2017 International Basketball Thread

[awhom111]

Marshall had a very efficient 9 points and 12 rebounds in 21 minutes as the United States beat Panama 97-56 to start their AmeriCup campaign. Jonathan Holmes and Darrun Hilliard had 17 points each, the grizzled veteran of the group, Reggie Williams, had 13 points, and Jameel Warney had 10 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, Gary Forbes, who you may remember from ACC play before he moved to UMass and the NBA, had 19 points and ex-Texas State player Tony Bishop had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/...ore_statistics

The next game against Uruguay will be on ESPNU at 7:30pm ET on Tuesday. These games will also be on ESPN3 (times EDT):
Dominican Republic vs Panama, 5:00pm
Canada vs Venezuela, 6:30pm
Argentina vs US Virgin Islands, 9:00pm

The other game in Montevideo went to the hosts 66-57. Uruguay was happy to have their two biggest stars together for this tournament as Jayson Granger had 23 points and 8 assists and ex-NBA player Esteban Batista had 17 points and 9 rebounds with captain Bruno Fitipaldo adding 16 points. Ex-DII player Gelvis Solano had 13 points for the Dominican Republic.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/...ore_statistics

Back in Group B, Canada looked ready to go out with a whimper against Argentina early, but fought back only to be forced into overtime and a 92-86 loss. Facundo Campazzo paced the hosts with 23 points and 6 assists as Gabriel Deck added 20 points and 9 rebounds and ex-George Washington player Patricio Garino had 20 points. Ex-Baylor player Brady Heslip dialed it up from distance with 24 points, the ex-ACC guys chipped in as Xavier Rathan-Mayes had 17 points and Olivier Hanlan had 16 points, and Andrew Nicholson had 12 points and 18 rebounds after briefly looking like the star of the tournament before disappearing in the second half of the previous game despite his NBA pedigree. The disappointing results can all be reversed if they can get a result on Tuesday as the US Virgin Islands could not summon enough magic late against Venezuela, losing 86-84. Kobe Bryant must have given his cousin John Cox a challenge too as he had 23 points to lead Venezuela for a second straight game and ex-NAIA player Nestor Colmenares had 15 points and 14 rebounds. Walter Hodge had another big game with 24 points and 7 assists, ex-Murray State player Cuthbert Victor had 17 points, and Khallid Hart of Marist had 13 points. Argentina can technically manipulate the results of the group by losing to the US Virgin Islands regardless of the result of the first game, which Canada must win to have a chance at advancing.
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Here are the other rosters in Group C:

Dominican Republic:
Dagoberto Pena, Barcelona II (Spain), Marshall
Rigoberto Mendoza, Aguada Santeros (Puerto Rico)
Angel Nunez, Santiago Metros (Dominican Republic), South Florida
Gelvis Solano, Echague (Argentina)/Hunan (China), Merrimack (DII)
Victor Liz, Ponce Lions (Puerto Rico)/Santiago Metros (Dominican Republic)
Juan Coronado, La Vega Reales (Dominican Republic)
Sadiel Rojas, UCAM Murcia (Spain), Oklahoma Wesleyan (NAIA)
Edward Santana, Licey Titanes (Dominican Republic)
Juan Miguel Suero, San Francisco Indios (Dominican Republic)
Adris De Leon, Santiago Metros (Dominican Republic), Eastern Washington
Angel Delgado, Seton Hall
Jhonathan Araujo, Santo Domingo Leones (Dominican Republic)

Panama:
Gary Forbes, Caracas Cocodrilos (Venezuela), UMass and NBA (2010-2012)
Eugenio Luzcando, Idaho State
Joel Munoz, Cocle Aguadulce Caballos (Panama)/Villa Caceres Tigres (Panama)
Jonathan King, Cocle Aguadulce Caballos (Panama)/Sonsonate (El Salvador), Abilene Christian
Iverson Molinar, Trinity International (NV)
Josimar Ayarza, Echague (Argentina), Southern Miss
Ernesto Oglivie, Colon Correcaminos (Panama)/Isidro Metapan (El Salvador)
Tony Bishop, Kanazawa (Japan), Texas State
Jamaal Levy, Estudiantes Bahia Blanca (Argentina), Wake Forest
Abid Oses, Villa Caceres Tigres (Panama), Antelope Valley (JC)
Javier Carter, Cocle Aguadulce Caballos (Panama)/Mexicali Soles (Mexico), South Alabama
Jose Montenegro, Villa Caceres Tigres (Panama)

Uruguay:
Gonzalo Iglesias, Aguada (Uruguay)
Mauro Zubiaurre, Atenas (Uruguay)
Juan Ducasse, Sunrise Christian Academy (KS)
Bruno Fitipaldo, Galatasaray (Turkey)
Sebastian Izaguirre, Hebraica y Macabi (Uruguay)
Sebastian Vazquez, Goes (Uruguay)
Nicolas Borsellino, Bigua de Villa Biarritz (Uruguay)
Esteban Batista, Beikong (China)/Reyer Venezia (Italy), NBA (2005-2007)
Luciano Parodi, Hebraica y Macabi (Uruguay)
Jayson Granger, Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
Hernando Caceres, Trouville (Uruguay)
Kiril Wachsmann, Defensor Sporting (Uruguay), Iona

[awhom111]

Marshall got the start as the United States knew that they would probably have their toughest test of the group against the hosts. Uruguay started well but the United States took the lead at the half. A tight third quarter left the game tied, but some important shots from distance helped the United States get the 74-66. Marshall fouled out as he played 15 minutes, getting the task of trying to slow down Esteban Batista, who had 22 points and 14 rebounds. The other starts also chipped in as Jayson Granger had 17 points and 6 assists and Bruno Fitipaldo had 15 points and 8 rebounds, but the hosts could have used a little more efficiency. C.J. Williams had 16 points, Reggie Hearn had 15 points, and Darrun Hilliard had 13 points. This was a good test for Jeff Van Gundy and they got it done. He now knows what to expect in a hostile environment in future road qualifiers as the team is likely to make a return trip to Montevideo, where the visiting team faces a loud whistling crowd while on offense. It will be interesting to see future roster compositions, but I am thinking that having one or two roster spots for American players who have played frequently in these specific leagues could be a big advantage for preparing for unfamiliar environments and personnel.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/...ore_statistics

Earlier in the day, the Dominican Republic stayed alive with an 86-64 win over Panama. Ex-NAIA player Sadiel Rojas had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Angel Delgado of Seton Hall had 17 points and 13 rebounds. In the loss, Tony Bishop had 20 points, ex-South Alabama player Javier Carter had 12 points and 8 rebounds, and Gary Forbes had 10 points. After the USA game, the Dominican Republic knew that they would need a big win to advance with a loss meaning that the United States advances, while Uruguay needs a specific margin of victory for the Dominican Republic to advance via tiebreaker.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/...ore_statistics

The game against the Dominican Republic will be on ESPNU at 5:00pm ET on Wednesday. Uruguay and Panama will play at 7:30pm ET on ESPN3.

Venezuela knew that a win would give them the advantage for advancing from Group B while Canada needed a big win to flip tiebreakers into their favor. The score was tied heading into the final frame as Canada got a 75-66 margin, which prevented both teams from staying alive. Xavier Rathan-Mayes had 22 points, Andrew Nicholson had 12 points, and Olivier Hanlan had 11 points. John Cox finished a strong tournament with 22 points in the loss. That result meant that the second game had no bearing on anything so Argentina put on a show for the home fans and the US Virgin Islands rested some players in a 104-58 loss. Nicolas Brussino, the only player currently under NBA contract for the hosts, had 15 points and 6 rebounds and Patricio Garino had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Jahmia Simmons, who played for Arkansas State this season, but is transferring, had 13 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
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The matchups are set for the semifinals even with the Group C winner to be determined. That team will play the US Virgin Islands while Argentina and Mexico will be in the other game on Saturday.

[Billy Dat]

Marshall got the start as the United States knew that they would probably have their toughest test of the group against the hosts. Uruguay started well but the United States took the lead at the half. A tight third quarter left the game tied, but some important shots from distance helped the United States get the 74-66. Marshall fouled out as he played 15 minutes, getting the task of trying to slow down Esteban Batista, who had 22 points and 14 rebounds. The other starts also chipped in as Jayson Granger had 17 points and 6 assists and Bruno Fitipaldo had 15 points and 8 rebounds, but the hosts could have used a little more efficiency. C.J. Williams had 16 points, Reggie Hearn had 15 points, and Darrun Hilliard had 13 points. This was a good test for Jeff Van Gundy and they got it done. He now knows what to expect in a hostile environment in future road qualifiers as the team is likely to make a return trip to Montevideo, where the visiting team faces a loud whistling crowd while on offense. It will be interesting to see future roster compositions, but I am thinking that having one or two roster spots for American players who have played frequently in these specific leagues could be a big advantage for preparing for unfamiliar environments and personnel.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/...ore_statistics

I watched the game and it was really entertaining. Batista, the first Uruguayan to play in the NBA, took Marshall to school! I felt bad for Marsh, he had no answer for Batista's nimble footwork. But, to Marshall's credit, despite the foul trouble, he kept grinding and got some key stops down the stretch before he fouled out. This squad got knocked back early, and were down 10 in the first quarter, as we struggled to shoot and run decent offense against their zone. Former Heels Kendall Marshall and Larry Drew II are on the team. Marshall showed some of his patented floor length fast break passing ability but the dude still cannot shoot. He passed up many wide open looks, Uruguay clearly had him well scouted. Drew was better, and he made some big buckets in the second half when the game was in the balance. CJ Williams from NC State, who I don't even remember as a player, led the scoring with 16. The atmosphere was really tense. It's classic to watch Van Gundy pacing the sideline with this crew.

