2018 International Basketball Thread [Archive]

awhom111

02-23-2018, 12:17 AM

The United States hosts Cuba at 11pm ET on Friday and can be seen on ESPNU. It is possible that more roster changes are needed if NBA teams keep signing the players, but here is their current team:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/02/mwcq-add-lee.aspx

ESPN3 will have a wide variety of games again as all four qualifying zones will have games.

Thursday's qualifiers started in East Asia Group B. The undefeated teams squared off in Melbourne and Australia beat the Philippines 84-68. In the win, a bunch of former collegians had solid games as Cam Gliddon had 16 points, Angus Brandt had 13 points, and Kevin Lisch had 12 points. The winless teams player in Yokohama and Taiwan sprung a mild upset on Japan 70-69. Quincy Davis had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assist to edge the battle of naturalized players against Ira Brown, who had 12 points and 8 rebounds. A couple other former collegians had solid games in the win as Ray Chen had 15 points and 9 rebounds and Kevin Hu had 15 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/2202/Australia-Philippines#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/2202/Japan-Chinese-Taipei#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Australia 3-0, Philippines 2-1, Taiwan 1-2, Japan 0-3

In West Asia Group D, Iran handed Kazakhstan their first loss 75-54 in Astana. Having their start Hamed Haddadi helped as he had 20 point and 20 rebounds while the other player with time in the United States, Arsalan Kazemi, had 10 points. Former collegian Anatoly Kolesnikov had 10 points and 14 rebounds in the loss. Qatar picked up their first win, beating Iraq 77-66 as the hosts had to move the game to Tehran. In the battle of naturalized players, Trey Johnson had 17 points in the win while DeMario Mayfield had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/2202/Kazakhstan-Iran#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/2202/Iraq-Qatar#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Iran 2-1, Kazakhstan 2-1, Qatar 1-2, Iraq 1-2

The northern section of the Americas Group D started with Canada getting a key 118-89 win over the US Virgin Islands as lingering hurricane reconstruction moved the game to Nassau. While the NBA players were not playing, a number of familiar names contributed to the win as Melvin Ejim had 28 points and 8 rebounds, Brady Heslip had 22 points, Anthony Bennett had 13 points, and Jermaine Anderson had 10 points. The hosts have always had trouble fielding a full roster, but they had a number of players with ties to the mainland as Deon Edwin had 23 points, Georgio Milligan had 20 points, Walter Hodge had 14 points, and Xavier Richards had 10 points. The Dominican Republic sits in the lead and kept the Bahamas winless after a 96-63 win in Nassau. The team benefited from being able to call in Luis Montero, who had 17 points and 8 rebounds. The hosts also relied on former collegians as Michael Carey and Jaraun Burrows had 11 points each.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/2202/Virgin-Islands-Canada#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/2202/Bahamas-Dominican-Republic#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Dominican Republic 3-0, Canada 2-1, US Virgin Islands 1-2, Bahamas 0-3

The southern section of the Americas Group B started with Brazil beating Colombia 84-49 in Goiania. The old hands showed that they still have something in the tank as Leandro Barbosa had 18 points and Anderson Varejao had 14 points, 13 rebounds, and 8 assists while the old man on the other team, Stalin Ortiez, had 14 points. Venezuela is right behind them after a 77-56 win over Chile in Barquismeto. Former collegian Gerardo Isla had 16 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/2202/Brazil-Colombia#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/2202/Venezuela-Chile#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Brazil 3-0, Venezuela 2-1, Chile 1-2, Colombia 0-3

Pre-qualifying for EuroBasket 2021 also continued. The two teams playing in Group A knew that the winner would pick up their first win and it took overtime before Switzerland beat Slovakia 83-80 in Fribourg. Naturalized player Kyle Kuric had 18 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/2202/Switzerland-Slovak-Republic#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Macedonia 2-0, Switzerland 1-1, Slovakia 0-2

Denmark continued to lead Group B as they beat Albania 82-69 in Naestved. Former collegian Chanan Colman had 11 points in the win.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/2202/Denmark-Albania#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Denmark 2-0, Armenia 1-1, Albania 0-2

Cyprus leads Group C at the halfway point as they went to Luxembourg and won 67-53. Former collegian Tom Schumacher had 16 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/2202/Luxembourg-Cyprus#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Cyprus 2-0, Portugal 1-1, Luxembourg 0-2

awhom111

02-24-2018, 12:40 AM

The United States hosted Cuba in Santa Cruz, beating the weakest team in the group 84-48. Jeff Van Gundy had to deal with a nearly completely new roster with all of his talented players before snapped up by NBA and overseas teams.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/2302/USA-Cuba #|tab=boxscore_statistics

In the other game in Group C, Paraguay beat Mexico 100-80 in Monterrey as both teams have tons of players with ties to the states part of the United States. In the win, Gary Browne had 21 points and 8 rebounds, Emmy Andujuar had 18 points and 6 rebounds, Jorge Bryan Diaz had 11 points, Chris Gaston had 10 points and 6 rebounds, and Ricky Sanchez had 10 points. In the loss, Francisco Cruz had 32 points and 7 rebounds, Paul Stoll had 12 points and 6 assists, and Alex Perez Kaufmann had 14 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/2302/Mexico-Puerto-Rico#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: United States 3-0, Puerto Rico 2-1, Mexico 1-2, Cuba 0-3

Argentina looked to be cruising while hosting in Olavarria in the southern half's Group A, but fell to fellow unbeaten Uruguay 88-83 as ex-NBA player Esteban Batista had 17 points and 8 rebounds. The hosts had three former NBA players themselves as Luis Scola had 23 points and 9 rebounds, Nicolas Brussino had 23 points, and Nico Laprovittola had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. In Panama City, the hosts picked up their first win 82-62 over Paraguay. Plenty of former collegians play for Panama as the ancient Michael Hicks had 20 points and Trevor Gaskins had 14 points and 11 assists.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/2302/Argentina-Uruguay#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/2302/Paraguay-Panama#tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Uruguay 3-0, Argentina 2-1, Panama 1-2, Paraguay 0-3

As usual, the qualifiers started out in East Asia with Group A play opening the day. South Korea beat Hong Kong 93-72 in Seoul and were able to debut their first true naturalized player in Ricardo Ratliffe, who had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Yi Jianlian returned for China with 37 points and 6 rebounds, but they were handed their first loss by New Zealand 82-73 in Dongguan. The Webster brothers led the visitors as both Tai and Corey had 18 points and another former collegian, Alex Pledger, added 11 points and 6 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/2302/Korea-Hong-Kong#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/2302/China-New-Zealand#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: New Zealand 2-1, China 2-1, South Korea 2-1, Hong Kong 0-3

West Asia Group C play started in Bengaluru, where Jordan remained undefeated with a 102-88 win over India as naturalized player Dar Tucker had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Satnam Singh did show some promise with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Syria could not host, so they played Lebanon in Lebanon in Zouk Mikael, losing 87-63. Their new naturalized player, Justin Hawkins had 24 points to beat his counterpart Ater Majok, who had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/2302/India-Jordan#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/2302/Syria-Lebanon#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Jordan 3-0, Lebanon 2-1, Syria 1-2, India 0-3

African qualifying is structured slightly differently to reduce travel costs. The first set of Group D games were played in Maputo, Mozambique. A couple of former collegians helped Senegal beat Central African Republic 70-65 as Djibril Thiam had 13 points and Youssoupha Ndoye had 10 points. Former collegians also featured in the loss as Destin Damachoua had 20 points and William Kossangue had 17 points. The hosts beat the Ivory Coast 66-53 although former collegian Charles Abouo did have 19 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/2302/Senegal-CAF#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/2302/Mozambique-Cote-d-Ivoire#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Group B is being played in Bamako, Mali. Nigeria beat Uganda 102-86 with most of their players again having some ties to the United States. Michael Efevberha had 20 points and 6 assists, Ike Diogu had 19 points and 7 rebounds, Ben Uzoh had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists, Obi Emegano had 14 points, Talib Zanna had 13 points, and Bryant Mbamalu had 11 points. Former collegian Robinson Odoch Opong had 25 points in the loss. Rwanda edged the hosts 74-70 as former collegian Kenny Gasana had 16 points while former collegian Ibrahim Djambo had 21 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/2302/Uganda-Nigeria#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/2302/Rwanda-Mali#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Eric Boateng and Great Britain had the first qualifier of the day for Europe as the draw gave Israel a home game with all groups playing on Friday as part of the failed attempt to get EuroLeague to concede. Eric had a quiet 7 minutes in their 82-75 loss in Tel Aviv. Among other former collegians on the team, Gabe Olaseni had 19 points and 8 rebounds and Luke Nelson had 12 points. Naturalized player by marriage Richard Howell had 16 points in the win. Greece sits atop the group at the halfway point after an 87-75 win over Estonia in Heraklion.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2202/Israel-Great-Britain#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2202/Greece-Estonia#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Greece 3-0, Israel 2-1, Estonia 1-2, Great Britain 0-3

In Group A, Spain just managed to hold off Belarus 84-82 in Minsk. Fran Vazquez, who is no closer to showing up in the NBA after being drafted high years ago, had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Slovenia sits behind them after a 75-63 win over Montenegro in Podgorica. Naturalized player Derek Needham had 12 points and 7 assists in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2302/Belarus-Spain#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2302/Montenegro-Slovenia#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Spain 3-0, Slovenia 2-1, Montenegro 1-2, Belarus 0-3

In Group B, Ukraine beat Latvia 82-68 in Riga as ex-NBA player Slava Kravtsov had 22 points and 13 rebounds and naturalized player Pooh Jeter had 20 points. There was a surprise in Stockholm as Sweden fended off Turkey's late charge 59-58 with 13 points from former draft pick Marcus Eriksson and 12 points and 9 rebounds from former collegian Chris Czerapowicz. Naturalized player Bobby Dixon, who chose the new name of Ali Muhammed to comply with citizenship laws, had 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2302/Latvia-Ukraine#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2302/Sweden-Turkey#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Turkey 2-1, Ukraine 2-1, Latvia 1-2, Sweden 1-2

In Group C, Lithuania maintained the top spot with an 80-75 win over Hungary in Klaipeda as former draft pick Renaldas Seibutis had 11 points. Former collegian Rosco Allen had 17 points in the loss. Poland remains right behind them after a 90-62 win over Kosovo in Wloclawek as former collegian Karol Gruszecki had 18 points. Naturalized player Shawn Jones had 11 points and 9 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2302/Lithuania-Hungary#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2302/Poland-Kosovo#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Lithuania 3-0, Poland 2-1, Hungary 1-2, Kosovo 0-3

In Group D, Croatia continues to be the most harmed team by the new format as they collapsed in the second half to lose to Romania 58-56 in Zadar. Former collegian Amadeo Della Valle had 22 points as Italy stayed undefeated with an 80-62 win over the Netherlands in Verona. Former collegians also featured in the loss as Roeland Schaftenaar had 17 points and 8 rebounds and Charlon Kloof had 10 points and 9 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2302/Croatia-Romania#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2302/Italy-Netherlands#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Italy 3-0, Romania 2-1, Netherlands 1-2, Croatia 0-3

In Group E, Belgium looked set to claim their first win before a Bosnian comeback helped the hosts win 72-70 in Sarajevo. Former collegian Retin Obasohan had 16 points in the loss. France just managed to stay undefeated, edging Russia 75-74 in overtime in Strasbourg. Boris Diaw appears to be spurning a chance at an NBA return as he had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists while another ex-NBA player, Sergey Karasev, had 16 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2202/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina-Belgium#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2202/France-Russia#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: France 3-0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1, Russia 1-2, Belgium 0-3

In Group F, the Czech Republic just managed to stay undefeated with a 78-76 win over Bulgaria in Botevgrad. Blake Schilb had 13 points in the win as his naturalized player counterpart Dee Bost had 13 points and 8 assists. Iceland is on top of a three-way tie in the rest of the standings after getting their first win 81-76 over Finland in Reykjavik. There are former collegians on both teams as Martin Hermansson had 26 points and 6 assists and Haukur Palsson had 11 points in the win while naturalized player by marriage Jamar Wilson and Mikko Koivisto had 13 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2202/Bulgaria-Czech-Republic#tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2202/Iceland-Finland#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Czech Republic 3-0, Iceland 1-2, Bulgaria 1-2, Finland 1-2

The two winless teams in Group G faced off first as Georgia beat Austria 78-64 in Schwechat behind 23 points and 9 rebounds from naturalized player Mike Dixon. Germany is in the lead as they beat Serbia 79-74 in Frankfurt with 11 points from G Leaguer Isaiah Hartenstein. Ex-NBA player Miroslav Raduljica had 22 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2202/Austria-Georgia#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2202/Germany-Serbia#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Germany 3-0, Serbia 2-1, Georgia 1-2, Austria 0-3

Africa will be only area with qualifiers on Saturday and they can be seen on ESPN3.

awhom111

02-24-2018, 10:14 PM

The only area with qualifiers today was Africa as Group D play started with the Ivory Coast surprising Senegal 67-60. Former collegians led the way as Charles Abouo had 17 points and 8 rebounds, Tiegbe Bamba had 14 points, and Willy Kouassi had 12 points. Mozambique then beat the Central African Republic 59-52 as former collegian Destin Damachoua had 15 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/2402/Cote-d-Ivoire-Senegal#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/2402/CAF-Mozambique#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group B, Nigeria rolled past Rwanda 108-53 with their large roster of familiar names. Michael Efevberha had 16 points, Talib Zanna had 14 points and 6 rebounds, Obi Emegano had 13 points, Ike Diogu had 12 points, and Michael Ojo (not the one from FSU) had 10 points. Another former collegian, Kenny Gasana had 10 points in the loss. Mali closed the day with a thrilling 79-76 win over Uganda. The hosts got 10 points from former collegian Ibrahim Djambo while Uganda also got contributions from players with American ties as Robinson Odoch Opong had 18 points and Stanley Ocitti had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/2402/Nigeria-Rwanda#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/2402/Mali-Uganda#|tab=boxscore_statistics

A full slate of games is scheduled for Sunday and will all be ESPN3.

awhom111

02-26-2018, 12:14 AM

Monday is the last day for this set of qualifiers. The other 15 games will be ESPN3 exclusives, but the USA game will close the day at 11pm ET on ESPN2.

Sunday's games actually started while it was still Saturday in the United States as East Asia Group B as Australia beat Taiwan 88-68 in Melbourne. Among their former collegians, Mitch McCarron had 11 points and Matt Hodgson had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Former collegians also led the way in the loss as Ray Chen had 22 points, naturalized player Quincy Davis had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Kevin Hu had 15 points. The Philippines beat Japan 89-84 in Manila, also edging the battle of naturalized players as Andray Blatche had 18 points and 16 rebounds while Ira Brown had 16 points and 8 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/2502/Australia-Chinese-Taipei#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/2502/Philippines-Japan#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Australia 4-0, Philippines 3-1, Taiwan 1-3, Japan 0-4

In West Asia Group D, Kazakhstan beat Qatar 96-63 in Astana with a big second half. Iran looks to be back to their best, beating Iraq 83-53 in Tehran as ex-NBA player Hamed Haddadi had 15 points and 9 rebounds while naturalized player DeMario Mayfield had 11 points and 8 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/2502/Kazakhstan-Qatar#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/2502/Iran-Iraq#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Iran 3-1, Kazakhstan 3-1, Qatar 1-3, Iraq 1-3

The first game in Africa Group D was quite a thriller as Central African Republic managed to hang on in overtime 63-62 against the Ivory Coast with 17 points from former collegian Destin Damachoua. Senegal handed hosts Mozambique their first loss 60-52
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/2502/Cote-d-Ivoire-CAF#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/2502/Senegal-Mozambique#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Senegal 2-1, Mozambique 2-1, Central African Republic 1-2, Ivory Coast 1-2

In Group B, Uganda beat Rwanda 79-63 for their first win as former collegian Robinson Odoch Opong had 20 points and 6 rebounds. A couple former collegians were involved in the loss as Kenny Gasana had 16 points and Hamza Ruhezamihigo had 11 points. Nigeria used their usual cast of characters to dominate the group as they beat Mali 82-59 with 22 points and 9 rebounds from Ike Diogu, 15 points from Obi Emegano, 14 points from Bryant Mbamalu, and 11 points and 8 assists from Michael Efevberha.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/2502/Uganda-Rwanda#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/2502/Mali-Nigeria#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Nigeria 3-0, Uganda 1-2, Mali 1-2, Rwanda 1-2

Eric Boateng had 2 points in 5 minutes as Great Britain will need a surprise to avoid elimination from Group H after a 75-70 loss to Greece in Heraklion. Other former collegians had solid games as Luke Nelson had 12 points and Gabe Olaseni had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Former collegian Jake Cohen had 12 points, but Israel was unable to clinch a spot in the next round after a 78-62 loss to Estonia in Tallinn.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2502/Greece-Great-Britain#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2502/Estonia-Israel#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Greece 4-0, Israel 2-2, Estonia 2-2, Great Britain 0-4

Belgium is the team that has had no luck in Group E, which could be the toughest from top to bottom as former collegian Retin Obasohan had 10 points in Nancy, but they lost to France 64-49. In Perm, Russia beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 70-53 with 11 points from ex-NBA player Sergey Karasev to keep the visitors from clinching a spot in the next round.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2502/France-Belgium#tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2502/Russia-Bosnia-and-Herzegovina#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: France 4-0, Russia 2-2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-2, Belgium 0-4

Iceland's play in Reykjavik has shaken up Group F as they handed the Czech Republic their first loss 76-75. Players with American ties led the way as Martin Hermansson had 26 points, Jon Stefansson had 11 points, and Haukur Palsson had 10 points. Former collegian Patrik Auda had 23 points in the loss. Finland bounced back in Helsinki, beating 75-70. Jamar Wilson, who is naturalized by marriage, had 21 points and 11 assists among other former collegians as Mikko Koivisto had 18 points and Shawn Huff had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Sasha Vezenkov, who was picked in the last draft, had 28 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2502/Iceland-Czech-Republic#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2502/Finland-Bulgaria#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Czech Republic 3-1, Iceland 2-2, Finland 2-2, Bulgaria 1-3

Group G play started in Kiev as Germany beat Georgia 87-77 abd would later find out that they had advanced. In the win, brief high school player Joshiko Saibou had 15 points and former collegian Niels Giffey had 12 points while naturalized player Mike Dixon had 26 points in the loss. Austria was tough in Schwechat, but Serbia escaped 82-81 as former NBA player Miroslav Raduljica had 16 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2502/Georgia-Germany#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2502/Austria-Serbia#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Germany 4-0, Serbia 3-1, Georgia 1-3, Austria 0-4

Also in Europe, the 2021 EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers continued. In Group A, Macedonia beat Slovakia 87-74 in Skopje. They also won the battle of naturalized players as Richard Hendrix had 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assist while Kyle Kuric had 17 points. Armenia beat Albania 84-65 in Group B in Yerevan. As usual, they relied heavily on players with American ties as A.J. Hess had 21 points, Andrew Chrabascz had 18 points and 9 rebounds, Luke Fischer had 16 points and 18 rebounds, and Aragad Abramian had 15 points and 10 rebounds.Portugal beat Cyprus 76-64 in Sines as both teams look to advance from Group C. Naturalized player Anthony King had 14 points and 12 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/2502/MKD-Slovak-Republic#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/2502/Armenia-Albania#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/2502/Portugal-Cyprus#tab=boxscore_statistics

The Americas qualifiers started in the northern half as the Dominican Republic continued to control Group D with a 113-85 win over the US Virgin Islands in another game moved to Nassau due to ongoing hurricane complications. A number of former collegians had solid effots in the win as Sadiel Rojas had 16 points and 6 rebounds, Gelvis Solano had 13 points, Eloy Vargas had 12 points, and Dagoberto Pena had 11 points. The home team was down to their usual eight players as Walter Hodge had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists, Johnathan Gray had 15 points, and Jamaal Samuel and Georgio Milligan had 13 points each. The visitors advanced with the result as did Canada, which won the second game in the Bahamas 113-67 over the hosts. The leading players were former collegians as Brady Heslip had 19 points, Melvin Ejim had 15 points, Kyle Landry had 14 points and 8 rebounds, and Adika Peter-McNeilly and Anthony Bennett had 10 points each. Collegians led the hosts too as Jaraun Burrows had 17 points, Michael Carey had 15 points, and Eugene Bain had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/2502/Dominican-Republic-Virgin-Islands#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/2502/Bahamas-Canada#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Dominican Republic 4-0, Canada 3-1, US Virgin Islands 1-3, Bahamas 0-4

In the southern half, Gropu B play included Brazil's 83-58 win over Chile in Goiania as Anderson Varejao had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Former collegian Sebastian Suarez had 16 points in the loss as the hosts advanced with the result. Venezuela has also advanced as former collegian Nestor Colmenares had 13 points and 15 rebounds in their 73-62 win in Medellin. Aging Stalin Ortiz had 14 points for Colombia.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/2502/Brazil-Chile#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/2502/Colombia-Venezuela#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Brazil 4-0, Venezuela 3-1, Colombia 1-3, Chile 0-4

awhom111

02-27-2018, 01:17 AM

The United States knew that it would have its toughest test as they hosted Puerto Rico and it turned out to be tight at the end, but qualification for the next round was ensured with an 83-75 final. Obviously both teams had a number of former collegians as the visitors were led by Gian Clavell, who had 23 points and 6 rebounds, while Jorge Bryan Diaz had 12 points and Gary Browne had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/2602/USA-Puerto-Rico#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In the other Group C game, Mexico beat Cuba 75-52 in Havana as Alex Perez Kaufmann had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Juan Toscano Anderson, who played for Wojo, had 18 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/2602/Cuba-Mexico#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: United State 4-0, Puerto Rico 2-2, Mexico 2-2, Cuba 0-4

In the southern half Group A, Argentina bounced back with an 83-61 win in Olavarria over winless Paraguay with Nicolas Brussino leading the ex-NBA contingent with 12 points. Former collegian Bruno Zanotti had 17 points in the loss. Panama handed Uruguay their first loss 86-75, but that did not stop the visitors from joining Argentina in the next round. A number of former collegians led the way as Trevor Gaskins had 19 points and 9 assists, Javier Carter had 11 points and 8 rebounds, and Tony Bishop had 10 points. Ex-NBA player Esteban Batista had 22 points and 18 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/2602/Paraguay-Argentina#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/2602/Panama-Uruguay#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Uruguay 3-1, Argentina 3-1, Panama 2-2, Paraguay 0-4

The day started in East Asia Group A. New Zealand had been haunted by one team since the Asia-Oceania merger, but finally got over the hump in Seoul with a 93-84 win. Former collegians led the way as Corey Webster had 30 points and 6 assists, Isaac Fotu had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Alex Pledger had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Rob Loe had 11 points. Naturalized player Ricardo Ratliffe had 29 points and 11 rebounds for South Korea. China's 111-58 win in Hong Kong means that both they and New Zealand are advancing to the next round as Yi Jianlian had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/2602/Korea-New-Zealand#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/2602/Hong-Kong-China#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: New Zealand 3-1, China 3-1, South Korea 2-2, Hong Kong 0-4

In West Asia Group C, Lebanon won 90-50 in Bengalaru to advance as naturalized player Ater Majok had 17 points and 10 rebounds and former collegian Bassel Bawji had 16 points. Satnam Singh was India's bright spot with another 12 points. The naturalized players battle in Amman as Jordan advanced with the help of Dar Tucker's 28 points and 6 rebounds after their win over Syria, which got 22 points and 10 rebounds from Justin Hawkins.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/2602/India-Lebanon#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/2602/Jordan-Syria#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Jordan 4-0, Lebanon 3-1, Syria 1-3, India 0-4

In Europe Group A, Slovenia missed a chance to advance, losing 93-92 to Belarus in Minsk because naturalized player Devon Saddler had 25 points and 8 assists. Spain did advance, beating Montenegro 79-67 after getting 10 points from all time international draft failure Fran Vazquez.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2602/Belarus-Slovenia#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2602/Spain-Montenegro#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Spain 4-0, Slovenia 2-2, Montenegro 1-3, Belarus 1-3

Group B is probably one of the two groups where every team expected to advance. Naturalized player Bobby Dixon/Ali Muhammed had Turkey firing early, but Latvia got the 79-70 win in Riga. Ukraine leads the group, beating Sweden 77-66. Former draft pick Sergii Gladyr had 11 points, naturalized player Pooh Jeter had 11 points and 6 assists, and ex-NBA player Slava Kravtsov had 10 points and 7 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2602/Latvia-Turkey#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2602/Ukraine-Sweden#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Ukraine 3-1, Turkey 2-2, Latvia 2-2, Sweden 1-3

In Group C, Lithuania secured advancement with a 106-50 win over Kosovo in Klaipeda despite 23 points and 6 rebounds from naturalized player Shawn Jones. Hungary beat Poland 64-57 in Szombathely as naturalized player Darrin Govens had 15 points while former collegian Karol Gruszecki had 11 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2602/Lithuania-Kosovo#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2602/Hungary-Poland#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Lithuania 4-0, Poland, 2-2, Hungary 2-2, Kosovo 0-4

Italy advanced from Group D with a 101-50 win over Romania in Cluj, although naturalized player Giordan Watson did have 11 points. The visitors got 29 points from former collegian Amadeo Della Valle and 11 points and 8 rebounds from Christian Burns who is naturalized by marriage. Croatia avoided complete embarrassment, picking up their first win by fighting back in Zadar to edge the Netherlands 82-78. Former collegians were involved in the loss as Thomas van der Mars had 20 points and Charlon Kloof had 14 points and 6 assists.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2602/Romania-Italy#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/2602/Croatia-Netherlands#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Italy 4-0, Romania 2-2, Netherlands 1-3, Croatia 1-3

awhom111

03-13-2018, 10:08 PM

Tre, Cam, and Zion are all on the USA team for the upcoming Nike Hoop Summit:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/03/usa-nike-hoop-summit-roster.aspx

R.J. should be on the international team when that gets announced later.

USA Basketball will pursue the basic same strategy as last cycle, naming Bill Self as the U18 coach this summer:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/03/mu18-coaches.aspx

He will be flanked by Danny Manning and Anthony Grant who have both been a part of the USA system for a while.

awhom111

03-15-2018, 12:49 AM

Chelsea Gray and Elizabeth Williams are among the six players added to the USA pool for this year's World Championship. The team's assistant coaches were also named.
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/03/2018-wnt-assistants.aspx

awhom111

04-07-2018, 12:08 AM

Kyrie is among the players listed for the initial pool for the Olympics:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/04/mnt-roster-announcment.aspx

As I always say, shame on the United States for taking Devin Booker from Puerto Rico and Victor Oladipo from Nigeria.

In terms of games that are actually being played, the Asian U16 Boy's Championship was postponed last year so it is currently being contested as a U17 tournament in Foshan, China. The champions have not been decided, but the key games were Friday's Quarterfinals, which were all great games with the outcomes not decided until late. The hosts made it by beating Lebanon 80-71. New Zealand had to fend off Iran 73-69, but earned the advantage of the merger between Oceania and Asia, which resulted in combined four spots instead of three spots in Asia and New Zealand and Australia competing for one Oceania spot. Australia needed a dramatic comeback to beat South Korea 69-60. The Philippines used their inside advantage to escape Japan 72-70. They will join the other eleven qualified teams and hosts Argentina later this summer for the U17 World Championship.

BD80

04-07-2018, 12:45 PM

No Jason Tatum or Brandon Ingram. Doesn't Coach K have any clout any more?

awhom111

04-07-2018, 03:32 PM

No Jason Tatum or Brandon Ingram. Doesn't Coach K have any clout any more?

I am guessing Jayson and Brandon will be on the select team whenever that gets named. Jabari, Rodney, and Justise were also part of that last time and could feature again. Jahlil is probably out of luck on that front though. Presumably a few other players of ours will be considered for it too.

awhom111

04-16-2018, 09:27 PM

Elizabeth Williams will be in the next USA Basketball Training Camp in Seattle with an exhibition game against China.
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/04/april-wnt-camp-roster.aspx

Chelsea Gray will be in the Turkish League Quarterfinals so she cannot attend.

awhom111

04-26-2018, 12:40 AM

Elizabeth Williams is one of thirteen players who will dress for the exhibition game against China at 10pm ET on Thursday:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/04/usa-wnt-roster-vs-chn.aspx

USA Basketball will stream the game on their Facebook and YouTube accounts as well as here:
https://www.usab.com/live.aspx

It is interesting that USA Basketball has been able to have so much continuity at the youth level on the Boys' side as Don Showalter is ready for another cycle:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/04/mens-u17-coaches.aspx

While we are getting ready for this U17 cycle, teams are already getting ready for the future. Recently both COCABA U14 Championships were played in El Salvador to qualify a pair of teams to future Centrobasket competition. The five girls' teams played a round-robin with Costa Rica and the hosts taking the top two places followed by Guatemala, Panama, and Honduras. On the boys' side, there were playoffs, which were won by Panama and Costa Rica as Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras rounded out the standings.

awhom111

04-27-2018, 12:46 AM

Elizabeth Williams had 10 points in 17 minutes. The United States had a fast start as expected, but China actually tied it at 25 before a big run led to an 83-46 American win.
https://www.usab.com/news-events/live-stats/2018/2018-wnt-v-chn-box-score.aspx

awhom111

05-02-2018, 09:31 PM

There are bound to be future Duke players among the guys trying out for the U17 team:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/05/mu18-training-camp-roster.aspx

USA Basketball keeping roster longshots in hope that could help another country is one thing, but poaching Nico Mannion back from Italy is terrible.

awhom111

05-03-2018, 09:23 PM

USA Basketball has a lot of redemption in mind for this summer. Here is the tryout list for the U18 Women's Team:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/05/wu18-trials-roster.aspx

awhom111

05-08-2018, 09:49 PM

USA Basketball is on an announcement binge.

