Group D, Spain took the foot off the gas a bit as they held off Sweden 64-60. In the win, WNBA player Anna Cruz had 13 points, Astou Ndour had 10 points and 10 rebounds as the naturalized player, WNBA draft pick Alba Torrens had 10 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-WNBA player Nuria Martinez had 10 points. At least one of the hosts got a win as Hungary beat Slovakia 86-74. Allie Quigley finished her spell as a naturalized player with 26 points and WNBA draft pick Tijana Krivacevic added 20 points and 9 rebounds. In the loss, Kristi Toliver had 22 points as a naturalized player.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...68-D-10-5.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...168-D-9-5.html
Standings: Spain 4-0, Slovakia 2-2, Lithuania 2-2, Sweden 1-3, Hungary 1-3

After the first group stage, qualifiers from groups A and B combine to form Group E and qualifiers from groups C and D combine to form Group F. Results against other qualified teams carry over and each team plays the three teams in the group that they have not played to complete the round robin and determine qualifiers to the semifinals.
Group E Standings: Belarus 2-0, France 2-0, Montenegro 1-1, Turkey 1-1, Czech Republic 0-2, Greece 0-2
Group F Standings: Russia 2-0, Spain 2-0, Slovakia 1-1, Serbia 1-1, Lithuania 0-2, Croatia 0-2

After the women's tournament in the Caribbean last week, it was the men's turn this week as ten teams descended on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands to compete for four spots in the 2016 Centrobasket tournament that will determine some of the qualifiers for the 2017 FIBA America's Championship.

Action started in Group A, where the US Virgin Islands beat the Cayman Islands 77-65. In the win, Khallid Hart of Marist had 17 points, ex-DII player Georgio Milligan had 11 points and 9 rebounds, Angel Rivera of Stetson had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-TCU player Craig Williams had 11 points. In the loss, ex-DII player Jorge Ebanks had 21 points, ex-DII player Samuel O'Garro had 13 points, ex-DII player Shaad O'Garro had 13 points, and ex-NAIA player Deandre Simpson had 10 points and 7 rebounds. The hosts closed the day by beating St. Vincent and the Grenadines 84-69. In the win, ex-NAIA player Halstead Chiverton had 18 points, ex-DII player Randy George had 16 points and 6 rebounds, ex-JC player Killven Samuel had 15 points and 6 assists, and Norville Carey of Southern Miss had 13 points and 10 rebounds. In the loss, ex-DII player Alexus Foyle had 29 points and 7 rebounds, ex-Oral Roberts player Shawn King had 11 points and 15 rebounds, and ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Sean Baptiste had 11 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN

In Group B, the Bahamas beat Bermuda 57-38 as ex-Louisiana Tech player Magnum Rolle had 11 points and 9 rebounds. In the other game, Antigua and Barbuda beat Guyana 80-60. In the win, ex-Louisiana Tech player Jerome Richardson had 14 points, ex-DII player Ernest Scott had 13 points and 6 rebounds, ex-DII player Lennox McCoy had 13 points, ex-NAIA player Clinton Joshua had 12 points, and NAIA player Raviel Burton had 11 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, ex-DII player Gordon James had 19 points and 15 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN

I will try to post the full rosters after each team plays a game and hopefully they get posted to the tournament website.

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

Got scooped!

[awhom111]

Action in the British Virgin Islands started in Group B, where Antigua and Barbuda welcomed Suriname to international basketball by beating them 85-50. In the win, ex-Iowa player Kurt Looby had 13 points and 6 rebounds, ex-DII player Ernest Scott had 11 points and 9 rebounds, and ex-Louisiana Tech player Jerome Richardson and NAIA player Sharife Sergeant had 11 points and 6 rebounds each. Collegian Yves Goedschalk had 11 points and 6 rebounds in the loss. Later in the day, the Bahamas beat Guyana 89-69. In the win, Stetson's Kentwan Smith had 18 points and 6 rebounds, NAIA player Leon Cooper had 15 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Louisiana Tech player Magnum Rolle had 11 points and 9 rebounds, and ex-DII player Torrington Cox had 11 points. In the loss, ex-DII player Gordon James had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN

In Group A, St. Vincent and the Grenadines welcomed Barbados to the tournament by besting them 70-63. In the win, ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Sean Baptiste had 21 points, ex-DII player Alexus Foyle had 19 points and 7 rebounds, ex-Oral Roberts player Shawn King had 10 points and 16 rebounds, and ex-Pacific player Nyika Williams had 10 points. In the loss, John Jones of Illinois State had 14 points. The hosts closed the day by beating the Cayman Islands 92-78. In the win, ex-DII player Kennedy Bass had 15 points and 9 rebounds, DII player Killven Samuel had 15 points and 8 rebounds, ex-NAIA player Halstead Chiverton had 13 points, Norville Carey of Southern Miss had 11 points and 7 rebounds, and ex-DII player Randy George had 10 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, ex-DII player Samuel O'Garro had 25 points, ex-DII player Jorge Ebanks had 23 points, and ex-DII player Shaad O'Garro had 13 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN

Here are the rosters to the best of my ability:

Group A:

Barbados:
Rahim Gibbons, Bulls (Barbados)
Jabar Williams, Alfred State (DIII)
Mark Bridgeman, WSC (Barbados), Gillette (JC)
Aamir Morris, Cavaliers (Barbados)
Charles Vanderpool, Pinelands (Barbados), Bridgeport (DII)
Keefe Birkett, LSC (Barbados)
Jeremy Gill, Pinelands (Barbados)
Akeem Marsh, Sonics (Barbados)
Junior Moore, Pinelands (Barbados)
John Jones, Illinois State

British Virgin Islands:
Killven Samuel, Oklahoma City (DII)
Steve Parillon, club unknown, Henderson State (DII)
Franklyn Penn
Norville Carey, Southern Miss
Kennedy Bass, club unknown, Anderson (DII)
Halstead Chiverton, club unknown, Warner (NAIA)
Dione Blyden, club unknown, Clinton (JC)
Kleon Penn, Bayamon Cowboys (Puerto Rico), McNeese State
Bjorn Caleb, club unknown, Clinton (JC)
Randy George, Charitoise (France), Henderson State (DII)
Leslie Smith
Eustace Freeman

Cayman Islands:
Joshua Dikau
Jorge Ebanks, Angra (Portugal), Daeman (DII)
Samuel O'Garro, Sol Blazers (Cayman Islands), Eckerd (DII)
Shaad O'Garro, Sol Blazers (Cayman Islands), LeMoyne-Owen (DII)
Jasen Campbell, Silver Bullets (Cayman Islands)
Davion Cotterell, Sol Blazers (Cayman Islands), Santa Clarita Christian (California)
Rashad Powery-Saunds, Vermont Tech (USCAA)
Jake Whittaker, Silver Bullets (Cayman Islands)
Deandre Simpson, Sol Blazers (Cayman Islands), Webber (NAIA)
Darrell Paddyfoot, Warriors (Cayman Islands)
Rotando Thompson, Silver Bullets (Cayman Islands)

St. Vincent and the Grenadines:
Nyika Williams, Saitama Broncos (Japan), Pacific
Steveon Taylor
Brian Ofori, University of Regina (CIS)
Quincy Jackson
Sean Baptiste, club unknown, Fairleigh Dickinson
Lezlo McKenzie
Shawn King, Le Havre (France), Oral Roberts
Akeme Smart, club unknown, McCook (JC)
Alexus Foyle, club unknown, BYU Hawaii (DII)
Burton Williams, club unknown, Queens (DII)
Cregg Friday, club unknown, Ming Chuan University (Taiwan)
Dameon Ottley

US Virgin Islands:
Angel Rivera, Stetson
Kevin Sheppard, club unknown, Jacksonville
Georgio Milligan, Coopenae (Costa Rica), Franklin and Marshall (DII)
Cuthbert Victor, Krasny Oktyabr (Russia), Murray State
Craig Williams Jr., Siarka Tarnobrzeg (Poland), TCU
LeRon Smith, Frank Phillips (JC)
Ivan Aska, Maccabi Ashdod (Israel), Murray State
Khallid Hart, Marist
Elon Howard, club unknown, SUNY Purchase (DIII)
LaRon Smith, Bethune-Cookman
Kitwana Rhymer, club unknown, UMass
Rasheed Swanston, Frank Phillips (JC)

Group B:

Antigua and Barbuda:
Kenya Achom, Flyers (Antigua and Barbuda)
Devorn Benjamin, ABBA Stars (Antigua and Barbuda)
Mario Davis, Newfield Tapers (Antigua and Barbuda), Missouri Western (DII)
Kareem Edwards, F&G Ovals (Antigua and Barbuda)
Lennox McCoy, Baldwin Braves (Antigua and Barbuda), Central Oklahoma (DII)
Raviel Burton, Missouri Valley (NAIA)
Clinton Joshua, club unknown, Campbellsville (NAIA)
Jerome Richardson, club unknown, Louisiana Tech
Gerard Henry, F&G Ovals(Antigua and Barbuda)
Kurt Looby, Panelefsiniakos (Greece), Iowa
Ernest Scott, Kolossos Rhodes (Greece), Valdosta State (DII)
Sharife Sergeant, West Virginia Tech (NAIA)

Bahamas:
Michael Bain Jr.
Tehran Cox, club unknown, High Point
Shakwon Lewis, C.I. Gibson High School (Bahamas), Covenant Christian (Georgia)
Leon Cooper Jr, West Virginia Tech (NAIA)
Kentwan Smith, Stetson
Scott Farrington, Qatar SC (Qatar), Louisiana-Lafayette)
Tavario Miller, Texas A&M
Eugene Bain, club unknown, Bellevue (NAIA)
Torrington Cox, Qatar SC (Qatar), King (DII)
David Nesbitt, Al Mina (Iraq), St. Thomas (NAIA)
Kadeem Coleby, Al Fateh (Saudi Arabia), Wichita State
Magnum Rolle, Bnei Herzliya (Israel)/Mayaguez Indians (Puerto Rico), Louisiana Tech

Bermuda:
Husayn Symonds
Yusef Riley
Christopher Crumpler, club unknown, Flagler (DII)
Shannon Thompson
Steven Simons
John Lee
Jason Simons
Jason Lowe, club unknown, Red Deer (CCAA)
Sullivan Phillips, club unknown, Washington Adventist (NAIA)
Jahvon Jones
Jonathan Lowe, club unknown, Johnson and Wales (DIII)

Guyana:
Akeem Kanhai
Dave Causway
Travis Burnett
Shelroy Thomas
Jermaine Slater
Ryan Gullen
Jason Squires
Keron McKenzie, club unknown, Armstrong State (DII)
Gordon James, club unknown, Bridgeport (DII)
Rudolph James
Chris Williams
Ryan Stephney

Suriname:
Cheraldo Beverdijk, Yellow Birds (Suriname), Impact Academy (Florida)
Xavier Elburg, De Arend (Suriname)
Yves Goedschalk, Florida National (USCAA)
Earl Sabajo, CLD (Suriname), Stockton (DIII)
Safiero Fraser, De Arend (Suriname)
Xaviro Van Ams, Yellow Birds (Suriname)
Randall Wip, De Schakel (Suriname)
Ryan Van Russel, SCVU (Suriname)
Bruce Zamuel, De Arend (Suriname), Greensboro (DIII)
Darryl Tolud, CLD (Suriname)
Roche Grootfaam, Covenant Christian (Georgia)
Sergio De Randamie, Apollo Amsterdam (Netherlands)/CLD (Suriname), Houston

[awhom111]

The USA U19 team roster has been finalized. This will be a solid test for Sean Miller to get them in championship form.
Article:
http://www.usab.com/news-events/news...eam-named.aspx
Roster:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u19/roster.aspx

Lindsey Harding and Belarus started Group E action in Debrecen, Hungary, facing the Czech Republic. Lindsey had a terrific game, tying the game late before they succumbed to a buzzer beating three pointer to lose 73-70. She ended up with a hyper-efficient 25 points in 37 minutes. Yelena Leuchanka had 19 points and 12 rebounds. In the win, ex-South Carolina player Ilona Burgrova had 12 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-E-3-1.html

Earlier in the day, Turkey easily beat Montenegro 61-41. In the win, ex-WNBA player Nevriye Yilmaz had 18 points and LaToya Pringle had 15 points and 6 rebounds as the naturalized player. France pulled away late from Greece to end the day with a 51-42 win. The duo with WNBA experience helped lead the way as Sandrine Gruda had 12 points and 6 rebounds and Celine Dumerc had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-E-1-1.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-E-2-1.html
Standings: France 3-0, Belarus 2-1, Turkey 2-1, Montenegro 1-2, Czech Republic 1-2, Greece 0-3