[awhom111]

Marshall and the United States took care of business with a 72-56 win over the Dominican Republic. He had 5 points in 18 minutes as he got another start. Some familiar names led the team in scoring as CJ Williams had 15 points, Jameel Warney had 13 points and 9 rebounds, and Darrun Hilliard had 13 points. In the loss, ex-Eastern Washington player Adris De Leon had 15 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/...ore_statistics

The result made the other game meaningless, but Uruguay did win one more for the home fans 79-68 against Panama. Jayson Granger had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. In the loss, Tony Bishop had 19 points and 7 rebounds, Javier Carter, Geno Luzcando of Idaho State had 11 points and 8 assists, and Gary Forbes had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/...ore_statistics

EuroBasket will be on ESPN3 again. Group A in Helsinki and Group B in Tel Aviv start on Thursday. Here is the schedule (all time EDT):

Group A:
Slovenia vs Poland, 6:45am
Iceland vs Greece, 9:30am
France vs Finland, 1:00pm

Group B:
Germany vs Ukraine, 8:45am
Lithuania vs Georgia, 11:30am
Italy vs Israel, 2:30pm

[awhom111]

EuroBasket had half of the teams start their tournaments today.

Group A is being held in Helsinki. Slovenia started the day well and got the 90-81 win as Goran Dragic took command with 30 points. Mateusz Ponitka had 22 points and 13 rebounds in the loss as naturalized ex-Western Kentucky player A.J. Slaughter had 12 points and 6 assists and Przemek Karnowski, who just finished his career at Gonzaga, had 11 points. Greece is missing a number of players, but Nikos Pappas helped them to a 90-61 win over Iceland with 20 points. Georgios Printezis, the record holder for having his draft rights traded, had 17 points and ex-NBA player Kostas Papanikolaou had 10 points. Ex-Maryland player Haukur Palsson had 21 points in the loss. Hosts Finland had to wait until the end of the day to play in front of a raucous crowd, jetting out to an early lead before France got back into the game and the excitement continued into overtime, where the hosts left with an 86-84 win. Lauri Markkanen made a big first impact with 22 points and 7 rebounds, ex-Providence player Tuukka Kotti had 14 points, and ex-Albany player Jamar Wilson, who is naturalized by marriage, had 12 points and 6 assists. France is missing big names, but the starting backcourt tried to pick up the slack as Evan Fournier had 25 points and Nando De Colo had 21 points and 6 rebounds.
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Group B is in Tel Aviv. Dennis Schroder was asked to take the lead for Germany for the first time and he seized the opportunity with 32 points and 7 assists in a 75-63 win over Ukraine. Lithuania has had a weird training camp and it showed in a 79-77 loss to Georgia, although the upset is not that big considering the strength of Georgia's lineup even though they lack depth. Ex-NBA player Tornike Shengelia had 29 points, ex-San Diego player Duda Sanadze had 13 points, and naturalized ex-Memphis player Mike Dixon had 12 points and 7 assists. Mindaugas Kuzminskas had 18 points and 7 rebounds in the loss. Israel had the home support, but they could not keep up with Italy in a 69-48 loss. Marco Belinelli had 18 points and ex-NBA player Luigi Datome had 16 points and 8 rebounds while another NBA player, Omri Casspi, had 18 points and 9 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobaske...ore_statistics
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Groups C and D will start on Friday and all of those games will be on ESPN3 (times EDT):

Group C:
Hungary vs Croatia, 8:00am
Spain vs Montenegro, 10:45am
Romania vs Czech Republic, 1:30pm

Group D:
Belgium vs Great Britain, 7:15am
Serbia vs Latvia, 10:00am
Turkey vs Russia, 1:00pm

Here are the rosters for the two groups that opened play today:

A:

Finland:
Mikko Koivisto, Salon Vilpas (Finland), UNC Greensboro
Shawn Huff, Frankfurt (Germany), Valparaiso
Gerald Lee, Helsinki Seagulls (Finland), Old Dominion
Sasu Salin, Gran Canaria (Spain)
Tuukka Kotti, Crailsheim (Germany), Providence
Petteri Koponen, Barcelona (Spain), Drafted 30th in 2007 by Philadelphia 76ers with rights traded to Dallas Mavericks
Matti Nuutinen, Roanne (France)
Teemu Rannikko, Kataja (Finland)
Carl Lindbom, Helsinki Seagulls (Finland)
Lauri Markkanen, Arizona, Signed with Chicago Bulls
Jamar Wilson, Estudiantes (Spain), Albany
Erik Murphy, Strasbourg (France), Florida and NBA (2013-2014)

France:
Kevin Seraphin, Indiana Pacers
Thomas Heurtel, Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
Antoine Diot, Valencia (Spain)
Joffrey Lauvergne, Chicago Bulls
Evan Fournier, Orlando Magic
Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow (Russia), NBA (2012-2014)
Boris Diaw, Utah Jazz
Leo Westermann, Zalgiris (Lithuania)
Vincent Poirier, Paris-Levallois (France)
Louis Labeyrie, Paris-Levallois (France), Drafted 57th in 2014 by Indiana Pacers with rights traded to New York Knicks
Axel Toupane, New Orleans Pelicans
Edwin Jackson, Estudiantes (Spain)

Greece:
Nick Calathes, Panathinaikos (Greece), Florida and NBA (2013-2015)
Ioannis Bourousis, Panathinaikos (Greece)
Kostas Sloukas, Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Nikos Pappas, Panathinaikos (Greece)
Georgios Papagiannis, Sacramento Kings
Georgios Printezis, Olympiakos (Greece), Drafted 58th in 2007 by San Antonio Spurs with rights traded to San Antonio Spurs
Kostas Papanikalaou, Olympiakos (Greece), NBA (2014-2016)
Vangelis Mantzaris, Olympiakos (Greece)
Dimitrios Agravanis, Olympiakos (Greece), Drafted 59th in 2015 by Atlanta Hawks
Ioannis Papapetrou, Olympiakos (Greece), Texas
Giorgios Bogris, Tenerife (Spain)
Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Andorra (Spain), NBA (2015-2016

Iceland:
Martin Hermannsson, Charleville-Mezieres (France), LIU
Aegir Steinarsson, Miraflores (Spain), Newberry (DII)
Kristofer Acox, Furman/KR (Iceland)
Hlynur Baeringsson, Stjarnan (Iceland)
Jon Arnor Stefansson, KR (Iceland), Artesia (CA)
Elvar Mar Fridriksson, Barry (DII)
Hordur Vilhjalmsson, Keflavik (Iceland)/Ferrara (Italy)
Logi Gunnarsson, Njardvik (Iceland)
Pavel Ermolinskij, KR (Iceland)
Haukur Helgi Palsson, Rouen (France), Maryland
Tryggi Hlinason, Por Akureyri (Iceland)
Brynjar Bjornsson, KR (Iceland), Francis Marion (DII)

Poland:
Michal Sokolowski, Radom (Poland)
Aaron Cel, Gravelines-Dunkerque (France)
A.J. Slaughter, Strasbourg (France), Western Kentucky
Damian Kulig, Banvit (Turkey)
Przemyslaw Zamojski, Zielona Gora (Poland)
Mateusz Ponitka, Karsiyaka (Turkey)
Adam Waczynski, Malaga (Spain)
Lukasz Koszarek, Zielona Gora (Poland)
Tomasz Gielo, Joventut Badalona (Spain), Ole Miss
Przemyslaw Karnowski, Gonzaga
Karol Gruszecki, Zielona Gora (Poland), UT-Arlington
Adam Hrycaniuk, Zielona Gora (Poland), Cincinnati

Slovenia:
Anthony Randolph, Real Madrid (Spain), LSU and NBA (2008-2014)
Matic Rebec, Novo Mesto (Slovenia)
Goran Dragic, Miami Heat
Aleksej Nikolic, Bamberg (Germany)
Klemen Prepelic, Limoges (France)
Edo Muric, Banvit (Turkey)
Jaka Blazic, Saski Baskonia (Spain)
Gasper Vidmar, Banvit (Turkey)
Sasa Zagorac, Perm (Russia)
Ziga Dimec, Novo Mesto (Slovenia)
Vlatko Cancar, Mega Vizura (Serbia), Drafted 29th in 2017 by Denver Nuggets
Luka Doncic, Real Madrid (Spain)

B:

Georgia:
Michael Dixon, AEK Athens (Greece), Memphis
Giorgi Gamqrelidze, Titebi (Georgia)
Anatoli Boisa, Kutaisi (Georgia), Midland (JC)
Zaza Pachulia, Golden State Warriors
Giorgi Tsintsadze, Kutaisi (Georgia)
Giorgi Shermadini, Andorra (Spain)
Duda Sanadze, Primorska (Slovenia), San Diego
Manuchar Markoishvili, no club
Mikhail Berishvili, Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia)
Tornike Shengelia, Saski Baskonia (Spain), NBA (2012-2014)
Goga Bitadze, Smederevo (Serbia)
Ilia Londaridze, Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia)

Germany:
Maodo Lo, Bamberg (Germany), Columbia
Johannes Voigtmann, Saski Baskonia (Spain)
Lucca Staiger, Bamberg (Germany), Iowa State
Karsten Tadda, Ulm, Germany
Daniel Theis, Bamberg (Germany), Signed with Boston Celtics)
Robin Benzing, Zaragoza (Spain)
Dennis Schroder, Atlanta Hawks
Ismet Akpinar, Berlin (Germany)
Danilo Barthel, Bayern Munich (Germany)
Johannes Thiemann, Ludwigsburg (Germany)
Patrick Heckmann, Bamberg (Germany), Boston College
Isaiah Hartenstein, Zalgiris (Lithuania), Drafted 43rd in 2017 by Houston Rockets

Israel:
Richard Howell, Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel), North Carolina State
Shawn Dawson, Maccabi Rishon Lezion (Israel)
Gal Mekel, Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel), Wichita State and NBA (2013-2015)
Lior Eliyahu, Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel), Drafted 44th in 2006 by Orlando Magic with rights traded to Minnesota Timberwolves
Omri Casspi, Minnesota Timberwolves
Guy Pnini, Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
Elishay Kadir, Maccabi Rishon Lezion (Israel)
Yotam Halperin, Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel), Drafted 53rd in 2006 by Seattle Supersonics
Oz Blayzer, Maccabi Haifa (Israel)
Bar Timor, Hapoel Jerusalem
Idan Zalmanson, Maccabi Rishon Lezion (Israel)
Yogev Ohayon, Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)