Zion and Joey will try out for the U18 team.
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/05/mu18-training-camp-roster-1.aspx

Jeff Van Gundy has his assistants for the next round of qualifiers:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/05/mwcq-june-coaches.aspx

Court coaches have been named for the other U18 team and both should have a chance to move up the bench in the coming years.
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/05/wu18-court-coaches.aspx

awhom111

05-22-2018, 09:54 PM

The craziest tryouts continue again this year as the USA U17 Girl's team will have to whittle down from 172 to 12:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/05/wu17-trials-to-feature-172-athletes.aspx

awhom111

05-29-2018, 01:00 AM

We now have a final roster for the USA U18 Women's Team:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/05/wu18-team-named.aspx

The U17 roster has gone down from 158 to 18, but the final cuts are still a couple days away.

awhom111

05-29-2018, 09:42 PM

It turns out that Zion will not be in tryouts this week, so Joey will be our current rep:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/05/mu18-tc-starts.aspx

Mike Brey will help out with court coaching during the tryouts, which could put him in contention down the line for one the bench jobs.

awhom111

05-30-2018, 09:41 PM

A USA U17 Girls' team has finally been named after days of cuts:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/05/wu17-team-named.aspx

awhom111

06-02-2018, 12:29 AM

Antonio Vrankovic was called into Croatia's training camp ahead of Qualifiers. Their team is in a poor position right now, so this is all business with six NBA players participating.
http://www.hks-cbf.hr/vijesti/2018/reprezentacija-izbornik-anzulovic-objavio-siri-popis-igraca

awhom111

06-04-2018, 12:14 AM

Joey did not make the cut from 33 to 18:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/06/mu18-finalists.aspx

This team feels relatively well-built to withstand early entry next summer so there may not be too many available roster spots next year.

awhom111

06-05-2018, 09:46 PM

The USA U18 Boys' team has been named:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/06/mu18-team.aspx

There should be some recruiting interest in this at least.

awhom111

06-06-2018, 09:33 PM

Sofia Roma is expected to contend for a spot on Puerto Rico's national team. It will be an awkward fit school-wise, especially since she already pulled out of last year's squad for school reasons, but the team's qualification for the world stage was an incredible story and they would be a stronger team with her post presence, which is their biggest area of weakness.
http://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2018/news/puerto-rico-cast-the-net-wide-under-veteran-play-caller-jerry-batista

Jeff Van Gundy has had to deal with a lot of turnover player-wise, but he has also had to replace coaches who got offers that prevented them from staying with USA Basketball and he has made his latest new appointment:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/06/mwcq-longstaff.aspx

awhom111

06-09-2018, 08:51 PM

The USA U18 Boys' team starts the Americas Championship at 6pm ET on Sunday against the Dominican Republic. As usual, FIBA will broadcast games on their YouTube channel and the first game can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c18iff8eLRs

awhom111

06-11-2018, 12:14 AM

The USA U18 Men's team started their tournament with a 105-73 win over the Dominican Republic that was not particularly dominant, but got the job done with minimal fuss. Cole Anthony led the team in scoring. A number of players on the Dominican team are either also American or have come over for school as South Carolina signee Alanzo Frink had 16 points and 7 rebounds and West Virginia prepster David Jones had 12 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1006/Dominican-Republic-USA#tab=boxscore

The next game will be against Panama on Monday at 8:15pm ET and can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuzfiyxqpq4

The other Group A game saw Puerto Rico beat Panama 84-51. All Puerto Ricans are Americans of course, but most of the team has ties to the states themselves as Florida high schooler Isaiah Palermo had 11 points and 7 rebounds, New Jersey high schooler Alejandro Vasquez had 10 points and 7 rebounds, Ohio high schooler Jatsiel Colon had 10 points and 6 rebounds, and UMBC-bound Jose Placer had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1006/Panama-Puerto-Rico#|tab=boxscore

The day started in Group B with Chile shaking off a slow start to dominate the second half on their way to a 74-62 win. Maxwell Lorca, who has one American parent and has spent most of his life here, had 20 points and 15 rebounds in the win while New York high schooler Eddie Sanchez had 11 points in the loss. Hosts Canada beat Argentina 92-75. Florida signee Andrew Nembhard had 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists and Indiana prepster Emanuel Miller had 18 points and 6 rebounds in the win. Virginia-bound Francisco Caffaro had 22 points and 7 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1006/Chile-Ecuador#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1006/Argentina-Canada#|tab=boxscore

Here are some of the other players with ties to the United States:

Dominican Republic:
Alanzo Frink, Roselle Catholic (NJ) and South Carolina signee
Matthew Herasme, Don Bosco Prep (NJ) and Marist signee
Julio Pascual, Patrick (NJ)
David Jones, Teays Valley Christian (WV)
Rafael Rubel, Gainesville (GA)
Lester Quinones, St. Benedict's (NJ)
Antonio Bonilla, Tenafly (NJ)
Richard Nunez, North Miami Beach (FL)
Steven Verplancken, Teays Valley Christian (WV)
Joel Soriano, Archbishop Stepinac (NY) and Fordham commit

Panama:
Fermin Borbula, Kerr-Vance Academy (NC)
Ricardo Lindo, Woodrow Wilson (DC)

Puerto Rico:
Adriel Linares, Sunnybrook Christian (TX)
Dyondre Dominguez, New Hampton (NH)
Alejandro Vasquez, Patrick (NJ)
Jose Placer, The Master's Academy (FL) and UMBC signee
Gianfranco Grafal, Fleming Island (FL)
Giovanni Santiago, Hughes (OH)
Jorge Torres, Springfield Central (MA) and Post (DII) signee
Isaiah Palermo, Osceola (FL)
Georgie Conditt, Corliss (IL) and Iowa State signee
Algenis Quintana, will attend Miami Christian (FL)
Jatsiel Colon, Lima (OH)
Victor Rosas

Argentina:
Francisco Caffaro, Virginia signee

Canada:
Wheza Panzo, Hamilton Heights Christian (TN)
Emanuel Miller, La Lumiere (IN)
Joel Brown, Brewster Academy (NH)
Tyrese Samuel, Wasatch Academy (UT)
Andrew Nembhard, Montverde Academy (FL) and Florida signee

Chile:
Maxwell Lorca, Northfield Mount Hermon (MA)

Ecuador:
Luis Alberto Riascos, San Gabriel Academy (CA)
Edward Sanchez, Archbishop Stepinac (NY)

awhom111

06-12-2018, 12:48 AM

Amile will be in another USA training camp ahead of their final two qualifiers in the first round. It's interesting since he will technically still be under an NBA contract through the first game.
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/06/mwcq-training-roster.aspx

The USA U18 Boys' team made sure that there were no issues in their second game, leading Panama 43-0 after the first quarter on the way to a 118-26 win.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1106/USA-Panama#tab=boxscore

The last game before the knockout stage will be against Puerto Rico at 6pm ET on Tuesday and can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6WqNVpHzD4

The other Group A game saw Puerto Rico beat the Dominican Republic 108-94. There were lots of players with mainland ties on both sides. In the win, Georgie Conditt had 18 points and 13 rebounds, Alejandro Vasquez had 17 points, Isaiah Palermo had 14 points and 8 assists, Jorge Torres had 12 points, Giovanni Santiago had 12 points and 10 assists, and Jose Placer had 10 points. In the loss, Lester Quinones had 31 points, David Jones had 18 points and 8 rebounds, Alanzo Frink had 18 points, Joel Soriano had 12 points, and Rafael Rubel had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1106/Puerto-Rico-Dominican-Republic#tab=boxscore

Earlier in the day, Canada beat Ecuador 115-75 in Group B. Among their players with American ties, Emanuel Miller had 19 points and 8 rebounds, Andrew Nembhard had 14 points and 9 assists, and Tyrese Samuel had 12 points while Eddie Sanchez had 26 points in the loss. Chile could have gained a momentous win, but Argentina took care of business in the second half to win 76-66 as Francisco Caffaro is a future ACC player to keep an eye on after he had 20 points and 15 rebounds while Chile continues to be led by Maxwell Lorca, who had 17 points and 11 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1106/Canada-Ecuador#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1106/Argentina-Chile#tab=boxscore

awhom111

06-13-2018, 12:36 AM

Sofia Roma has been named to the preliminary list for Puerto Rico's national team this summer as they have multiple competitions:
http://puertorico.basketball/not2.asp?r=702C8988796E4B9AB6D7C49F4BA2A3EA

The USA U17 Boys' tryout roster was announced as there are bound to be some future Blue Devils there:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/06/mu17-tc-start.aspx

The USA U18 Boys team finished up Group A play with a 115-71 win over Puerto Rico. Bill Self got his guy plenty of time as the firm, but not overwhelming margin for most of the game meant that we continue to have an idea of the rotation in tough games. In the loss, Giovanni Santiago had 17 points, Dyondre Dominguez had 12 points, and Jose Placer had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1206/Puerto-Rico-USA#tab=boxscore

Also in the group, the Dominican Republic beat Panama 90-54. In the win, Antonio Bonilla had 17 points, Alanzo Frink, Matthew Herasme, and David Jones each had 12 points, Lester Quinones had 10 points and 6 rebounds, and Joel Soriano had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1206/Dominican-Republic-Panama#tab=boxscore
Standings: United States 3-0, Puerto Rico 2-1, Dominican Republic 1-2, Panama 0-3

In Group B, Argentina had another slow start, but eventually beat Ecuador, which got 14 points from Eddie Sanchez, 82-61. Canada made sure that they won the group as Andrew Nembhard had 19 points and 7 assists and Emanuel Miller had 17 points and 7 rebounds in their 97-60 win over Chile. Maxwell Lorca had 11 points and 8 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1206/Ecuador-Argentina#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1206/Chile-Canada#tab=boxscore
Standings: Canada 3-0, Argentina 2-1, Chile 1-2, Ecuador 0-3

The knockout round starts on Thursday and the quarterfianls actually the most important phase as the four winners will qualify for 2019 U19 World Championship.

Bracket:
United States vs Ecuador
Dominican Republic vs Argentina
Puerto Rico vs Chile
Panama vs Canada

awhom111

06-14-2018, 12:40 AM

The USA U18 Girls' team needed to make a few roster moves:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/06/wu18-roster-adds.aspx

FIBA has not linked up the U18 Boys' games for Thursday on YouTube, but the United States plays at 6pm ET and you should be able to find the link at game time.

awhom111

06-15-2018, 12:27 AM

The USA U18 team qualified for next year's World Championship with ease as the beat Ecuador 132-55. There was plenty of garbage time so contributions were spread out pretty well.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1406/USA-Ecuador#tab=boxscore

Argentina ended any questions about their vulnerability for this game with a fast start and 87-70 win over the Dominican Republic. Alanzo Frink had 27 points and 7 rebounds and Lester Quinones had 26 points and 6 rebounds in the loss. Maxwell Lorca had 13 points and 11 rebounds as Chile was on the verge of history, but Puerto Rico did enough in the second half to win 68-65. In the win, Alejandro Vasquez had 23 points, Giovanni Santiago had 12 points, and Jose Placer had 10 points. Canada will be ready to defend their world crown after a 105-39 win over Panama. The lopsided margin gave some other players some opportunities as Joel Brown had 14 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1406/Dominican-Republic-Argentina#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1406/Puerto-Rico-Chile#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1406/Panama-Canada#tab=boxscore

Brackets:

Semifinals:
United States vs Argentina
Puerto Rico vs Canada

5th Place:
Ecuador vs Dominican Republic
Chile vs Panama

The United States will play at 6pm ET on Friday. FIBA does not have the YouTube links yet.

awhom111

06-16-2018, 01:34 AM

The USA U18 Boys' team knew that they were getting their first real test in the semifinal and they kept the margin comfortable enough in a 104-92 win behind Quentin Grimes and Coby White. Francisco Caffaro led Argentina with 22 points and 6 rebounds as he faced some guys he may see again in college.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1506/USA-Argentina#tab=boxscore

The other semifinal saw hosts Canada survive Puerto Rico 95-89 as Emanuel Miller had 31 points and 14 rebounds, Andrew Nembhard had 14 points and 17 assists, and Tyrese Samuel had 11 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, Jorge Torres had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Alejandro Vasquez had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists, Isaiah Palermo had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists, and Giovanni Santiago had 12 points. That sets up a finals rematch from the preceding cycle where the last Canada U18 faded down the stretch against the United States only to come back the next summer and famously take the world championship.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1506/Puerto-Rico-Canada#tab=boxscore

Earlier in the day, the consolation playoffs started. The Dominican Republic beat Ecuador 102-70 after a strong second half. In the win, Lester Quinones had 20 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists, Joel Soriano had 19 points and 9 rebounds, Alanzo Frink had 18 points and 6 rebounds, and Rafael Rubel had 10 points. Maxwell Lorca had 14 points and 15 rebounds as Chile had a tough time with Panama before winning 67-61.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1506/Ecuador-Dominican-Republic#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1506/Chile-Panama#tab=boxscore

Final Day Schedule (all games on FIBA's YouTube channel):
1st Place: United States vs Canada, 8:15pm ET
3rd Place: Argentina vs Puerto Rico, 6:00pm ET
5th Place: Dominican Republic vs Chile, 2:15pm ET
7th Place: Ecuador vs Panama, 12:00pm ET

awhom111

06-17-2018, 12:05 AM

The USA U18 Boys' team made sure there was no repeat of their last two meeting with Canada as they rolled to a 113-74 win. In the loss, Tyrese Samuel had 13 points and 11 rebounds, Andrew Nembhard had 12 points and 8 assists, and Emanuel Miller had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1606/USA-Canada#tab=boxscore

The day started with the 7th place game between the winless teams as Panama beat Ecuador 66-51.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1606/Ecuador-Panama#tab=boxscore

The 5th place game went to Chile 69-63 after a late comeback against the Dominican Republic as Maxwell Lorca had 10 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, Alanzo Frink had 18 points and 22 rebounds, Lester Quinones had 12 points and 8 rebounds, and Rafael Rubel had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1606/Dominican-Republic-Chile#tab=boxscore

The last medal went to Argentina as they also had a comeback to beat Puerto Rico 87-79 with Francisco Caffaro providing 21 points and 10 rebounds to finish a strong tournament. In the loss, Jose Placer had 22 points, Georgie Conditt had 20 points and 7 rebounds, and Jorge Torres had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2018/game/1606/Argentina-Puerto-Rico#tab=boxscore

awhom111

06-19-2018, 12:36 AM

The USA U17 Boys' team has been trimmed to 18:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/06/18-mu17-finalists.aspx

R.J. has been added to Canada's senior squad for upcoming exhibitions ahead of determining a roster for qualifiers:
http://basketball.ca/en/news-article/senior-mens-national-team-june-2018-training-camp-roster-announc

awhom111

06-22-2018, 12:22 AM

The USA U17 Boys' team roster is now final:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/06/mu17-team-named.aspx

In Suriname, 7 women's national teams have been competing to keep their Olympic dreams alive by fighting for 3 spots in the upcoming Centrobasket tournament. The Dominican Republic and Cuba won on Wednesday to take a pair of berths while Bahamas beat Barbados for the last spot today. I wrote recaps of each day's action here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/06/2018-cbc-championship-day-1-june-17th/
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/06/cbc-championship-day-2-june-18th/
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/06/cbc-championship-day-3-june-19th/
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/06/cbc-championship-day-4-june-20th/
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/06/cbc-championship-day-5-june-21st/

Club information is hard to find for some smaller leagues, but here is the best I could do for this competition:

Bahamas:
Valerie Nesbitt, Chipola (JC)
Arlia Greene, club unknown, Webber (NAIA)
Tracy Lewis, club unknown, Little Big Horn (JC)
Ashley Moss, club unknown
Pamela Bethel, club unknown, Eastern Wyoming (JC)
Latoya Rolle, club unknown
Sha-Londa Neely, Jacksonville
Taronya Wildgoose, club unknown, Albany State (DII)
Britenique Harrison, Operators (Bahamas), Benedict (DII)
Brea Forbes, Lees-McRae (DII)
Joette Fernander, Texas College (NAIA)
Taneil Poitier, Yellowstone Christian (NCCAA)

Cuba:
Lisdeyvi Martinez, La Habana (Cuba)
Yamara Amargo, Sancti Spiritus, (Cuba)
Dairis Tornell, La Habana (Cuba)
Marlen Cepeda, Sancti Spiritus, (Cuba)
Edith Thompson, La Habana (Cuba)
Suchitel Avila, La Habana (Cuba)
Anilegna Colas, La Habana (Cuba)
Maria Isabel Perez Suarez, Sancti Spiritus (Cuba)
Leanyi Becquer, La Habana (Cuba)
Yuniesky Bouly, Guantanamo (Cuba)
Eilen Gilbert, Sancti Spiritus, (Cuba)
Anisleidy Galindo, Pinar Del Rio (Cuba)

St. Vincent and the Grenadines:
Lorna Caesar, Delaware State
Sheldeen Joseph, club unknown, Bowie State (DII)
Suzette Jordon, club unknown
Laneicia King, club unknown
Nathifa Weekes, club unknown
Shavern Weekes, club unknown
Mary Ann Frederick, club unknown, McCook (JC)
Dilonie Sam, club unknown
Shanique De Shong, club unknown
Angelika John, club unknown
Suzette Jackson, club unknown
Vasha Adams, club unknown, Clarendon (JC)

Barbados:
Zahra Ashby, club unknown
Rashanna Thorne, club unknown
Anicia Wood, club unknown, St John's (Volleyball)
Tower Lorde, club unknown
Toni Atherley, club unknown, Fresno State
Ashlee Daniel, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Astrid Alleyne, club unknown
Tamisha Flatts, club unknown
Deidre Lassiter, Highlands Ranch (CO)
Ria Phillips, club unknown
Shakila Small, Oklahoma State
Maria Cumberbatch, club unknown

Dominican Republic:
Jennifer Ramirez, club unknown, Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Julady Zapata, club unknown
Yohanna Morton, club unknown, Robert Morris
Jennifer Estrella, La Vega (Dominican Republic)
Andreina Paniagua, Calero (Dominican Republic)
Esmery Martinez, Hamilton Heights Christian (TN)
Genesis Evangelista, Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
Anyi Hodge, Este (Dominican Republic)
Flor Jones, Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
Giocelis Reynoso, Isabela (Puerto Rico)/Tallina University (Estonia), Central Connecticut State
Yamile Rodriguez, Aros (Spain), East Tennessee State
Sugeiry Monsac, club unknown, Robert Morris

Guyana:
Miriam McKenzie, Adelantados (Spain), Loyola (MD)
Ginelle Ifill, club unknown, Howard (JC)
Jada Mohan, club unknown
Kennesha Leacock, club unknown
Saffiya Greene, club unknown
Annalisa Barclay, club unknown
Roschelle Campbell, club unknown
Demelza Nicholas, club unknown
Caron Bobb-Semple, club unknown
Makeda Rogers, club unknown
Cliffana Hunter, club unknown
Kesann Charles, club unknown

Suriname:
Cindy Vianen, De Arend (Suriname)
Zephanya Zeefuik, club unknown
Mirelva Marica, De Arend (Suriname)
Suelle Shepperd, Yellow Birds (Suriname)
Chayanne Schurman, SCVU (Suriname)
Conchita Riedewald, De Arend (Suriname)
Abigail De Rijp, Yellow Birds (Suriname)
Chayenne Naarden, Yellow Birds (Suriname)
Cyarah Kensmil, Yellow Birds (Suriname)
Marcella Sedoc, De Arend (Suriname), Dodge City (JC)
Li Ling Fang, Yellow Birds (Suriname)
Morena Leter, De Arend (Suriname)

awhom111

06-23-2018, 12:56 AM

DavidBenAkiva

06-24-2018, 04:49 PM

R.J. apparently had 16 points in 20 minutes in Canada's 97-62 exhibition win over China. I am hoping for a full boxscore before I go to sleep, but I am not holding my breath.

Edit: here they are:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgWdwKrUYAA8PHv.jpg

Antonio did not dress for Croatia's exhibition as the bigger names have arrived in camp for them.

For some reason, it hadn't dawned on me that Barrett is playing - and starting - for the SENIOR MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM. There are NBA players on that team, including Dillon Brooks (Memphis), Dwight Powell (Mavericks), Kelly Olynyk (Heat), Chris Boucher (Golden State Warriors), Andrew Nicholson (formerly of the Orlando Magic), and former #1 overall pick Anthony Bennett. Barrett starts for a team - and is a leading scorer - that features dudes in their mid-20s. Amazing.

I am encouraged that Barrett shot 8 of 9 from the free throw line. He gets to the basket and shoots well from the charity stripe. That is a sign that he will be a good shooter in time. That time may not be in his year at Duke, but we shall see.

awhom111

06-25-2018, 12:27 AM

10 national teams headed to Paramaribo, Suriname with 2 spots on the line for 2021 Americup qualifying.

Play started in Group B, where Haiti beat Barbados 78-62. A couple of players with collegiate experience led the way as Jeantal Cylla had 33 points and 8 rebounds and Marvin Dominique had 18 points while former collegian Andre Lockhart had 12 points in the loss. Antigua beat Bermuda 91-78 with former collegians chipping in as Lennox McCoy had 16 points and Ernest Scott had 12 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2406/Barbados-Haiti#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2406/Bermuda-Antigua#tab=boxscore

In Group A, Guyana beat Grenada 93-64. The hosts beat St. Lucia 80-61 to end the day as former collegian Sergio De Randamie had 11 points while former collegian Yandell Denis had 15 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2406/Guyana-Grenada#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2406/Suriname-St--Lucia#tab=boxscore

For some reason, it hadn't dawned on me that Barrett is playing - and starting - for the SENIOR MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM. There are NBA players on that team, including Dillon Brooks (Memphis), Dwight Powell (Mavericks), Kelly Olynyk (Heat), Chris Boucher (Golden State Warriors), Andrew Nicholson (formerly of the Orlando Magic), and former #1 overall pick Anthony Bennett. Barrett starts for a team - and is a leading scorer - that features dudes in their mid-20s. Amazing.

I am encouraged that Barrett shot 8 of 9 from the free throw line. He gets to the basket and shoots well from the charity stripe. That is a sign that he will be a good shooter in time. That time may not be in his year at Duke, but we shall see.

This is not quite the full squad that will play in qualifiers, but yes R.J. will be playing big minutes alongside NBA players. On performance, it seems most likely that the starters from 1 to 3 for them in the real game on Friday will be Cory Joseph, Dillon Brooks, and R.J. given no Wiggins and no Stauskas (though R.J. is probably ahead of Nik right now) and it is a little unclear where Hanlan fits as Heslip will probably be the main guy off the bench.

In the second exhibition, he had 21 points in 23 minutes in a 108-72 win as the players currently at the end of the bench were given the chance to start and impress. The other youngster Andrew Nembhard had 18 points. Among the pros, Brady Heslip had 13 points, Dwight Powell had 12 points and 9 rebounds, and Dillon Brooks had 10 points.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DggQQlBV4AEjKj8.jpg

NSDukeFan

06-25-2018, 07:47 AM

10 national teams headed to Paramaribo, Suriname with 2 spots on the line for 2021 Americup qualifying.

Play started in Group B, where Haiti beat Barbados 78-62. A couple of players with collegiate experience led the way as Jeantal Cylla had 33 points and 8 rebounds and Marvin Dominique had 18 points while former collegian Andre Lockhart had 12 points in the loss. Antigua beat Bermuda 91-78 with former collegians chipping in as Lennox McCoy had 16 points and Ernest Scott had 12 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2406/Barbados-Haiti#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2406/Bermuda-Antigua#tab=boxscore
In Group A, Guyana beat Grenada 93-64. The hosts beat St. Lucia 80-61 to end the day as former collegian Sergio De Randamie had 11 points while former collegian Yandell Denis had 15 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2406/Guyana-Grenada#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2406/Suriname-St--Lucia#tab=boxscore

This is not quite the full squad that will play in qualifiers, but yes R.J. will be playing big minutes alongside NBA players. On performance, it seems most likely that the starters from 1 to 3 for them in the real game on Friday will be Cory Joseph, Dillon Brooks, and R.J. given no Wiggins and no Stauskas (though R.J. is probably ahead of Nik right now) and it is a little unclear where Hanlan fits as Heslip will probably be the main guy off the bench.

In the second exhibition, he had 21 points in 23 minutes in a 108-72 win as the players currently at the end of the bench were given the chance to start and impress. The other youngster Andrew Nembhard had 18 points. Among the pros, Brady Heslip had 13 points, Dwight Powell had 12 points and 9 rebounds, and Dillon Brooks had 10 points.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DggQQlBV4AEjKj8.jpg

It’s always good to get your Scrubbs (no Philip this game?) some playing time. Sorry, couldn’t resist.

DavidBenAkiva

06-25-2018, 02:28 PM

Going 15-18 from the free throw line and 4-7 from 3 over 2 games is encouraging.

Furniture

06-25-2018, 11:33 PM

Former @DukeMBB (https://mobile.twitter.com/DukeMBB) star @AmileJefferson (https://mobile.twitter.com/AmileJefferson) will represent his country this summer with @usabasketball (https://mobile.twitter.com/usabasketball)

https://mobile.twitter.com/AdamRoweTDD/status/1011416096434507776

awhom111

06-26-2018, 12:03 AM

As expected, Amile was named to the USA team for the upcoming qualifiers:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/06/mwcq-team.aspx

Montserrat was the last Group B team to start Caribbean pre-qualification as they lost to Antigua 87-66 on Monday. The winners have plenty of experience and some former collegians as Cohen Desouza had 15 points and Lennox McCoy had 10 points while Vivian Destin, who played semipro ball in the Triangle, had 12 points. Barbados beat Bermuda 87-78 as former collegian George Haynes had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Bermuda found themselves more shorthanded as they only brought ten players, but were down to six for this game, including former collegian Chris Crumpler, who had 33 points and current DII player Yusef Riley, who had 12 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2506/Montserrat-Antigua#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2506/Barbados-Bermuda#tab=boxscore

St. Vincent and the Grenadines was the last Group A team to open play, but their fresh legs did not help them against Guyana as they fell 104-102 in double overtime because one of the rising stars of the region Stanton Rose had 41 points and 8 rebounds. Guyana also has some older players who are former collegians as Ray Victor had 15 points and 8 rebounds and Anthony Moe had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Former collegians were also active in the loss as Sean Baptiste had 26 points and 9 rebounds, Chris Telesford had 17 points and 15 rebounds, Phillip Lawrence-Ricks had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Alexus Foyle had 12 points. Grenada fell shorts against hosts Suriname 69-67 despite 21 points and 12 rebounds from Daniel Regis of Nicholls State.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2506/St-Vincent-and-the-Grenadines-Guyana#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2506/Grenada-Suriname#tab=boxscore

awhom111

06-27-2018, 12:02 AM

Pre-qualifying for tournaments in 2021 is not just happening in the Americas. Two regions in Asia started their games on Tuesday.