In the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda opened action with a 74-65 win over Guyana. In the win, ex-NAIA player Sullivan Phillips had 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists and ex-DII player Chris Crumpler had 16 points. Ex-DII player Gordon James had 22 points and 7 rebounds in the loss. Group B play continued with the Bahamas beating Suriname 72-57. In the win, ex-NAIA player Eugene Bain had 11 points and NAIA player Leon Cooper, ex-Louisiana Tech player Magnum Rolle, and ex-DII player Torrington Cox all had 10 points each. Ex-DIII player Bruce Zamuel had 11 points in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN

Group A play started with the US Virgin Islands beating St. Vincent and the Grenadines 93-62. In the win, Khallid Hart of Marist had 21 points, ex-TCU player Craig Williams had 20 points, and ex-Murray State player Ivan Aska had 16 points. In the loss, ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Sean Baptiste had 19 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Pacific player Nyika Williams had 14 points and 7 rebounds, and ex-DII player Alexus Foyle had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Barbados finished the day by holding off the hosts 77-76. In the loss, ex-DII player Randy George had 17 points and 10 rebounds, DII player Killven Samuel had 12 points and 7 rebounds, ex-DII player Steve Parillon had 11 points, and ex-DII player Kennedy Bass had 10 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN

[SilkyJ]

The USA U19 team roster has been finalized. This will be a solid test for Sean Miller to get them in championship form.
Article:
http://www.usab.com/news-events/news...eam-named.aspx
Roster:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u19/roster.aspx

Thx for all the updates as always. Did none of our incoming froshies try out for the U19 team?? Is this to get them enrolled in 2nd semester of summer school?

[awhom111]

Thx for all the updates as always. Did none of our incoming froshies try out for the U19 team?? Is this to get them enrolled in 2nd semester of summer school?

None of them did. I think summer school is part of the reason (if only the tournament was a week or so earlier). Kennard is the only one who had some reporting that he turned down an invite. Given who they did invite, I think it is reasonable to assume that the others would have been at tryouts if they wanted to be.

[awhom111]

Lindsey Harding and Belarus were off as Eurobasket Women action shifted to Group F play in Gyor, Hungary. Serbia provided the buzzer beater of the day in a 76-74 win over Slovakia. Naturalized player Danielle Page had 14 points and 8 rebounds to go along with the contribution of the ex-WNBA duo as Sonja Petrovic had 15 points and Jelena Milovanovic had 11 points. In the loss, Kristi Toliver had 23 points from the naturalized player spot and ex-WNBA player Zuzana Zirkova had 16 points and 6 rebounds. In the next game, Lithuania came back to stun Russia 78-74 as ex-Drexel player Kamile Nacickaite had 19 points. In the loss, ex-WNBA player Irina Osipova had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, Epiphanny Prince had 12 points and 6 rebounds from the naturalized player spot, and WNBA draft pick Maria Kuzina had 10 points. Spain made sure the final game of the day was not close as they crushed Croatia 95-52 with help from some current and possible future WNBA players. In the win, Marta Xargay had 16 points and 7 steals, Alba Torrens had 16 points and 6 rebounds, and Astou Ndour had 14 points and 11 rebounds as the naturalized player. Ex-South Carolina player Iva Sliskovic had 11 points in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-F-1-1.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-F-2-1.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-F-3-1.html
Standings: Spain 3-0, Russia 2-1, Serbia 2-1, Slovakia 1-2,Lithuania 1-2, Croatia 0-3

Action continued in the British Virgin Islands as teams continued to fight for the spots that keep them in the tournament and set their destinations for next summer.

In Group A, St. Vincent and the Grenadines finished their group with an 80-71 win over the Cayman Islands to open the day. In the win, ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Sean Baptiste had 25 points and 7 assists, ex-DII player Alexus Foyle had 22 points, and ex-Oral Roberts player Shawn King had 13 points and 18 rebounds. In the loss, ex-DII player Jorge Ebanks had 32 points and ex-DII player Samuel O'Garro had 17 points. With the hosts having their open date, the US Virgin Islands got to close the day with a 78-71 win over Barbados to seal a semifinal spot. In the win, ex-Murray State player Ivan Aska had 26 points and 9 rebounds, ex-TCU player Craig Williams had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Khallid Hart of Marist had 11 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN

In Group B, Bermuda beat Suriname 71-50. In the win, ex-DII player Chris Crumpler had 22 points and 6 rebounds, ex-DII player Jonathan Lowe had 12 points and 7 rebounds, and ex-NAIA player Sullivan Phillips had 11 points. In the loss, ex-Houston player Sergio De Randamie had 11 points and 7 rebounds and collegian Yves Goedschalk had 11 points. The Bahamas finished off their group stage with a 69-61 win over Antigua and Barbuda to enter the semifinals in the top spot in the group as ex-NAIA player David Nesbitt had 16 points and 10 rebounds. In the loss, NAIA player Raviel Burton had 13 points and 7 rebounds, NAIA player Sharife Sergeant had 13 points, and ex-DII player Ernest Scott had 12 points
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN

[awhom111]

An injury forced another change to the U19 Men's team as Isaiah Briscoe is out and Justin Bibbs has been brought in to replace him.
Article:
http://www.usab.com/news-events/news...add-bibbs.aspx

Lindsey Harding and Belarus were back in action and could not recover from a slow start against Montenegro to lose 77-72 to put themselves at risk of being eliminated. Lindsey had 8 points and 9 assists as she played all but 84 seconds. Yelena Leuchanka had 15 points and 13 rebounds. In the win, ex-Georgia player Angel Robinson, their newest naturalized player, had 15 points and 17 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-E-6-2.html

In the next Group E game, Greece beat the Czech Republic 74-71 to keep both teams alive until the final game. Ex-Robert Morris player Artemis Spanou had 12 points and 9 rebounds in the win while ex-South Carolina player Ilona Burgrova had 10 points and 9 rebounds in the loss. Turkey closed the day by handing France their first loss 66-56. Naturalized player LaToya Pringle had 23 points and ex-WNBA player Nevriye Yilmaz added 13 points and 7 rebounds in the win while WNBA player Sandrine Gruda had 16 points and 13 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-E-4-2.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-E-5-2.html
Standings: Turkey 3-1, France 3-1, Belarus 2-2, Montenegro 2-2, Czech Republic 1-3, Greece 1-3

In the British Virgin Islands, Group B play started with Antigua and Barbuda beating Bermuda 71-64 to grab the second spot in the group. In the win, ex-DII player Ernest Scott had 19 points and 8 rebounds, ex-Louisiana Tech player Jerome Richardson had 14 points and 7 rebounds, and ex-DII player Lennox McCoy had 13 points. In the loss, ex-DII player Chris Crumpler had 15 points and 6 rebounds, ex-NAIA player Sullivan Phillips had 13 points and 7 rebounds, and ex-DIII player Jonathan Lowe had 10 points. Suriname finally put it all together to get their first win in rejoining the international basketball community, impressively beating their neighbors Guyana 81-48, In the win, ex-Houston player Sergio De Randamie had 13 points and collegian Yves Goedschalk had 12 points. Ex-DII player Keron McKenzie had 15 points in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN
Standings: Bahamas 4-0, Antigua and Barbuda 3-1, Bermuda 2-2, Suriname 1-3, Guyana 0-4

In Group A play, Barbados beat the Cayman Islands 85-50 to stay alive. In the loss, ex-DII player Jorge Ebanks had 15 points. The last game of the night was for the top spot in the group and the US Virgin Islands beat the British Virgin Islands 89-70, but the hosts importantly managed to hang on to a semifinal berth. In the win, Khallid Hart of Marist had 20 points, ex-Murray State player Ivan Aska had 19 points and 8 rebounds, Stetson's Angel Rivera had 12 points and 7 assists, ex-DII player Georgio Milligan had 12 points, and ex-Murray State player Cuthbert Victor had 10 points and 9 rebounds. In the loss, ex-DII player Steve Parillon had 12 points and 6 rebounds and ex-NAIA player Halstead Chiverton had 12 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=PTGGKRXIIN
Standings: US Virgin Islands 4-0, British Virgin Islands 2-2, Barbados 2-2, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2-2, Cayman Islands 0-4

Saturday Games:

10th Place:
Cayman Islands vs Guyana

5th Place Playoffs:
St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs Bermuda
Barbados vs Suriname

Semifinals:
Antigua and Barbuda vs US Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands vs Bahamas

[awhom111]

Bad news if you wanted to keep an eye on Duke players as an illness will keep Rebecca Greenwell out of the World University Games:
http://www.usab.com/news-events/news...ng-begins.aspx