Italy:
Daniel Hackett, Olympiakos (Greece), USC
Marco Belinelli, Charlotte Hornets
Pietro Aradori, Reggio Emilia (Italy)
Ariel Filloy, Reyer Venezia (Italy)
Paul Biligha, Vanoli Cremona (Italy)
Nicolo Melli, Bamberg (Germany)
Marco Cusin, Avellino (Italy)
Andrea Cinciarini, Olimpia Milano (Italy)
Awudu Abass, Olimpia Milano (Italy)
Filippo Baldi Rossi, Aquila Trento (Italy)
Christian Burns, Brescia (Italy), Philadelphia (DII)
Luigi Datome, Fenerbahce (Turkey), NBA (2013-2015)

Lithuania:
Mantas Kalnietis, Olimpia Milano (Italy)
Adas Juskevicius, Zaragoza (Spain)
Jonas Maciulis, Real Madrid (Spain)
Martynas Gecevicius, Zaragoza (Spain)
Jonas Valanciunas, Toronto Raptors
Mindaugas Kuzminskas, New York Knicks
Donatas Motiejunas, New Orleans Pelicans
Arturas Milaknis, Zalgiris (Lithuania)
Eimantas Bendzius, Obradoiro (Spain)
Marius Grigonis, Tenerife (Spain)
Arturas Gudaitis, Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania), Drafted 47th in 2015 by Philadelphia 76ers with rights traded to Sacramento Kings
Edgaras Ulanovas, Zalgiris (Lithuania)

Ukraine:
Maksym Pustozvonov, Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
Oleksandr Kolchenko, Cherkasy (Ukraine)
Denys Lukashov, Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia)
Ruslan Otverchenko, Budivelnyk Kiev (Ukraine)
Oleksandr Lypovyy, Trikala (Greece)
Maksym Kornienko, Academic Sofia (Bulgaria)
Vyacheslav Bobrov, Quimper (France)
Igor Zaytsev, Radom (Poland)
Slava Kravtsov, Valencia (Spain), NBA (2012-2014)
Artem Pushtovyi, Obradoiro
Volodymyr Koniev, Khimik Yuzhne (Ukraine)
Oleksandr Mishula, Dnipro (Ukraine)

[awhom111]

Tre Jones and Cam Reddish are among the players who have been selected for the USA Basketball training camp in the fall that serves as a tryout for the Hoop Summit and various youth teams. Jones, but not Reddish will be eligible for the U18 team next summer.
https://www.usab.com/news-events/new...mp-roster.aspx

Marshall and the United States will be back in action in the first semifinal on Saturday against the US Virgin Islands at 5:30pm ET with the game on ESPN3. The second semifinal between Argentina and Mexico will be on ESPN3 at 8:00pm. It looks like the medal games on Sunday will be on ESPNU.

The other two groups started play at EuroBasket today.

Group C is being held in Cluj Napoca and started with Croatia's 67-58 win over Hungary. The NBA players led the way as Bojan Bogdanovic had 23 points and 7 rebounds and Dario Saric had 15 points. Spain opened with a solid 99-60 win over Montenegro. The other brothers on the team led the way this time as Willy had 18 points and 9 rebounds and Juancho had 13 points in the Hernangomez show and Pau Gasol started his chase for the scoring record with 10 points and 8 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic had 16 points in the loss as the team is nearly at full strength finally. Hosts Romania kept it close until halftime against the Czech Republic before losing 83-68. Vojtech Hruban had 25 points and Tomas Satoransky had 20 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists as the only active NBA player in the game. Ex-American player Vlad Moldoveanu had 24 points and 8 rebounds in the loss.
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Eric Boateng did not play for Great Britain as they started Group D play in Istanbul with a 103-90 loss to Belgium as they kept it close for a while. Ex-Iowa player Gabe Olaseni had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Dan Clark had 20 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Duquesne player Kieron Achara had 14 points, and Luke Nelson, who just finished his UC Irvine career, had 11 points. Maxime De Zeeuw had 21 points and 7 rebounds in the win. The most anticipated game lived up to the hype as Serbia pulled away from Latvia late to win 92-82. Incoming NBA player Bogdan Bogdanovic had 30 points, 2011 draft pick Milan Macvan had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Boban Marjanovic did what he does best at this level with 13 points and 6 rebounds in limited minutes. The non-NBA Bertans brother Dairis had 23 points and 6 rebounds as Davis had 16 points and 6 rebounds while Kristaps Porzingis had 18 points. The day ended with a disappointing 76-73 loss for hosts Turkey against Russia. Alexey Shved had 22 points and Timofey Mozgov demonstrated that he can actually still play basketball with 20 points and 9 rebounds. In the loss, incoming NBA player Cedi Osman had 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 steals and ex-NBA player Semih Erden had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobaske...ore_statistics
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All teams will be in action on Saturday with ESPN3 coverage (times EDT):

Group A:
Poland vs Iceland, 6:45am
Greece vs France, 9:30am
Finland vs Slovenia, 1:00pm

Group B:
Georgia vs Germany, 8:45am
Ukraine vs Italy, 11:30am
Israel vs Lithuania, 2:30pm

Group C:
Montenegro vs Hungary, 8:00am
Czech Republic vs Spain, 10:45am
Croatia vs Romania, 1:30pm

Group D:
Latvia vs Belgium, 7:15am
Russia vs Serbia, 10:00am
Great Britain vs Turkey, 2:00pm

Here are the rosters for the groups that started play today:

C:

Croatia:
Filip Kruslin, Cedevita (Croatia)
Marko Popovic, Fuenlabrada (Spain), Southern Idaho (JC)
Krunoslav Simon, Olimpia Milano (Italy)
Dario Saric, Philadelphia 76ers
Roko Ukic, AEK Athens (Greece), NBA (2008-2010)
Luka Zoric, Cibona (Croatia)
Darko Planinic, Gran Canaria (Spain)
Dragan Bender, Phoenix Suns
Ivan Buva, Bilbao (Spain)
Ivan Ramljak, Zadar (Croatia)
Marko Tomas, Cedevita (Croatia)
Bojan Bogdanovic, Washington Wizards

Czech Republic:
Patrik Auda, Manresa (Spain), Seton Hall
Vojtech Hruban, Nymburk (Czech Republic)
Tomas Satoransky, Washington Wizards
Jiri Welsch, Nymburk (Czech Republic), NBA (2002-2006)
Lukas Palyza, Decin (Czech Republic)
Jakub Sirina, Opava (Czech Republic)
Kamil Svrdlik, Pardubice (Czech Republic), Fairleigh Dickinson
Martin Peterka, Nymburk (Czech Republic)
Jaromir Bohacik, USK Prague (Czech Republic)
Martin Kriz, Nymburk (Czech Republic)
Tomas Kyzlink, Bourg-en-Bresse (France)

Hungary:
Andras Rujak, Sopron (Hungary)
Rosco Allen, Obradoiro (Spain), Stanford
Akos Keller, Szekesfehervar (Hungary)
Kriztian Wittmann, Szolnok (Hungary)
Adam Hanga, Saski Baskonia (Spain), Drafted 59th in 2011 by San Antonio Spurs
David Vojvoda, Szolnok (Hungary)
Peter Kovacs, Szombathely (Hungary)
Norbert Toth, Szombathely (Hungary)
Csaba Ferencz, Kormend (Hungary)
Zoltan Perl, Treviso (Italy)
Kemal Karahodzic, KTE (Hungary)
Janos Eilingsfeld, Szolnok (Hungary)

Montenegro:
Tyrese Rice, Barcelona (Spain), Boston College
Nikola Vucevic, Orlando Magic, USC
Suad Sehovic, Buducnost (Montenegro)
Nikola Pavlicevic, Szolnok (Hungary)
Dino Radoncic, Real Madrid (Spain)
Marko Todorovic, Khimki Moscow (Russia), Drafted 45th in 2013 by Portland Trailblazers with rights traded to Houston Rockets
Bojan Dubljevic, Valencia (Spain), Drafted 59th in 2013 by Minnesota Timberwolves
Filip Barovic, Bonn (Germany)
Vladimir Mihailovic, Oldenburg (Germany)
Nikola Ivanovic, Orlandina (Italy)
Nemanja Vranjes, Buducnost (Montenegro)
Nemanja Djurisic, Zielona Gora (Poland), Georgia

Romania:
Andrei Mandache, Oradea (Romania)
Catalin Petrisor, Oradea (Romania)
Radu Paliciuc, Sibiu (Romania)
Vlad Moldoveanu, Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (Romania), American
Bogdan Nicolescu, Oradea (Romania)
Octavian Popa-Calota, Timisoara (Romania)
Alexandru Olah, Mons-Hainaut, Northwestern
Titus Nicoara, Oradea (Romania)
Emanuel Cate, Real Betis (Spain)
Rolland Torok, Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
Catalin Baciu, Steaua Bucharest (Romania), Clemson
Nandor Kuti, Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

Spain:
Pau Gasol, San Antonio Spurs
Sergio Rodriguez, Philadelphia 76ers
Juan Carlos Navarro, Barcelona (Spain), NBA (2007-2008)
Ricky Rubio, Minnesota Timberwolves
Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies
Willy Hernangomez, New York Knicks
Joan Sastre, Valencia (Spain)
Guillem Vives, Valencia (Spain)
Pierre Oriola, Valencia (Spain)
Fernando San Emeterio, Valencia (Spain)
Alex Abrines, Oklahoma City Thunder
Juancho Hernangomez, Denver Nuggets

D:

Belgium:
Emmanuel Lecomte, Baylor
Sam Van Rossom, Valencia (Spain)
Axel Hervelle, Bilbao (Spain), Drafted 52nd in 2005 by Denver Nuggets with rights traded to Houston Rockets
Jean-Marc Mwema, Oostende (Belgium)
Jonathan Tabu, Bilbao (Spain)
Quentin Serron, Gravelines Dunkerque (France)
Jean Salumu, Oostende (Belgium)
Pierre-Antoine Gillet, Oostende (Belgium)
Maxime De Zeeuw, Oldenburg (Germany)
Kevin Tumba, UCAM Murcia (Spain)
Ismael Bako, Leuven (Belgium)
Vincent Kesteloot, Oostende (Belgium)