Nonthaburi in Thailand is hosting 6 teams from Southeast Asia for a round-robin tournament that will send 4 teams to the next round. The day started with a close game as Indonesia beat Malaysia 66-64 as former collegian Arki Wisnu had 10 points. The hosts beat Brunei 120-37 as they were able to get 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists from former collegian Tyler Lamb as they are one of the countries who have not been able to field a full strength team due to the rules. Singapore beat Cambodia 129-47 to end the day although the losers are continuing to integrate players with American roots into their team as Dominic Dar had 19 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/seaba/game/2606/Indonesia-Malaysia#|tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/seaba/game/2606/Thailand-Brunei-Darussalam#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/seaba/game/2606/Cambodia-Singapore#tab=boxscore

Meanwhile in Dhaka, Bangladesh is hosting a total of 5 South Asia teams competing for 2 spots after a round robin. None of the teams involved have anything approaching widely available basketball information so I am not going to attempt rosters. The hosts beat Bhutan 61-49 to start the day. The Maldives edged Nepal 63-60 to also start off on a winning note as Sri Lanka was the team with the first day bye.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/saba/game/2606/Bangladesh-Bhutan#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/saba/game/2606/Maldives-Nepal#tab=boxscore

Meanwhile in the Caribbean Group A, Grenada started the day with a 73-69 comeback win over St. Lucia. Players with collegiate experience helped in the win as Kevin Cox had 13 points and 7 rebounds and Daniel Regis had 11 points and 9 rebounds while others nearly got their side the win as Yandell Denis had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists and John Paul had 11 points and 8 rebounds. There was extra basketball to end the day as a big game from Dancell Leter was not enough for hosts Suriname as they lost 88-86 to St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Former collegians led the way in the win as Chris Telesford had 29 points and 10 rebounds, Phillip Lawrence-Ricks had 26 points and 8 rebounds, and Alexus Foyle had 14 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2606/St--Lucia-Grenada#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2606/Suriname-St-Vincent-and-the-Grenadines#tab=boxscore

The feelgood story of the tournament continues to be Haiti's return to competitive basketball as they beat Montserrat 110-50 as their squad is completely filled with players with NCAA experience. Former Crazies' favorite Farnold Degand had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Jeantal Cylla of UNC Wilmington had 19 points and 8 rebounds, Marvin Dominique had 16 points, Jeff Coby had 12 points and 7 rebounds, Hernst Laroche had 12 points and 6 rebounds, and Clide Geffrard had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Antigua beat Barbados 62-55 as players with time in the United States led the way as Vivian Destin had 15 points and 7 rebounds and Cohen Desouza had 10 points while former collegian Andre Lockhart had 18 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2606/Haiti-Montserrat#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2606/Antigua-Barbados#tab=boxscore

I tried my best to piece together rosters, although information for some small leagues is easier to find than others:

Grenada:
Lindon James, club unknown
Andy John, club unknown
Nigel Nimrod, club unknown
Neil Lewis, club unknown
Jonathan Williams, club unknown
Elmon Williams, club unknown
Greig St. John, club unknown
Anderson Charles, club unknown
Gary James, club unknown
Daniel Regis, Nicholls State
Kevin Cox, District of Columbia (DII)
Jehu La Feuillee, club unknown

Guyana:
Anthony Moe, club unknown, Millersville (DII)
Denzel Primus-Devonish, club unknown, Pace (DII)
Felix Hamilton, club unknown
Travis Belgrave, club unknown
Kevon Wiggins, club unknown
Shaine Webster, club unknown
Ray Victor, club unknown, Warner (NAIA)
Travis Burnett, club unknown
Harold Adams, club unknown
Timothy Thompson, club unknown
Stanton Rose, club unknown
Orlon Glasgow, club unknown

St. Lucia:
Yandell Denis, club unknown, Point Park (NAIA)
Kevin Lesporis, Gladiators (St. Lucia)
Rahim Auguste, Run'N Gun (St. Lucia)
Sharmoir JN Baptiste, Gladiators (St. Lucia)
Joel Junior Polius, Jacksonville (JC)
Linzel Alcee, Stars (St. Lucia)
Ron Dumurville, BFTF (St. Lucia)
Andre Louison, Jets (St. Lucia)
Keegan Preville, Jets (St. Lucia)
Larry Shepherd, Canaries (St. Lucia)
John Paul, Brandon University (U Sports), Tyler (JC)
Marcian Calderon, Warlords (St. Lucia)

St. Vincent and the Grenadines:
Reinaldo Millington, club unknown, Queensborough (JC)
Darreo Glasgow, club unknown
Kirsten Lampkin, club unknown
Phillip Lawrence-Ricks, Barreirense (Portugal), Marist
Sean Baptiste, club unknown, Fairleigh Dickinson
Akeme Smart, Izalco Brujos (El Salvador), McCook (JC)
Nicholas Lewis, club unknown
John Gardiner, Managua Leones (Nicaragua), Sam Houston State
Opong Bramble, NYIT (DII)
Chris Telesford, club unknown, Columbus State (DII)
Alexus Foyle, club unknown, BYU Hawaii (DII)
Dameon Ottley, club unknown

Suriname:
Safiero Fraser, Ruckers (Suriname)
Darryl Tolud, SCVU (Suriname)
Chayf Elburg, De Arend (Suriname)
Cheraldo Beverdijk, De Schakel (Suriname), Impact Academy (FL)
Gylan Watamaleo, SCVU (Suriname)
Dancell Leter, Yellow Birds (Suriname)
Sergio De Randamie, Leiden (Netherlands), Houston
Earvin De Randamie, SCVU (Suriname)
Emile La Rose, De Arend (Suriname)
Chaief Wielingen, Yellow Birds (Suriname)
Xaviro Vans Ams, Yellow Birds (Suriname)
Xavier Elburg, De Arend (Suriname)

Antigua:
Vivian Destin, club unknown, Bull City Legacy (TRBL)
Kareem Edwards, club unknown
Mario Davis, club unknown, Missouri Western (DII)
Lennox McCoy, club unknown, Central Oklahoma (DII)
Cohen Desouza, club unknown, Tyler (JC)
Selassie Braithwaite, club unknown
Adonis Humphreys, club unknown
Kareem Meade, club unknown
Kwame Braithwaite, club unknown
Clinton Joshua, club unknown, Campbellsville (NAIA)
Bryan Matthew, club unknown, Iona
Ernest Scott, club unknown, Valdosta State (DII)

Barbados:
George Haynes, club unknown, Mid-American Christian (NAIA)
Zahir Motara, Pinelands (Barbados)
Justin Pile, Warriors (Barbados)
Keefe Birkett, Lakers (Barbados)
Kelan Phillips, Bulls (Barbados)
Akeem Marsh, Gold Coast Rollers (Australia)
Andre Lockhart, London Lions (United Kingdom), Queen's (DII)
Saeed Norville, Cavaliers (Barbados)
Mark Bridgeman, Lakers (Barbados)
Junior Moore, Pinelands (Barbados)
Charles Vanderpool, Pinelands (Barbados), Bridgeport (DII)
Jeremy Gill, Pinelands (Barbados)

Bermuda:
Jaren Haley, Flyboys (Bermuda), Barton (DII)
Chris Crumpler, Thundercats (Bermuda), Flagler (DII)
Yusef Riley, Paine (DII)
Kevin Stephens, Chargers (Bermuda)
Steveland Brown-Darrell, Twisters (Bermuda)
Adam Correia, Flyboys (Bermuda), IMG Academy (FL)
Jason Lowe, Thundercats (Bermuda)
Kameron James, Rimrockers (Bermuda)
Seward Smith, Flyboys (Bermuda)
Vernon Lambe, Flyboys (Bermuda)

Haiti:
Hernst Laroche, Hispano Americano (Argentina), New Mexico State
David Jean-Baptiste, Chattanooga
Jeff Coby, Xuventude Cambados (Spain), Columbia
Jeantal Cylla, UNC Wilmington
Carrel Joseph, SUNY Cortland (DIII)
Frantz Massenat, Oldenburg (Germany), Drexel
Farnold Degand, club unknown, North Carolina State
Antoine Joseph, club unknown, Union (DII)
Clide Geffrard, Union de Santa Fe (Argentina), Stephen F. Austin
Marvin Dominique, Sorques (France), St. Peter's
Kervin Bristol, Prienai (Lithuania), Fordham

Montserrat:
Darren O'Garro, club unknown
Noel Weekes, club unknown
Emanuel Bradshaw, club unknown
Kenneth White, club unknown
Dairius Browne, club unknown
Dave Williams, club unknown
Shaquann Wade, club unknown
Jenzil Skerritt, club unknown, Illinois Tech (NAIA)
Kherel Silcott, club unknown, NJIT
Chad Kirnon, club unknown
Vachel Murrain, club unknown
Jamaul Wade, club unknown

Truth&Justise

06-27-2018, 11:22 AM

awhom, you always do great work, but this is impressive. You're really sticking to it to bring us news from the farthest-flung corners of the basketball world.

awhom111

06-28-2018, 12:10 AM

Thursday marks the return of World qualifiers, including Amile and the United States visiting Mexico at 9:30pm ET. Unfortunately, ESPN moved the games from ESPN3 to their new ESPN+ pay service, which they have not added enough quality events to yet to make me subscribe, although I will probably take the plunge soon.

The picture is now clear in the Caribbean after a decisive Wednesday that saw all the unbeatens in each group square off with seeding on the line. Group A started the day at the other end of the standings as the winless teams met and St. Vincent and the Grenadines beat St. Lucia 80-61. Players with collegiate experience contributed on each side as Chris Telesford had 19 points and 6 rebounds and Phillip Lawrence-Ricks had 12 points in the win while Yandell Denis had 11 points and Joel Junior Polius had 10 points in the loss. The day ended with the game between local rivals as Guyana got 28 points and 10 rebounds from Ray Victor and 12 points and 8 rebounds from Anthony Moe to beat the hosts 83-72, which got 20 points and 10 rebounds from their former collegian Sergio De Randamie. That means that Guyana and Suriname will advance in that order to the semifinals.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2706/St-Vincent-and-the-Grenadines-St--Lucia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2706/Guyana-Suriname#tab=boxscore

The big Group B game saw Haiti past their test against Antigua 76-59 as their talent trumped experience. Marvin Dominque had 23 points and 7 rebounds, Hernst Laroche had 15 points and 6 assists, Jeantal Cylla had 11 points and 7 rebounds, and Jeff Coby had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Former collegians also helped the losing side as Cohen Desouza and Lennox McCoy had 13 points each. While those two advance regardless of final day results, the other teams were still scrapping as the two winless teams played and the six players of Bermuda prevailed 72-56 over Montserrat. Former collegian Kherel Silcott had 11 points and 15 rebounds in the loss while Chris Crumpler had 27 points and DII player Yusef Riley had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 steals in the win.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2706/Antigua-Haiti#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2706/Bermuda-Montserrat#tab=boxscore

All parts of Asia were involved in pre-qualifying for the 2021 continental championship on Wednesday.

Southeast Asia started the day with a 104-43 win by Malaysia over Cambodia despite 19 points from Dominic Dar, who has American ties. It took overtime, but Thailand showed the importance of being able to call on Tyler Lamb as he had 27 points and 8 rebounds in an 83-77 overtime win over Singapore. Indonesia got 18 points and 9 rebounds from naturalized player Jamarr Johnson as they beat Brunei 116-54.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/seaba/game/2706/Malaysia-Cambodia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/seaba/game/2706/Singapore-Thailand#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/seaba/game/2706/Brunei-Darussalam-Indonesia#|tab=boxscore

Over in South Asia, Bhutan edged Nepal 68-65. Sri Lanka was the last team to start their tournament, beating hosts Bangladesh 65-34 as NAIA player Praneeth Udumalagala had 15 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/saba/game/2706/Nepal-Bhutan#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/saba/game/2706/Bangladesh-Sri-Lanka#tab=boxscore

The Gulf actually began their games back in February, but I dropped the ball both because I did not know about them and because FIBA's website is surprisingly tricky to navigate after the reorganization. Four teams are playing for two places with these three games played in the UAE after Bahrain hosted the first half of the double round-robin. Oman is still winless after losing 76-60 to Saudi Arabia. Bahrain then beat the hosts 79-73 to also give themselves a good shot at advancing as they and Saudi Arabia are tied at 3-1, one game ahead of the UAE.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asia/2018/gba/pre-qualifiers/game/2306/Saudi-Arabia-Oman#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asia/2018/gba/pre-qualifiers/game/2106/UAE-Bahrain#tab=boxscore

Here are the Southeast Asia rosters to the best of my ability:

Brunei:
Termizi Hadhi, club unknown
Ching Poh Chong, club unknown
Chin Kai Khoo, club unknown
Ye Wei Tan, club unknown
Benjamin Sim, club unknown
Zainul Ashyraf, club unknown
Jen Hao Onn, club unknown
Kah Hou Chong, club unknown
Ming Kwong Han, club unknown
Gideon Fong, club unknown
Chee Choun Lim, club unknown
Kian Leong Soon, club unknown

Cambodia:
Chandaravy Rithy Sovan, club unknown
Dominic Dar, club unknown, North Essex (JC)
Chhorath Tep, club unknown
Chanchav Lon, club unknown
Sovannaroth Main, club unknown
Asean Sam Veasna, club unknown
Sophara Chin, club unknown
Dararithy Pheng, club unknown
Pichbournchour Hour, club unknown
Sorangsey Tith, club unknown
Pati Sitha, club unknown
Kidorn Hong, club unknown

Indonesia:
Kaleb Gemilang, CLS Knights Indonesia (ASEAN)
Abraham Grahita, Stapac (Indonesa)
Andakara Dhyaksa, Stapac (Indonesia)
Sandy Kurniawan, CLS Knights Indonesia (ASEAN)
Kevin Sitorus, Satria Muda (Indonesia)
Ponsianus Indrawan, Pelita Jaya (Indonesia)
Firman Nugroho, CLS Knights Indonesia (ASEAN)
Valentino Wuwungan, Pelita Jaya (Indonesia)
Xaverius Prawiro, Pelita Jaya (Indonesia)
Arki Wisnu, Satria Muda (Indonesia), Baruch (DIII)
Juan Kokodiputra, Satria Muda (Indonesia)
Jamarr Johnson, Satria Muda (Indonesia), Widener (DIII)

Malaysia:
Tian Yuan Kuek, Malaysia Dragons (ASEAN)
Yii Yan Yew, Matrix (Malaysia)
Kok Hou Teo, Malaysia Dragons (ASEAN)
Yee Tong Heng, Malaysia Dragons (ASEAN)
Liang Chuan Yek, club unknown
Yi Hou Wong, Malaysia Dragons (ASEAN)
Anthony Liew, Matrix (Malaysia)
Lok Seng Mak, club unknown
Chun Hong Ting, Malaysia Dragons (ASEAN)
Zhi Shin Chin, Malaysia Dragons (ASEAN)
Ivan Yeo, Malaysia Dragons (ASEAN)
Wei Yong Ong, club unknown

Singapore:
V Lavin Raj, club unknown
Wei Long Wong, Adroit (Thailand)
Kian Hao Ng, Adroit (Thailand)
Ding Loon Tay, Singapore Slingers (Singapore)
Leon Kwek, Singapore Slingers (Singapore)
Larry Liew, Singapore Slingers (Singapore)
Shengyu Lim, Singapore Slingers (Singapore)
Mitchell Folkoff, Singapore Slingers (Singapore)
Kelvin Lim, Singapore Slingers (Singapore)
Delvin Goh, Singapore Slingers (Singapore)
Qing Huang Toh, Adroit (Thailand)
Kenneth Low, club unknown

Thailand:
Tyler Lamb, Hong Kong (ASEAN)/Hi-Tech (Thailand), Long Beach State
Nakorn Jaisanuk, Hi-Tech (Thailand)
Bandit Lakhan, TGE (Thailand)
Tawatchai Suktub, Black Scorpions (Thailand)
Tobi Tai Sathitsumpan, club unknown
Chanatip Jakrawan, Hi-Tech (Thailand)
Chatpon Chungyampin, TGE (Thailand)
Sorot Sunthonsiri, Mono Vampires (ASEAN)/Mono Vampires (Thailand)
Patiphan Klahan, Hi-Tech (Thailand)
Nithipol Sawathavorn, SWU (Thailand)
Teerawat Chanthachon, Mono Vampires (ASEAN)/Mono Vampires (Thailand)
Darongpan Apiromvilaichai, Mono Vampires (ASEAN)/Black Scorpions (Thailand)

awhom111

06-28-2018, 12:13 AM

awhom, you always do great work, but this is impressive. You're really sticking to it to bring us news from the farthest-flung corners of the basketball world.

Thanks. As basketball gets more organized and professional around the world, it is getting more interesting to follow. There has been some criticism of the particulars of the new system, but it has certainly increased the quality of competitive national team games and provided many benefits to all kinds of federations, especially some of the less wealthy ones, which should pay off for everyone down the line.

Also, putting the rosters in writing helps me remember who some of these players are in the future!

awhom111

06-29-2018, 12:07 AM

Amile and the United States knew that they had their trickiest game of the round in Mexico. The hosts came out on fire and withstood a late charge to win 78-70. Amile had 4 points in 6 minutes. Mexico had a mostly full strength roster as ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 24 points and ex-Western Kentucky player Orlando Mendez-Valdez had 20 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/2806/Mexico-USA#tab=boxscore

The other game in Group C was also filled with emotion as Puerto Rico finally got to play at home in San Juan and withstood an impressive effort from Cuba to win 84-80. J.J. Barea had 15 points and 6 rebounds as the big name player, but there were other familiar faces as David Huertas had 18 points, Angel Rodriguez had 15 points, and Ramon Clemente had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/2806/Puerto-Rico-Cuba#tab=boxscore
Standings: United States 4-1, Puerto Rico 3-2, Mexico 3-2, Cuba 0-5

In the southern section Group A, Argentina beat Panama 87-62 at home in San Juan. Old man Luis Scola had 14 points, but the new blood with American experience also chipped in as Patricio Garino had 20 points. Players with college experience also played well in the loss as Trevor Gaskins had 19 points, Javier Carter had 13 points and 9 rebounds, and Michael Hicks had 11 points. Uruguay went to Asuncion and was hardly convincing, but eliminated Paraguay 58-49
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/2806/Argentina-Panama#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/2806/Uruguay-Paraguay#tab=boxscore
Standings: Argentina 4-1, Uruguay 4-1, Panama 2-3, Paraguay 0-5

There was also a lone game from Group D in the northern section as the US Virgin Islands still cannot host and thus moved their game to Puerto Rico, which was finally able to host again. The Bahamas were eliminated with an 84-74 loss even though they were able to bring in Buddy Hield, who had 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists as Michael Carey had 17 points and 6 rebounds and Tum Tum Nairn added 13 points. The hosts had a near full strength team with Walter Hodge providing 22 points, Georgio Milligan adding 18 points, and Cuthbert Victor chipping in with 17 points and 6 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/2906/Virgin-Islands-Bahamas#tab=boxscore

R.J. and Canada will host the Dominican Republic at 7:30pm ET on Friday and can be seen on ESPN+ in this country.

Neither team could advance out of Group A in the Caribbean, but both put in their best efforts to create an overtime game as Grenada composed themselves after a collapse to beat St. Vincent and the Grenadines 91-86. The two current collegians had solid games in the win as Kevin Cox had 22 points and 8 rebounds and Daniel Regis had 10 points and 9 rebounds while the older hands also led their team in the loss as Chris Telesford had 22 points and 13 rebounds and Phillip Lawrence-Ricks had 12 points and 6 rebounds. The group closed the day as Guyana did not need a win, but fought back to avoid embarrassment ahead of the key game on Friday as they beat St. Lucia 85-70. Current and former collegians were involved on both sides as Anthony Moe had 19 points and 8 rebounds and Ray Victor had 19 points and 6 steals in the win while Joel Junior Polius had 18 points and 15 rebounds and Yandell Denis had 14 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2806/Grenada-St-Vincent-and-the-Grenadines#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2806/St--Lucia-Guyana#tab=boxscore
Standings: Guyana 4-0, Suriname 3-1, Grenada 2-2, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1-3, St. Lucia 0-4

Group B started the day and Barbados kept Montserrat winless with a 109-47 win as former collegian Andre Lockhart had 17 points. Haiti kept warm for the important game with a 96-60 win over Bermuda. Jeff Coby had 22 points and 14 rebounds, David Jean-Baptiste had 12 points, Clide Geffrard and Jeantal Cylla had 11 points each, and Farnold Degand had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Bermuda still has only six players with those with DII experience leading the way again as Chris Crumpler had 27 points and 7 rebounds and Yusef Riley had 16 points and 9 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2806/Montserrat-Barbados#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2806/Haiti-Bermuda#tab=boxscore
Standings: Haiti 4-0, Antigua 3-1, Barbados 2-2, Bermuda 1-3, Montserrat 0-4

Friday's games (semifinal winners qualify for next stage):

Semifinals:
Guyana vs Antigua
Suriname vs Haiti

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

9th Place:
St. Lucia vs Montserrat

The day was also busy with world qualifiers in Europe. There was only one Group H game played on Thursday due to religious reasons as Greece went to Tel Aviv and remained undefeated with a 96-78 win over Israel. Players who went to college in North Carolina led both teams as Konstantinos Mitoglou had 21 points in the win while Jake Cohen had 21 points in the loss and emerging talent Tamir Blatt had 12 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2906/Israel-Greece#tab=boxscore

In Group A, Slovenia got 17 points from former draft pick Vlatko Cancar, but fell in Ljubljana to Spain 83-72. The visitors had a young team as former collegian Sebas Saiz had 10 points and 11 rebounds and their lone NBA player Juan Hernangomez had 10 points. In Niksic, Montenegro beat Belarus 80-69 as naturalized player Derek Needham had 12 points. Former collegiate players were also active in the loss as Artsiom Parakhouski had 15 points and 11 rebounds, Mikita Meshcharakou had 11 points, and naturalized player Devon Saddler had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2806/Slovenia-Spain#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2806/Montenegro-Belarus#tab=boxscore
Standings: Spain 5-0, Slovenia 2-3, Montenegro 2-3, Belarus 1-4

In Group B, the advancing teams are now known after Latvia went to Stockholm and beat Sweden 82-72 as they got one NBA player back with 22 points from Davis Bertans while former collegian Chris Czerapowicz had 12 points and 11 rebounds in the loss. Sweden's elimination was confirmed when Turkey beat Ukraine 80-66 in Ankara. The hosts benefited from returning NBA players as Furkan Korkmaz had 21 points and Cedi Osman had 20 points while newly naturalized Scottie Wilbekin had 13 points. Former draft pick Sergii Gladyr had 17 points, ex-NBA player Slava Kravtsov had 13 points, and Denys Lukashov, a played on an infamous Lithuanian team, had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2806/Sweden-Latvia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2806/Turkey-Ukraine#tab=boxscore
Standings: Turkey 3-2, Ukraine 3-2, Latvia 3-2, Sweden 1-4

In Group C, Lithuania did not take it easy on Poland, going to Gdansk and winning 79-61 with their NBA players returning as Domantas Sabonis had 17 points and 7 rebounds and Jonas Valanciunas had 11 points and 7 rebounds with former draft pick Arturas Gudaitis adding 11 points. Hungary's 81-65 win over Kosovo in Pristina kept them in second place as naturalized player Darrin Govens had 13 points and former collegian Rosco Allen had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2806/Poland-Lithuania#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2806/Kosovo-Hungary#tab=boxscore
Standings: Lithuania 5-0, Hungary 3-2, Poland 2-3, Kosovo 0-5

In Group D, the Netherlands beat Romania 77-52 at home in Groningen as former collegian Thomas van der Mars had 15 points and 6 rebounds while naturalized player Giordan Watson had 11 points and 6 rebounds in the loss. Croatia had a new coach and three NBA players, which helped them go to Trieste and hand Italy their first loss. Bojan Bogdanovic had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists and Ivica Zubac had 12 points to provide immediate relief as naturalized player Christian Burns had 14 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2806/Netherlands-Romania#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2806/Italy-Croatia#tab=boxscore
Standings: Italy 4-1, Netherlands 2-3, Romania 2-3, Croatia 2-3

Also in Europe, Eurobasket 2021 pre-qualifying continued as Denmark sealed the top spot in Group B with a 90-64 win over Armenia in Copenhagen as former collegian Kevin Larsen had 19 points and 13 rebounds. The visitors relied on players with American roots again as A.J. Hess had 20 points and 6 rebounds, Andrew Chrabascz had 15 points and 7 rebounds, and Luke Fischer had 12 points and 6 rebounds. In Group A, Switzerland's 85-79 win over Macedonia at home in Fribourg gave both teams the chance to advance as newly naturalized player Shayne Whittington had 11 points and 6 rebounds in the loss. In Group C, Portugal won 80-58 in Luxembourg and will now need to wait for the final math to determine whether they progress.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2806/Denmark-Armenia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2806/Switzerland-MKD#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2806/Luxembourg-Portugal#tab=boxscore

The day in qualifying across in the world started in East Asia Group A, where New Zealand pounded Hong Kong 124-65 at home in Rotirua. The hosts called upon a number of players with collegiate experience as Rob Loe and Tom Abercrombie had 18 points each, Isaac Fotu had 17 points and 7 rebounds, Finn Delany had 15 points and 6 rebounds, Jordan Ngatai had 14 points, and Dion Prewster had 11 points. In Shenzhen, South Korea's 82-74 win over China officially eliminated Hong Kong and helped the visitors leave with a result that could be critical in the next stage as naturalized player Ricardo Ratliffe had 25 points and 11 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/2806/New-Zealand-Hong-Kong#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/2806/China-Korea#tab=boxscore
Standings: New Zealand 4-1, China 3-2, South Korea 3-2, Hong Kong 0-5

In West Asia Group C, Syria hosted India in Zouk Mikael in Lebanon, eliminating the visitors 81-76, although former draftee Satnam Singh had 18 points and 8 rebounds. In the same arena, Lebanon hosted Jordan to close the day, handing the visitors their first loss 77-76. In the battle of naturalized players, Sam Young won with 17 points and 6 rebounds while Dar Tucker had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Former collegian Bassel Bawji added 15 points and 7 rebounds in the win
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/2806/Syria-India#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/2806/Lebanon-Jordan#tab=boxscore
Standings: Jordan 4-1, Lebanon 4-1, Syria 2-3, India 0-5

While the more successful teams were chasing the immediate prizes in Asia, pre-qualifying continued in Southeast Asia, where Singapore beat Brunei 96-40. Tyler Lamb had 19 points for hosts Thailand as they beat Malaysia in the day's lone matchup between teams expected to advance. Indonesia got 13 points and 11 rebounds from naturalized player Jamarr Johnson as they beat Cambodia 137-36 with Dominic Dar leading his team with 15 points and 7 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/seaba/game/2806/Singapore-Brunei-Darussalam#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/seaba/game/2806/Thailand-Malaysia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/seaba/game/2806/Indonesia-Cambodia#tab=boxscore

In South Asia, the Maldives beat Bhutan 74-66 to start the day. Sri Lanka eliminated Nepal from contention with a 70-57 win.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/saba/game/2806/Bhutan-Maldives#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/saba/game/2806/Sri-Lanka-Nepal#tab=boxscore

Billy Dat

06-29-2018, 10:10 AM

Truth&Justise

06-29-2018, 12:04 PM

awhom111

06-30-2018, 12:01 AM

R.J. Barrett started for Canada, providing 14 points and 6 rebounds in 26 minutes in their 97-61 win over the Dominican Republic in Toronto. The NBA contingent was active as Kelly Olynyk had 14 points and 9 rebounds, Dillon Brooks had 14 points, Dwight Powell had 11 points and 7 rebounds, and Cory Joseph had 11 points and 8 assists as ex-Iowa State player Melvin Ejim added 14 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/2906/Canada-Dominican-Republic#tab=boxscore
Standings: Canada 4-1, Dominican Republic 4-1, US Virgin Islands 2-3, Bahamas 0-5

In southern section Group B, Venezuela took the lead by beating Brazil 72-56 at home in Caracas with former NAIA player Nestor Colmenares contributing 14 points and 11 rebounds. Old man Anderson Varejao led the visitors with 16 points and former collegian Scott Machado had 12 points. Colombia went to Valdivia and beat Chile 71-67 for their first win with their share of college experience as Hansel Atencia had 21 points and 8 assists and Hanner Mosquera-Perea had 13 points and 10 rebounds while former collegian Sebastian Suarez led the hosts with 20 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/2906/Venezuela-Brazil#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/2906/Chile-Colombia#tab=boxscore
Standings: Venezuela 4-1, Brazil 4-1, Chile 1-4, Colombia 1-4

In terms of recruiting, the U17 World Championship will be worth watching as YouTube will carry games. The first USA game is on Saturday at 7pm ET against China and can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PShtBDyfYQ0

Eric Boateng was in the squad, but did not play as Great Britain welcomed Estonia to Glasgow in Group H play, winning 74-65 with a strong second half as ex-Iowa player Gabe Olaseni had 16 points and 12 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2906/Great-Britain-Estonia#tab=boxscore
Standings: Greece 5-0, Israel 2-3, Estonia 2-3, Great Britain 1-4

In Group E, France brought a near full strength team with them to Tuzla, blasting Bosnia and Herzegovina 102-52. Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 6 rebounds, Nando De Colo had 15 points, and Evan Fournier had 10 points. Russia secured their advancement and eliminated Belgium 84-66 with several players with NBA experience leading the way as Timofey Mozgov had 14 points and 6 rebounds and Sergey Karasev had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2906/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina-France#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2906/Belgium-Russia#tab=boxscore
Standings: France 5-0, Russia 3-2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-3, Belgium 0-5

In Group F, Bulgaria hosted Iceland in Botevgrad, winning 88-86 to tighten up the standings as former draft pick Sasha Vezenkov had 19 points and 7 rebounds. The visitors have a number of former collegians as Haukur Palsson had 14 points and 6 rebounds, Martin Hermannsson had 14 points, and Kris Acox had 12 points. The Czech Republic qualified with a 77-73 home win over Finland in Pardubice. There were no Murphy brothers for the visitors, but they did have Lauri Markkanen, who had 13 points and 7 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2906/Bulgaria-Iceland#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2906/Czech-Republic-Finland#tab=boxscore
Standings: Czech Republic 4-1, Bulgaria 2-3, Finland 2-3, Iceland 2-3

In Group G, Serbia got one NBA player back as Boban Marjanovic had 13 points and 6 rebounds and former draft pick Vasilije Micic had 11 points and 7 rebounds as they went to Tbilisi and beat Georgia 87-50. The hosts got 18 points from naturalized player Thad McFadden and 13 points and 8 rebounds from ex-NBA player Tornike Shengalia, but will now have to focus on their last game as they look to advance. Germany got Dennis Schroder back and he had 25 minutes while former collegian Niels Giffey had 15 points as they welcomed Austria to Braunschweig and remained undefeated after an 85-63 win. The visitors did get to field Jakob Poeltl and he had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2906/Serbia-Georgia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2906/Germany-Austria#tab=boxscore
Standings: Germany 5-0, Serbia 4-1, Georgia 1-4, Austria 0-5

All groups were in action in Africa as the travel-reducing format of split qualifiers continued with the second half of this stage taking place this weekend.