In Eurobasket Women Group F action, Lithuania opened the day with an 83-64 win over Croatia. In the loss, ex-South Carolina player Iva Sliskovic had 17 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Richmond player Mirna Mazic had 13 points and 6 rebounds. In the next game, Russia beat Slovakia 75-61 with Epiphanny Prince contributing 11 points and 6 rebounds from the naturalized player spot. Recent WNBA draft pick Zofia Hruscakova had 15 points in the loss. Spain eventually pulled away from Serbia to close the day with a 91-80 win. Possible future WNBA player Alba Torrens had 25 points and 8 rebounds, WNBA player Anna Cruz had 15 points, and Astou Ndour added 15 points and 12 rebounds from the naturalized player spot in the win. In the loss, ex-WNBA player Sonja Petrovic had 17 points and 8 rebounds, ex-WNBA player Jelena Milovanovic had 13 points, and incoming WNBA player Ana Dabovic had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-F-4-2.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-F-5-2.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-F-6-2.html
Standings: Spain 4-0, Russia 3-1, Lithuania 2-2, Serbia 2-2, Slovakia 1-3, Croatia 0-4

The day started in the British Virgin Islands with the 10th place game where the Cayman Islands beat Guyana 89-61. In the win, ex-DII player Jorge Garro had 24 points, ex-DII player Samuel O'Garro had 20 points and 8 rebounds, former California high schooler Davion Cotterell had 18 points and 7 rebounds, and ex-DII player Shaad O'Garro had 14 points. Ex-DII player Keron McKenzie had 12 points in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...8&t=PTGGKRXIIN

The playoffs for 5th place started with St. Vincent and the Grenadines holding off Bermuda 74-73. In the win, ex-DII player Alexus Foyle had 19 points and 8 rebounds, ex-Oral Roberts player Shawn King had 17 points and 16 rebounds, and ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Sean Baptiste had 15 points and 7 assists. Ex-DII player Chris Crumpler had 23 points and 6 assists in the loss. In the second game, Suriname beat Barbados 71-49 as ex-Houston player Sergio De Randamie had 19 points and 6 rebounds to lead his team.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...8&t=PTGGKRXIIN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...8&t=PTGGKRXIIN

The day concluded with the semifinals, starting with a 108-66 win for the US Virgin Islands over Antigua and Barbuda. In the win, ex-Murray State player Cuthbert Victor had 21 points and 11 rebounds, ex-Murray State player Ivan Aska had 15 points and 9 rebounds, ex-DII player Georgio Milligan had 14 points and 6 rebounds, ex-UMass player Kitwana Rhymer had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and ex-Jacksonville player Kevin Sheppard had 10 points. In the loss, ex-DII player Ernest Scott had 15 points and 8 rebounds and NAIA player Raviel Burton had 10 points. The Bahamas closed the night by beating the hosts 85-68. In the win, ex-Louisiana Tech player Magnum Rolle had 14 points, ex-NAIA player Eugene Bain had 13 points and 7 rebounds, NAIA player Leon Cooper had 13 points, ex-NAIA player David Nesbitt had 12 points and 9 rebounds, and ex-Wichita State player Kadeem Coleby had 10 points. In the loss, ex-McNeese State player Kleon Penn had 13 points and 13 rebounds, Norville Carey of Southern Miss had 13 points, and DII player Killven Samuel had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...9&t=PTGGKRXIIN
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...9&t=PTGGKRXIIN

Final Day Games:
7th Place: Bermuda vs Barbados
5th Place: St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs Suriname
3rd Place: British Virgin Islands vs Antigua and Barbuda
1st Place: Bahamas vs US Virgin Islands

[awhom111]

Lindsey Harding and Belarus entered their game against France knowing that they had already qualified to the next round and kept their Olympics hopes alive. They did want to move up higher in the standings and build some momentum heading into the quarterfinals, but could not do so as they lost 64-58. Lindsey had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists in 38 minutes. Yelena Leuchanka had 16 points and 9 rebounds and Tatyana Troina had 10 points. In the win, invalid WNBA draft pick Isabelle Yacoubou had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Lindsey's ex-WNBA teammate Sandrine Gruda had 10 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-E-9-3.html