Great Britain:
Jules Dang, Miraflores (Spain)
Kyle Johnson, London Lightning (Canada), LIU
Ben Mockford, Bahia San Agustin (Spain), St. Francis (NY)
Andrew Lawrence, Chalon-Reims (France), College of Charleston
Teddy Okereafor, Pistoia (Italy), Rider
Dan Clark, UCAM Murcia (Spain)
Gareth Murray, Glasgow Rocks (Great Britain), Kalamazoo Valley (JC)
Eric Boateng, Blois (France), Arizona State
Luke Nelson, UC Irvine
Kieron Achara, Glasgow Rocks (Great Britain), Duquesne
Gabe Olaseni, Orleans (France), Iowa
Kofi Josephs, Herten (Germany), Fort Lewis (DII)

Latvia:
Kristaps Porzingis, New York Knicks
Janis Blums, VEF Riga (Latvia)
Davis Bertans, San Antonio Spurs
Dairis Bertans, Darussafaka (Turkey)
Janis Timma, Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia), Drafted 60th in 2013 by Memphis Grizzlies with rights traded to Orlando Magic
Rolands Smits, Fuenlabrada (Spain)
Kristaps Janicenoks, Ventspils (Latvia)
Janis Strelnieks, Bamberg (Germany)
Aigars Skele, Ventspils (Latvia)
Andrejs Grazulis, Ventspils (Latvia)
Zanis Peiners, PAOK (Greece)
Martins Meiers, VEF Riga (Latvia)

Russia:
Alexey Shved, Khimki Moscow (Russia), NBA (2012-2015)
Evgeny Baburin, Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia)
Vitaly Fridzon, CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Vladimir Ivlev, Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia)
Semen Antonov, CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Andrey Zubkov, Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia)
Dmitry Khvostov, Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia)
Timofey Mozgov, Los Angeles Lakers
Andrey Vorontsevich, CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Dmitry Kulagin, CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Mikhail Kulagin, CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Nikita Kurbanov, CSKA Moscow (Russia)

Serbia:
Milan Macvan, Olimpia Milano (Italy), Drafted 54th in 2011 by Cleveland Cavaliers
Bogdan Bogdanovic, Fenerbahce (Turkey), Signed with Sacramento Kings
Vladimir Lucic, Bayern Munich (Germany)
Dragan Milosavljevic, Berlin (Germany)
Stefan Bircevic, Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)
Vladimir Stimac, Besiktas (Turkey)
Branko Lazic, Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
Vasilije Micic, Tofas (Turkey), Drafted 52nd in 2014 by Philadelphia 76ers
Marko Guduric, Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
Stefan Jovic, Red Star Belgade (Serbia)
Ognjen Kuzmic, Red Star Belgrade (Serbia), NBA (2013-2015)
Boban Marjanovic, Detroit Pistons

Turkey:
Erkan Veyseloglu, Besiktas (Turkey)
Dogus Balbay, Anadolu Efes (Turkey), Texas
Sinan Guler, Galatasaray (Turkey), Carroll (NAIA)
Cedi Osman, Anadolu Efes (Turkey), Signed with Cleveland Cavaliers
Baris Hersek, Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Semih Erden, Darussafaka (Turkey), NBA (2010-2012)
Melih Mahmutoglu, Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Furkan Aldemir, Darussafaka (Turkey), NBA (2014-2015)
Sertac Sanli, Besiktas (Turkey)
Furkan Korkmaz, Banvit (Turkey), Signed with Philadelphia 76ers
Kenan Sipahi, Besiktas (Turkey)
Goksenin Koksal, Galatasaray (Turkey)

[awhom111]

After a few days off to allow all the teams to make their way to Cordoba, Marshall Plumlee and the United States resumed play with the Semifinal against the US Virgin Islands, winning 84-67. He had 6 points and 8 rebounds in 19 minutes. Xavier Munford emerged with 20 points and 10 rebounds, Jameel Warney had 12 points and 6 rebounds, Reggie Williams and Reggie Hearn had 10 points each, and Kendall Marshall took enough shots to have 10 points too. In the loss, Javier Martinez of Tennessee-Martin had 12 points and ex-Cornell player Johnathan Gray had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/...ore_statistics

Hosts Argentina pulled away from Mexico in the second half to win the second semifinal 84-67. Ex-George Washington player Patricio Garino had 20 points and 6 rebounds and Nicolas Brussino, who was the only player currently on an NBA contract in the game, had 17 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 19 points and ex-Cal player Jorge Gutierrez had 16 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/...ore_statistics

Both final day games will be on ESPNU with the Bronze Medal game at 5:30pm ET and the Gold Medal Game at 8:00pm ET.

All teams were in action on Saturday at EuroBasket.

In Group A, Poland beat Iceland 91-71, getting 12 points from naturalized ex-Western Kentucky player A.J. Slaughter and 10 points from Przemyk Karnowski, who just finished his Gonzaga career. Ex-LIU player Martin Hermannsson had 14 points in the loss. France bounced back with a 95-87 win over Greece. The two players under NBA contract were key as Joffrey Lauvergne had 21 points and 11 rebounds and Evan Fournier had 21 points as ex-NBA player Nando De Colo added 16 points. Draft rights trade bait Georgios Printezis had 22 points and ex-Florida player Nick Calathes had 15 points in the loss. Finland could not summon more magic at home as they lost to Slovenia 81-78. Goran Dragic had another 29 points and naturalized ex-LSU player Anthony Randolph had 10 points and 6 rebounds in the win. Lauri Markkanen continues to adjust well to this level with 24 points and 7 rebounds.
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In Group B, Germany picked up another win with 23 points from Dennis Schroder helping them beat Georgia 67-57. Zaza Pachulia had 14 points and 8 rebounds and ex-NBA player Tornike Shengelia had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Italy got their second win as well after beating Ukraine 78-66. Marco Belinelli fired away from outside with 26 points and the other player with NBA experience, Luigi Datome had 12 points. Artem Pustovyi had 21 points in the loss and ex-NBA player Slava Kravtsov had 11 points. Lithuania bounced back with an 88-73 win over Israel. Mindaugas Kuzminskas and 2015 draft pick Arturas Gudaitis had 16 points each and Jonas Valanciunas had 11 points and 10 rebounds. In the loss, ex-North Carolina State player Richard Howell, who is naturalized by marriage, had 20 points, ex-Wichita State player Gal Mekel had 18 points, and Omri Casspi had 15 points.
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In Group C, Montenegro pounded Hungary 72-48 with Nikola Vucevic and 2013 draft pick Bojan Dubljevic each providing 13 points and 7 rebounds. David Vojvoda had 20 points in the loss. Spain rolled past the Czech Republic 93-56 as Pau Gasol got closer to the scoring record with 26 points and 8 rebounds and Ricky Rubio had 17 points. Croatia is also in good shape after beating Romania 74-58. The NBA guys led the way as Bojan Bogdanovic had 21 points and 6 rebounds and Dario Saric had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Ex-American player Vlad Moldoveanu had 14 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
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In Group D, Latvia had two great quarters to beat Belgium 92-64. 2013 draft pick Janis Timma had 27 points and 7 rebounds and Kristaps Porzingis had 27 points and 6 rebounds. 2005 draft pick Axel Hervelle had 12 points in the loss. Russia suddenly looks very good after upending Serbia 75-72. Alexey Shved led the way again with 22 points and Timofey Mozgov added 11 points and 8 rebounds. Boban Marjanovic was dominant in his minutes with 19 points and 6 rebounds and incoming NBA player Bogdan Bogdanovic had 19 points. Eric Boateng and Great Britain lost to Turkey 84-70. He had 2 points in 3 minutes. Ex-Iowa player Gabe Olaseni had 15 points and 14 rebounds and former College of Charleston player Andrew Lawrence had 15 points. Melih Mahmotoglu dialed it up from distance with 24 points, ex-NBA player Semih Erden had 19 points, incoming NBA player Cedi Osman had 11 points and 7 rebounds, and incoming NBA player Furkan Korkmaz had 11 points.
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Only Group A and Group B will be playing on Sunday with all games supposedly available on ESPN3 (times EDT):

Group A:
France vs Iceland, 6:45am
Slovenia vs Greece, 9:30am
Finland vs Poland, 1:00pm

Group B:
Georgia vs Ukraine, 8:45am
Lithuania vs Italy, 11:30am
Germany vs Israel, 2:30pm

[Billy Dat]

EPIC comeback for the US, down 20 in the second half in a 40 minute FIBA game and they win a tight one against Argentina to win the Americup Gold Medal!

[awhom111]

Marshall and the United States had their second game in hostile territory with the final in Cordoba. Argentina took the early lead and built a big one in the second half, but the team rallied to take the lead late and hang on to an 81-76 win. He had a quiet 15 minutes as the team finally settled on a rotation when it mattered. Jameel Warney had 21 points and 7 rebounds, Darrun Hilliard had 15 points and 6 rebounds, Reggie Hearn had 14 points and 6 rebounds, and Xavier Munford had 10 points. Nicolas Brussino, the only active NBA player in the game besides Marshall, had 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. It was a good experience for the United States, who got the win and a tremendous education for what to expect in the latter stages of qualifying as the draw presents another chance to play in Argentina in the future. The team showed impressive fight when a 20 point deficit could have led to them folding in front of a crowd cheering against them. Some of these players will definitely be on the list of players wanted for qualifying games while others should not be involved again.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/...ore_statistics
The Bronze Medal game was played earlier and Mexico took the lead early to beat the US Virgin Islands 79-65. Ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 22 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Fresno State player Hector Hernandez had 13 points and 11 rebounds, ex-Long Beach State player Edgar Garibay had 12 points, and ex-UCLA player Lorenzo Mata had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Ex-Florida player Walter Hodge had one more big game with 20 points in the loss and ex-Charlotte player Phillip Jones had 12 points and 6 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/...ore_statistics