Group A play finished a long day as games were played in Rades. Cameroon had a surprisingly tough time with Chad, winning 73-72 with 19 points from former collegian Robert Songolo Ngijol. Hosts Tunisia continued to lead the group after a 94-54 win over Guinea.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/2906/Cameroon-Chad#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/2906/Tunisia-Guinea#tab=boxscore
Standings: Tunisia 4-0, Cameroon 3-1, Chad 1-3, Guinea 0-4

Group B is being finished in Lagos, starting with Rwanda's 82-72 win over Mali. Players with ties to the United States were key in the win as Kenny Gasana had 23 points and 9 rebounds, Dan Manzi had 17 points, and Darrius Garrett had 15 points and 10 rebounds while former collegian Ibrahim Djambo had 16 points and 13 rebounds in the loss. As usual, hosts Nigeria leaned heavily on players from the United States in their 109-66 win over Uganda. Ike Diogu had 24 points and 7 rebounds, Obi Emegano had 15 points, Jordan Nwora of Louisville had 12 points and 10 rebounds, Tosin Mehinti had 12 points and 9 rebounds, Brandon Obgueze had 11 points, and Ben Uzoh and Talib Zanna had 10 points. There were also college ties for the visitors as naturalized player Jordin Mayes had 18 points, Deng John Geu of North Dakota State had 13 points and 12 rebounds and Robinson Odoch-Opong had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/2906/Mali-Rwanda#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/2906/Nigeria-Uganda#tab=boxscore
Standings: Nigeria 4-0, Rwanda 2-2, Mali 1-3, Uganda 1-3

Group C play moved to Cairo for this half and it started with a surprise after a very strong Angola side was handed their first loss 61-47 by Morocco. Hosts Egypt also fell victim to an upset as the Democratic Republic of Congo won 77-63 as Mathieu Kamba had 13 points suiting up after his college career while Egypt's former collegian Omar Oraby had 19 points and 12 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/2906/Morocco-Angola#|tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/2906/Egypt-Dem-Rep--of-Congo#tab=boxscore
Standings: Angola 3-1, Egypt 2-2, Morocco 2-2, Democratic Republic of Congo 1-3

Dakar is hosting this half of qualifiers in Group D, starting with Ivory Coast beating Mozambique 62-45. Former collegians led the way in the win as Charles Abouo had 16 points and Willy Kouassi had 12 points while current DI player Kendal Manuel had 14 points in the loss. Hosts Senegal are now all alone in first place after beating the Central African Republic 91-82 as they were able to field their NBA player Gorgui Dieng, who had 23 points and 8 rebounds, alongside a number of former collegians as Youssoupha Ndoye had 17 points, Maleye Ndoye had 15 points, and Mouhammad Faye had 13 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/2906/Cote-d-Ivoire-Mozambique#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/2906/CAF-Senegal#tab=boxscore
Standings: Senegal 3-1, Ivory Coast 2-2, Mozambique 2-2, Central African Republic 1-3

Qualifiers continued across Asia. The day started with a shocker in East Asia Group B as Australia reinforced their squad with two NBA player, but lost to Japan in front of a raucous crowd in Chiba. Thon Maker did have 13 points and 12 rebounds and former collegians chipped in as Nick Kay had 12 points and 9 rebounds and Daniel Kickert had 10 points and 6 rebounds. The hosts got 25 points and 12 rebounds from naturalized player Nick Fazekas while Rui Hachimura of Gonzaga had 24 points and 7 rebounds. The Philippines avoided similar struggles as naturalized player Andray Blatche had 13 points and 12 rebounds in their 93-71 win in Taipei. Taiwan got 17 points and 7 rebounds from naturalized player Quincy Davis and 11 points from another former collegian in Ray Chen, but they must now turn their attention to Monday's game against Japan as the winner will take the last spot from this group while the other two teams will be looking to pick up one more result to carry to the next round.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/2906/Japan-Australia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/2906/Chinese-Taipei-Philippines#tab=boxscore
Standings: Australia 4-1, Phillipines 4-1, Taiwan 1-4, Japan 1-4

In West Asia Group D, it was a doubleheader in Doha as Iraq could not host. Qatar nearly used the advantage, but Iran used a strong second half to win 77-75 as their former NBA players led the way as Hamed Haddadi had 23 points and 14 rebounds and Arsalan Kazemi had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Naturalized player Trey Johnson had 21 points in the loss. Naturalized player DeMario Mayfield had 21 points and 10 rebounds to help Iraq past Kazakhstan 64-50.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/2906/Qatar-Iran#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/2906/Iraq-Kazakhstan#tab=boxscore
Standings: Iran 4-1, Kazakhstan 3-2, Iraq 2-3, Qatar 1-4

Asian pre-qualifying also continued, starting with Southeast Asia play in Thailand. Singapore beat Malaysia 80-51 to start the day. Naturalized player Jamarr Johnson had 23 points and 9 rebounds to lead Indonesia past Thailand 75-74 while Tyler Lamb had 28 points for the hosts. Those results meant that the final game was important as 15 points from Dominic Dar was not enough for Cambodia in a 69-58 loss to Brunei. Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore have advanced with only one important game on Saturday when the winner of Brunei-Malaysia joins them.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/seaba/game/2906/Malaysia-Singapore#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/seaba/game/2906/Indonesia-Thailand#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/seaba/game/2906/Cambodia-Brunei-Darussalam#tab=boxscore

Over in South Asia, the two remaining undefeated teams met as Sri Lanka beat the Maldives 82-57 to clinch a spot in the next round thanks to 21 points and 9 rebounds from NAIA player Praneeth Udumalagala. Bangladesh beat Nepal 79-66, meaning that one game will be important on Saturday when the hosts face the Maldives.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/saba/game/2906/Sri-Lanka-Maldives#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/saba/game/2906/Bangladesh-Nepal#tab=boxscore

After a day off, Gulf teams continued play in Dubai. It took overtime, but Bahrain advanced with a 93-91 win over Saudi Arabia. The hosts avoided embarrassment by beating winless Oman 76-73. That means the winner of Saturday's game between the UAE and Saudi Arabia will take the last spot.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asia/2018/gba/pre-qualifiers/game/2306/Bahrain-Saudi-Arabia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asia/2018/gba/pre-qualifiers/game/2006/Oman-UAE#tab=boxscore

A long day around the world ended with more games in the Caribbean as all ten teams were in action for the first time. It started in very controversial fashion as news filtered out that Haiti was being forced to forfeit all their wins due to ineligible players. More information on this will surely come out later, so I will refrain from my usual criticism of the current set of nationality rules in play. Dropped down to the 9th place game, they went ahead and finished their tournament by beating St Lucia 100-62. Jeantal Cylla heads back to UNC Wilmington after a great tournament as he had 20 points, Jeff Coby had 15 points and 14 rebounds, Marvin Dominique had 15 points, David Jean-Baptiste of Chattanooga had 11 points and 7 rebounds, and Clide Geffrard had 11 points. The two players with JC experience had good games for St. Lucia as Joel Junior Polius had 14 points and 6 rebounds and John Paul 10 points. The forfeits gave Montserrat a boost to the 5th place playoffs, but they lost to Grenada 88-57. The two current collegians were strong for the winners as Daniel Regis had 17 points and 15 rebounds and Kevin Cox had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Bermuda's lack of depth hurt them against St. Vincent and the Grenadines in a 76-62 loss as both teams relied on the same former collegians. Phillip Lawrence-Ricks had 17 points and 6 rebounds and Chris Telesford had 15 points and 8 rebounds in the win while Chris Crumpler had 28 points and 7 rebounds and Yusef Riley had 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 blocks in the loss. All those games were preparation for the main event, which was the semifinals with winners also advancing to the next round of qualifying and both ended up being great games. Former collegians led the for Guyana as Ray Victor had 25 points and 6 rebounds and Anthony Moe had 17 points and 6 rebounds, helping them win 76-71. Barbados got 24 points from former collegian Andre Lockhart, but they were not able to take advantage of beating given a second chance. Antigua did benefit as they moved up into the group winners position. Hosts Suriname had a better start, but a balanced effort from a number of players with American ties led to a 76-73 win as Cohen Desouza had 14 points and 8 rebounds, Bryan Matthew had 12 points, Ernest Scott had 11 points and 6 rebounds, Mario Davis had 11 points, and Vivian Destin had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2906/St--Lucia-Montserrat#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2906/Grenada-Bermuda#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2906/St-Vincent-and-the-Grenadines-Barbados#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2906/Guyana-Antigua#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/2906/Suriname-Haiti#tab=boxscore

Final Day Schedule:
1st: Guyana vs Antigua
3rd: Barbados vs Suriname
5th: Grenada vs St Vincent and the Grenadines
7th: Monteserrat vs Bermuda

awhom111

07-01-2018, 12:38 AM

Amile and the United States will be looking for redemption in Cuba on Sunday at 4pm ET and can be seen on ESPN+ again as we can only hope that games from the second stage of qualifying will return to television.

The USA U17 Boys' team finally started their competitive games in Argentina with a 115-37 win over China. They will next face Mali at 4:45pm ET on Sunday and can be seen on FIBA's YouTube channel.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/3006/China-USA#tab=boxscore

The other Group B game saw Serbia beat Mali 89-77.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/3006/Mali-Serbia#tab=boxscore

In Group A, Australia faced a massive deficit, but rallied to win 73-71. A couple of American-based high schoolers had solid games in the loss as Isaiah Rivera had 13 points and David Jones had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Puerto Rico beat Turkey 76-68 in a mild surprise. Most of their players are in high schools in the states part of the United States as Andre Curbelo had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists, Harry Sosa had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Victor Rosa had 17 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/3006/Australia-Dominican-Republic#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/3006/Puerto-Rico-Turkey#tab=boxscore

In Group C, Egypt beat New Zealand 64-50. Canada beat Montenegro 92-67 as prepster Josh Hemmings had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/3006/New-Zealand-Egypt#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/3006/Canada-Montenegro#tab=boxscore

In Group D, Croatia beat the Philippines 97-75. France is considered the second best team in the tournament and they ended the day with an 82-50 win over the hosts.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/3006/Croatia-Philippines#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/3006/France-Argentina#tab=boxscore

There are players on other teams with ties to the United States (not counting Puerto Rican players currently residing in Puerto Rico):

Dominican Republic:
Jhamyl Fricas, Worcester Academy (MA)
David Jones, Teays Valley Christian (WV)
Lorenzo Baldera, Miami Christian (FL)
Isaiah Rivera, Geneseo (IL)

Puerto Rico:
Phillip Wheeler, Rumson-Fair Haven (NJ)
Tory San Antonio, Rancho Verde (CA)
Luis Rolon, Central Pointe Christian (FL)
Andre Curbelo, Long Island Lutheran (NY)
Diego Gonzalez, Midway (TX)
Diego Romero, The Villages Charter (FL)
Christian Cruz, Central Pointe Christian (FL)
Victor Rosa, Central Pointe Christian (FL)
Harry Sosa, Central Pointe Christian (FL)

Turkey:
Kerem Ozturk, New Hampton (NH)

Serbia:
David Petrusev, Montverde Academy (FL)

Canada:
Keon Ambrose-Hilton, Hamilton Heights Christian (TN)
Josh Hemmings, Oak Hill Academy (VA)
Cashius McNeilly, Huntington Prep (WV)

The only world qualifying games were in Africa as the teams all play three games in three days. In Group A, the games in Rades ended the day again as Cameroon beat Guinea 65-48 as former collegian Roberto Songolo Ngijol had 11 points. Hosts Tunisia then beat Chad 85-46.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/3006/Guinea-Cameroon#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/3006/Chad-Tunisia#tab=boxscore
Standings: Tunisia 5-0, Cameroon 4-1, Chad 1-4, Guinea 0-5

Group B play in Lagos started with Mali using a strong second half to beat Uganda 95-80 as former collegian Ibrahim Djambo had 14 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, Robinson Opoch Odong and naturalized player Jordin Mayes had 18 points each and Deng John Geu had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Hosts Nigeria ended the day with a 111-70 win over Rwanda. As usual, they relied on a number of American players as Obi Emegano had 24 points, Jordan Nwora had 17 points and 9 rebounds, and Ben Uzoh and Bryant Mbamalu had 14 points each. Players with collegiate experience also factored in the loss as Kevin Ndahiro and Kenny Gasana had 10 points each.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/3006/Uganda-Mali#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/3006/Rwanda-Nigeria#tab=boxscore
Standings: Nigeria 5-0, Rwanda 2-3, Mali 2-3, Uganda 1-4

In Group C, there was extra basketball in Cairo before Morocco beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 61-58, although former NBA player Christian Eyenga did have 19 points and 12 rebounds in the loss. Angola bounced back with a 65-58 win over hosts Egypt. Former collegian Yanick Moreira had 14 points and naturalized player Reggie Moore had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/3006/Dem-Rep--of-Congo-Morocco#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/3006/Angola-Egypt#tab=boxscore
Standings: Angola 4-1, Morocco 3-2, Egypt 2-3, Democratic Republic of Congo 1-4

In Group D, the Central African Republic started the day in Dakar with a 72-63 win over Mozambique. The winners got 11 points and 11 rebounds from naturalized player Johndre Jefferson, but they have many former collegians on their roster as Evans Ganapamo had 14 points, William Kossangue had 13 points, and Destin Damachoua had 10 points while current collegian Kendal Manuel had 19 points in the loss. Hosts Senegal fended off the Ivory Coast 66-61 despite getting 14 points and 15 rebounds from Gorgui Dieng while former collegian Salim Gloyd had 10 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/3006/Mozambique-CAF#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/3006/Senegal-Cote-d-Ivoire#tab=boxscore
Standings: Senegal 4-1, Mozambique 2-3, Central African Republic 2-3, Ivory Coast 2-3

Asian pre-qualifiers finished, starting with Southeast Asia. Indonesia was led by its two former collegians as naturalized player Jamarr Johnson had 22 points and 6 rebounds and Arki Wisnu had 14 points in their 85-70 win over Singapore, which confirmed them as undefeated champions. Hosts Thailand finished behind them as they beat Cambodia 113-27, although Dominic Dar did have 13 points as he played every minute for the team at the bottom of the standings. That set up the big game of the day for the last spot in the next round. Malaysia was expected to beat Brunei and they took care of business with an 86-50 win.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/seaba/game/3006/Singapore-Indonesia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/seaba/game/3006/Thailand-Cambodia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/seaba/game/3006/Brunei-Darussalam-Malaysia#|tab=boxscore
Standings: Indonesia 5-0, Thailand 4-1, Singapore 3-2, Malaysia 2-3, Brunei 1-4, Cambodia 0-5

In South Asia, Sri Lanka finished their undefeated run with a 71-60 win over Bhutan as collegian Praneeth Udumalagala finished a strong tournament with 19 points and 7 rebounds. The important game was the second one as hosts Bangladesh took the last qualification spot with a 74-57 win over the Maldives.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/saba/game/3006/Sri-Lanka-Bhutan#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/saba/game/3006/Bangladesh-Maldives#tab=boxscore
Standings: Sri Lanka 4-0, Bangladesh 3-1, Maldives 2-2, Bhutan 1-3, Nepal 0-4

Gulf teams finished the day as Bahrain won the double round-robin by beating Oman 78-66. The important game was the last one as hosts UAE had a chance, but fell to Saudi Arabia 88-85.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asia/2018/gba/pre-qualifiers/game/2106/Bahrain-Oman#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asia/2018/gba/pre-qualifiers/game/2006/UAE-Saudi-Arabia#tab=boxscore
Standings: Bahrain 5-1, Saudi Arabia 4-2, UAE 3-3, Oman 0-5

Play in the Caribbean finished as none of the games had any implications on the future. For 7th place, Montserrat was able to end the tournament on a winning note by beating Bermuda 57-47 as one of their former collegians Kherel Silcott had 19 points and 17 rebounds. Bermuda finally ran out of gas and played their starters for the entire game as Yusef Riley finished a strong tournament with 16 points and 16 rebounds. St. Vincent and the Grenadines withstood 36 points and rebounds from DII player Kevin Cox for Grenada to win 82-68. Former collegians led the way in the way as Chris Telesford had 24 points and 13 rebounds and Phillip Lawrence-Ricks had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Suriname could not send the fans home happy as they fell to Barbados 81-75 in the 3rd place game. The championship went to Guyana as they beat Antigua 83-70 with former collegians leading the way as Ray Victor had 13 points and 6 rebounds and Anthony Moe had 12 points and 7 rebounds. The losing side also had players with American ties as Ernest Scott had 19 points, Bryan Matthew had 13 points and 6 rebounds, Vivian Destin had 12 points, and Cohen Desouza had 10 points and 7 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/3006/Montserrat-Bermuda#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/3006/Grenada-St-Vincent-and-the-Grenadines#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/3006/Barbados-Suriname#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/caribbean/game/3006/Guyana-Suriname#tab=boxscore
Final Standings: Guyana, Antigua, Barbados, Suriname, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Montserrat, Bermuda, Haiti, St. Lucia

awhom111

07-02-2018, 12:22 AM

Amile and United States had another sluggish start in Havana, but eventually rolled past Cuba 93-62. Amile had 6 points in 14 minutes as he got the start again.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/0107/Cuba-USA#tab=boxscore

In the other Group C game, Puerto Rico won again in San Juan, beating Mexico 84-79. David Huertas and Gian Clavell had 17 points each, J.J. Barea had 12 points and 11 assists, and Ramon Clemente had 12 points for the hosts. The visitors could not continue their momentum, getting 22 points from Francisco Cruz and 17 points from Orlando Mendez-Valdez among their former collegians and 13 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists from former NBA player Gustavo Ayon.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/0107/Puerto-Rico-Mexico#tab=boxscore
Standings: United States 5-1, Puerto Rico 4-2, Mexico 3-3, Cuba 0-6

R.J. and Canada host the US Virgin Islands at 1:30pm ET on Monday and can be seen on ESPN+.

Uruguay could have won southern section Group A in Montevideo, but Argentina made sure that they did not get any ideas, blasting their neighbors 102-58. Luis Scola refuses to be considered too old as he had 29 points and 11 rebounds and some other players who have spent time in the United States chipped in as Nicolas Brussino had 14 points, Nicolas Laprovittola had 12 points, and Patricio Garino had 10 points. Former collegian Hatila Passos had 12 points and 9 rebounds for the hosts. A long day ended in Asuncion, where hosts Paraguay were already eliminated, but still trying to put on a show for the home fans as they faced Panama, but the visitors knew that they needed to be at their best carrying on towards the next round as they won . The visitors have a number of players with American ties as Michael Hicks had 13 points, Trevor Gaskins had 12 points, Javier Carter had 10 points and 8 rebounds, and Akil Mitchell had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Former collegian Bruno Zanotti had 11 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/0107/Uruguay-Argentina#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/0107/Panama-Paraguay#tab=boxscore
Standings: Argentina 5-1, Uruguay 4-2, Panama 3-3, Paraguay 0-6

The USA U17 Boys' team eased to another win, beating Mali 97-40.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0107/USA-Mali#tab=boxscore

The other Group B game went to Serbia 73-61 over China.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0107/Serbia-China#tab=boxscore

In Group A, Puerto Rico beat the Dominican Republic 84-69. Of course all the Puerto Rican players are also American, but both teams have plenty of players with ties to the states part of United States as Victor Manuel had 22 points and Luis Rolon had 13 points in the win. In the loss, David Jones had 20 points and 9 rebounds and Isaiah Rivera had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Australia struggled again, letting Turkey surge late to win 81-79.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0107/Dominican-Republic-Puerto-Rico#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0107/Turkey-Australia#tab=boxscore

In Group C, Canada beat Egypt 93-53 as prepster Cashius McNeilly had 16 points. Montenegro's fast start got them past New Zealand 80-56.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0107/Egypt-Canada#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0107/Montenegro-New-Zealand#tab=boxscore

In Group D, France broke the game open in the second half to beat the Philippines 95-54. The home crowd did not help Argentina as they fell to Croatia 74-55
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0107/Philippines-France#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0107/Argentina-Croatia#tab=boxscore

A busy day of qualifiers around the world started in East Asia Group A, where New Zealand hosted China in Auckland, winning 67-57 with their usual cast of former collegians as Isaac Fotu had 15 points, Tom Abercrombie had 14 points, and Rob Loe had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Naturalized player Ricardo Ratliffe helped South Korea take care of business in Hong Kong with a 104-91 win.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/0107/New-Zealand-China#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/0107/Hong-Kong-Korea#tab=boxscore
Standings: New Zealand 5-1, South Korea 4-2, China 3-3, Hong Kong 0-6

West Asia Group C play started with Jordan taking the top spot after a 114-70 win over India at home in Amman, although former draft pick Satnam Singh did have 14 points and 8 rebounds. Lebanon matched them record-wise, which will make the race for the next stage quite interesting as naturalized player Sam Young had 14 points and 10 rebounds in their 87-50 win over Syria at home in Zouk Mikael.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/0107/Jordan-India#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/0107/Lebanon-Syria#tab=boxscore
Standings: Jordan 5-1, Lebanon 5-1, Syria 2-4, India 0-6

All groups concluded this stage on Sunday. In Group A, play in Rades started and ended the day. Chad clinched their spot with an 80-49 win over Guinea, although former collegian Daye Kaba did have 12 points in the loss. Cameroon nearly pulled off a result against hosts Tunisia that would have put them in great position for the next round, but fell short 56-53.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/0107/Chad-Guinea#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/0107/Tunisia-Cameroon#tab=boxscore
Standings: Tunisia 6-0, Cameroon 4-2, Chad 2-4, Guinea 0-6

In Group B, Rwanda won 92-79 to advance, eliminating Uganda in the process with both teams featuring a number of former collegians. In the win, Kenny Gasana had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, Dan Manzi had 17 points and 6 rebounds, and naturalized player Darrius Garrett had 13 points and 15 rebounds while Robinson Odoch Opong had 18 points, naturalized player Jordin Mayes had 16 points, and Deng John Geu had 14 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. Nigeria wrapped up a successful home run in Lagos with a 93-53 win over Mali behind their rotating cast of American players as Jordan Nwora heads back to Louisville after a 36 point effort, Ike Diogu had 21 points, and Tosin Mehinti had 14 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/0107/Rwanda-Uganda#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/0107/Nigeria-Mali#tab=boxscore
Standings: Nigeria 6-0, Rwanda 3-3, Mali 2-4, Uganda 1-5

In Group C, Angola lost to the Democratic Republic of Congo 66-56 to end a very weird time in Cairo as they got 20 points and 10 rebounds from former collegian Yanick Moreira while former NBA player Christian Eyenga had 17 points and 6 rebounds in the win. Former collegian Omar Oraby helped Egypt pull into second place with a solid 59-53 home win over Morocco as he had 17 points and 9 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/0107/Angola-Dem-Rep--of-Congo#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/0107/Egypt-Morocco#tab=boxscore
Standings: Angola 4-2, Egypt 3-3, Morocco 3-3, Democratic Republic of Congo 2-4

In Group D, the Central African Republic clinched their spot with a 69-60 win led by former collegians as Destin Damachoua had 18 points and 6 assists and Evans Ganapamo had 13 points while former collegian Guy Landry Edi had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Ivory Coast. Mozambique could have advanced with a win, but facing Senegal in Dakar was too tough and they fell short 78-63. Former collegians helped the hosts as Youssoupha Ndoye had 17 points and 8 rebounds and Mouhammad Faye had 12 points while Kendal Manuel heads back to college after a 32 point, 7 rebound effort as he prepares to sit out a year for his transfer.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/0107/CAF-Cote-d-Ivoire#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/0107/Mozambique-Senegal#tab=boxscore
Standings: Senegal 5-1, Central African Republic 3-3, Ivory Coast 2-4, Mozambique 2-4

In Europe Group A, Slovenia is in a bad position now after losing at home in Ljubljana 87-74 to Montenegro despite 15 points and 8 rebounds from former draft pick Vlatko Cancar as former collegian Nemanja Djurisic had 23 points in the win. Spain welcomed Belarus to Malaga and won 80-60 with 11 points and 8 rebounds from their lone NBA player Juan Hernangomez. Naturalized player Devon Saddler had 18 points and 6 assists in the loss and former collegian Artsiom Parakhouski had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0107/Spain-Belarus#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0107/Slovenia-Montenegro#tab=boxscore
Standings: Spain, 6-0, Montenegro 3-3, Slovenia 2-4, Belarus 1-5

In Group B, Latvia got help from their NBA player Davis Bertans with 13 points as they beat Ukraine 93-71 to hold an advantage in the standings when the next stage starts. In the loss, ex-NBA player Slava Kravtsov had 15 points and 8 rebounds and naturalized player Pooh Jeter had 11 points. The NBA players led Turkey in Ankara as Furkan Korkmaz had 23 points and Cedi Osman had 20 points and 11 rebounds as they beat Sweden 77-52. Former collegian and favorite name of ESPN announcers everywhere Chris Czerapowicz had 21 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0107/Ukraine-Latvia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0107/Turkey-Sweden#tab=overview
Standings: Turkey 4-2, Latvia 4-2, Ukraine 3-3, Sweden 1-5

In Group C, Lithuania is in great position after going to Budapest and beating Hungary 73-50. They got contributions from their NBA players as Jonas Valanciunas had 15 points and Domantas Sabonis had 12 points and 8 rebounds and former draft pick Arturas Gudaitis had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Poland went to Pristina and won 103-70 to keep Kosovo winless. In the win, former NBA player Maciej Lampe had 17 points and 10 rebounds and former collegians also had big games as Karol Gruszecki had 21 points and Tomasz Gielo had 12 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0107/Hungary-Lithuania#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0107/Kosovo-Poland#tab=boxscore
Standings: Lithuania 6-0, Poland 3-3, Hungary 3-3, Kosovo 0-6

In Group D, Croatia's NBA players helped them avoid complete embarrassment as they finished a sweep with a 90-63 win in Cluj as Dario Saric had 22 points and 12 rebounds and Ivica Zubac had 20 points and 9 rebounds. For Romania, naturalized player Giordan Watson had 20 points and 8 assists and Alex Olah, who played for Chris Collins at Northwestern, had 10 points. Italy brought an experimental squad with them to Groningen, handing a debut to young Nico Mannion as naturalized player Christian Burns had 10 points in an 81-66 loss. Former collegians led the way for the Netherlands as Charlon Kloof had 21 points and Shane Hammink had 16 points and 8 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0107/Romania-Croatia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0107/Netherlands-Italy#tab=boxscore
Standings: Italy 4-2, Netherlands 3-3, Croatia 3-3, Romania 2-4

European pre-qualifying finished. Switzerland was still looking at a chance to advance when they went to Bratislava, but Slovakia got their first win, 88-83 to eliminate them. Naturalized player Andre Jones led the hosts with 22 points and 7 assists and former collegian Pavol Losonsky had 17 points and 8 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/0107/Slovak-Republic-Switzerland#tab=boxscore
Standings: Macedonia 3-1, Switzerland 2-2, Slovakia 1-3

In Group B, Denmark beat Albania 86-78 to finish as the lone unbeaten team. Former collegians had solid games for the visitors in Tirana as Jonathan Gilling had 16 points and Kevin Larsen had 12 points. Armenia was idle and needed to wait for the results of the games in other groups to see if they had a chance to take the last spot in the next round.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/0107/Albania-Denmark#tab=boxscore
Standings: Denmark 4-0, Armenia 2-2, Albania 0-4

In Group C, Cyprus simply needed to beat winless Luxembourg at home in Nicosia to advance, but an 89-76 loss not only dropped them into a tie with the other runners up, but also caused them to have their tiebreaker fall behind Armenia. In the loss, former collegian Nikolaos Stylianou had 18 points and naturalized player Tyrell Biggs had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/0107/Cyprus-Luxembourg#tab=boxscore
Standing: Portugal 3-1, Cyprus 2-2, Luxembourg 1-3

awhom111

07-03-2018, 12:59 AM

R.J. and Canada finished the first stage of qualifying with a 99-69 win over the US Virgin Islands in Ottawa. R.J. had 13 points in 19 minutes. The NBA crew was also active as Kelly Olynyk had 14 points, Dillon Brooks had 12 points, and Cory Joseph had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. In the loss, ex-TCU player Craig Williams had 12 points and ex-Murray State player Ivan Aska had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/0207/Canada-Virgin-Islands#tab=boxscore

In the other Group D game, the Dominican Republic made it tougher for themselves, losing at home in Santo Domingo to the already eliminated Bahamas 83-82. Buddy Hield had 19 points and 8 rebounds leading a group with plenty of college experience as Travis Munnings had 19 points and 8 rebounds, Michael Carey had 15 points and 7 assists, Shaq Cleare had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and Kadeem Coleby had 10 points. The hosts got 12 points from their ex-NBA player Luis Montero.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/0207/Dominican-Republic-Bahamas#|tab=boxscore
Standings: Canada 5-1, Dominican Republic 4-2, US Virgin Islands 2-4, Bahamas 1-5

In the South America Group B, Brazil went to Medellin and beat Colombia 98-71 as Marcelo Huertas from their ex-NBA contingent had 19 points and former collegian Scott Machado had 10 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, a number of former collegians were active as Stalin Ortiz had 14 points, Hansel Atencia had 12 points, and Hanner Mosquera-Perea had 10 points. Venezuela finished on top of the group by going to Valdivia and winning 70-51, but Chile still advanced on the tiebreaker as they were led by young collegian Felipe Haase. The visitors were led by former board recruiting favorite Greg Echenique, who had 19 points and 7 rebounds and another former college player Nestor Colmenares had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/0207/Colombia-Brazil#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/0207/Chile-Venezuela#|tab=boxscore
Standings: Venezuela 5-1, Brazil 5-1, Chile 1-5, Colombia 1-5

The USA U17 Boys' team finished the group stage on Tuesday against Serbia at 7pm ET and can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K-age4pwx0

Eric Boateng and Great Britain lost to Israel 67-59 in Glasgow to be officially eliminated. Eric had a scoreless 9 minutes. Ex-West Virginia player Tarik Phillip had 11 points. In the win, ex-Wichita State player Gal Mekel had 20 points, ex-Davidson player Jake Cohen had 14 points, and ex-North Carolina State player Richard Howell, who is naturalized by marriage, had 10 points and 9 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0207/Great-Britain-Israel#tab=boxscore

In the other Group H game, Greece went to Tallinn and finished an undefeated first stage with a 78-56 win over Estonia. A couple of familiar names to American fans led the way as Konstantinos Mitoglou had 18 points and 7 rebounds and Thanasis Antetokounmpo had 18 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0207/Estonia-Greece#tab=boxscore
Standings: Greece 6-0, Israel 3-3, Estonia 2-4, Great Britain 1-5

In Group E, Russia brought France out to Krasnodar to try and get a result, but the visitors left with an 84-78 win and a perfect record. Plenty of current and former NBA players were involved as Evan Fournier and Nando De Colo had 15 points each and Nicolas Batum had 13 points. Bosnia and Herzegovina is in much worse shape to advance after a 79-77 loss to Belgium in Antwerp.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0207/Russia-France#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0207/Belgium-Bosnia-and-Herzegovina#tab=boxscore
Standings: France 6-0, Russia 3-3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-4, Belgium 1-5

In Group F, Finland eliminated Iceland with a 91-77 win in Helsinki as Lauri Markkanen had 28 points and 7 rebounds and former draft pick Petteri Koponen had 19 points. Former college players led the visitors as Haukur Palsson had 16 points, Martin Hermannsson had 13 points, and Elvar Fridriksson had 10 points. The Czech Republic is in solid shape after beating Bulgaria 81-75 at home in Pardubice as naturalized player Blake Schilb had 20 points. Former draft pick Sasha Vezenkov had 11 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0207/Finland-Iceland#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0207/Czech-Republic-Bulgaria#tab=boxscore
Standings: Czech Republic 5-1, Finland 3-3, Bulgaria 2-4, Iceland 2-4

In Group G, Georgia hosted Austria in Kiev, Ukraine, winning 98-73 to advance as former NBA player Tornike Shengalia had 24 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists, former collegian Duda Sanadze had 15 points, and naturalized player Thad McFadden had 14 points. Serbia looked to be evening up the standings, but Germany came back to win 88-81 and left Novi Sad with a perfect record behind their NBA players as Dennis Schroder had 21 points and 6 assists and Maxi Kleber had 16 points and 7 rebounds. As the only NBA player for the hosts, Boban Marjanovic had 22 points and 11 rebounds and former draft pick Nikola Milutinov had 16 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0207/Georgia-Austria#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0207/Serbia-Germany#tab=boxscore
Standings: Germany 6-0, Serbia 4-2, Georgia 2-4, Austria 0-6

The day of qualifying started in East Asia Group B, where Japan took the last spot by going to Taipei and winning 108-68. Their naturalized player Nick Fazekas led the way with 32 points and 11 rebounds, rising star Rui Hachimura had 13 points, and Yuki Togashi, who has also spent time in the United States, had 12 points while naturalized player Quincy Davis had 10 points and 8 rebounds in the loss. The other game was supposed to a be a fight for the top spot, but as has been widely reported, just ended up being a fight in Bulacan, where the Final in 2023 is supposed to be held. The game ended when the Philippines fouled out enough remaining players with an 89-53 Australia win. Daniel Kickert had 12 points before his incident while naturalized player Andray Blatche had 12 points and 10 rebounds before his own ejection.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/0207/Chinese-Taipei-Japan#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/0207/Philippines-Australia#tab=boxscore
Standings: Australia 5-1, Philippines 4-2, Japan 2-4, Taiwan 1-5

In West Asia Group D, Iran secured the top spot with an 88-56 home win over Kazakhstan in Tehran. It took overtime in Doha to determine the last place as Qatar's 84-79 win over Iraq was enough to move on despite 27 points from naturalized player DeMario Mayfield for the visitors. Naturalized player Trey Johnson had 15 points and 7 rebounds in the win.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/0207/Iran-Kazakhstan#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/0207/Qatar-Iraq#tab=boxscore
Standings: Iran 5-1, Kazakhstan 3-3, Qatar 2-4, Iraq 2-4

awhom111

07-04-2018, 12:49 AM

The USA U17 Boys' team finished the group stage on Tuesday after a day off with a 93-61 win over Serbia. Their next game will be on Wednesday at 4:45pm ET and can be seen on FIBA's YouTube channel even though the links are not available yet.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0307/USA-Serbia#tab=boxscore