Earlier in the day, Turkey grabbed the top spot in Group E by eliminating the Czech Republic 59-48. In the win, ex-WNBA player Nevriye Yilmaz had 23 points and 8 rebounds and LaToya Pringle added 12 points and 6 rebounds from the naturalized player spot. Greece jumped out to an early lead against Montenegro, but could not rest as they needed a large margin to tilt tiebreakers in their favor since they did not know what the result would be in the last game. They ended up with a 76-63 win, which was just enough to send Montenegro through as Greece had multiple final attempts at the field goal that would have sent them through. Ex-Robert Morris player Artemis Spanou had 13 points and 8 rebounds in the win and Angel Robinson had 13 points and 10 rebounds in the loss as the naturalized player.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-E-7-3.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-E-8-3.html
Standings: Turkey 4-1, France 4-1, Belarus 2-3, Montenegro 2-3, Greece 2-3, Czech Republic 1-4

It was the last day of games in the British Virgin Islands and it started with the 7th place game, where Barbados beat Bermuda 78-73. Illinois State's John Jones had 11 points and 6 rebounds in the win while ex-DII player Chris Crumpler had 27 points and ex-DIII player Jonathan Lowe had 11 points in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...0&t=PTGGKRXIIN

Suriname wanted to finish their debut international tournament in style and mounted an epic comeback to beat St. Vincent and the Grenadines 87-80 to finish 5th. In the win, ex-Houston player Sergio De Randamie had 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists, collegian Yves Goedschalk had 14 points, and ex-DIII player Bruce Zamuel had 12 points. In the loss, ex-DII player Alexus Foyle had 23 points, ex-Oral Roberts player Shawn King had 18 points and 18 rebounds, and ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Sean Baptiste had 13 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...0&t=PTGGKRXIIN

Antigua beat out the hosts for the bronze medal with an 82-73 win. In the win, ex-DII player Ernest Scott had 24 points and 11 rebounds, NAIA player Raviel Burton had 23 points and 11 rebounds, ex-DII player Lennox McCoy had 12 points, NAIA player Sharife Sargeant had 10 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-NAIA player Clinton Joshua had 10 points. In the loss, ex-NAIA player Halstead Chiverton had 22 points and DII player Killven Samuel had 19 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...0&t=PTGGKRXIIN

In the final, the US Virgin Islands did just enough to beat the Bahamas 71-65. In the win, Khallid Hart of Marist had 24 points, ex-Murray State player Ivan Aska had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and ex-TCU player Craig Williams had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Wichita State player Kadeem Coleby had 15 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...0&t=PTGGKRXIIN

Final Standings:
US Virgin Islands
Bahamas
Antigua and Barbuda
British Virgin Islands
Suriname
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Guyana

[awhom111]

The USA Pan American team tryouts are coming soon and we now have a coaching staff as the ones helping with training have been announced:
http://www.usab.com/news-events/news...ouncement.aspx

Both World University Games teams are having to make some late moves as Devonte Graham of Kansas is injured. Bill Self went to one of his buddies for help as they added Julian DeBose of Florida Gulf Coast, which is coached by a former Kansas assistant:
http://www.kuathletics.com/news/2015...620153634.aspx

Lindsey Harding and her team got to sit back and watch the day's action to find out who they would face next.

Slovakia eased past Croatia 84-62 as Kristi Toliver had 23 points and 7 assists from the naturalized player spot. Ex-South Carolina player Iva Sliskovic had 16 points and 9 rebounds in the loss. Spain then took care of Russia 66-57 to remain the only unbeaten team. In the win, possible future WNBA players Alba Torrens and Marta Xargay led the way with 24 and 10 points respectively. The last game of the day was the most dramatic as Lithuania shook off a slow start to go from the possibility of elimination to second place in the group with a 73-72 win over Serbia as ex-Drexel player Kamile Nacickaite led all scorers with 21 points. In the loss, ex-WNBA player Jelena Milovanovic had 14 points, ex-WNBA player Sonja Petrovic had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and incoming WNBA player Ana Dabovic had 12 points and 6 assists.
Boxscores:
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-F-7-3.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-F-9-3.html
http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/e...918-F-8-3.html
Standings:
Spain 5-0, Lithuania 3-2, Russia 3-2, Serbia 2-3, Slovakia 2-3, Croatia 0-5

Quarterfinals:
Turkey vs Serbia
Lithuania vs Belarus
Spain vs Montenegro
France vs Russia