Group A of EuroBasket started with an fun game as France beat Iceland 115-79. A bunch of people with NBA experience had good games in the win as Nando De Colo had 16 points, Kevin Seraphin had 14 points, Joffrey Lauvergne had 13 points, Axel Toupane had 10 points. In the loss, former California high school Jon Stefansson had 23 points and 7 rebounds, ex-LIU player Martin Hermansson had 13 points, Kristofer Acox, who just finished his career at Furman, had 10 points and 7 rebounds, and ex-Maryland player Haukur Palsson had 10 points and 6 assists. Slovenia nearly wasted a good start, but came back to beat Greece 78-72 to stay on top of the group. Luka Doncic is a name you will hear a lot this year and he had 22 points while Goran Dragic had 20 points. Draft rights trade guy Georgios Printezis had 10 points and 10 rebounds and Greece's only active NBA player on their roster had 10 points. The last game was a thriller as it took Finland two overtimes to beat Poland 90-87. Lauri Markkanen continues to impress with 27 points and 9 rebounds, 2007 draft pick Petteri Koponen had 21 points and 7 assists, and Erik Murphy picked up in Alex's absence with 12 points. Naturalized ex-Western Kentucky player A.J. Slaughter had 18 points and ex-Ole Miss player Tomasz Gielo had 11 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
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In Group B, Georgia continued to struggle after a strong first day as they lost to Ukraine 88-81. Zaza Pachulia had 17 points, ex-NBA player Tornike Shengelia had 16 points and 7 assists, and ex-San Diego player Duda Sanadze had 11 points. Lithuania put themselves in a better position with a 78-73 win over Italy. Adas Juskevicius provided an unexpected spark with 20 points as their NBA players also chipped in with Mindaugas Kuzminskas providing 14 points and Jonas Valanciunas adding 13 points and 8 rebounds. Germany struggled early against the hosts, but recovered, only to collapse in the fourth quarter to lose to Israel 82-80 and miss a chance to put themselves in a great position. Richard Howell has proven to be a smart choice among a couple naturalized player options as he had 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 steals, Omri Casspi had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and ex-Wichita State player Gal Mekel had 12 points. Dennis Schroder had another good game with 20 points and 7 assists and incoming NBA player Daniel Theis had 15 points and 15 rebounds, but it was not enough.
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Only Group C and Group D will be playing on Monday with all games available on ESPN3 (times EDT):

Group C:
Hungary vs Czech Republic, 8:00am
Montenegro vs Croatia, 10:45am
Spain vs Romania, 1:30pm

Group D:
Latvia vs Great Britain, 7:15am
Belgium vs Russia, 10:00am
Serbia vs Turkey, 2:00pm

[awhom111]

In Group C of EuroBasket, Hungary opened the day with an 85-73 win over the Czech Republic. Their star, 2011 draft pick Adam Hanga had 31 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists and ex-Stanford player Rosco Allen had 10 points and 6 rebounds. The only active NBA player in the matchup, Tomas Satoransky had 18 points and 7 rebounds and ex-Seton Hall player Patrik Auda had 15 points. Montenegro nearly fought back against Croatia, but fell 76-72. The two NBA players were too much as Bojan Bogdanovic had 23 points and 6 rebounds and Dario Saric had 14 points. Naturalized ex-Boston College player Tyrese Rice finally found his rhythm with 22 points, 2013 draft pick Bojan Dubljevic had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Nikola Vucevic had 12 points. Spain continues to roll as they beat Romania 91-50. Juancho Hernangomez had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Marc Gasol had 11 points and 8 rebounds as the full NBA contingent was not needed. Ex-American player Vlad Moldoveanu had 15 points and 6 rebounds as he continues to be the lone bright spot for the hosts.
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In Group D, Eric Boateng and Great Britain fell behind early, but fought back to only lose by a respectable 97-92 margin. He had 8 points in 13 minutes. Ex-Iowa player Gabe Olaseni continues to lead the team as he had 23 points and 10 rebounds, ex-LIU player Kyle Johsnon had 18 points, ex-Rider player Teddy Okereafor had 12 points and 9 assists, and ex-College of Charleston player Andrew Lawrence had 11 points and 10 assists. The NBA duo led the way in the win as Kristaps Porzingis had 28 points and 8 rebounds and Davis Bertans had 22 points while 2013 draft pick Janis Timma had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Russia shows no signs of slowing down after a 76-67 win over Belgium. Alexey Shved continues to be the perimeter threat with 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists as Timofey Mozgov worked inside with 12 points. Turkey played well against Serbia, but the hosts came up short 80-74. Both teams have showcased incoming NBA player as Bogdan Bogdanovic had another 17 points. On the other end, Cedi Osman had 15 points and Furkan Korkmaz had 11 points while ex-NBA player Semih Erden had 13 points.
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All groups will be playing on Tuesday with all games available on ESPN3 (times EDT):

Group A:
Iceland vs Slovenia 6:45am
Poland vs France, 9:30am
Greece vs Poland, 1:00pm

Group B:
Ukraine vs Lithuania, 8:45am
Italy vs Germany, 11:30am
Israel vs Georgia, 2:30pm

Group C:
Czech Republic vs Montenegro, 8:00am
Croatia vs Spain, 10:45am
Romania vs Hungary, 1:30pm

Group D:
Russia vs. Latvia, 7:15am
Great Britain vs Serbia, 10:00am
Turkey vs Belgium, 2:00pm

[awhom111]

Group A started EuroBasket play for the day again as teams will only have one more group game. Goran Dragic had 21 points to fire Slovenia past Iceland 102-75. In the loss, ex-LIU player Martin Hermansson had 18 points and ex-Maryland player Haukur Palsson had 14 points. Poland started well against France, but could not sustain it, losing 78-75. Thomas Heurtel led the way with 23 points and 6 assist as Boris Diaw had 13 points as he also auditions for his next club job. Finland delivered for the home fans again and beat Greece 89-77. 2007 draft pick Petteri Koponen had 24 points and 6 assists and Lauri Markkanen had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Thanasis Antetokounmpo had 17 points in the loss. The situation in this group is pretty clear as the Greece-Poland winner will be the last team through. Slovenia wins the group if they beat France and Finland will need to beat eliminated Iceland to create a three-way tie at the top of the standings if France wins.
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In Group B, Lithuania beat Ukraine 94-62 with Jonas Valanciunas providing 22 points and 14 rebounds and Mindaugas Kuzminskas adding 17 points. Artem Pustovyi had 29 points and 8 rebounds in the loss. Germany escaped Italy 61-55 as Dennis Schroder had 17 points and incoming NBA player Daniel Theis had 11 points. Marco Belinelli had 12 points in the loss. There was extra basketball to end the day as hosts Israel were eliminated after losing to Georgia 104-91 in overtime. Ex-NBA player Tornike Shengelia continues to have one of the strongest individual tournament with 25 points and 19 rebounds, Zaza Pachulia had 19 points, naturalized ex-Memphis player Mike Dixon had 18 points and 7 rebounds, and ex-San Diego player Duda Sanadze had 17 points. Ex-Wichita State player Gal Mekel had 23 points, ex-North Carolina State player Richard Howell, who is naturalized by marriage, had 19 points, Omri Casspi had 16 points and 6 rebounds, and 2006 draft pick Lior Eliyahu had 14 points and 6 assists. Germany-Lithuania will determine the group winner. Italy is through, but will be fourth instead of third if they lose to Georgia. Georgia can still advance if they lose as long as Israel beats Ukraine, but they will play their game first.
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In Group C, Montenegro beat the Czech Republic 88-75 as Nikola Vucevic had 17 points and 14 rebounds. The other active NBA player Tomas Satoransky had 13 points and 11 assists and ex-Seton Hall player Patrik Auda had 14 points. The battle for group supremacy saw Spain start well, let Croatia get back into the game, then take charge at the end again to win 79-73. Ricky Rubio had 13 points, Sergio Rodriguez had 12 points, and Pau Gasol had 11 points and 10 rebounds. NBA players also led the way in the loss as Dario Saric had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Bojan Bogdanovic had 15 points while ex-JC player Marko Popovic had 11 points. Romania could not avoid elimination after losing to Hungary 80-71, even with 24 points from Andrei Mandache and 12 points from ex-Clemson player Catalin Baciu. In the win, David Vojvoda had 26 points, 2011 draft pick Adam Hanga had 25 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-Stanford player Rosco Allen had 10 points. Spain wins this group and Croatia will finish second while Hungary will need a win over Spain and a Romania win to trade places with Montenegro in the final two spots.
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In Group D, Latvia's big second half handed Russia its first loss 84-69. Kristaps Porzingis had 11 points, but it was 22 points and 6 rebounds from 2013 draft pick Janis Timma that helped seal the deal. Russia continues to lean on two players as Alexey Shved had 21 points and 6 assists and Timofey Mozgov had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Eric Boateng and Great Britain lost to Serbia 82-68 as he had a quiet 9 minutes. Ex-Rider player Teddy Okereafor had 17 points, ex-LIU player Kyle Johnson had 13 points, and Luke Nelson, who just finished his career at UC Irvine had 11 points. Bogdan Bogdanovic continues to gives Sacramento fans some hope as he had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists and 2011 draft pick Milan Macvan had 10 points. The last game of the day ended up deciding last team from this group to advance as Turkey beat Belgium 78-65 after pulling away late in front of the home crowd. The incoming NBA players helped again as Furkan Korkmaz had 14 points and Cedi Osman had 10 points while ex-NBA player Semih Erden had 12 points. Latvia, Serbia, Russia, and Turkey are through, but the final seedings will not be determined until the last three games are played.
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Group A and Group B will finish play on Wednesday with all games available on ESPN3 (times EDT):

Group A:
Slovenia vs France, 7:45am
Greece vs Poland, 10:30am
Finland vs Iceland, 1:45pm

Group B:
Germany vs Lithuania, 7:45am
Georgia vs Italy, 10:30am
Israel vs Ukraine, 1:45pm

[awhom111]