In the other Group B game, Mali beat China 83-71.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0307/Mali-China#tab=boxscore
Standings: United States 3-0, Serbia 2-1, Mali 1-2, China 0-3

In Group A, Australia had a solid effort with a 68-66 comeback win over Puerto Rico although Florida high schooler Victor Rosa had 17 points. Turkey created the threeway tie with a 95-62 win over the Dominican Republic, but they were still stuck at the bottom of the tiebreakers. The same players with American high school experience had good games as David Jones had 12 points and 8 rebounds and Isaiah Rivera had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0307/Australia-Puerto-Rico#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0307/Turkey-Dominican-Republic#tab=boxscore
Standings: Puerto Rico 2-1, Australia 2-1, Turkey 2-1, Dominican Republic 0-3

In Group C, Canada stayed undefeated by beating winless New Zealand 97-61. It took overtime for Montenegro to complete and dramatic comeback and beat Egypt 77-67.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0307/Canada-New-Zealand#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0307/Egypt-Montenegro#tab=boxscore
Standings: Canada 3-0, Montenegro 2-1, Egypt 1-2, New Zealand 0-3

In Group D, France eventually pulled away from Croatia to win 79-51 and take the top spot in the group. Hosts Argentina continued their struggles but escaped the Philippines 74-71.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0307/Croatia-France#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0307/Argentina-Philippines#tab=boxscore
Standings: France 3-0, Croatia 2-1, Argentina 1-2, Philippines 0-3

Bracket:
Puerto Rico vs China
Montenegro vs Argentina
Turkey vs Serbia
New Zealand vs France
Australia vs Mali
Canada vs Philippines
Dominican Republic vs United States
Egypt vs Croatia

awhom111

07-05-2018, 12:16 AM

The USA U17 Boys' team started the knockout stages of the tournament with a 103-60 win over the Dominican Republic even though it was tight after the first quarter. In the loss, Illinois high schooler Isaiah Rivera had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0407/Dominican-Republic-USA#tab=boxscore

All the other teams were also in action in this round, starting with Australia's less than convincing 74-65 win over Mali. France eased past New Zealand 88-48. Serbia had the better start, but Turkey dominated the rest of the game as they won 87-68. Canada crushed the Philippines 102-62. Croatia eventually pulled away from Egypt to win 68-55. Puerto Rico's fast start was challenged by China, but they still won 81-64, led by some of the same players as Andre Curbelo had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists, Victor Rosa had 18 points, and Harry Sosa had 15 points and 16 rebounds. Hosts Argentina were eliminated in disappointing fashion as Montenegro dominated the final period to win 73-60.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0407/Australia-Mali#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0407/New-Zealand-France#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0407/Turkey-Serbia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0407/Canada-Philippines#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0407/Egypt-Croatia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0407/Puerto-Rico-China#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0407/Montenegro-Argentina#tab=boxscore

Brackets:

Quarterfinals:
Puerto Rico vs Montenegro
Turkey vs France
Australia vs Canada
United States vs Croatia

9th Place Playoffs:
China vs Argentina
Serbia vs New Zealand
Mali vs Philippines
Dominican Republic vs Egypt

awhom111

07-07-2018, 01:31 AM

The USA Men's team announced which coaches will help out at camp later this month:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/07/mnt-minicamp-assistants.aspx

The USA U17 Boys' team showed they meant business with a 126-52 win over Croatia. Their next game will be at 7:30pm ET on Saturday and can be seen on ESPN+ (unfortunately for us cheapskates).
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0607/USA-Croatia#tab=boxscore

The other quarterfinals started with Australia finally showing some signs of life before losing to Canada 74-70 as prepster Cashius McNeilly had 11 points. France is probably still the second best team in the tournament as they beat Turkey 86-70. The other game was guaranteed to provide a surprise team to the semifinals and it was Puerto Rico that got the 75-60 win over Montenegro. The winners have players in high schools across the country as Tory San Antonio had 30 points and 6 rebounds, Andre Curbelo had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists, and Victor Rosa had 13 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0607/Australia-Canada#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0607/Turkey-France#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0607/Puerto-Rico-Montenegro#tab=boxscore

The consolation bracket games were also played in Santa Fe as Serbia opened the day with a 78-51 win over New Zealand. Mali then beat the Philippines 95-59. The Dominican Republic edged past Egypt 67-65 as they were led by the same players again with David Jones providing 23 points and 12 rebounds and Isaiah Rivera adding 11 points and 6 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0607/Serbia-New-Zealand#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0607/Mali-Philippines#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0607/Dominican-Republic-Egypt#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0607/China-Argentina#tab=boxscore

Brackets:

Semifinals:
Puerto Rico vs France
Canada vs United States

5th Place:
Montenegro vs Turkey
Australia vs Croatia

9th Place:
Argentina vs Serbia
Mali vs Dominican Republic

13th Place:
China vs New Zealand
Philippines vs Egypt

JasonEvans

07-07-2018, 01:24 PM

The USA Men's team announced which coaches will help out at camp later this month:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/07/mnt-minicamp-assistants.aspx

So, help me to understand something... the press release says these are the players who will be the pool for the 2018-20 national teams (to compete in the 2019 World Cup and 2020 Olympics):

Members of the 2018-20 USA National Team are: Harrison Barnes (Dallas Mavericks); Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards); Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns); Jimmy Butler (Minnesota Timberwolves); Mike Conley Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies); DeMarcus Cousins (Golden State Warriors); Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors); Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans); DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors); Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons); Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors); Paul George (Oklahoma City Thunder); Eric Gordon (Houston Rockets); Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors); Blake Griffin (Detroit Pistons); James Harden (Houston Rockets); Tobias Harris (Los Angeles Clippers); Gordon Hayward (Boston Celtics); Kyrie Irving (Boston Celtics); LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers); DeAndre Jordan (Dallas Mavericks); Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs); Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers); Kevin Love (Cleveland Cavaliers); Kyle Lowry (Toronto Raptors); CJ McCollum (Portland Trail Blazers); Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks); Victor Oladipo (Indiana Pacers); Chris Paul (Houston Rockets); Isaiah Thomas (Los Angeles Lakers); Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors); Myles Turner (Indiana Pacers); Kemba Walker (Charlotte Hornets); John Wall (Washington Wizards); and Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder).

By 2019 and especially 2020, won't it be likely that several of Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown, Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram, and Karl Anthony Towns would be ahead of many of these guys? Are we just saying that anyone under 23 does not get to be on the national team?

-Jason "I know we all talk about how Canada is rising... and their 2020 team should be really good... but what about Australia in 2020 with Ben Simmons, Dante Exum, Joe Ingles, Aaron Baynes, Thon Maker, and Paddy Mills?" Evans

awhom111

07-08-2018, 01:15 AM

The USA U17 Boys' team found themselves trailing after one quarter as Canada came out on fire to start the game. The team took the challenge well, controlling the rest of the game after regaining their lead on their way to a 120-71 win. The final will be at 7:30pm ET on Sunday and can be seen on ESPN+.
www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0707/Canada-USA#|tab=boxscore

The other semifinal went to France 78-73. A couple of players who have been great for Puerto Rico so far helped them close the gap late as Andre Curbelo had 14 points and 7 rebounds, Tory San Antonio had 12 points and 8 rebounds, Victor Rosa had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0707/Puerto-Rico-France#tab=boxscore

In the battle for 5th place, Turkey beat Montenegro 101-65 and Australia beat Croatia 71-54.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0707/Montenegro-Turkey#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0707/Australia-Croatia#tab=boxscore

The race for the consolation championship started the day in thrilling fashion as it took three overtimes for the Dominican Republic to beat Mali 110-108. Oumar Ballo had an incredible 32/32 game in the loss while players with American ties helped the winners as David Jones had 39 points and 15 rebounds and Isaiah Rivera had 10 points. The other game was much less dramatic as Serbia beat Argentina 74-54.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0707/Mali-Dominican-Republic#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0707/Argentina-Serbia#tab=boxscore

Teams were also looking to avoid last place, starting with New Zealand beating China 62-57. The Philippines fended off Egypt 70-69.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0707/China-New-Zealand#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0707/Philippines-Egypt#tab=boxscore

Final Day Schedule:
1st: France vs United States
3rd: Puerto Rico vs Canada
5th: Turkey vs Australia
7th: Montenegro vs Croatia
9th: Serbia vs Dominican Republic
11th: Argentina vs Mali
13rd: New Zealand vs Philippines
15th: China vs Egypt

So, help me to understand something... the press release says these are the players who will be the pool for the 2018-20 national teams (to compete in the 2019 World Cup and 2020 Olympics):

By 2019 and especially 2020, won't it be likely that several of Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown, Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram, and Karl Anthony Towns would be ahead of many of these guys? Are we just saying that anyone under 23 does not get to be on the national team?

-Jason "I know we all talk about how Canada is rising... and their 2020 team should be really good... but what about Australia in 2020 with Ben Simmons, Dante Exum, Joe Ingles, Aaron Baynes, Thon Maker, and Paddy Mills?" Evans

The pool is not fixed. It is just the players who have committed so far. I would expect some of those young players to be named to the select squad this summer and then to see a few more names added over the course of the year and possibly some of the other players to be removed.

I don't think Embiid will be added though as I am not sure if he is a citizen yet. Towns has also been claimed by another country because Calipari hates America.

awhom111

07-09-2018, 01:27 AM

The USA U17 Boys team had the championship in their sights and did not lose focus, breezing to a 95-52 win over France.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0807/France-USA#tab=boxscore

All the other teams were in action on the final day. China beat Egypt 68-63 to avoid last place. The Philippines beat New Zealand 73-51 for 13th place. Argentina at least sent the fans home on a winning note by beating Mali 70-69 for 11th place. The Dominican Republic finished a strong tournament with an 82-77 win over Serbia for 9th place as David Jones finished his monster week with 24 points and 13 rebounds and Massachusetts prepster Jhamyl Fricas had 15 points. Croatia beat Montenegro 74-66 for 7th place and Turkey beat Australia 81-77 for 5th place. Puerto Rico grabbed the last medal with a 90-77 win over Canada. Both teams featured players in the American high school system with Tory Antonio providing 23 points, Andre Curbelo adding 12 points, and Victor Rosa chipping in with 11 points and 6 rebounds in the win while Cashius McNeilly had 17 points and 7 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0807/China-Egypt#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0807/New-Zealand-Philippines#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0807/Argentina-Mali#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0807/Serbia-Dominican-Republic#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0807/Montenegro-Croatia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0807/Turkey-Australia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17/2018/game/0807/Puerto-Rico-Canada#tab=boxscore

awhom111

07-16-2018, 01:14 AM

Europe has U20 Championships unlike the other continents and it is considered the most prestigious set of youth tournaments. The Women's tournaments just finished.

Division A was played in Sopron, Hungary and Spain won again as they have dominated recently. The teams at the other end of the standings were fighting for more than a trophy, trying to stay in the division for next year's edition. Slovakia and Croatia were already dropped with losses on Saturday and then Slovenia joined them with a loss to Russia.

Final Standings:
Spain
Serbia
Netherlands
Italy
Hungary
France
Portugal
Sweden
Germany
Belgium
Latvia
Poland
Russia
Slovenia
Slovakia
Croatia

Division B held their tournament in Oradea, Romania, where the Czech Republic beat Belarus for the title, but both teams had already earned promotion with semifinals wins. Lithuania joined them by just edging out the hosts for third place.

Final Standings:
Czech Republic
Belarus
Lithuania
Romania
Turkey
Israel
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Greece
Great Britain
Denmark
Iceland

awhom111

07-18-2018, 08:58 PM

USA Basketball announced their pre-tournament plans on the Women's side as they compete for the World Championship. They also announced that Jasmine Thomas has been added to the pool, which brings the number of Duke players up to three.
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/07/wnt-fall-schedule.aspx

awhom111

07-21-2018, 01:01 AM

Saturday marks the start of the U17 Girls' World Championship in Belarus. The United States is not the defending champions in this event after a very poor cycle two years ago, but figure to be the favorites in this one. FIBA has all of the group stage games on their YouTube channel.

Issues in Central America have halved the number of teams competing for spots in qualifying for the next AmeriCup. As a result, Belize is hosting El Salvador and Costa Rica in a three day round-robin. They edged El Salvador 71-67 in the Friday opener. The hosts have a number of former collegians as Devin Daly had 18 points and 8 rebounds, Charles Garcia had 16 points and 9 rebounds, and Darwin Carter had 10 points. Former collegian Robert Sandoval led the visitors with 23 points and 8 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/central-american/game/2007/Belize-El-Salvador#tab=boxscore

awhom111

07-22-2018, 12:50 AM

The USA U17 Girls' team started the World Championship with an 86-48 win over Italy:
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2107/USA-Italy#tab=boxscore

The other Group B game went to 69-49 as they had a dominant fourth quarter against Mali.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2107/China-Mali#tab=boxscore

In Group A, medal favorites France got a challenge from Japan, but prevailed 60-53. It took overtime for hosts Belarus to beat Colombia 79-75 as highly regarded Florida high schooler Maria Alvarez had 35 points and 6 assists in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2107/Japan-France#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2107/Colombia-Belarus#tab=boxscore

In Group C, Spain beat New Zealand 83-48. Hungary beat Argentina 85-61.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2107/New-Zealand-Spain#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2107/Argentina-Hungary#tab=boxscore

In Group D, Canada beat Latvia 65-51. Defending champions Australia beat Angola 81-43.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2107/Latvia-Canada#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2107/Angola-Australia#tab=boxscore

Central American qualifiers for the next AmeriCup continued with El Salvador losing again, this time to Costa Rica 69-49 in Belize, though they were led again by former collegian Robert Sandoval with 22 points and 8 rebounds. A former college player also factored in the win as Jefny Anderson-Brown had 13 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/central-american/game/2107/El-Salvador-Costa-Rica#tab=boxscore

awhom111

07-23-2018, 01:07 AM

The USA U17 Girls' team rolled to another win, beating Mali 92-39.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2207/Mali-USA#tab=boxscore

The other game in Group B went to Italy as they pulled away late from China 72-57.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2207/Italy-China#tab=boxscore

In Group A, France rolled past Colombia 78-35. Japan doubled up hosts Belarus 104-52.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2207/France-Colombia#|tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2207/Belarus-Japan#tab=boxscore

In Group C, Hungary beat New Zealand 68-60. An overtime game ended in surprising fashion as Argentina beat Spain 76-67.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2207/Hungary-New-Zealand#|tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2207/Spain-Argentina#tab=boxscore

In Group D, Australia beat Latvia 60-41. Canada beat Angola 66-36 to set up a game for the top spot in the group.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2207/Australia-Latvia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2207/Canada-Angola#tab=boxscore

Central American pre-qualification finished with Costa Rica beating the hosts Belize 57-52. The visitors were led by former collegian Kay Martinez, who had 15 points while Charles Garcia had 14 points and 7 rebounds in the loss. I am honestly not sure how many teams will advance out of this stage.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/central-american/game/2207/Belize-Costa-Rica#tab=boxscore

The most prestigious European youth championships concluded as both division of the U20 tournament concluded. Division A was held in Chemnitz, Germany and Israel may be in the midst of a golden generation as they beat Croatia for the title. At the other end of the standings, teams were fighting to stay in the division as Iceland and Romania were doomed with Saturday losses and Sweden joined them after a loss to Greece.
Final Standings:
Israel
Croatia
Germany
France
Turkey
Serbia
Spain
Italy
Lithuania
Great Britain
Montenegro
Ukraine
Greece
Sweden
Iceland
Romania

Division B played in Sofia, Bulgaria and Poland beat Slovenia for the title. Both teams had already secured advancement to next year's top division tournament and were joined by Latvia, which beat Russia.
Final Standings:
Poland
Slovenia
Latvia
Russia
Finland
Czech Republic
Bulgaria
Belgium
Portugal
Hungary
Belarus
Macedonia
Georgia
Estonia
Netherlands
Albania
Slovakia
Kosovo
Luxembourg
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Moldova

awhom111

07-24-2018, 09:32 PM

The USA U17 Girls' team finished group play after a day of rest and beat China 107-50.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2407/China-USA#tab=boxscore

Their first knockout round game will be at 1pm ET on Wednesday and can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7KUeU76t6o

Italy got a challenge from Mali, but secured second place in Group B with a 74-63 win.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2407/Italy-Mali#tab=boxscore
Standings: United States 3-0, Italy 2-1, China 1-2, Mali 0-3

In Group A, Japan beat Colombia 72-52, although South Florida commit Maria Alvarez did have 12 points and 9 rebounds. France beat Belarus 64-34 to take the top spot.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2407/Japan-Colombia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2407/Belarus-France#tab=boxscore
Standings: France 3-0, Japan 2-1, Belarus 1-2, Colombia 0-3

Argentina nearly dropped the ball after a big win, but recovered in the second half to beat New Zealand 60-52. Hungary then could have let the chance to finish atop Group C slip through their fingers, but their 57-56 comeback win over Spain got them their group win.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2407/Argentina-New-Zealand#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2407/Spain-Hungary#tab=boxscore
Standings: Hungary 3-0, Argentina 2-1, Spain 1-2, New Zealand 0-3

In Group D, Latvia beat Angola 68-47. Australia used a strong first half to top the group after a 64-48 win over Canada.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2407/Angola-Latvia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2407/Canada-Australia#tab=boxscore
Standings: Australia 3-0, Canada 2-1, Latvia 1-2, Angola 0-3

Bracket:
France vs Mali
Argentina vs Latvia
Belarus vs Italy
New Zealand vs Australia
Japan vs China
Hungary vs Angola
Colombia vs United States
Spain vs Canada

awhom111

07-25-2018, 09:44 PM

The USA U17 Girls' team started the knockout stages with a 98-42 win over Colombia.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2507/Colombia-USA#tab=boxscore

All the other games were played too in Minsk. Hungary beat Angola 88-48. Argentina's run came to a halt with a 72-58 loss to Latvia. Spain shook off their poor start to the tournament and rolled past Canada 72-50. Combining berths with Asia made it easier for both Oceania rivals to qualify, but it was Australia showing their superiority again with a 77-37 win over New Zealand. The two Asia rivals also met as Japan beat China 82-73. France beat Mali 78-57. A spirited start for the hosts was not enough as they fell to Italy 65-50.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2507/Hungary-Angola#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2507/Argentina-Latvia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2507/Spain-Canada#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2507/New-Zealand-Australia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2507/Japan-China#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2507/France-Mali#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2507/Belarus-Italy#tab=boxscore

Bracket:

Quarterfinals:
France vs Latvia
Italy vs Australia
Japan vs Hungary
United States vs Spain

9th Place:
Mali vs Argentina
Belarus vs New Zealand
China vs Angola
Colombia vs Canada

awhom111

07-26-2018, 09:08 PM

After plenty of drama about who would and would not make it to camp, I guess this is who is there:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjEjixHUcAEKvH4.jpg

The USA U17 Girls' team will be in the quarterfinals on Friday at 11:45am ET and can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp8hTXVFsBI

There is confirmation of Duke staff there in Belarus on the recruiting trail.

jimsumner

07-27-2018, 12:07 PM

So, help me to understand something... the press release says these are the players who will be the pool for the 2018-20 national teams (to compete in the 2019 World Cup and 2020 Olympics):

By 2019 and especially 2020, won't it be likely that several of Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown, Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram, and Karl Anthony Towns would be ahead of many of these guys? Are we just saying that anyone under 23 does not get to be on the national team?

-Jason "I know we all talk about how Canada is rising... and their 2020 team should be really good... but what about Australia in 2020 with Ben Simmons, Dante Exum, Joe Ingles, Aaron Baynes, Thon Maker, and Paddy Mills?" Evans

Would Cameroonian Joel Embiid be eligible for the U.S. team?

I honestly don't know.

awhom111

07-28-2018, 12:04 AM

The offense found it more challenging, but the defense was enough for the USA U17 Girls' team as they beat Spain 66-31. Their semifinal will be at 1:30pm ET on Saturday on ESPN+
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2707/USA-Spain#tab=boxscore

A pair of powerful teams sit on the other side of the bracket as Australia beat Italy 64-46 and France beat Latvia 67-43. The other quarterfinals went to Hungary 74-62 over Japan.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2707/Italy-Australia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2707/France-Latvia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2707/Japan-Hungary#tab=boxscore

In the consolation bracket, China beat Angola 97-41 to start the day. Mali beat Argentina 63-48. Canada beat Colombia 71-51, but Maria Alvarez did have 20 points while facing some players she may see again in college. New Zealand beat hosts Belarus 73-59.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2707/China-Angola#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2707/Mali-Argentina#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2707/Colombia-Canada#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2707/Belarus-New-Zealand#tab=boxscore

Bracket:

Semifinals:
France vs Australia
Hungary vs United States

5th Place:
Latvia vs Italy
Japan vs Spain

9th Place:
Mali vs New Zealand
China vs Canada

13th Place:
Argentina vs Belarus
Angola vs Colombia

awhom111

07-29-2018, 12:21 AM

The USA U17 Girls' team rolled past Hungary 84-39. The final will be at 1:30pm ET on Sunday and can be seen on ESPN+.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2807/Hungary-USA#tab=boxscore

Defending champions Australia started well against France in the other semifinal, but their opponents started the second half on fire and then completed the comeback to win 68-58.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2807/France-Australia#tab=boxscore

In the battle for fifth place, Italy beat Latvia 86-49 and Spain came back to beat Japan 69-68.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2807/Latvia-Italy#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2807/Japan-Spain#tab=boxscore

The consolation bracket had one exciting game as Mali came back to force overtime then prevailed 66-64 over New Zealand. Canada beat China 74-59.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2807/Mali-New-Zealand#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2807/China-Canada#tab=boxscore

Maria Alvarez had another solid game for Colombia as they fended off Angola 49-44 in the quest to avoid last place. Hosts Belarus continue to miss chances, taking a lead before succumbing to Argentina 61-58.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2807/Angola-Colombia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2807/Argentina-Belarus#tab=boxscore

Final Day Schedule:
1st: France vs United States
3rd: Australia vs Hungary
5th: Italy vs Spain
7th: Latvia vs Japan
9th: Mali vs Canada
11th: New Zealand vs China
13th: Argentina vs Colombia
15th: Belarus vs Angola

awhom111

07-29-2018, 04:50 PM

The USA U17 Girls' team completed their revenge for the last team with a 92-40 win over France.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2907/France-USA#tab=boxscore

Australia captured the final medal with a 57-51 win over Hungary.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2907/Australia-Hungary#tab=boxscore

Italy beat Spain 65-58 for 5th place.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2907/Italy-Spain#tab=boxscore

Japan beat Latvia 75-57 for 7th place.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2907/Latvia-Japan#tab=boxscore

Canada won the consolation championship 58-50 over Mali.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2907/Mali-Canada#tab=boxscore

China beat New Zealand 88-66 for 11th place.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2907/New-Zealand-China#tab=boxscore

Argentina won the battle of South America 51-47 over Colombia for 13th place.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2907/Argentina-Colombia#tab=boxscore

Hosts Belarus avoided last place with a 70-58 win over Angola.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17women/2018/game/2907/Belarus-Angola#tab=boxscore

awhom111

08-01-2018, 12:07 AM

The USA U19 teams both lost last year so the U18s this year are preparing for revenge next summer. The boys took care of business earlier, but the girls are now in Mexico for the Americas tournament. YouTube will be carrying the games and the first one against Argentina can be seen here at 7:30pm ET on Wednesday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbFEwpUdeqc

awhom111

08-02-2018, 12:53 AM

The USA U18 Girl's team started the Americas Championship with an 87-42 win over Argentina.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0108/USA-Argentina#tab=boxscore

The next game is at 3pm ET on Thursday with the YouTube link not available yet.

The other Group A game went to Puerto Rico 74-69 over Chile. Both players who just finished high school on the mainland had good games as Sheslanie Laureano had 14 points and 9 rebounds and Eva Sanchez had 13 points and 13 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0108/Puerto-Rico-Chile#tab=boxscore

Group B play started with Canada beating Colombia 73-49. Two players entering NCAA schools had good games as Christina Morra had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Taya Hanson had 14 points and 9 rebounds while Maria Alvarez had 19 points in the loss after coming off an excellent U17 tournament. The hosts ended the day in Mexico City with an 88-48 win over El Salvador as both teams have players with ties to the United States. In the win, Katia Gallegos had 13 points and 6 assists and Jessica Paz y Puente had 13 points while Kimberly Villalobos had 18 points and 11 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0108/Colombia-Canada#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0108/Mexico-El-Salvador#tab=boxscore

Here are some players I found with ties to the United States (to the states themselves in the case of Puerto Rico):

Puerto Rico:
Sheslanie Laureano, Ferguson (FL) and FIU signee
Eva Sanchez, Fort Bend Austin (TX) and Pratt (JC) commit

Canada:
Keishana Washington, Drexel signee
Justina King, Ribet Academy (CA) and Long Beach State signee
Niyah Becker, Utah signee
Taya Hanson, Arizona State signee
Julia Chadwick, Robert Morris signee
Christina Morra, Wake Forest signee

Colombia:
Natalia Pineda, Ferguson (FL) and Eastern Michigan signee
Camila Valencia, Marist (NJ)
Maria Alvarez, Miami Country Day (FL) and South Florida commit

El Salvador:
Alexis Rodriguez, Chaminade College Preparatory (CA) and Cal Lutheran (DIII) signee
Sarah Miranda, Granada Hills Charter (CA)
Jasmine Rodriguez, Chaminade College Preparatory (CA)
Yurizell Funes, Ribet Academy (CA)
Kimberly Villalobos, Bishop Alemany (CA)
Lindsey Castillo, Westalke (CA)

Mexico:
Katia Gallegos, Franklin (TX) and UTEP commit
Jessica Paz y Puente, Clark (TX) and Texas State commit

awhom111

08-03-2018, 12:36 AM

The USA U18 Girl's team rolled past Chile 115-39.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0208/Chile-USA#tab=boxscore

The last game of the group stage is against Puerto Rico at 7:30pm ET on Friday and can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8sCaqUCUXg

The other Group A game saw Argentina beat Puerto Rico 79-60.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0208/Argentina-Puerto-Rico#tab=boxscore

In Group B, Canada beat El Salvador 81-52 as incoming Utah player Niyah Becker had 15 points and 9 rebounds and Wake Forest bound Christina Morra had 11 points and 7 rebounds while California high schooler Kimberly Villalobos had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Mexico looked to be in control at home, but Colombia came back to win 88-78 as South Florida commit Maria Alvarez had 22 points and 6 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0208/El-Salvador-Canada#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0208/Mexico-Colombia#tab=boxscore

awhom111

08-04-2018, 01:08 AM

The USA U18 Girls' team finished the group stage with a 103-59 win over Puerto Rico.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0308/Puerto-Rico-USA#tab=boxscore

Argentina finished in second in Group A after an 82-56 win over Chile.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0308/Argentina-Chile#tab=boxscore
Standings: United States 3-0, Argentina 2-1, Puerto Rico 1-2, Chile 0-3

In Group B, Colombia beat El Salvador 80-48 as incoming Eastern Michigan player Natalia Pineda had 15 points. The same incoming DI players helped Canada win the group as they beat the hosts 65-54 with 11 points from Taya Hanson and Christina Morra had 10 points and 16 rebounds. Katia Gallegos, the Texas high schooler who has committed to UTEP, had 10 points for Mexico.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0308/Colombia-El-Salvador#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0308/Canada-Mexico#tab=boxscore
Standings: Canada 3-0, Colombia 2-1, Mexico 1-2, El Salvador

Bracket (winners qualify for World Championship):
United States vs El Salvador
Puerto Rico vs Colombia
Argentina vs Mexico
Chile vs Canada

awhom111

08-05-2018, 12:14 AM

The USA U18 Girls' team will need to beat El Salvador at 3pm ET on Sunday to qualify for next year's World Championship and it can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2v3q5Taqc

Meanwhile in Australia, Miela Goodchild will head to another set of Australian U18 practices. She may not play for the team in the Asia Championships, which are in the middle of the school year, but with the World Championships during the summer, this is still an important training camp for the future.

awhom111

08-06-2018, 12:11 AM

The USA U18 Girls' team now knows that they are going to get to avenge last year's World Championship loss as they beat El Salvador 87-27.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0508/USA-El-Salvador#tab=boxscore

The United States will face Colombia at 7:30pm ET on Monday and can be seen on YouTube, although the link is not available yet.

The other quarterfinals were played to determine three more qualifiers. Canada beat Chile 98-52 behind some incoming DI players as Christina Morra had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Taya Hanson had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Justina King had 12 points and 8 assists, and Keishana Washington had 10 points. Colombia continues to be a story to watch in youth basketball as their start trio helped them past Puerto Rico 85-58 including players who have been in high school here as Natalia Pineda had 29 points and 6 rebounds and Maria Alvarez had 18 points. Sheslanie Laureano had 10 points in the loss against her high school teammate. The hosts were not close to Argentina in an 89-62 loss, although Texas high schooler Jessica Paz y Fuente had 11 points for Mexico.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0508/Chile-Canada#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0508/Puerto-Rico-Colombia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0508/Argentina-Mexico#tab=boxscore

Brackets:

Semifinals:
United States vs Colombia
Argentina vs Canada

5th Place:
El Salvador vs Puerto Rico
Mexico vs Chile

The European U18 Boys' Championships also concluded on Sunday. Division A was held in Liepaja, Ventspils, and then Riga in Latvia. The hosts lost to Serbia in the final, but those two along with France and Russia qualified for the next World Championship by winning quarterfinals on Friday. Lithuania joined them with a win over Germany. On the other end of the standings, Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina were relegated with losses on Saturday, but put on one last show. It took overtime to determine the other team dropping as Finland outlasted Greece.

Final Standings:
Serbia
Latvia
France
Russia
Lithuania
Germany
Great Britain
Montenegro
Spain
Italy
Croatia
Turkey
Finland
Greece
Ukraine
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Division B was all played in Skopje, Macedonia. The Netherlands beat Slovenia for the title, but both teams had been promoted after semifinal wins on Saturday. Belgium bested Estonia for the last spot in next year's top division tournament.