Group play ended in the first two EuroBasket groups. Slovenia rolled past France 95-78 to win Group A as Goran Dragic had 22 points and 8 assists. The players with NBA experience on the other side also had solid games as Nando De Colo had 16 points, Boris Diaw had 13 points, Kevin Seraphin had 12 points, and Evan Fournier had 11 points. The next game was for the last spot to advance from this group as Greece got a challenge, but pulled away from Poland to win 95-77. Kostas Sloukas had 26 points, ex-Florida player Nick Calathes had 24 points and 10 assists, and draft rights trade bait Georgios Printezis had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Damian Kulig had 26 points and 7 rebounds. The last game was meaningless for the final standings, but Finland did entertain their fans and come back to deny Iceland their first win 83-79. Lauri Markkanen continued to impress with 23 points and 2007 draft pick Petteri Koponen continued to take on a bigger role with 10 points and 6 assists. In the loss, former California high schooler Jon Stefansson had 13 points, ex-LIU player Martin Hermansson had 12 points, ex-Maryland player Haukur Palsson had 11 points, and Kristofer Acox, who just finished his career at Furman, had 10 points.
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Standings: Slovenia 5-0, Finland 4-1, France 3-2, Greece 2-3, Poland 1-4, Iceland 0-5

The game for the Group B lead started the day and Lithuania erased any doubts from their first game with an 89-72 win over Germany. The NBA players led the way as Jonas Valanciunas had 27 points and 15 rebounds and Donatas Motiejunas had 15 points, while Dennis Schroder had 26 points and recent draft pick Isaiah Hartenstein had 10 points. Georgia could have advanced with a win, but their comeback came up short against Italy in a 71-69 loss. Naturalized ex-Memphis player Mike Dixon did everything he could with 29 points and ex-NBA player Tornike Shengelia had 12 points and 6 rebounds. In the win, Marco Belinelli had 15 points and the other player with NBA experience, Luigi Datome had 14 points. Israel tried to help out as they said farewell to their home fans, but Ukraine had much more at stake and got the 88-64 win with 17 points and 7 rebounds from ex-NBA player Slava Kravtsov. 2006 draft pick Lior Eliyahu had 12 points and 6 assists in the loss.
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Standings: Lithuania 4-1, Germany 3-2, Italy 3-2, Ukraine 2-3, Georgia 2-3, Israel 1-4

Group C and Group D will finish play on Thursday with all games available on ESPN3 (times EDT):

Group C:
Czech Republic vs Croatia, 7:30am
Hungary vs Spain, 10:15am
Montenegro vs Romania, 1:45pm

Group D:
Russia vs Great Britain, 7:30am
Belgium vs Serbia, 10:15am
Latvis vs Turkey, 1:45pm

[awhom111]

Chelsea Gray is among the players invited to the upcoming USA Basketball training camp. If her team makes it to the WNBA Finals as expected, she will not be able to participate. USA Basketball has a tricky situation managing time on the women's side since most players play year round. Some players here will be sacrificing money on their overseas contracts to delay their arrivals abroad. I would prefer that these camps be held during the breaks in the European club season for international play in Europe, where they can train together and play some European national teams. They could then have a United States based camp before WNBA training camp for players who are not playing overseas or were playing in Asia. The problem with that is that a number of college coaches are involved in the process and those times conflict with their schedules.
https://www.usab.com/news-events/new...-athletes.aspx

It was the final day of the group stage at EuroBasket as Group C started with a meaningless game that went to Croatia 107-69. The players with NBA experience led the way as Bojan Bogdanovic had 25 points, Dario Saric had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Roko Ukic had 12 points and 6 assists, and Dragan Bender had 10 points and 6 rebounds. For the Czech Republic, ex-Seton Hall player Patrik Auda had 19 points and ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Kamil Svrdlik had 10 points. Hungary ended any faint hopes of jumping one place in the standings after losing to Spain 87-64. The favorites took no break as Pau Gasol had 20 points and 8 rebounds, Willy Hernangomez had 15 points, Sergio Rodriguez had 15 points and 7 assists, and Marc Gasol had 10 points and 6 rebounds. That result made the final game meaningless, but Romania was not able to give the fans something to celebrate as they lost to Montenegro 86-69. In the win, ex-Georgia player Nemanja Djurisic had 14 points and 7 rebounds, 2013 draft pick Bojan Dubljevic had 13 points and 9 rebounds, and Nikola Vucevic had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Ex-Clemson player Catalin Baciu had 11 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
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Standings: Spain 5-0, Croatia 4-1, Montenegro 3-2, Hungary 2-3, Czech Republic 1-4, Romania 0-5

Eric Boateng and Great Britain finished their Group D campaign with an 82-70 loss to Russia as he had 2 points in 10 minutes. Dan Clark had 21 points and 6 rebounds ex-Iowa player Gabe Olaseni had 19 points and 9 rebounds, and ex-JC player Gareth Murray had 10 points. Alexey Shved led Russia again with 30 points and 8 assists and Timofey Mozgov had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Serbia then needed to win to keep their hopes of topping the group alive, which they did by beating Belgium 74-54. Boban Marjanovic was unstoppable again with 22 points and 7 rebounds, Bogdan Bogdanovic had 15 points and 9 assists, and 2011 draft pick Milan Macvan had 10 points. In the loss, Manu Lecomte of Baylor had 12 points and 2005 draft pick Axel Hervelle had 10 points. Latvia completed the three-way tie at the top of the standings by beating Turkey 89-79 thanks to 28 points and 7 rebounds from Kristaps Porzingis. In the loss, Cedi Osman had 24 points and 6 rebounds and ex-NBA player Semih Erden had 10 points.
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Standings: Serbia 4-1, Latvia 4-1, Russia 4-1, Turkey 2-3, Belgium 1-4, Great Britain 0-5

The competition takes a day off as teams finish traveling to Istanbul as the teams in Groups A and B will play their first knockout games on Saturday and the teams in Groups C and D will play their first knockout games on Sunday.

Bracket:
Germany vs France
Spain vs Turkey
Slovenia vs Ukraine
Latvia vs Montenegro
Lithuania vs Greece
Croatia vs Russia
Finland vs Italy
Serbia vs Hungary

[awhom111]

ESPN3 will have the EuroBasket Round of 16 starting on Saturday (all times EDT):
Slovenia vs Ukraine, 5:30am
Germany vs France, 8:15am
Finland vs Italy, 11:45am
Lithuania vs Greece, 2:30pm

ESPN also picked up the AfroBasket games late, so here is Saturday's schedule:

Group A:
Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ivory Coast, 10:30am
Nigeria vs Mali, 3:30pm

Group B:
Central African Republic vs Uganda, 12:00pm
Angola vs Morocco, 5:00pm

Group C:
Guinea vs Cameroon, 8:00am
Tunisia vs Rwanda, 1:00pm

Group D:
Mozambique vs South Africa, 9:30am
Senegal vs Egypt, 2:30pm

AfroBasket started play with Groups A and C in Tunis and Groups B and D in Dakar.

Group A started with an overtime game as Mali outlasted a Democratic Republic of Congo team that had hoped to have its NBA players 87-82. Mahamdou Kante had 22 points and 6 steals and recent D League player Boubacar Moungoro had 14 points. In the loss, Herve Kabasele had 16 points and ex-Texas player Myck Kabongo had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Nigeria had the usual issues in organizing their team and it nearly all came apart in their first game against the Ivory Coast before they hung on to a 78-77 win. Ex-Arizona State player Ike Diogu had 31 points and 8 rebounds and Ike Iroegbu, who just finished his career at Washington State, had 15 points and 7 assists.
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http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics

In Group B, Morocco beat the Central African Republic 76-66 as naturalized ex-Illinois State player John Wilkins had 15 points. Ex-Campbell player William Kossangue had 10 points in the loss. A long day in Dakar ended with a thriller. Upset-minded Uganda came out on fire against Angola, but were forced into overtime and lost 94-89. Former Georgia high schooler Carlos Morais led the victors with 21 points and ex-SMU player Yanick Moreira had 13 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, ex-DII player Robinson Odoch Opong had 23 points and 7 rebounds, ex-Binghamton player Stanley Ocitti had 18 points, and naturalized ex-NAIA player A'Darious Pegues had 17 points and 9 rebounds.
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Group C started with Rwanda beating Guinea 75-55 as Kami Kabange had 20 points. Hosts Tunisia beat Cameroon, which was also unable to bring in its stars, 68-51. In the loss, Ben Mbala, who plays college basketball, but in the Philippines, had 15 points and 6 rebounds and Arnaud William Adala Moto, who just finished his career at Towson, had 11 points and 9 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics

Group D started with Egypt beating Mozambique 75-47. Hosts Senegal beat South Africa 83-44. Having a pair of players who ended the season in the NBA helped as Gorgui Dieng had 16 points and Maurice Ndour had 10 points as ex-SMU player Mouhammad Faye had 15 points. Ex-Marist player Peter Prinsloo had 11 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics

Club information is not available in many countries, but here is my best stab at the rosters:

Democratic Republic of Congo:
Myck Kabongo, Hermosillo Rayos (Mexico), Texas
Johnny Buzangu, club information not provided
Chadrack Lufile, Cape Breton Highlanders (Canada), Wichita State
Maxi Munanga, club information not provided
Chiza Ntirata, Jamestown Jackals (PBL), Oklahoma Christian (DII)
Evariste Shonganya, club information not provided
Ntumba Mohamed, club information not provided, South Indiana (DII)
Pitchou Kambuy, club information not provided
Docta Mutumbo, club information not provided
Eric Kibi, Randers (Denmark), Abilene Christian
Herve Kabasele, club information not provided
Rolly Fula, club information not provided

Ivory Coast:
Michael Toti, Ministere des Finances (France)
Aboubacar Hima, club information not provided
Kadirou Karaboue, club information not provided
Tiegbe Bamba, Psychiko (Greece), Portland State
Serge Pohohoulou, Abidjan Raiders (Africa)
Souleyman Diabate, Chalons-Reims (France)/Jiangsu (China)
Romeo Wilfried Enan, Kano Pillars (Nigeria)
Cedric Bah, Vichy-Clermont (France)
Salim Kone, club information not provided
Eric Tape, Abidjan Raiders (Africa)
Stephane Toure, club information not provided
Fode Traore, club information not provided

Mali:
Boubacar Moungoro, D League, IMG Academy (FL)
Mahamadou Kante, club information not provided
Ibrahim Djambo, Alcazar (Spain), Hofstra
Mahamadou Drame, no club
Papa Tandina, club information not provided
Mamadou Keita, Hague (France)
Sekou Dembele, Police (Mali)
Boubacar Sidibe, Valladolid (Spain)
Sambou Traore, Roanne (France)
Badara Bagayoko, club information not provided
Al Hassan Fall, club information not provided
Boubacar Papa Coulibaly, club information not provided