Final Standings:
Netherlands
Slovenia
Belgium
Estonia
Czech Republic
Belarus
Sweden
Portugal
Israel
Hungary
Bulgaria
Poland
Norway
Slovakia
Iceland
Austria
Switzerland
Macedonia
Luxembourg
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Denmark
Romania
Albania

awhom111

08-07-2018, 01:00 AM

The USA U18 Girls' team broke open their semifinal against Colombia after the first quarter to win 83-47. Maria Alvarez, who will face many of these players again in college, had 19 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0608/USA-Colombia#tab=boxscore

Canada had a pretty close game against Argentina before winning 77-71. The same duo of incoming DI players led the way as Christina Morra had 15 points and 14 rebounds and Taya Hanson had 13 points and 6 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0608/Argentina-Canada#tab=boxscore

In the consolation bracket, Puerto Rico beat El Salvador 70-56. Players with ties to the states part of the United States were active on both sides as Eva Sanchez had 12 points and 8 rebounds in the win while Kimberly Villalobos had 14 points and 6 rebounds in the loss. Chile beat the hosts 71-69, although the Texas high schoolers led Mexico as Jessica Paz y Puente had 17 points and Katia Gallegos had 13 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0608/El-Salvador-Puerto-Rico#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0608/Mexico-Chile#tab=boxscore

Final Day schedule (times EDT, YouTube links not up yet):
7th Place: El Salvador vs Mexico, 3:00pm
5th Place: Puerto Rico vs Chile, 5:00pm
3rd Place: Colombia vs Argentina, 7:30pm
1st Place: United Sates vs Canada, 9:30pm

awhom111

08-08-2018, 12:27 AM

The USA U18 Girls' team trailed after one quarter, but beat Canada 84-60 for the championship. Christina Morra continues to be a player to look out for in the ACC as she had 13 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0708/USA-Canada#tab=boxscore

The day started with the 7th place game as Texas high schooler Katia Gallegos had 10 points in Mexico's 83-61 win over El Salvador. A couple of California prepsters had excellent games in the loss as Kimberly Villalobos had 24 points and 9 rebounds and Jasmine Rodriguez had 16 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0708/El-Salvador-Mexico#tab=boxscore

Puerto Rico beat Chile 61-54 for 5th place, which may or may not matter as Florida high schooler Sheslanie Laureano had 16 points and 8 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0708/Puerto-Rico-Chile#tab=boxscore

Argentina beat Colombia 62-52 for the last medal, although Floridian Maria Alvarez had 15 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2018/game/0708/Colombia-Argentina#tab=boxscore

hallcity

08-08-2018, 07:57 PM

Kentucky up 42-35 at the half over the Bahamas team.

hallcity

08-08-2018, 09:02 PM

Kentucky up 42-35 at the half over the Bahamas team.

Kentucky wins 75-61.

Truth&Justise

08-09-2018, 10:01 AM

Kentucky wins 75-61.

Unless DeAndre Ayton was suiting up for the Bahamas, I'm not sure this means much. But I guess they had the same idea as us--with a lot of freshmen and a marquee matchup to kick off the year, best to get early reps in by taking an international tour.

Since Calipari is the longtime* coach of the Dominican Republic team, any chance Kentucky is playing them?

*just long enough to get Karl-Anthony Towns to commit

awhom111

08-12-2018, 12:47 AM

Two teams from South America entered pre-qualification for future competitions so they played a home and home series on Tuesday and Saturday. Bolivia built a commanding lead at home in Cochamba with a 78-51 win. Ecuador played better at home in Quito, but an 81-76 win still left them short 154-132 on aggregate. Former collegian Juan Pablo Alvarez had 20 points and 6 rebounds for the hosts.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/south-american/game/0708/Bolivia-Ecuador#|tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2021/prequalifiers/south-american/game/1108/Ecuador-Bolivia#tab=boxscore

Nonthaburi, Thailand hosted the Asian U18 Boys' Championship. Australia and New Zealand dominated in the combined format as Oceania merged with Asia and it was the Emus winning the title. The other important games were Thursday's quarterfinals, which determined which teams would qualify for the next U19 World Championship and the Philippines and China captured those spots. Japan, Iran, Bahrain, and South Korea captured spots 5 through 8. The rest of the teams did not play classification playoffs so there is no official final ranking for them. Indonesia, Lebanon, India, and Taiwan were eliminated in the first knockout stage. Kazakhstan, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and the hosts were eliminated after the group stage.

awhom111

08-12-2018, 04:58 PM

Both European U18 Girls' Championships finished today. Division A had five spots that would also award U19 World Championship qualification. Germany beat Spain for the title in Udine, Italy. Hungary and Latvia qualified with quarterfinal wins on Friday. Belgium beat out the Czech Republic for the last spot. Sweden and Slovenia were relegated with losses on Saturday and Cinderella story Ireland fell short in their bid for the last survival spot against Bosnia.

Final Standings:
Germany
Spain
Hungary
Latvia
Belgium
Czech Republic
France
Russia
Croatia
Italy
Poland
Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ireland
Sweden
Slovenia

Furstenfeld, Gussing, and Oberwart hosted the Division B tournament in Austria. Lithuania beat Belarus for the championship after both teams had already earned promotion with wins on Saturday. Israel joined them with a win over Turkey.

Lithuania
Belarus
Israel
Turkey
Portugal
Netherlands
Finland
Ukraine
Romania
Great Britain
Greece
Luxembourg
Denmark
Slovakia
Switzerland
Cyprus
Austria
Montenegro
Iceland
Bulgaria
Albania
Kosovo
Norway
Georgia

awhom111

08-14-2018, 09:28 PM

Miela Goodchild has been named to Australia's U18 team for the Asian Championship:
http://basketball.net.au/gems-announce-team-for-fiba-under-18-asian-championships/

The timing of the tournament is terrible as it will be right around the start of the college season. She is not the only incoming collegiate player named to the roster as Emma Clarke of Colorado, Ula Motuga of Washington State, and Sam Simons of St. Mary's were also on the list.

awhom111

08-18-2018, 07:44 PM

The two European U16 Boys' tournaments finished today. Neither will qualify teams for the U17 World Championship, but this year is still important because it determines which teams play in Division A next year, which is where teams will qualify.

Division A was played in Novi Sad, Serbia. Croatia somewhat surprisingly edged Spain for the title (Usman Garuba of Spain is a name you should remember). Georgia and the Netherlands were relegated with Friday losses and then Montenegro joined them after losing to Slovenia.
Final Standings:
Croatia
Spain
Turkey
France
Serbia
Greece
Lithuania
Latvia
Germany
Israel
Estonia
Italy
Slovenia
Montenegro
Netherlands
Georgia

Division B was played in Sarajevo and Russia beat hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina for the title, but both had earned promotion yesterday. Macedonia moves up after beating the Czech Republic.
Final Standings:
Russia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Macedonia
Czech Republic
Poland
Iceland
Great Britain
Romania
Belgium
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Denmark
Finland
Portugal
Ireland
Belarus
Hungary
Switzerland
Sweden
Slovakia
Cyprus
Norway
Kosovo
Luxembourg

awhom111

08-19-2018, 02:59 PM

Sofia Roma did not make Puerto Rico's final squad for the Centrobasket Women tournament, which they will host starting tomorrow.

The Africa U18 Girls' Championship concluded today in Maputo, Mozambique. The hosts lost to Mali in the final, but both teams qualified for next year's U19 World Championship with wins on Saturday.
Final Standings:
Mali
Mozambique
Angola
Rwanda
Egypt
Cape Verde
Democratic Republic of Congo
Uganda

awhom111

08-21-2018, 12:35 AM

There is no Duke representation at Centrobasket Women, but I did write about the first day here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/08/2018-centrobasket-day-1-august-20th/

Four teams out of seven will qualify for next year's Americas Championship, keeping their Olympic dreams alive.

USA Basketball has made coaching announcements so hopefully a roster will not be too far behind:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/08/mwcq-sept-coaches.aspx

awhom111

08-22-2018, 12:25 AM

I recapped Centrobasket Women Day 2 here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/08/centrobasket-day-2-august-21st/

Mexico and Puerto Rico advanced and qualified for next year's Americas championship. Cuba and the Dominican Republic should join them as long as Guatemala does not manage an upset.

Here are the rosters to the best of my ability:

Cuba:
Fransy Ochoa, La Habana (Cuba)
Lisdeyvi Martinez, La Habana (Cuba)
Yamara Amargo, Sancti Spiritus (Cuba)
Dairis Tornell, La Habana (Cuba)
Marlen Cepeda, Sancti Spiritus (Cuba)
Leidys Oquendo, Camaguey (Cuba)
Suchitel Avila, La Habana (Cuba)
Maria Perez, Sancti Spiritus (Cuba)
Leanyi Becquer, La Habana (Cuba)
Yuniesky Bouly, Guantanamo (Cuba)
Anisleidy Galindo, Pinar Del Rio (Cuba)

Dominican Republic:
Charlenny Frias, Calero (Dominican Republic)
Jenifer Jimenez, Este (Dominican Republic)
Julady Zapata, Sur (Dominican Republic)
Yohanna Morton, club unknown, Robert Morris
Jennifer Estrella, La Vega (Dominican Republic)
Andreina Paniagua, Calero (Dominican Republic)
Genesis Evangelista, Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
Flor Jones, Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
Giocelis Reynoso, Isabela (Puerto Rico)/Tallina University (Estonia), Central Connecticut State
Yamile Rodriguez, Aros (Spain), East Tennessee State
Sugeiry Monsac, Guachupita (Dominican Republic), Robert Morris
Marian Soto, Sur (Dominican Republic)

Guatemala:
Natalie Larranaga, club unknown
Alma Lopez, club unknown
Krystha Cano, club unknown
Astrid Garcia, club unknown
Vicky Juarez, club unknown
Linda Gonzalez, San Luis Potosi Acereras (Mexico)
Cynthia Rivera, club unknown
Elizabeth Camacho, club unknown
Emily Rosales, club unknown
Luisa Rivas, club unknown
Sonia Vasquez, Aleman (Bolivia)
Ashley Rosales, club unknown

Bahamas:
Shaniqua Thompson, club unknown
Joette Fernander, Texas College (NAIA)
Arlia Greene, club unknown, Webber (NAIA)
Brea Forbes, Lees-McRae (DII)
Tracy Lewis, club unknown, Little Big Horn (JC)
Valicia Demeritte, Potter's House Christian Academy (FL)
Marvia Dean, Concordia University (Canada)
Sha-Londa Neely, Jacksonville
Ashley Moss, Concordia University (Canada)
Leashia Grant, Lakehead University (Canada), Texas Tech
Britenique Harrison, Operators (Bahamas), Benedict (DII)

Costa Rica:
Ana Matamoros, Goicoechea (Costa Rica)
Natalia Galvez, Coronado (Costa Rica)
Sofia Jimenez, Coronado (Costa Rica)
Monica Malavassi, Coronado (Costa Rica)
Raysie Miller, Coronado (Costa Rica)
Daniela Quesada, Coronado (Costa Rica)
Kathylee Pinnock, Illinois Central (JC)
Paula Reyna, Santo Domingo (Costa Rica)
Maria Mora, ITESM (Mexico)
Jennifer Sanchez, Santo Domingo (Costa Rica)
Paula Mora, University of Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
Maria Alfaro, Santo Domingo (Costa Rica)

Mexico:
Alejandra Arellano
Jackie Luna-Castro, Kallitheas (Greece)/Logan Thunder (Australia), College of Charleston
Kimberly Taylor, ITESM-CEM (Mexico)
Paola Beltran, Aguascalientes Lobas (Mexico)
Brisa Silva, Guanajato Mieleras (Mexico), Oklahoma State
Sofia Moreno, La Paz Reinas (Mexico)
Daniela Pardo, ITESM (Mexico)
Gladiana Avila, ITESM (Mexico)
Casandra Asencio, UMA (Mexico)
Jazmin Valenzuela, Nayarit Mexcaltecas (Mexico)
Claudia Ramos, Cal State Northridge

Puerto Rico:
Jennifer O'Neill, Bydgoszcz (Poland), Kentucky and WNBA (2015)
Tayra Melendez, Aguada Santeras (Puerto Rico), Rhode Island
Anushka Maldonado, club unknown, Southern Oregon (NAIA)
Pamela Rosado, Morovis Mountaineers (Puerto Rico)
Ali Gibson, club unknown, Oregon State
Michelle Gonzalez, Morovis Mountaineers (Puerto Rico), FIU
Dayshalee Salaman, Aguada Santeras (Puerto Rico)/Obras (Argentina), Lincoln Memorial (DII)
Mari Placido, Aguada Santeras (Puerto Rico)
Ashley Perez, no club, James Madison
Yolanda Jones, Carolina Giants (Puerto Rico), Louisiana-Lafayette
Jazmon Gwathmey, KEB Hanabank (South Korea)/Indiana Fever, James Madison
Isalys Quinones, Dartmouth

awhom111

08-23-2018, 12:19 AM

http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/08/centrobasket-day-3-august-22nd/

The Centrobasket Women bracket is set. Cuba's win officially carried them and the Dominican Republic into the semifinals and next year's Americas tournament. Now that that part is done, the teams should put on a couple of decent knockout round games with FIBA's YouTube channel broadcasting.

awhom111

08-24-2018, 12:16 AM

Both Centrobasket Women semifinals ended up being good games, but it was Puerto Rico and Cuba winning as expected.
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/08/centrobasket-semifinals-august-23rd/

awhom111

08-24-2018, 10:06 PM

Centrobasket Women is over:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/08/centrobasket-finals-august-24th/

Final Standings:
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Bahamas
Costa Rica
Guatemala

awhom111

08-25-2018, 08:45 PM

The European U16 Girls' Championships concluded today. This is not the year where they qualify for the World Championship, but which divisions teams ended up in will be big for next year's tournament, which does have bigger implications.

Division A was held in Kaunas, Lithuania and Italy beat the Czech Republic for the title. Serbia and the Netherlands were relegated after losses yesterday and Croatia lost to Belgium to also drop down a division.
Final Standings:
Italy
Czech Republic
Spain
Turkey
France
Russia
Hungary
Poland
Latvia
Germany
Lithuania
Denmark
Belgium
Croatia
Serbia
Netherlands

Division B was held in Podgorica, Montenegro. Sweden beat Greece for the title, but both teams had already secured promotion with wins yesterday. Finland beat Belarus for the last top flight spot next year.
Final Standings:
Sweden
Greece
Finland
Belarus
Israel
Romania
Portugal
Slovenia
Estonia
Ukraine
Montenegro
Norway
Slovakia
Ireland
Great Britain
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Bulgaria
Iceland
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosovo
Macedonia
Albania

awhom111

08-31-2018, 12:27 AM

Women's basketball will be focused on the World Championship shortly, but South America is conducting their championship in Tunja, Colombia:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/08/south-american-championship-day-1-august-30th/

The top four teams will qualify for the Americas tournament next year automatically and games are on YouTube.

awhom111

08-31-2018, 11:26 PM

The South American Championship for Women continued and the field is mostly set for the next round:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/09/south-american-championship-day-2-august-31st/

Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia are still in championship contention and locked up spots in the next Americas tournament with the winner of Saturday's Paraguay-Venezuela game joining them.

Here are the rosters for all the teams:

Brazil:
Babi Honorio, Vera Cruz Campinas (Brazil)
Izabella Sangalli, Mar Gijon (Spain)/Tomas de Rocamora (Argentina)
Taina Paixao, Las Heras Mendoza (Argentina)
Jacqueline De Paula, Santo Andre (Brazil)
Tati Pacheco, Sampaio (Brazil)
Clarissa Dos Santos, Charleville (France), WNBA (2015-2016)
Erika De Souza, Avenida (Spain), WNBA (2002, 2007-2017)
Stephanie Soares, Bradesco (Brazil), Signed with The Master's (NAIA)
Nadia Colhado, Uni Girona (Spain), WNBA (2014-2015, 2017)
Gilmara Justino, Uninassau (Brazil)
Raphaella Monteiro, Uniao Sportiva (Portugal)
Lays Da Silva, Sao Bernardo Instituto Brazolin UNIP (Brazil)

Chile:
Priscila Pizarro, Gimnastico (Chile)
Florencia Colossi, Lobas (Chile)
Javiera Novion, Universitarios de Chile (Chile), Eckerd (DII)
Ziomara Morrison, Sampaio (Brazil)/Leones de Quilpe (Chile), WNBA (2012)
Daniela Troncoso, New Crusaders (Chile)
Jenifer Fuentes, Boston College (Chile)
Barbara Cousino, Barry University (DII)/Boston College (Chile)
Anahi Moran, Gimnastico (Chile)
Catalina Abuyeres, Boston College (Chile)
Tatiana Gomez, New Crusaders (Chile)
Javiera Morales, Brisas (Chile)
Milena Koljanin, Universitarios de Chile (Chile)

Paraguay:
Maria Mercado, Sol de America (Paraguay)
Ilda Pena, Felix Perez (Paraguay)
Paola Ferrari, Zaragoza (Spain), Union (DII)
Marta Peralta, Sol de America (Paraguay)
Astrid Huttemann, Libertad (Paraguay), Union (DII)
Natalia Quevedo, Sol De America (Paraguay)
Patricia Rojas, Sol de America (Paraguay)
Tamara Insfran, Felix Perez (Paraguay), Cumberland (NAIA)
Maria Caraves, Sol de America (Paraguay)
Andrea Gomez, Sol de America (Paraguay)
Rocio Insfran, Sol de America (Paraguay)
Adela Cardenas, Sol de America (Paraguay)

Venezuela:
Genesis Rivera, UMass
Odeth Betancourt, club unknown
Yosimar Corrales, Quimsa (Argentina)
Luisanny Zapata, club unknown
Ivaney Marquez, Quimsa (Argentina), University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (NAIA)
Daniela Wallen, Lund (Sweden)/Geelong Supercats (Australia), Oklahoma City (NAIA)
Luisana Ortega, Real (Peru)
Mariana Duran, Las Heras Mendoza (Argentina), Oklahoma City (NAIA)
Sharol Renault, La Salle (Bolivia)
Marielka Garate, Real (Peru)
Waleska Perez, Blumenau (Brazil)/Obras (Argentina), Weatherford (JC)
Yanetsy Zamaro, club unknown

Argentina:
Macarena Rosset, Obras (Argentina)
Macarena Durso, Presidente Venceslau (Brazil)/Berazategui (Argentina)
Victoria Llorente, Gernika (Spain)/Velez Sarsfield (Argentina)
Andrea Boquete, Obras (Argentina)
Celia Fiorotto, Berazategui (Argentina)
Agostina Burani, Union Florida (Argentina)
Melisa Gretter, Vera Cruz Campinas (Brazil)/Union Florida (Argentina)
Ornella Santana, Tias (Spain)/Berazategui (Argentina)
Debora Gonzalez, Napoli (Italy)/Velez Sarsfield (Argentina)
Mara Marchizotti, Bishop's University (Canada)/Tomas Rocamora (Argentina)
Agustina Leiva, Presidente Venceslau (Brazil)/Berazategui (Argentina)
Natacha Perez, Las Heras Mendoza (Argentina)

Colombia:
Manuela Rios, club unknown
Diana Prens, club unknown
Yuliany Paz, club unknown
Mayra Caicedo, club unknown
Carolina Lopez, club unknown
Maria Palacio, club unknown
Mabel Martinez, Leones (Ecuador)
Yaneth Arias, club unknown
Jenifer Munoz, club unknown
Marlyn Vente, club unknown
Narlyn Mosquera, Gimnastico (Chile)
Luz Cordoba, club unknown

Ecuador:
Viviana Zurita, LUMS (Ecuador)
Maria Olives, Floresta (Ecuador)
Marjorie Caicedo, Leones (Ecuador)
Erika Calderon, Floresta (Ecuador)
Jillian Molina, Floresta (Ecuador)
Dayanna Salcedo, Quito (Ecuador)
Anabel Barahona, Atenas (Ecuador)
Karla Yepez, University of Prince Edward Island (Canada)
Maria Mogollon, Leones (Ecuador)
Doris Lasso, Quimsa (Argentina)
Tatiana Patino, Atenas (Ecuador)
Maria Carpio, Atenas (Ecuador)

Peru:
Maria Bellatin, Regatas (Peru), Lamar
Giovanna De Lorenzi, Real (Peru)
Lorena Garcia, Regatas (Peru)
Veronica Escudero, Regatas (Peru)
Ana Farfan, Real (Peru)
Romina Mansilla, Regatas (Peru)
Mariel Quiroz, Universitario (Peru)
Rafaella Parodi, Regatas (Peru)
Veronica Cosmopolis, Regatas (Peru)
Ximena Vega, Real (Peru)
Lucia Guerrero, club unknown
Belen Cueto, Real (Peru)

awhom111

09-02-2018, 01:02 AM

Group play finished at the South American Championship for Women:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/09/south-american-championship-day-3-september-1st/

Paraguay beat Venezuela for the last spot. The fifth place team could still qualify so all teams are still playing for something.

The USA Women's team is preparing for the World Championship, which is only three weeks away, but the WNBA playoffs and other issues are keeping players out of camp, so they will have to make due when they start:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/09/wnt-training-roster-usc.aspx

awhom111

09-02-2018, 08:00 PM

The African U18 Boys' Championship finished today in Bamako, Mali. The hosts edged out Senegal for the title, but both teams had already qualified for next year's U19 World Championship with wins the day before. The Ivory Coast dropped out before playing a game so there was an odd number of teams.

Final Standings:
Mali
Senegal
Egypt
Angola
Democratic Republic of Congo
Rwanda
Tunisia
Libya
Guinea
Uganda
Algeria

Once the host of the World Championship is decided, we will find out which area gets an additional berth.

awhom111

09-04-2018, 12:36 AM

USA Basketball has announced the players who will compete for spots in the qualifying games against Uruguay and Panama:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/09/mwcq-sept-players.aspx

There are no Duke players this time, although a few players under NBA contract will play.

The South American Championship for Women continued with the knockout round, but only one upset bid was completed:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/09/south-american-championship-semifinals-september-3rd/

awhom111

09-05-2018, 12:30 AM

The South American Championship for Women finished today:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/09/south-american-championship-final-day-september-4th/

Final Standings:
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Paraguay
Venezuela
Ecuador
Chile
Peru

The USA Women's team has their inter-squad scrimmage at 7pm ET on Wednesday and can be seen on NBATV. A bunch of players just competed in WNBA playoff games today so they had to divide up the available players and a few invitees to form two teams of nine players:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/09/wnt-red-white-preview.aspx

awhom111

09-05-2018, 09:40 PM

A number of young players got the chance to show what they can do in the USA intrasquad game today:
https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=229162&light=1&theme=usabasketball

Now that two more teams have been eliminated from the WNBA playoffs, they will soon have a few more players to evaluate as they face Canada in an exhibition on Saturday at 7pm ET and can be seen on NBATV.

awhom111

09-06-2018, 09:32 PM

Elizabeth Williams will join the USA team immediately as she knows that impressing the selection committee with her dedication will be important:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/09/wnt-roster-for-nyc.aspx

Puerto Rico is planning on not making any changes to their Centrobasket Women team as they approach the worlds, which means that Sofia Roma is on the outside looking in at this point:
http://puertorico.basketball/not2.asp?r=CA5C4645A3934561A82E416F57E17670

awhom111

09-09-2018, 12:11 AM

Elizabeth Williams had 8 points in 17 minutes, coming in at a critical time as Dawn Staley's exhibition debut start poorly against Canada, but the United States scored more points in each of the final three quarters to win 74-68.
https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=229164&light=1&theme=usabasketball

awhom111

09-10-2018, 12:21 AM

There has been no additional roster news, so the assumption is that the same players will be available for the next USA exhibition against Japan, which can be seen on NBATV at 7pm ET on Monday.

Here is a feature on Elizabeth and her quick move to join up with the rest of the team:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/09/e-williams-feature.aspx

awhom111

09-10-2018, 09:31 PM

The United States trailed at halftime again in their second exhibition, but got it together again in the fourth quarter to beat Japan 102-87. Elizabeth Williams only played 3 minutes, which seems like a bad sign.
https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=229165&light=1&theme=usabasketball

The Men's Team named a group for their upcoming qualifiers:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/09/mwcq-team-announcement.aspx

awhom111

09-11-2018, 09:35 PM

Elizabeth Williams makes the cut down to 16 players. The team heads to France for a tournament this weekend with 4 players still in the WNBA Finals.
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/09/wwc-16-finalists.aspx

Men's qualifiers continue starting Friday, but it appears that ESPN+ will be the place to watch in the United States.

awhom111

09-12-2018, 09:34 PM

FIBA has announced the hosts for next year's U19 World Championships. Greece will host on the men's side and Thailand will host on the women's side. Neither team qualified on their own so they will each get the last berths and no more will be handed out.

Ahead of qualifying games for the world stage, teams that did not make it are competing for spots in future continental tournaments. West Asia started their next stage yesterday in Manama, Bahrain as five teams will play a round robin for four spots in the next round.

Palestine easily has the biggest start of the teams involved as they opened play on Tuesday with a 104-49 win over Bangladesh. In the win, naturalized player Mark Hill had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 steals and Jamal Abu-Shamala, who was born and raised in the United States, had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Sri Lanka lost to the hosts 85-47, although they did get 14 points from current NAIA player Praneeth Udumalagala.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1409/Palestine-Bangladesh#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1409/Sri-Lanka-Bahrain#tab=boxscore

Saudi Arabia was the last team to play their first game, beating Palestine 85-76 on Wednesday. The South Asia teams squared off in what could determine the last spot with Praneeth Udumalagala leading Sri Lanka again, this time with 17 points in their 63-60 win over Bangladesh.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1509/Saudi-Arabia-Palestine#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1509/Bangladesh-Sri-Lanka#tab=boxscore

awhom111

09-13-2018, 11:52 PM

A long day of qualifying around the world started with both groups in Asia. West Asia Group D and East Asia Group B combined to form a new Group F. The Philippines had to bring a revamped team with them to Tehran after the brawl in the last game, which could be good for them in the long term, but they lost 81-73 as former collegian Christian Stanhardinger had 30 points and 12 rebounds. Iran got 11 points and 11 rebounds from former college player and draft pick Arsalan Kazemi. East Asia had the better of the day starting with Japan going to Almaty and beating Kazakhstan 85-70, helped by bringing their big guns across the ocean as Rui Hachimura had 24 points and 7 rebounds and Yuta Watanabe had 17 points. Australia beat Qatar 95-43 in Doha, although naturalized player and famous NBA story Tanguy Ngombo had 14 points and 8 rebounds. The visitors have a number of former collegians as Jesse Wagstaff had 18 points, Anthony Drmic had 13 points, Nick Kay had 12 points, Daniel Johnson had 11 points, and Mitch McCarron had 10 points and 6 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/1309/Iran-Philippines#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/1309/Kazakhstan-Japan#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/1309/Qatar-Australia#tab=boxscore
Standings: Australia 6-1, Iran 6-1, Philippines 4-3, Japan 3-4, Kazakhstan 3-4, Qatar 2-5

West Asia Group C welcomed the teams from East Asia Group A to form Group E. Syria still cannot host games so they played New Zealand in Zouk Mikael in Lebanon and lost 107-66 although they did get 11 points from naturalized player Justin Hawkins. The visitors were led by a number of their former collegians as Isaac Fotu had 16 points and 6 rebounds, Jordan Ngatai had 16 points, and Tai Webster had 15 points. Jordan got 24 points from naturalized player Dar Tucker in Amman, but South Korea got 30 points and 7 rebounds from their naturalized player Ricardo Ratliffe to win 86-75. China has qualified as hosts, but could still play spoiler or help us avoid having to do math, but they fell 92-88 in overtime in the second game of the doubleheader in Lebanon. The hosts got big games from some of their former collegians as Ali Haidar had 26 points and 9 rebounds, Ahmad Ibrahim had 19 points, and naturalized player Ater Majok had 17 points and 8 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/1309/Syria-New-Zealand#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/1309/Jordan-Korea#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/1309/Lebanon-China#tab=boxscore
Standings: New Zealand 6-1, Lebanon 6-1, South Korea 5-2, Jordan 5-2, China 3-4, Syria 2-5

European qualifiers were not geographical as groups crossed over for the second stage, starting with Groups E and F forming the new Group K. France thought that they would have no issues in Botevgrad, getting 17 points from Nicolas Batum, but Bulgaria handed them their first loss 74-68 as naturalized player Dee Bost had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Alex Murphy was finally able to earn a place for Finland as they hosted Bosnia and Herzegovina in Espoo and won 85-81, providing 13 points in 19 minutes. Former draft pick Petteri Koponen had 14 points and 7 assists while the visitors did have both of their NBA players as Jusuf Nurkic had 20 points and 9 rebounds and Dzanan Musa had 15 points and 9 assists. A bad day for former Group E teams finished in Pardubice with an 80-78 win for the Czech Republic as their NBA player Tomas Satoransky had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists and naturalized player Blake Schilb had 13 points while ex-NBA player Alexey Shved had 16 points and 7 assists for the visitors.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1309/Bulgaria-France#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1309/Czech-Republic-Russia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1309/Finland-Bosnia-and-Herzegovina#tab=boxscore
Standings: France, 6-1, Czech Republic 6-1, Finland 4-3, Russia 3-4, Bulgaria 3-4, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-5

Groups G and H combined to form Group L. Germany doubled up Estonia 86-43 in Tallinn as they had their NBA players with Dennis Schroder providing 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists and Maxi Kleber adding 11 points. Georgia went to Tel Aviv and beat Israel 85-80 as ex-NBA player Tornike Shengalia had 22 points and 9 rebounds, former collegian Duda Sanadze had 17 points, and naturalized player Matt Janning had 15 points while former collegian Jake Cohen had 14 points for the hosts. Greece was the only former Group H team to win, beating Serbia 70-63 in Heraklion to remain undefeated. With a chance to have most of their players, Nick Calathes had 15 points as did famous draft rights trade bait player Georgios Printezis. The visitors did not have most of their NBA players, but Bogdan Bogdanovic did have 19 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1309/Estonia-Germany#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1309/Israel-Georgia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1309/Greece-Serbia#tab=boxscore
Standings: Germany 7-0, Greece 7-0, Serbia 4-3, Georgia 3-4, Israel 3-4, Estonia 2-5