Nigeria:
Bryant Mbamalu, Agustinos Eras (Spain)/Lagos Warriors (CBL), Louisiana-Lafayette
Ike Iroegbu, Washington State
Kelechi Anuna, Eko Kings (Africa), Pfeiffer (DII)
Anthony Odunsi, Stjarnan (Iceland), Houston Baptist
Azuoma Dike, Kano Pillars (Nigeria)
Akin Akingbala, Araberri (Spain), Clemson
Ike Diogu, Jiangsu [Changzhou] (China), Arizona State and NBA (2005-2012)
Jeleel Akindele, Monterrey Fuerza Regia (Mexico)/Bayamon Cowboys (Puerto Rico), Chicago State
Abdul Yahaya, Kano Pillars (Nigeria)
O'Karo Akamune, club information not provided, Western Kentucky
Daniel Ochefu, Washington Wizards, Villanova
Ike Nwamu, D League, UNLV

Angola:
Yanick Moreira, D League, SMU
Gerson Goncalves, Petroleos de Luanda (Angola)
Olimpio Cipriano, Libolo (Angola)
Armando Costa, Primeiro de Agosto (Angola)
Carlos Morais, Benfica (Portugal), Community Christian (GA)
Roberto Fortes, Libolo (Angola), Illinois State
Leonel Paulo, Petroleos de Luanda (Angola)
Felizardo Ambrosio, Primeiro de Agosto (Angola)
Eduardo Mingas, Libolo (Angola)
Silvio De Sousa, IMG Academy (FL), Committed to Kansas
Reggie Moore, Petroleos de Luanda (Angola), Oral Roberts
Leandro Conceicao, Galitos Barreiro (Portugal), William Paterson (DIII)

Central African Republic:
Tanguy Samedi, club information not provided
Lawrence Nganafio, club information not provided
Michael Mokongo, Vitre (France)
William Kossangue, club information not provided, Campbell
Johan Grebongo, Pfastatt (France)
Privat Koyamba, club information not provided
Sydney Pehoua, Besancon (France)
Eddy Yowane Ngoy, Lyon-Villeurbanne (France)
Severin Febou, club information not provided
Max Kouguere, Antibes (France)
Philippe Djada Mabada, club information not provided
Jimmy Djimrabaye, Gravelines-Dunkerque (France)

Morocco:
Abderrahim Najah, Sale (Morocco)
Mustapha Khalfi, FAR Rabat (Morocco)
Soufiane Kourdou, Sale (Morocco)
Zakaria El Masbahi, Sale (Morocco)
Ali Lahrichi, Wydad Casablanca (Morocco)
Mohamed Aboussalam, Rouen (France)
Mohamed Choua, Sale (Morocco)
Jihad Benchlikha, FAR Rabat (Morocco)
John Wilkins, Chabab Rif Al Hoceima (Morocco), Illinois State
Adil El Mekssoud, Chabab Rif Al Hoceima (Morocco)
Soufiane Nadim, FUS Rabat (Morocco)
Reda Rhalimi, Chabab Rif Al Hoceima (Morocco), St. Mary's

Uganda:
Syrus Kiviiri, Pemba Warriors (Uganda)
Jimmy Enabu, City Oilers (Uganda)
Robinson Odoch Opong, club information not provided, Rogers State (DII)
James Okello, City Oilers (Uganda)
Ben Komakech, City Oilers (Uganda)
Johnathan Egau, Uganda Christian University (Uganda)
Jonah Otim, City Oilers (Uganda)
Samuel Kalwanyi, Wayland Baptist (NAIA)
Steven Omony, City Oilers (Uganda)
A'Darious Pegues, Los Mochis Pioneros (Mexico), Campbellsville (NAIA)
Joseph Ikong, Power (Uganda)
Stanley Ocitti, City Oilers (Uganda), Binghamton

Cameroon:
Arnaud William Adala Moto, Towson
Ngijol Songolo, no club, Minnesota State Moorhead (DII)
Ben Mbala, De La Salle (Philippines)
Felix Thierry Bogmis, Nzui-Manto (Cameroon)/Yaounde Giants (Africa)
Pierre Cedric Essome, BEAC (Cameroon)
Seoud Njoya, Le Havre (France)
Brylle Kamen, Liege (Belgium), San Jose State
Kevin Ngwese, BEAC (Cameroon)/Yaounde Giants (Africa)
Francois Affia Ambadiang, club information not provided
Franck Yangue, club information not provided
Arnold Akola Kome, Yaounde Giants (Africa)

Guinea:
Malick Kone, club information not provided, Rutgers
Abdoulaye Sy, Stade Marseillais Universite (France)
Yamoussa Kolontin Camara, club information not provided
Mohamed Beka Youla, club information not provided
Yacouba Sylla, Nyon (Switzerland)
Mohamed Souare, Meyrin (Switzerland)
Cedric Mansare, Dax-Gamarde (France)
Ismael Conde, club information not provided
Cheick Sekou Conde, Gandia (Spain)
Alpha Diallo, Kavala (Greece)
Daouda William Conde, Cognac (France)
Bachir Bella Diallo, club information not provided

Rwanda:
Sedar Sagamba, Patriots (Rwanda)
Patrice Twagirayezu, Covenant (DIII)
Olivier Shyaka, Espoir (Rwanda)
Adonis Rwabigwi, UTRGV, Tampa Prep (FL)
Aristide Mugabe, Patriots (Rwanda)
Dan Manzi, UTRGV, Tampa Bay Christian (FL)
Hamza Ruhezamihigo, no club
Steven Havugintwari, Integrated Polytechnic Regional Center Kigali (Rwanda)
Kenneth Wilson Gasana, no club, Boise State
Elie Kaje, Patriots (Rwanda)
Kami Kabange, REG (Rwanda)
Walter Nkurunziza, Patriots (Rwanda)

Tunisia:
Omar Abada, Rades (Tunisia)
Ziyed Chennoufi, Africain (Tunisia)
Mourad El Mabrouk, Rades (Tunisia)
Omar Mouhli, Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
Mohamed Hadidane, Rades (Tunisia)/Wydad Casablanca (Morocco)
Bechir Hadidane, Africain (Tunisia)
Mokhtar Ghayaza, Africain (Tunisia)/FAR Rabat (Morocco)
Makram Ben Romdhane, Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
Firas Lahiani, Monastir (Tunisia)
Mohamed Adam Rassil, Hammamet (Tunisia)
Radhouane Slimane, Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
Nizar Knioua, Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)

Egypt:
Amr Abdelhalim, club information not provided
Ramy Gunady, club information not provided
Ahmed Mohamed, club information not provided
Ibrahim Elgammal, Al Ahly (Egypt)
Mouhanad Elsabagh, Al Ahly (Egypt)
Moustafa Elmekawi, club information not provided
Youssef Aboshousha, club information not provided
Ramy Abdalla, club information not provided
Moatazpellah Okasha, club information not provided
Romeh Elsadani, club information not provided
Haytham Khalifa, club information not provided
Ahmed Bakr, club information not provided

Mozambique:
Hugo Martins, club information not provided
Baggio Chimonzo, club information not provided
David Canivete, club information not provided
Ermelindo Novela, club information not provided
Afonso Machave, club information not provided
Helton Ubisse, club information not provided
Francisco Macaringue, Ferroviario Maputo (Mozambique)
Custodio Muchate, club information not provided
Octavio Magolico, club information not provided
Milton Caifaz, Imortal (Portugal)
Inelcio Chire, A Politecnica (Mozambique)
Ronaldo Geneto, Maxaquene (Mozambique)

Senegal:
Maurice Ndour, New York Knicks, Ohio
Djibril Thiam, Al-Fateh (Saudi Arabia), Wyoming
Thierno Niang, Agustinos Eras (Spain), Milwaukee
Louis Adams, club information not provided, South Carolina State
Clevin Hannah, Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania), Wichita State
Antoine Mendy, Orleans (France)
Maleye Ndoye, Paris-Levallois (France), Furman
Mouhammad Faye, Promitheas (Greece)/Sagesse (Lebanon), SMU
Cheikh Mbodj, Torun (Poland), Cincinnati
Hamady Ndiaye, Bnei Herzliya (Israel), Rutgers and NBA (2010-2014)
Gorgui Dieng, Minnesota Timberwolves, Louisville
Youssoupha Ndoye, Bourg-en-Bresse (France), St. Bonaventure

South Africa:
Thabo Sithole, club information not provided
Lebesa Selepe, Soweto Panthers (South Africa)
Kagiso Ngoetjana, Egoli Magic (South Africa)
Shane Marhanele, Limpopo Pride (South Africa)
Sakhile Sithole, Mpumalanga Rhinos (South Africa), Skidmore (DIII)
Neo Mothiba, Egoli Magic (South Africa)
Jonathan Van Der Bijl, Egoli Magic (South Africa)
Tsakani Ngobeni, Duzi Royals (South Africa), Hamilton (DIII)
Lehlongonolo Tholo, Egoli Magic (South Africa)
Christopher Gabriel, Tibilisi State University (Georgia), San Diego
Peter Prinsloo, Lagos City Stars (Africa), Marist
Reece Prinsloo, Soweto Panthers (South Africa)

[awhom111]

The knockout rounds started at Eurobasket with all of the teams in Istanbul. Slovenia continued their strong tournament with a 79-55 win over Ukraine with Anthony Randolph delivering his best effort so far as the naturalized player with 21 points. France looked to be getting back on track early, but Germany spent the rest of the game fighting back and emerging surprise 84-81 winners. A couple of players who will be in the NBA this season led the way as Daniel Theis had 22 points and 7 rebounds and Dennis Schroder had 21 points and 8 assists while ex-Iowa State player Lucca Staiger had 10 points. In the loss, Evan Fournier had 27 points, Boris Diaw had 15 points and 9 rebounds, and Joffrey Lauvergne had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Finland had done well at home, but it was different when they hit the road as Italy jumped out to an early lead and won 70-57. Marco Belinelli had 22 points and the other player with NBA experience, Luigi Datome had 15 points while ex-USC player Daniel Hackett had 10 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, 2007 draft pick Petteri Koponen had 13 points. Another team that flipped the switch when the games began to count was Greece, which fended off a late charge from Lithuania to win 77-64. Kostas Sloukas had 21 points, ex-Florida player Nick Calathes had 14 points and 6 assists, and ex-NBA player Kostas Papanikolaou had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Mindaugas Kuzminskas had 20 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 13 points and 15 rebounds as the NBA players did not get enough help.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobaske...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobaske...ore_statistics
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http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobaske...ore_statistics