Americas qualifying closed the day as all Group F teams played with the combination of South America Group B and North America Group D. The US Virgin Islands continue have depth issues, although former collegians led the way with Georgio Milligan providing 26 points and 10 rebounds and Walter Hodge adding 20 points, as they went to Caracas and lost to Venezuela 87-73. Canada beat Brazil 85-77 in Laval with a bunch of familiar names, even while missing a star guard. Kelly Olynyk had 20 points and 19 rebounds, Cory Joseph had 16 points and 10 assists, Melvin Ejim had 14 points, Tristan Thompson had 10 points and 12 rebounds, and Kevin Pangos had 10 points and 8 assists. The visitors are still relying on their ancient former NBA players as Leandro Barbosa had 18 points, Marcelo Huertas had 14 points and 12 assists, and Anderson Varejao had 10 points. The Dominican Republic beat Chile 71-46 in Santo Domingo as former collegian Eulis Baez had 10 points and 9 rebounds while former collegian Sebastian Suarez had 12 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/1309/Virgin-Islands-Venezuela#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/1309/Canada-Brazil#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/1309/Dominican-Republic-Chile#tab=boxscore
Standings: Canada 6-1, Venezuela 6-1, Brazil 5-2, Dominican Republic 5-2, US Virgin Islands 2-5, Chile 1-6

Pre-qualification in Asia continued for the future with the West Asia round robin ongoing in Bahrain. Saudi Arabia beat Sri Lanka 107-44 despite another solid game from collegian Praneeth Udumalagala, who had 18 points and 7 steals. The hosts then beat Bangladesh 126-52 to carry them and Saudi Arabia through to the next round.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1109/Sri-Lanka-Saudi-Arabia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1109/Bahrain-Bangladesh#tab=boxscore

Pre-qualification also started in Europe in exciting fashion as the four games were decided by a total of eleven points. The teams that were eliminated from world qualifying joined the teams that made it through the first set of qualifiers to make four groups of three with only the group winners advancing. Two overtimes were necessary in Group A play in Minsk before Denmark could escape with a 98-94 win. Former collegians featured for both teams as Shavon Shields had 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists, Chanan Colman had 15 points and 8 assists, and Jonathan Gilling had 13 points in the win while Artsiom Parakhouski had 16 points and 8 rebounds in the loss. Group D also started with an overtime game in Schwechat as Austria welcomed Cyprus, which replaced cash-strapped Armenia, winning 72-69. Naturalized player Anthony King had 15 points and 8 rebounds for the visitors. Macedonia visited Kosovo and left Pristina with a 76-73 win as former collegian Stojan Gjuroski had 14 points and naturalized player Richard Hendrix had 10 points and 12 rebounds. In the loss, naturalized player Scott Bamforth had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists and former collegian Lis Shoshi had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Belgium survived a tough challenge from Portugal to win 66-65 in Pepinster.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1309/Belarus-Denmark#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1309/Austria-Armenia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1309/Kosovo-MKD#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1309/Belgium-Portugal#tab=boxscore

awhom111

09-15-2018, 12:09 AM

The United States introduced a whole new cast of characters in Las Vegas, doubling up Uruguay 114-57.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/1409/USA-Uruguay#tab=boxscore

The other Group E games were also played as southern Group A combined with northern Group C. Puerto Rico was happy to host in San Juan again, beating Panama 82-73 with J.J. Barea returning with 18 points and 7 assists among other familiar names as Gian Clavell had 14 points and A.D. Vassallo had 11 points. Former collegians also featured in the loss as Javier Carter had 16 points, Trevor Gaskins had 15 points, and Tony Bishop had 10 points and 8 rebounds. There was almost another upset in Mexico City as the hosts got 18 points and 12 rebounds from their ex-NBA player Gustavo Ayon and 15 points from former collegian Orlando Mendez-Valdez, but Argentina escaped 78-74.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/1409/Puerto-Rico-Panama#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/1409/Mexico-Argentina#tab=boxscore
Standings: United States 6-1, Argentina 6-1, Puerto Rico 5-2, Uruguay 4-3, Panama 3-4, Mexico 3-4

Another busy day of qualifying started with the beginning of the second stage in Africa. Just like the last round, home and home games are being replaced by three games at a time at one site to save on costs. Groups A and C combined to form Group E with this set of games being played in Rades, Tunisia. Angola beat Cameroon to start the day as former collegian Yanick Moreira had 20 points and 9 rebounds. In the loss, naturalized player D.J. Strawberry had 17 points and former collegian Arnaud William Adala Moto had 13 points. The hosts stayed undefeated by beating Morocco 65-50 as it was finally agreed for Michael Roll to return to the team as the naturalized player despite playing his club basketball in Israel, giving them 13 points and 6 rebounds. Egypt used a strong second half to beat Chad 99-83 as former collegian Omar Oraby had 18 points and 10 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1409/Angola-Cameroon#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1409/Morocco-Tunisia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1409/Egypt-Chad#tab=boxscore
Standings: Tunisia 7-0, Angola 5-2, Cameroon 4-3, Egypt 4-3, Morocco 3-4, Chad 2-5

Groups B and D combined to form Group F with the first games in Lagos, Nigeria. Mali came back to edge the Central African Republic 66-65 with 16 points from former collegian Ibrahim Djambo. In the loss, former collegian Destin Damachoua had 15 points and 6 rebounds and naturalized player Johndre Jefferson had 12 points. Senegal beat surprisingly tough Rwanda 94-89 as they were able to call on a number of stars, including Gorgui Dieng, who had 28 points and 7 rebounds, while Youssoupha Ndoye had 12 points and 7 rebounds and Thierno Niang had 11 points. A number of players with ties to the United States also featured in the loss as Kenny Gasana had 19 points and Dan Manzi had 16 points. The hosts beat the Ivory Coast 84-73 to maintain the top spot, getting an NBA player alongside their usual players with American roots as Obi Emegano had 15 points, Ike Diogu had 13 points and 6 rebounds, and Al-Farouq Aminu, Ike Iroegbu, and Ike Nwamu had 11 points each. Former collegian Adjehi Baru had 10 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1409/CAF-Mali#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1409/Senegal-Rwanda#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1409/Cote-d-Ivoire-Nigeria#tab=boxscore
Standings: Nigeria 7-0, Senegal 6-1, Rwanda 3-4, Mali 3-4, Central African Republic 3-4, Ivory Coast 2-5

In Europe, Groups A and B combined to form Group I. Ukraine was finally able to bring in some bigger names for their game in Kiev, handing Spain, which opted to field most of the squad they had used previously other than Sergio Rodriguez, who had 12 points, their first loss 76-65. Svi Mykhailiuk had 22 points, ex-NBA player Slava Kravtsov had 13 points, Denys Lukashov, who survived being teammates with the Ball brothers, had 11 points, and Alex Len did not reach double figures thanks to his awful free throw shooting. Latvia beat Slovenia 85-74 in Riga as former draft pick Janis Timma had 18 points and 12 rebounds while naturalized player Anthony Randolph had 10 points and 6 rebounds for the visitors. Turkey beat Montenegro 79-69 in Ankara behind their players with NBA experience. Cedi Osman had 18 points and 6 rebounds, Ersan Ilyasova had 17 points and 8 rebounds, Semih Erden had 16 points, and Furkan Korkmaz had 13 points. Former draft pick Bojan Dubljevic had 22 points and 9 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1409/Ukraine-Spain#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1409/Latvia-Slovenia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1409/Turkey-Montenegro#tab=boxscore
Standings: Spain 6-1, Turkey 5-2, Latvia 5-2, Ukraine 4-3, Montenegro 3-4, Slovenia 2-5

Groups C and D combined to form Group J. Hungary pulled into the last qualifying spot by going to Almere and beating the Netherlands 74-59, although the hosts did get 12 points and 10 rebounds from former collegian Thomas van der Mars. Italy eventually pulled away from Poland in Bologna to win 101-82. Former collegian Amedeo Della Valle had 28 points, Jeff Brooks, newly naturalized by marriage, had 16 points, and ex-NBA player Luigi Datome had 14 points while naturalized player A.J. Slaughter had 28 points in the loss. Croatia was supposed to be on the right track, bringing in their strongest team to face Lithuania, which rested key players, but things did not go to plan in Osijek with a late rally leaving them short 84-83. The hosts still got contributions from their NBA players as Bojan Bogdanovic had 22 points, Dario Saric had 19 points and 6 rebounds, and Ivica Zubac had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1409/Netherlands-Hungary#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1409/Italy-Poland#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1409/Croatia-Lithuania#tab=boxscore
Standings: Lithuania 7-0, Italy 5-2, Hungary 4-3, Netherlands 3-4, Croatia 3-4, Poland 3-4

Pre-qualifying continued in West Asia as well. Palestine advanced with a 112-50 win over Sri Lanka as naturalized player Mark Hill had 14 points and 6 assists and former collegian Jamal Abu-Shamala had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Current college player Praneeth Udumalagala had 20 points in the loss. Saudi Arabia beat hosts Bahrain 83-70 as both teams will advance.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1209/Palestine-Sri-Lanka#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1209/Saudi-Arabia-Bahrain#tab=boxscore

awhom111

09-15-2018, 07:18 PM

Elizabeth Williams played 13 minutes as the United States beat Canada 84-68 in an exhibition. The team has two more players and expects the rest in the middle of the week.
http://www.fibalivestats.com/u/FFBB/944611/bs_en_AU.html

Qualification continued in Africa as the other regions had a day of rest. In Group E, Cameroon beat Morocco 84-74 with 18 points from former collegian Arnaud William Adala Moto while former collegian Mohamed Hachad had 10 points in the loss. Hosts Tunisia remained undefeated with a 69-47 win over Egypt as their NBA player Salah Mejri had 13 points and 9 rebounds while former collegian Assem Marei had 14 points in the loss. Angola beat Chad 75-33 to end the day as a couple players who spent time in school in the United States had good games as Carlos Morais had 23 points and Yanick Moreira had 12 points and 6 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1509/Cameroon-Morocco#|tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1509/Tunisia-Egypt#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1509/Chad-Angola#tab=boxscore
Standings: Tunisia 8-0, Angola 6-2, Senegal 5-3, Egypt 4-4, Morocco 3-5, Chad 2-6

In Group F, Senegal beat Mali behind the duo of Youssoupha Ndoye, who had 23 points and 9 rebounds, and Gorgui Dieng, who had 20 points and 8 rebounds while former collegian Ibrahim Djambo had 15 points and 8 rebounds in the loss. The Ivory Coast beat Rwanda 71-53 with collegians leading the way as Charles Abouo had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Tiegbe Bamba had 12 points, and Baru Adjehi had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Hosts Nigeria beat Tunisia 114-69 to end the day. As usual, those with American roots led the way as Ike Iroegbu had 18 points, Ben Uzoh and Ike Nwamu had 16 points each, Al-Farouq Aminu had 12 points and 8 rebounds, and Stan Okoye and Alade Aminu had 11 points each. Former collegian Destin Damachoua had 14 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1509/Mali-Senegal#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1509/Rwanda-Cote-d-Ivoire#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1509/Nigeria-CAF#tab=boxscore
Standings: Nigeria 8-0, Senegal 7-1, Central African Republic 3-5, Rwanda 3-5, Ivory Coast 3-5, Mali 3-5

West Asian pre-qualification finished in Bahrain as there was no further impact on which teams advanced. Saudi Arabia beat Bangladesh 109-56 to remain undefeated. Palestine finished behind them as naturalized player Mark Hill had 21 points and 9 assists in their 77-57 win over the hosts.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1309/Bangladesh-Saudi-Arabia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1309/Bahrain-Palestine#tab=boxscore
Standings: Saudi Arabia 4-0, Palestine 3-1, Bahrain 2-2, Sri Lanka 1-3, Bangladesh 0-4

awhom111

09-17-2018, 12:21 AM

Elizabeth Williams had 4 points in 9 minutes as the United States beat Senegal 109-58 in an exhibition.
http://www.fibalivestats.com/u/FFBB/944613/bs_en_AU.html

The day of qualifiers began in Africa again as this set of games finished up in Group E. Chad and Morocco are now both at the bottom after Chad won their matchup 69-63. Tunisia already advanced, but decided to entertain the home fans instead of helping out Angola, wining 84-64 with 12 points and 6 rebounds from naturalized player Michael Roll. Naturalized player Reggie Moore had 18 points and former collegian Yanick Moreira had 17 points and 7 rebounds for the visitors. Former collegian Omar Oraby had 10 points as Egypt beat Cameroon 62-58 to pull even in the standings as both will be in contention for the finals spots.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1609/Chad-Morocco#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1609/Tunisia-Angola#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1609/Cameroon-Egypt#tab=boxscore
Standings: Tunisia 9-0, Angola 6-3, Egypt 5-4, Cameroon 5-4, Chad 3-6, Morocco 3-6

The day started in Group F as the Ivory Coast beat Mali 69-59 to pull ahead as the teams at the bottom all played each other. Former collegians featured on both sides as Guy Landry Edi had 14 points and Mohamed Kone added 12 points and 6 rebounds in the win while Ibrahim Djambo had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Central African Republic also kept themselves in the mix as they won 68-61 with former collegian Destin Damachoua providing 18 points while Adonis Rwabigwi, who just finished his scholastic career, led Rwanda with 16 points. Nigeria had also qualified, but did not help Senegal clinch a spot as they won 89-61 with the usual names as Ike Diogu had 17 points and 9 rebounds, Al-Farouq Aminu had 12 points and 8 rebounds, and Ike Iroegbu had 10 points. Gorgui Dieng had 17 points and 9 rebounds for the visitors, who will now need to finish the job without him.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1609/Mali-Cote-d-Ivoire#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1609/Rwanda-CAF#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/1609/Nigeria-Senegal#tab=boxscore
Standings: Nigeria 9-0, Senegal 7-2, Central African Republic 4-5, Ivory Coast 4-5, Rwanda 3-6, Mali 3-6

Two groups in Europe continued qualification. In Group K, Russia bounced back in Moscow with a 77-73 win over Bulgaria thanks to their ex-NBA player as Alexey Shved had 22 points and 7 rebounds and Sergey Karasev had 13 points while former draft pick Sasha Vezenkov had 22 points and 12 rebounds in the loss. Alex Murphy and Finland lost to an angry French side 83-67 in Montpellier, although he did have 14 points in 21 minutes. Nicolas Batum had 14 points in the win as he will return to the NBA and former draft pick Mathias Lessort had 13 points and 6 rebounds while former draft pick Petteri Koponen had 14 points and former collegian Shawn Huff had 10 points and 7 rebounds for the visitors. I don't feel like doing the confirming math, but the Czech Republic's 85-80 win in Sarajevo means that they have qualified. They were led by their NBA player Tomas Satoransky, who had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists while naturalized player Blake Schilb had 20 points. Bosnia and Herzegovina now sits in last place and will not get to have their NBA players as Jusuf Nurkic had 19 points and 15 rebounds and Dzanan Musa had 15 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1609/Russia-Bulgaria#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1609/France-Finland#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1609/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina-Czech-Republic#tab=boxscore
Standings: France 7-1, Czech Republic 7-1, Russia 4-4, Finland 4-4, Bulgaria 3-5, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-6

In Group L, Greece needed a big second half to leave Tbilisi with a 86-85 win to clinch their berth as Nick Calathes had 31 points and 7 assists and another ex-NBA player Kostas Papanikolaou had 15 points. For Georgia, ex-NBA player Tornike Shengalia had 22 points and 13 rebounds and naturalized player Matt Janning had 17 points. It was also a dramatic win for Germany to clinch as they came back to force overtime in Leipzig to prevail 112-98 with their NBA players leading the way again as Dennis Schroder had 30 points and 13 assists and Maxi Kleber had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Former collegian Jake Cohen led a young Israel team with 23 points and 8 rebounds. Serbia beat Estonia 91-65 in Belgrade to be in solid position as Nemanja Bjelica had 14 points and 6 rebounds and another player with NBA experience in Miroslav Raduljica had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1609/Georgia-Greece#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1609/Germany-Israel#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1609/Serbia-Estonia#tab=boxscore
Standings: Germany 8-0, Greece 8-0, Serbia 5-3, Georgia 3-5, Israel 3-5, Estonia 2-6

It was only a partial day of pre-qualifiers in Europe as Eric Boateng and Great Britain had their Group D game with Cyprus pushed back to the second window because of how late the changes to the group were made. Denmark should feel good in Group A after beating Sweden 76-72 in Copenhagen as former collegians helped out with Kevin Larsen providing 24 points and 11 rebounds and Chanan Colman adding 10 points and 6 rebounds. Former ESPN announcer name favorite Chris Czerapowicz had 27 points and 7 rebounds for the visitors. In Group B, Macedonia got 14 points and 7 rebounds from naturalized player Richard Hendrix as they beat Romania 90-76 in Skopje to also be in a strong position while naturalized player Giordan Watson had 17 points in the loss. Portugal withstood a late charge from Iceland in Sines to pick up their first Group C win 80-77. A few former collegians led the visitors as Martin Hermansson had 20 points and 8 assists and Elvur Fridriksson and Kari Jonsson had 11 points each.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1609/Denmark-Sweden#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1609/MKD-Romania#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1609/Portugal-Iceland#tab=boxscore

Only one game in the Americas Group F was played as the US Virgin Islands did not play in Brazil. That game went to overtime as Venezuela fended off the Dominican Republic 79-78 in Valencia as former collegian Nestor Colmenares had 16 points. Former collegians also featured in the loss as Eulis Baez had 17 points and Edgar Sosa had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/1609/Venezuela-Dominican-Republic#tab=boxscore

awhom111

09-18-2018, 12:33 AM

Elizabeth Williams played 4 minutes as the United States finished up their official exhibition games with a 77-60 win over France.
http://www.fibalivestats.com/u/FFBB/944616/bs_en_AU.html
After the game, she was kept as a finalist for the roster with one more cut to be made:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/09/wwc-13-finalists.aspx
It is unclear how healthy Elena Delle Donne is right now, which could be a factor. The team is also awaiting three WNBA champions.

The USA Men's team did not have as big a margin this time, but took care of business in Panama City with a 78-48 win. Former collegians led the hosts as Javier Carter had 16 points and CJ Rodriguez had 13 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/1709/Panama-USA#tab=boxscore

The other teams in Group E also played. Uruguay's gamble of tanking the game against the United States paid off as a rested ex-NBA player in Esteban Batista led them to a 63-60 win in Montevideo with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Mexico was led by their ex-NBA player Gustavo Ayon, who had 21 points and 8 rebounds along with their former Wyoming duo as Pako Cruz had 18 points and Luke Martinez had 10 points. Argentina beat Puerto Rico 106-84 in Formosa with their ex-NBA players as Nicolas Laprovittola had 21 points and Luis Scola had 20 points and 9 rebounds. J.J. Barea had 24 points for the visitors who had a roster full of experience on the mainland as Gian Clavell had 13 points and David Huertas had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/1709/Uruguay-Mexico#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/1709/Argentina-Puerto-Rico#tab=boxscore
Standings: United States 7-1, Argentina 7-1, Puerto Rico 5-3, Uruguay 5-3, Mexico 3-5, Panama 3-5

There was only one Group F game, moved to accommodate the longest trip possible when Canada went to Valdivia to beat Chile 84-61. They rested most of their big names, but Joel Anthony had 17 points, Brady Heslip had 12 points, and Justin Jackson had 10 points and 6 rebounds. The hosts had a few players who played in college last season as Felipe Haase had 11 points and 6 rebounds and Manny Suarez had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/1609/Chile-Canada#tab=boxscore
Standings: Canada 7-1, Venezuela 7-1, Brazil 6-2, Dominican Republic 5-3, US Virgin Islands 2-6, Chile 1-7

Asian Qualifiers were held on the first and last days of this window in order to give teams time to travel between West and East Asia as the eastern half hosted this set of games. In Group E, New Zealand slipped past Lebanon 63-60 in Rotorua as the Webster brothers were both involved with Tai providing 13 points and 7 rebounds and Corey adding 11 points as another former collegian in Isaac Fotu had 10 points and 7 rebounds. For the visitors, naturalized player Ater Majok had 16 points and 11 rebounds and former collegian Ahmad Ibrahim had 11 points. South Korea got 41 points and 17 rebounds from naturalized player Ricardo Ratliffe to beat Syria, which got 33 points and 11 rebounds from their naturalized player Justin Hawkins, 103-66 in Goyang. China is still looking to play spoiler as they beat Jordan 88-79 in Beijing despite 23 points from naturalized player Dar Tucker.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/1709/New-Zealand-Lebanon#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/1709/Korea-Syria#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/1709/China-Jordan#tab=boxscore
Standings: New Zealand 7-1, Lebanon 6-2, South Korea 6-2, Jordan 5-3, China 4-4, Syria 2-6

In Group F, Japan beat Iran 70-56 in Tokyo with their big stars leading the way as Rui Hachimura had 25 points and 7 rebounds and Yuta Watanabe had 18 points. Australia beat Kazakhstan 94-41 in Bendigo with former collegians contributing again as Nathan Sobey and Mitch McCarron had 15 points each, Daniel Johnson had 14 points, and Nick Kay had 13 points. The Philippines hosted Qatar behind closed doors in Manila as a result of the brawl and took a while to get going before winning 92-81 with former collegians leading the way as Japeth Aguilar had 16 points and 9 rebounds, Alex Cabagnot had 16 points, and Stanley Pringle had 13 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, naturalized player Tanguy Ngombo had 17 points and 10 rebounds and former collegian Nasser Al-Rayes had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Those results completed a perfect day for the teams from the East Asia section.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/1709/Japan-Iran#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/1709/Australia-Kazakhstan#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/1709/Philippines-Qatar#tab=boxscore
Standings: Australia 7-1, Iran 6-2, Philippines 5-3, Japan 4-4, Kazakhstan 3-5, Qatar 2-6

In Europe, Group I continued in Madrid as Spain outlasted Latvia 85-82 despite 20 points and 7 rebounds from former draft pick Janis Timma. Slovenia got 24 points and 12 rebounds from naturalized player Anthony Randolph and 10 points from former draft pick Vlatko Cancar, but are in a tough spot after an 86-77 loss to Turkey in Ljubljana. The visitors got 22 points from naturalized player Scottie Wilbekin and big games from their NBA contingent as Furkan Korkmaz had 24 points, Cedi Osman had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Ersan Ilyasova had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Montenegro got 26 points and 8 rebounds from former draft pick Bojan Dubljevic and 11 points from former collegian Nemanja Djurisic to beat Ukraine 90-84 in Niksic, leaving both teams just outside the last spot. The visitors were led by their NBA players as Svi Mykhailiuk had 15 points and Alex Len had 13 points and 7 rebounds with former draft pick Sergii Gladyr adding 12 points and 6 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1709/Spain-Latvia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1709/Slovenia-Turkey#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1709/Montenegro-Ukraine#tab=boxscore
Standings: Spain 7-1, Turkey 6-2, Latvia 5-3, Montenegro 4-4, Ukraine 4-4, Slovenia 2-6

In Group J, Italy put themselves in a solid position after beating Hungary 69-63 in Debrecen as ex-NBA player Luigi Datome had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Lithuania wanted to make sure that the home fans in Vilnius savored every moment of securing qualification, finally getting the win after the second overtime 95-93 against the Netherlands as ex-NBA player Mindaugas Kuzminskas had 10 points. Former collegians led the visitors as Charlon Kloof had 19 points, Thomas van der Mars had 16 points, Shane Hammink had 13 points, and Jito Kok had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Croatia's full NBA contingent failed to get them a win again as they fell 79-74 to Poland in Gdansk despite 22 points from Bojan Bogdanovic, 17 points and 7 rebounds from Dario Saric, and 13 points and 8 rebounds from Ante Zizic. The hosts got 14 points and 9 rebounds from former collegian Adam Hrycaniuk and 12 points from naturalized player A.J. Slaughter.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1709/Hungary-Italy#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1709/Lithuania-Netherlands#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1709/Poland-Croatia#tab=boxscore
Standings: Lithuania 8-0, Italy 6-2, Poland 4-4, Hungary 4-4, Netherlands 3-5, Croatia 3-5

awhom111

09-19-2018, 09:37 PM

As was largely expected, Elizabeth Williams was the final cut for the United States once the other players proved that they were healthy:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/09/wwc-team-named.aspx

Duke still has representation as trainer Summer McKeehan will be there.

awhom111

09-23-2018, 12:35 AM

The USA World Cup for Women opener started slowly as Brittney Griner was out, but they won. I recapped all the day's action here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/09/world-cup-day-1-september-22nd/

These are the rosters of the other fifteen teams:

Canada:
Miah-Marie Langlois, Dynamo Novosibirsk (Russia)
Kia Nurse, Connecticut/New York Liberty
Bridget Carleton, Iowa State
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe, Nantes (France), Simon Fraser (DII) and WNBA (2017)
Kim Smith, Mondeville (France), Utah and WNBA (2006-2008)
Miranda Ayim, Landes (France), Pepperdine and WNBA (2011)
Nirra Fields, Gyor (Hungary), UCLA and WNBA (2016)
Natalie Achonwa, Woori Bank (South Korea)/Indiana Fever, Notre Dame
Jamie Weisner, Ferrol (Spain), Oregon State and WNBA (2016)
Shay Colley, Michigan State
Michelle Plouffe, Tarbes (France), Utah
Ruth Hamblin, Adelaide Lightning (Australia)/Bourges (France), Oregon State and WNBA (2016)

France:
Olivia Epoupa, Galatasaray (Turkey)
Endy Miyem, Schio (Italy)/Minnesota Lynx
Sandrine Gruda, Yakin Dogu University (Turkey), WNBA (2008-2010, 2014, 2016-2017)
Helena Ciak, Dynamo Kursk (Russia)
Sarah Michel, Bourges (France)
Valeriane Ayayi, Bourges (France), WNBA (2015)
Alexis Chartereau, Bourges (France)
Marine Johannes, Bourges (France)
Marieme Badiane, Lyon (France)
Alix Duchet, Nice (France)
Romane Bernies, Lattes Montpellier (France)
Diandra Tchatchouang, Bourges (France), Maryland and Drafted 20th in 2013 by San Antonio Stars

Greece:
Evdokia Stamati, Olympiakos (Greece)
Lolita Lymoura, PAOK (Greece)
Anna Spyridopoulou, Olympiakos (Greece)
Pinelopi Pavalopoulou, Washington State
Evanthia Maltsi, Olympiakos (Greece), WNBA (2007)
Angeliki Nikolopoulou, Olympiakos (Greece)
Katerina Sotiriou, Olympiakos (Greece)
Afroditi Kosma, Olympiakos (Greece)
Artemis Spanou, Polkowice (Poland), Robert Morris
Styliani Kaltsidou, Olympiakos (Greece)
Eleanna Christinaki, Maryland
Mariella Fasoula, Vanderbilt

South Korea (family name first when applicable):
Park Ha-Na, Samsung Life (South Korea)
Park Ji-Hyun, Soongeui Girls' High School (South Korea)
Kang Lee-Seul, KEB-Hanabank (South Korea)
Sim Sung-Young, Korea Bank (South Korea)
Choi Eun-Sil, Woori Bank (South Korea)
Park Hye-Jin, Woori Bank (South Korea)
Baek Ji-Eun, KEB-Hanabank (South Korea)
Kim Dan-Bi, Shinhan Bank (South Korea)
Lim Yung-Hui, Woori Bank (South Kora)
Kim Jung-Eun, Woori Bank (South Korea)
Park Ji-Su, Korea Bank (South Korea)/Las Vegas Aces
Kim Roberson, Samsung Life (South Korea), Indiana

Argentina:
Macarena Rosset, Obras (Argentina)
Macarena Durso, Presidente Venceslau (Brazil)/Berazategui (Argentina)
Victoria Llorente, Gernika (Spain)/Velez Sarsfield (Argentina)
Andrea Boquete, Obras (Argentina)
Celia Fiorotto, Berazategui (Argentina)
Agostina Burani, Union Florida (Argentina)
Melisa Gretter, Vera Cruz Campinas (Brazil)/Union Florida (Argentina)
Ornella Santana, Tias (Spain)/Berazategui (Argentina)
Debora Gonzalez, Napoli (Italy)/Velez Sarsfield (Argentina)
Mara Marchizotti, Bishop's University (Canada)/Tomas Rocamora (Argentina)
Agustina Leiva, Presidente Venceslau (Brazil)/Berazategui (Argentina)
Natacha Perez, Las Heras Mendoza (Argentina)

Australia:
Jenna O'Hea, Melbourne Boomers (Australia), WNBA (2011-2016)
Steph Talbot, Mondeville (France)/Phoenix Mercury
Tess Madgen, Dandenong Rangers (Australia), WNBA (2015)
Liz Cambage, Melbourne Boomers (Australia)/Dallas Wings
Bec Allen, Lyon (France)/New York Liberty
Katie-Rae Ebzery, Sydney Flames (Australia)
Alanna Smith, Stanford
Alex Bunton, no club
Ezi Magbegor, Canberra Capitals (Australia)/Diamond Valley Eagles (Australia)
Tessa Lavey, Dandenong Rangers (Australia)/Dandenong Rangers (Australia)
Cayla Francis, Townsville Fire (Australia)/Dallas Wings
Sami Whitcomb, Perth Lynx (Australia)/Seattle Storm, Washington

Nigeria:
Sarah Ogoke, Celta Vigo (Spain), Southern Polytechnic (NAIA)
Nkechi Akashili, First Bank (Nigeria)
Aisha Mohammed, Istanbul University (Turkey), Virginia
Promise Amukamara, Alexandria (Romania), Arizona State
Adaora Elonu, Avenida (Spain)/Atlanta Dream, Texas A&M
Elo Edeferioka, Georgia Tech
Evelyn Akhator, Dynamo Novosibirsk (Russia), Kentucky and WNBA (2017)
Nkem Akaraiwe, First Bank (Nigeria)
Atonye Nyingifa, Manati Athenians (Puerto Rico)/Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion (Israel), UCLA
Ezinne Kalu, Vasas (Hungary), Savannah State
Sarah Imovbioh, Pecs (Hungary), South Carolina
Cecilia Okoye, Oviedo (Spain), McNeese State

Turkey:
Asena Yalcin, Mersin (Turkey)
Ayse Cora, Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Olcay Cakir, Yakin Dogu University (Turkey), Drafted 27th in 2013 by New York Liberty
Cansu Koksal, Yakin Dogu University (Turkey)
Bahar Caglar, Yakin Dogu University (Turkey)
Isil Alben, Galatasaray (Turkey)
Tugce Canitez, Fenerbahce (Turkey), Westmont (NAIA)
Quanitra Hollingsworth, Yakin Dogu University (Turkey), VCU and WNBA (2009-2011, 2013, 2015)
Tilbe Senyurek, Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Merve Aydin, Hatay (Turkey)
Ilayda Guner, Istanbul University (Turkey)
Esra Ural, Fenerbahce (Turkey)