Here is the Sunday schedule on ESPN3 (all times EDT):
Latvia vs Montenegro, 5:30am
Serbia vs Hungary, 8:15am
Spain vs Turkey, 11:45am
Croatia vs Russia, 2:30pm

The winless teams played the first Group A game at Afrobasket as the Democratic Republic of Congo beat the Ivory Coast 81-60 with ex-Texas player Myck Kabongo providing 16 points and 8 rebounds. Nigeria was unconvincing early again, but still ran out 90-67 winners against Mali. Ex-UNLV player Ike Nwamu had 22 points, Ike Iroegbu, who just finished his Washington State career, had 18 points and 9 rebounds, former Louisiana-Lafayette player Bryant Mbamalu had 17 points and 7 steals, and ex-Arizona State player Ike Diogu had 15 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics

Group B play started with the winless teams as the Central African Republic edged Uganda 57-54. In the loss, ex-DII player Russell Odoch Opong had 15 points and ex-Binghamton player Stanley Ocitti had 10 points. Morocco advanced to the quarterfinals with a 60-53 win over disappointing Angola. Naturalized ex-Oral Roberts player Reggie Moore had 13 points in the loss. The winner of the Angola-Central African Republic game will also advance.
http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics

In Group C, Cameroon picked up their first win 96-54 over Guinea. Ben Mbala, a college star in the Philippines, had 24 points and 6 rebounds, ex-DII player Ngijol Songolo had 17 points, and Arnaud William Adala Moto, who just finished his Towson career, had 12 points. Tunisia clinched their quarterfinal place with a 78-60 win over Rwanda behind Mohamed Hadidane's 20 points and 8 rebounds. Dan Manzi of UTRGV had 13 points in the loss. The other team to advance in this group will be the winner of the Cameroon-Rwanda game.
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http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics

The battle of winless Group D teams went to Mozambique 67-61. Ex-Marist player Prinsloo had 15 points for South Africa. Senegal beat Egypt 87-52 as Gorgui Dieng had 14 points and 7 rebounds, ex-Cincinnati player Cheikh Mbodj had 14 points, and ex-St. Bonaventure player Youssoupha Ndoye had 12 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics

Here is Sunday's ESPN3 schedule (all times EDT):

Group A:
Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria, 10:30am
Mali vs Ivory Coast, 3:30pm

Group B:
Uganda vs Morocco, 11:30am
Central African Republic vs Angola, 4:30pm

Group C:
Cameroon vs Rwanda, 8:00am
Guinea vs Tunisia, 1:00pm

Group D:
South Africa vs Egypt, 9:00am
Mozambique vs Senegal vs Egypt, 2:00pm

[awhom111]

The rest of the EuroBasket Round of 16 games were played today in Istanbul. Latvia ran past Montenegro 100-68 as 2013 draft pick Janis Timma had 21 points and 6 assists and Kristaps Porzingis had 19 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, 2013 draft pick Bojan Dubljevic had 21 points and Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Serbia started well in an 86-78 win as ex-NBA player Ognjen Kuzmic had 17 points and 10 rebounds, incoming NBA player Bogdan Bogdanovic had 17 points and 6 assists, Boban Marjanovic had 14 points and 6 rebounds, and 2011 draft pick Milan Macvan had 14 points. Hungary stayed in the game even with their star struggling as Zoltan Perl had 22 points and 7 rebounds to pick up the slack. Spain was tested by Turkey, but still got the 73-56 win. Ricky Rubio had 15 points, Pau Gasol had 11 points and 7 rebounds, Sergio Rodriguez had 11 points and 9 assists, and Marc Gasol had 10 points. Furkan Korkmaz had 20 points for the hosts as he prepares for the NBA. Russia is probably the surprise of the tournament at this point as they beat Croatia 101-78. There are many bigger names getting the attention, but Alexey Shved continued his strong tournament with 27 points and 12 assists and Timofey Mozgov had 10 points. In the loss, Bojan Bogdanovic had 28 points and Dario Saric had 13 points. The first two quarterfinals will be played on Tuesday.
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http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobaske...ore_statistics

Bracket:
Germany vs Spain
Slovenia vs Latvia
Greece vs Russia
Italy vs Serbia

It was the final day of the group stage at AfroBasket.

In Group A, Nigeria missed a chance to simply win the group as they lost to the Democratic Republic of Congo 83-77. Evariste Shonganya had 20 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Texas player Myck Kabongo had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. In the loss, ex-Arizona State player Ike Diogu had 21 points and 7 rebounds, Ike Iroegbu, who has finished his Washington State career had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists, former Louisiana-Lafayette player Bryant Mbamalu had 16 points. and ex-UNLV player Ike Nwamu had 12 points. Mali breezed to a 92-63 win over Ivory Coast 92-63 to set up the three-way tie. Mohamed Drame had 21 points and ex-Hofstra player Ibrahim Djambo had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Ex-Portland player Tiegbe Bamba had 13 points in the loss. That meant that the prior results were taken into account and Mali missed out to the other two teams.
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http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics
Standings: Nigeria 2-1, Democratic Republic of Congo 2-1, Mali 2-1, Ivory Coast 0-3

In Group B, Morocco used a solid second half to beat Uganda 79-70 having already clinched the group. In the loss, ex-Binghamton player Stanley Ocitti and naturalized ex-NAIA player A'Darious Pegues had 11 points. That set up the next game for the last spot in the quarterfinals, which withstood a delay due to a power outage and saw Angola win 66-44 over the Central African Republic thanks to 17 points from former Georgia high schooler Carlos Morais.
http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics
Standings: Morocco 3-0, Angola 2-1, Central African Republic 1-2, Uganda 0-3

In Group C, the last spot was decided when Cameroon fended off Rwanda 81-77. Arnaud William Adala Moto, who just finished his Towson career, had 17 points and 8 rebounds and college star in the Philippines Ben Mbala had 16 points and 15 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Boise State player Kenny Gasana had 18 points and 7 assists. Tunisia had already won the group, but entertained the home fans and kept momentum with a 64-59 win over Guinea.
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Standings: Tunisia 3-0, Cameroon 2-1, Rwanda 1-2, Guinea 0-3

In Group D, Egypt took care of business with a 70-51 win to eliminate South Africa, although ex-Marist player Peter Prinsloo had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Their spot was confirmed once Senegal beat Mozambique 80-49. Gorgui Dieng had 14 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Wyoming player Djibril Thiam had 14 points, and ex-SMU player Mouhammad Faye had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobaske...ore_statistics
Standings: Senegal 3-0, Egypt 2-1, Mozambique 1-2, South Africa 0-3

The tournament will resume on Thursday with teams being given enough time to make the trip from Dakar to Tunis.

Bracket:
Nigeria vs Cameroon
Senegal vs Angola
Morocco vs Egypt
Tunisia vs Democratic Republic of Congo

[awhom111]

In the middle of a busy summer of national team play, we get a full off day. Tuesday has the first two EuroBasket quarterfinals on ESPN3 with Germany-Spain at 11:45am ET and Slovenia-Latvia at 2:30pm ET.

[Troublemaker]

In the middle of a busy summer of national team play, we get a full off day. Tuesday has the first two EuroBasket quarterfinals on ESPN3 with Germany-Spain at 11:45am ET and Slovenia-Latvia at 2:30pm ET.

Slovenia (Luka Doncic, Goran Dragic) vs Latvia (Kristaps Porginzis) playing a high-scoring entertaining FIBA game right now. It's 55-51 Latvia at the half.

http://www.espn.com/watch/player?bucketId=2&id=3156546

Some people believe Doncic should be the #1 pick in the 2018 NBA draft, ahead of guys like Porter, Bagley, Bamba, and Ayton.

[awhom111]

The EuroBasket quarterfinals started today. The first game was close in the first half, but Spain surged out of the break to beat Germany 84-72. Marc Gasol took the lead with 28 points and 10 rebounds, Pau Gasol had 19 points, and Sergio Rodriguez had 11 points and 7 assists. Dennis Schroder finished his strong tournament had 27 points and 8 assists and Daniel Theis gets ready to start his NBA career with 15 points. The other game was quite wild as it was Slovenia holding off Latvia 103-97. Luka Doncic led the winners with 27 points and 9 rebounds as Goran Dragic had 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists while Anthony Randolph continued to improve as a naturalized player with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis had 34 points and 6 rebounds in the loss and the other NBA player Davis Bertans had 23 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobaske...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobaske...ore_statistics

The other two quarterfinals will be on Wednesday on ESPN3 (times EDT):
Russia vs Greece, 11:45am
Italy vs Serbia, 2:30pm

[awhom111]

The other two EuroBasket quarterfinals were played today. Greece had the better start, but Russia fought back and took the lead in the second half to win 74-69. The same combination did the damage as Alexey Shved had 26 points and Timofey Mozgov had 15 points and 10 rebounds. In the loss, Nick Calathes had 25 points and 7 assists and draft rights trade record holder Georgios Printezis had 19 points. The other game was close for a quarter before Serbia rolled past Italy 83-67. Bogdan Bogdanovic had another 22 points and 6 rebounds, 2011 draft pick Milan Macvan had 13 points and 6 rebounds, and Boban Marjanovic had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Both players with NBA experience had solid games in the loss as Marco Belinelli had 18 points and Luigi Datome had 15 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobaske...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobaske...ore_statistics

The first semifinal will be on ESPN3 on Thursday as Spain faces Slovenia at 2:30pm ET.

The AfroBasket quarterfinals will also be on ESPN3 on Thursday (times EDT):
Morocco vs Egypt, 8:00am
Nigeria vs Cameroon, 10:30am
Tunisia vs Democratic Republic of Congo, 1:00pm
Senegal vs. Angola, 3:30pm