Belgium:
Kim Mestdagh, Avenida (Spain), Colorado State
Antonia Delaere, Braine (Belgium)
Hatty Nahwezhi, Iraurgi (Spain), Northwestern Oklahoma A&M (JC)
Marjorie Carpreaux, Braine (Belgium)
Emma Meesseman, Ekaterinburg (Russia), WNBA (2013-2017)
Ann Wauters, Yakin Dogu University (Turkey), WNBA (2000-2002, 2004-2005, 2008-2009, 2012, 2016)
Kyara Linksens, Nymburk (Czech Republic)
Hanne Mestdagh, Namur (Belgium), Colorado State
Heleen Nauwelaers, Mondeville (France)
Julie Vanloo, Lyon (France)
Jana Raman, Willebroek (Belgium)
Julie Allemand, Lyon (France), Drafted 33rd in 2016 by Indiana Fever

Japan:
Moeko Nagaoka, Antelopes (Japan)
Manami Fujioka, Sunflowers (Japan)
Saki Mizushima, Antelopes (Japan)
Maki Takada, Iris (Japan)
Rui Machida, Red Wave (Japan)
Nako Motohashi, Vickies (Japan)
Mika Kurihara, Antelopes (Japan)
Evelyn Mawuli, Antelopes (Japan)
Haruno Nemoto, Koalas (Japan)
Yuki Miyazawa, Sunflowers (Japan)
Himawari Akaho, Iris (Japan)
Monica Okoye, Iris (Japan)

Puerto Rico:
Jennifer O'Neill, Bydgoszcz (Poland), Kentucky and WNBA (2015)
Tayra Melendez, Aguada Santeras (Puerto Rico), Rhode Island
Anushka Maldonado, club unknown, Southern Oregon (NAIA)
Pamela Rosado, Morovis Mountaineers (Puerto Rico)
Ali Gibson, club unknown, Oregon State
Michelle Gonzalez, Morovis Mountaineers (Puerto Rico), FIU
Dayshalee Salaman, Aguada Santeras (Puerto Rico)/Obras (Argentina), Lincoln Memorial (DII)
Mari Placido, Aguada Santeras (Puerto Rico)
Ashley Perez, no club, James Madison
Yolanda Jones, Carolina Giants (Puerto Rico), Louisiana-Lafayette
Jazmon Gwathmey, KEB Hanabank (South Korea)/Indiana Fever, James Madison
Isalys Quinones, Dartmouth

Spain:
Laura Nicholls, Avenida (Spain)
Cristina Ouvina, Bourges (France)
Silvia Dominguez, Avenida (Spain)
Alba Torrens, Ekaterinburg (Russia), Drafted 36th in 2009 by Connecticut Sun
Laia Palau, Dandenong Rangers (Australia)/Bourges (France)
Marta Xargay, USK Prague (Czech Republic), WNBA (2015-2016)
Laura Gil, Avenida (Spain)
Anna Cruz, Dynamo Kursk (Russia), WNBA (2014-2016)
Queralt Casas, Landes (France)
Belen Arrojo, Sant Adria (Spain)
Bea Sanchez, Ferrol (Spain)
Astou Ndour, Ragusa (Italy)/Chicago Sky

China (family names first):
Yang Liwei, Guangdong (China)
Li Yuan, Shandong (China)
Wang Siyu, Shandong (China)
Shao Ting, Beijing (China)
Wang Xuemeng, Bayi (China)
Li Meng, Shenyang (China)
Ma Xueya, Shanxi (China)
Huang Sijing, Guangdong (China)
Liu Jiacen, Heilongjiang (China)
Sun Mengran, Bayi (China)
Li Yueru, Guangdong (China)
Han Xu, Tsinghua University (China)

Latvia:
Dita Rozenberga, Battipaglia (Italy)
Elina Babkina, Sleza Wroclaw (Poland), Drafted 29th in 2011 by Los Angeles Sparks
Gunta Basko, TTT Riga (Latvia), Siena
Aija Putnina, Mersin (Turkey), Colorado
Anete Steinberga, Braine (Belgium), UTEP
Aija Brumermane, Landerneau (France)
Ieva Krastina, TTT Riga (Latvia)
Kristine Vitola, Gdynia (Poland), UTEP
Kitija Laksa, South Florida
Kate Kreslina, TTT Riga (Latvia), Fordham
Baiba Eglite, TTT Riga (Latvia), UTEP
Digna Strautmane, Syracuse

Senegal:
Ndeye Khadidiatou Dieng, Dakar University (Senegal), Auburn
Oumou Khairy Thiam, Santa Maria (Ecuador), Southern Nazarene (DII)
Oumou Khairy Sarr, Gipuzkoa (Spain)/Santa Maria (Ecuador)
Bintou Dieme, Hainaut (France)
Mame Diodio Diouf, Gran Canaria (Spain)
Astou Traore, Girona (Spain)
Maimouna Diarra, Zamarat (Spain), WNBA (2017)
Mame Marie Sy, Villeneuve (France)
Yacine Diop, Pitt
Aminata Fall, Geneva (Switzerland), Southern Nazarene (DII)
Ndeye Fatou Ndiaye, Dakar University (Senegal)
Aicha Sidibe, Ville de Dakar (Senegal)

awhom111

09-23-2018, 08:21 PM

The United States beats China 100-88 to advance and take care of business even if its not by overwhelming margins. I wrote a full recap of the day of World Cup for Women games here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/09/world-cup-day-2-september-23rd/

awhom111

09-25-2018, 08:27 PM

The United States already clinched their spot in the next round of the Women's World Cup so they rested a couple of players for their 102-76 win over Latvia. The two European powers were upset and will now need to play one extra game to reach the quarterfinals. I recapped the day's games here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/09/world-cup-day-3-september-25th/

Bracket:
Canada vs. winner of Spain vs. Senegal
Australia vs. winner of China vs. Japan
Belgium vs. winner of France vs. Turkey
United States vs. winner of Nigeria vs. Greece

awhom111

09-26-2018, 09:45 PM

No big surprises in the Women's World Cup, so the quarterfinals are set:
Canada vs. Spain
Australia vs. China
Belgium vs. France
United States vs. Nigeria

I recap the games here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/09/world-cup-playoffs-september-26th/

The United States will play their game at 6:30am ET on Friday and can be seen live on ESPN3 or delayed on ESPNU at 2:00pm ET.

awhom111

09-28-2018, 09:38 PM

The United States trailed after a quarter, but eventually took care of business against Nigeria to win 71-40. I recapped that and the other three Women's World Cup games here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/09/world-cup-quarterfinals-september-28th/

The USA semifinal against Belgium will be on ESPNEWS at 12:30pm ET on Saturday.

awhom111

09-29-2018, 10:32 PM

It was a fairly familiar pattern for the United States as Belgium took the early lead, but the American showcased their better depth with a strong second half in a 93-77 win. A full recap is here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/09/world-cup-semifinals-september-29th/

The final will be on ESPN at 3pm ET on Sunday.

awhom111

09-30-2018, 05:18 PM

Absolutely no drama this time as the United States led wire to wire to win the Women's World Cup 73-56 over Australia. The transition was not really seamless, but at the end of the day, the results were exactly what was expected.

A recap of all the games on the last day can be found here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/09/world-cup-final-day-september-30th/

awhom111

10-11-2018, 09:42 PM

Interesting development for next year as Pop picks Kerr, McMillan, and Wright as his assistants:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/10/mnt-assistant-coaches.aspx

I wonder what that means for the 2024 cycle.

NSDukeFan

10-12-2018, 12:05 PM

awhom111

10-28-2018, 04:29 PM

Miela Goodchild and Australia started the Asian U18 Championship in Bengaluru, India with a 96-28 win over Indonesia. Miela had 10 points and 6 rebounds in 20 minutes. She is not the only college player on roster as Emma Clark of Colorado had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asia/u18awomen/2018/game/2810/Australia-Indonesia#tab=boxscore

Her next two games will be at 1:30am ET on the next two days and can be seen live or as replays on FIBA's YouTube channel.

Also in their group, South Korea beat Taiwan 64-56. The other group has some tougher teams as China beat Malaysia 102-27 and Japan beat New Zealand 77-62. The tournament this year is being held as a two division format in the same location with 8 teams looking for promotion to the top division in the future. In Group A, Singapore beat Guam 83-35 and the hosts beat Iran 73-65. In Group B, Hong Kong beat Samoa 78-50 as the other Oceania teams get more competitive games in this format and Syria beat Kazakhstan 56-40.

awhom111

10-29-2018, 09:28 PM

Miela Goodchild and Australia beat Taiwan 106-66 in their second game. Miela had 27 points and 10 rebounds in 24 minutes. Ula Motuga of Washington State and Emma Clarke of Colorado had 12 points each. Their next game is probably the toughest of the group stage, but still less of challenge than their likely knockout round opponents and can be seen again at 1:30am EDT on FIBA's YouTube channel.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asia/u18awomen/2018/game/2910/Chinese-Taipei-Australia#tab=boxscore

South Korea beat Indonesia 84-40 in the other Group A game. In Group B, China beat New Zealand, which now faces a tougher qualifying task, 67-58 and Japan beat Malaysia 130-31. In Division B, Kazakhstan beat Samoa 67-51 and Syria beat Hong Kong 66-47 in Group B. In Group A, Iran beat Singapore 70-53 and hosts India beat Guam 107-42.

awhom111

10-30-2018, 09:31 PM

Miela Goodchild and Australia found themselves on the wrong end of a massive upset, losing to South Korea 63-62. Miela had 9 points in 37 minutes. That result means that South Korea qualified for the U19 World Championship while Australia must win another game to qualify.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asia/u18awomen/2018/game/3010/Australia-Korea#tab=boxscore

Taiwan beat Indonesia 99-54 in the other Group A game to take the final spot in the knockout rounds and send their opponents to the relegation game. In the other group, Japan beat China 94-79 to take the other automatic World Championship spot while New Zealand beat Malaysia 99-32 to earn a matchup with Australia as the Southeast Asian teams will play one game to determine who keeps their place in Division A and who drops to Division B for the next cycle. Meanwhile in Division B, Hong Kong beat Kazakhstan 80-73 and Syria beat Guam 44-37 in Group B. That left Syria with the top spot and the semifinals berth while Hong Kong and Kazakhstan make it to the knockout stages. In Group A, Iran beat Guam 98-55 and hosts India beat Singapore 79-49 for the top spot in the group. The two Oceania teams will play one more game while Hong Kong faces Singapore and Iran faces Kazakhstan in the race for promotion.

awhom111

11-01-2018, 09:41 PM

Miela Goodchild and Australia took care of business and beat New Zealand 82-66 to advance and qualify for the U19 World Championship. Miela had 13 points in 23 minutes. Sam Simons of St. Mary's had 10 points. Their next game will be against Japan at 8:15am ET on Friday on FIBA's YouTube channel.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asia/u18awomen/2018/game/0111/Australia-New-Zealand#tab=boxscore

China advanced to the other semifinal against South Korea after an 80-53 win over Taiwan. Malaysia was relegated after losing to Indonesia 86-35. In Division B, Samoa beat Guam 62-48 as both teams tried to avoid last place. Kazakhstan beat iran 71-56 to set up a semifinal against Syria while Hong Kong beat Singapore 67-37 to get the tough task of playing hosts India.

awhom111

11-03-2018, 01:10 AM

Miela Goodchild and Australia lost to Japan 90-77 in the semifinals. Miela had 26 points and 7 steals in 37 minutes. Ula Motuga of Washington State had 16 points. Louisville commit Norika Konno had 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists in the win. Their last game will be at 4:45am EDT on Saturday.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asia/u18awomen/2018/game/0211/Japan-Australia#tab=boxscore

In the other semifinal, China beat South Korea 69-51. New Zealand beat Taiwan 75-47 for 5th place. In Division B, Iran beat Singapore 63-51. The teams in the game for promotion were determined as Kazakhstan beat Syria 76-56 and hosts India beat Hong Kong 83-38.

awhom111

11-03-2018, 10:45 PM

Miela Goodchild and Australia finished the U18 Championship with a 75-58 win over South Korea for the last medal. Miela had 21 points and 9 rebounds in 30 minutes. She finished as the tournament's leading scorer also ranking in the top 12 in rebounding and assisting.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asia/u18awomen/2018/game/0311/Korea-Australia#|tab=boxscore

China beat Japan 89-76 for the title. In Division B, Syria beat Hong Kong for 3rd. The key game was the last one of the day as hosts India beat Kazakhstan 68-45 to win the championship and secure a spot in Division A in the next tournament.

There was other national team play too in Aysen, Chile as the South American U15 Championship qualified 3 Girls' teams for next years U16 Americas Championship, which qualifies teams for the next U17 World Championship. The hosts used their advantage well, beating Ecuador 61-43 for the title. Brazil grabbed the last spot by just edging out Argentina 48-47,
Final Standings:
Chile
Ecuador
Brazil
Argentina
Colombia
Uruguay
Paraguay
Venezuela

awhom111

11-12-2018, 12:56 AM

As Duke announced earlier this week, assistant Hernando Planells has been named the New Zealand U17 head coach as the federation has decided to name foreign coaches for their youth national teams for the first time:
http://nz.basketball/News/basketball-new-zealand-signs-top-united-states-based-coaches-for-u17-team

Meanwhile in South America, the U15 Boy's Championship just finished in Montevideo. Brazil beat hosts Uruguay for the title, but both teams had already qualified for next year's Americas U16 Championship with wins yesterday. Argentina took the last spot by beating Venezuela.
Final Standings:
Brazil
Uruguay
Argentina
Venezuela
Chile
Paraguay
Ecuador
Colombia

awhom111

11-17-2018, 10:38 PM

The assistants to Jeff Van Gundy for the next USA games have been announced:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/11/mwcq-nov-2018-assistant-coaches.aspx

Presumably a roster of G League players will be named soon.

EuroBasket Women 2019 Qualifiers continued and the first teams to make are now known. I recapped all today's games here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/11/eurobasket-qualifiers-round-5-november-17th/

awhom111

11-22-2018, 01:23 AM

USA Basketball announced the roster for the upcoming qualifiers:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/11/mwcq-nov-2018-team.aspx

Meanwhile in Europe, the EuroBasket Women qualifiers are complete for next summer and I recapped the final day of games here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2018/11/eurobasket-qualifiers-round-6-november-21st/

awhom111

11-27-2018, 12:33 AM

The Eastern Asia pre-qualifiers started on Monday in the Bangkok area as the seven teams were divided into two groups with four spots in the next round available. The lone group A game on the opening day saw Malaysia beat their rivals Indonesia 70-61, although naturalized player Jamarr Johnson did have 15 points and 14 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2611/Indonesia-Malaysia#tab=boxscore

In Group B, hosts Thailand won their first game in Nonthaburi 83-65 over Singapore as Moses Morgan, who is technically occupying the naturalized player position as sensible rules reform has yet to be achieved, had 19 points. The smaller Oceania teams are finally getting more integrated into the Asia structure as Guam beat Fiji 93-55. Guam having more of a chance of competing in this format has allowed them to call up more players with experience in the States part of the United States, including Earnest Ross, who had 19 points, Curtis Washington, who had 16 points and 8 rebounds, Daren Hechanova, who had 12 points, and Russell Wesley, who had 11 points. Joshua Fox, who has spent most of his life in the United States after being born in Fiji, had 16 points and 17 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2611/Singapore-Thailand#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2611/Fiji-Guam#tab=boxscore

awhom111

11-28-2018, 12:59 AM

The Eastern Asia pre-qualifiers continued on Tuesday in Thailand. In Group A, Macau made their debut with an 83-71 loss to Malaysia, which will be at an advantage in the next round by being able to carry over a pair of wins. In Group B, the hosts beat Fiji, which was led by Joshua Fox's 20 point and 13 rebounds, 77-52. While both teams should feel good about their chances, they will next face Guam, which beat Singapore 107-57 for the top spot in the group. Guam was again led by players who have spent most of their lives away from the island as Earnest Ross had 19 points, Tai Wesley had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists, Curtis Washington had 14 points, and Russell Wesley had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2711/Malaysia-Macau#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2711/Thailand-Fiji#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2711/Singapore-Guam#tab=boxscore

awhom111

11-29-2018, 12:21 AM

The United States will officially qualify if they beat Argentina on Thursday. Unfortunately the game will be ESPN+ only for those who are not subscribers. That will be the only outlet carrying all the games from this window of games from Thursday through Monday.

Meanwhile in Eastern Asia pre-qualifying, Group A play finished with Indonesia beating Macau 99-54 to end the day as naturalized player Jamarr Johnson had 15 points and 7 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2811/Macau-Indonesia#tab=boxscore
Standings: Malaysia 2-0, Indonesia 1-1, Macau 0-2

In Group B, the elimination game started Wednesday's games as Singapore beat Fiji 86-68 despite 29 points, 22 rebounds, and 7 assists from Joshua Fox. Guam beat hosts Thailand 91-70 to capture the group and put themselves in good position to qualify for the next stage. They were led by their stars as Earnest Ross had 31 points and Tai Wesley had 21 points and 10 rebounds while Moses Morgan had 15 points and 11 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2811/Fiji-Singapore#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2811/Guam-Thailand#tab=boxscore
Standings: Guam 3-0, Thailand 2-1, Singapore 1-2, Fiji 0-3

Now that the first stage is complete, the groups are combined with each team facing the three teams from the other group that they have not played with results against everyone but eliminated Fiji carrying over.

JasonEvans

11-29-2018, 03:21 PM

The United States will officially qualify if they beat Argentina on Thursday. Unfortunately the game will be ESPN+ only for those who are not subscribers. That will be the only outlet carrying all the games from this window of games from Thursday through Monday.

Folks may want to tune in as there are a bunch of former college stars (https://www.usab.com/mens/wc-qualifying/roster.aspx)on the team including a pair of TarHeels, Joel Berry and Tyler Zeller (not sure why Zeller has not found a NBA team for this season, but he's been a not altogether awful bench player in the NBA for 6 years and he isn't exactly too old to play). He's likely the best player on the team. Former Hawks first round draft pick, John Jenkins from Vandy is also on the team as is former Stanford guard Chasson Randle. Former Kentucky forward DeAndre Liggins is here too, he's bounced around the NBA for the past couple seasons.

While this team isn't anywhere close to the talent we could put on the floor, considering this is the NBA regular season, I'm fairly pleased at the guys we have out there.

awhom111

11-29-2018, 10:50 PM

The United States knew that this would be their toughest game in qualifying, but had the chance to officially qualify. They started well, but Argentina seized the lead at home and won 80-63. A few players with NBA experience figured in the win as Nico Laprovittola had 17 points and 8 assists, Nico Brussino had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and Luis Scola had 10 points and 9 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/2911/Argentina-USA#tab=boxscore

Also in Group E, Uruguay beat Puerto Rico 64-62 with 19 points and 9 rebounds from their ex-NBA player Esteban Batista as this could be a critical result in the final reckoning. In the loss, David Huertas had 36 points and Gian Clavell had 11 points as most of the players on the team played collegiately on the mainland. Panama pulled ahead of Mexico by beating them 76-65. Both teams have plenty of players with ties to the United States as Javier Carter had 18 points and 9 rebounds and Trevor Gaskins and Tony Bishop had 14 points and 8 rebounds each in the win. In the loss, Alex Perez-Kaufmann had 18 points and 6 rebounds and Juan Anderson had 12 points and 6 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/2911/Uruguay-Puerto-Rico#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/2911/Panama-Mexico#tab=boxscore
Standings: Argentina 8-1, United States 7-2, Uruguay 6-3, Puerto Rico 5-4, Panama 4-5, Mexico 3-6

The day in World qualification started in Asia Group E, where New Zealand is close to making it official after beating Jordan 95-69. The hosts have a number of former collegians, including Tom Abercrombie, who had 18 points, Jordan Ngatai, who had 17 points, and Tom Vodvanovich, who had 11 points. South Korea beat Lebanon 84-71 as naturalized player Ricardo Ratliffe had 23 points and 13 rebounds and Lee Dae-Sung, who also has spent time in the United States, had 11 points. The visitors also have players who have been in the United States as Ali Haidar had 19 points and 7 rebounds, Ahmad Ibrahim had 14 points, and naturalized player Ater Majok had 11 points and 17 rebounds. It was a clean sweep for East Asia and our first look at a stronger Chinese roster as they beat Syria 101-52 in their quest to prepare and spoil the process for other teams. Former NBA player Yi Jianlian had 15 points and 7 rebounds and former draft pick Wang Zhelin had 12 points and 9 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/2911/New-Zealand-Jordan#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/2911/Korea-Lebanon#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/2911/China-Syria#tab=boxscore
Standings: New Zealand 8-1, South Korea 7-2, Lebanon 6-3, China 5-4, Jordan 5-4, Syria 2-7

European qualifying continued in two groups. Group I still does not have its first qualified team as Turkey denied Spain 71-67 with ex-NBA player Semih Erden providing 16 points and 14 rebounds and former collegian Dogus Balbay adding 12 points. Fran Vazquez, who is still not coming to the NBA, had 10 points in the loss. Ukraine eliminated Slovenia 82-54 as current G Leaguer Oleksandr Kobets had 13 points, Bogdan Bliznyuk, who just finished his college career, had 11 points and 7 rebounds, and ex-NBA player Slava Kravtsov had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Montenegro sits atop the three-way tie for the last spot after winning 84-75 in Latvia as former draft pick Bojan Dubljevic had 22 points, naturalized player Derek Needham had 19 points, and former collegian Nemanja Djurisic had 12 points and 9 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2911/Turkey-Spain#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2911/Ukraine-Slovenia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2911/Latvia-Montenegro#tab=boxscore
Standings: Turkey 7-2, Spain 7-2, Montenegro 5-4, Latvia 5-4, Ukraine 5-4, Slovenia 2-7

In Group J, Croatia continued to dig out of the whole they dug in the first stage by beating Hungary 74-69 as former D Leaguer and draft pick Tomislav Zubcic had 10 points. Poland currently sits in the last qualifier place after beating the Netherlands 105-78 as ex-NBA player Maciej Lampe had 17 points and 7 rebounds and naturalized player A.J. Slaughter had 14 points. Former collegians led the hosts as Charlon Kloof had 21 points and 8 assists, Thomas van der Mars had 10 points and 6 rebounds, and Shane Hammink had 10 points. Lithuania already qualified after the last set of games so they were generous to Italy in a 70-65 defeat.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2911/Croatia-Hungary#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2911/Netherlands-Poland#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/2911/Italy-Lithuania#tab=boxscore
Standings: Lithuania 8-1, Italy 7-2, Poland 5-4, Croatia 4-5, Hungary 4-5, Netherlands 3-6

Qualifying for 2021 continental tournaments also continued. Eastern Asia pre-qualifying had their first games in the combined group as teams played the teams from the other group. Malaysia stormed back late to beat Singapore 66-60 and become the first team to advance. Hosts Thailand then beat Macau 81-56. Guam continued their emergence by beating Indonesia 65-53 behind their star trio as Tai Wesley had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Curtis Washington had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Earnest Ross had 13 points and 10 rebounds, securing them a spot in the next stage. Naturalized player Jamarr Johnson had 15 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2911/Malaysia-Singapore#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2911/Thailand-Macau#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2911/Guam-Indonesia#tab=boxscore
Standings: Guam 3-0, Malaysia 3-0, Thailand 2-1, Indonesia 1-2, Singapore 0-3, Macau 0-3

European pre-qualifying continued with a good Group B game between winless teams going to Romania 88-83 over over Kosovo. In the win, naturalized player Giordan Watson had 19 points and Alex Olah, who played for Chris Collins at Northwestern, had 15 points and 9 rebounds while former collegian Lis Shoshi had 29 points and 18 rebounds for the visitors. In Group A, Sweden stayed undefeated with an 87-59 win as former ESPN announced favorite Chris Czerapowicz had 11 points while naturalized player Devon Saddler had 13 points and 8 assists for Belarus, which remains winless. Eric Boateng is injured and Great Britain made their debut in Group D with a 96-82 loss to Austria at home. The team has plenty of other former collegians as Andrew Lawrence had 16 points and Ovie Soko had 15 points. the newly naturalized Sylven Landesberg had 49 points and 10 rebounds in his debut as the win puts them in solid position to advance. In Group C, Belgium stayed undefeated and kept Iceland winless 79-66, although former collegian Elvar Fridriksson had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2911/Romania-Kosovo#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2911/Sweden-Belarus#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2911/Great-Britain-Austria#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/2911/Iceland-Belgium#tab=boxscore

awhom111

11-30-2018, 10:12 PM

Qualifying started in Asia again today. Australia is the first team to officially qualify as they beat Iran 76-47 led by former collegians as Daniel Johnson had 12 points and Mitch McCarron had 11 points. Japan's surge up the standings continued with an 85-47 win over Qatar with 19 points and 10 rebounds from naturalized player Nick Fazekas. Kazakhstan kept themselves from falling too far behind and prevented teams from the eastern half from a home sweep as they beat the Philippines 92-88. The infamous Stanley Pringle, who is technically occupying the naturalized player spot due to rules I despise, had 29 points and Marcio Lassiter, who also has American ties, had 13 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/3011/Australia-Iran#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/3011/Japan-Qatar#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/3011/Philippines-Kazakhstan#tab=boxscore
Standings: Australia 8-1, Iran 6-3, Philippines 5-4, Japan 5-4, Kazakhstan 4-5, Qatar 2-7

Group L play in Europe started early since Israel was hosting as they prevented Serbia from pulling away from the bottom half of the group by winning 83-74 with 14 points from former collegian Jake Cohen. In the loss, ex-NBA player Miroslav Raduljica had 12 points and 9 rebounds. The two undefeated teams had already qualified, but still played a good game with Greece beating Germany 92-84. Georgia eliminated Estonia 80-73 as naturalized player Thad McFadden had 19 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/3011/Israel-Serbia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/3011/Greece-Germany#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/3011/Estonia-Georgia#tab=boxscore
Standings: Greece 9-0, Germany 8-1, Serbia 5-4, Georgia 4-5, Israel 4-5, Estonia 2-7

In Group K, France got a test from the already-qualified Czech Republic, but got 18 points from former collegian Amath M'Baye and secured their own place with a 79-65 win. The winner of Finland-Russia would end the day in the last qualifying spot and it took overtime for Russia to win 77-75. Alex Murphy was not in the squad, but his brother Erik was while Shawn Huff had 24 points and Jamar Wilson, who is naturalized by marriage, had 14 points. Bulgaria lurks behind those two teams after beating Bosnia and Herzegovina 89-82.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/3011/Czech-Republic-France#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/3011/Finland-Russia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/3011/Bulgaria-Bosnia-and-Herzegovina#tab=boxscore
Standings: France 8-1, Czech Republic 7-2, Russia 5-4, Finland 4-5, Bulgaria 4-5, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-7

Only one of the groups in Africa is playing at this time to minimize costs for the federations involved as the teams of Group E will play the rest of their games this weekend in Angola. Tunisia did not slow down even as qualified undefeated teams, beating Morocco 89-51. Egypt eliminated Chad 85-58 to improve their chances as former collegian Omar Oraby had 10 points. Angola needed all the help in Luanda to beat Cameroon 77-73 and remain in a qualification place as players who spent time in the United States led the way with 22 points from Carlos Morais and 13 points and 9 rebounds from Yanick Moreira. Players with American ties also figured in the loss as Kenny Kadji had 14 points and Arnaud William Adala Moto had 13 points and 7 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/3011/Tunisia-Morocco#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/3011/Chad-Egypt#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/3011/Cameroon-Angola#tab=boxscore
Standings: Tunisia 10-0, Angola 7-3, Egypt 6-4, Cameroon 5-5, Chad 3-7, Morocco 3-7

The day ended with Americas Group F as Brazil beat the Dominican Republic 100-82. The hosts are still relying on some of their old former NBA players as Leandro Barbosa had 20 points, Marcus Vinicius had 13 points, and Anderson Varejao had 12 points and 9 rebounds while former collegian Gerardo Suero had 12 points in the loss. Venezuela beat Canada 84-76 as both teams knew that a win would virtually secure qualification even if not officially. The hosts have a number of former collegians as Dwight Lewis had 14 points, Greg Echenique had 10 points and 12 rebounds, and Nestor Colmenares had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Even without their NBA players and R.J. Barrett, the visitors had a number of players with experience in the United States as Kyle Wiltjer had 21 points, Brady Heslip had 14 points, and Joel Anthony had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Two teams should be eliminated now as Chile got 17 points from recent college grad Manny Suarez to beat the US Virgin Islands 81-63 and complete a sweep for the teams from the southern half. As always, the visitors had trouble fielding a full roster, but did get all of their big stars, all of whom have spent time on the mainland as Ivan Aska had 22 points and 7 rebounds, Georgio Milligan had 19 points, and Walter Hodge had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/3011/Chile-Virgin-Islands#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/3011/Venezuela-Canada#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/3011/Brazil-Dominican-Republic#tab=boxscore
Standings: Venezuela 8-1, Canada 7-2, Brazil 7-2, Dominican Republic 5-4, Chile 2-7, US Virgin Islands 2-7

There is still one more day of games to be played on Saturday, but the four teams advancing from Eastern Asia pre-qualifying are set. The first game of the day was the one that was likely to be the most important as Indonesia beat Singapore 67-57 with 13 points from American-born Arki Wisnu and 12 points and 10 rebounds from naturalized player Jamarr Johnson and later found out that they had secured a place. Moses Morgan had 25 points and 12 rebounds for hosts Thailand as they qualified by beating Malaysia 79-75. Undefeated Guam kept Macau winless 97-64 to end the day. Earnest Ross had 17 points, Mekeli, the oldest Wesley brother on the roster, had 15 points and 9 rebounds, and Tai Wesley had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/3011/Singapore-Indonesia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/3011/Malaysia-Thailand#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/3011/Macau-Guam#tab=boxscore
Standings: Guam 4-0, Thailand 3-1, Malaysia 3-1, Indonesia 2-2, Singapore 0-4, Macau 0-4

awhom111

12-01-2018, 10:05 PM

The United States will try to officially clinch a spot again on Sunday when they visit Uruguay.

The only place with qualifiers today was Africa Group E in Angola. Egypt got 16 points and 13 rebounds from former collegian Omar Oraby to come back and hand Tunisia their first loss 73-64 in overtime to greatly improve their chances. Cameroon had to battle, but beat Morocco 63-57 with 20 points and 7 rebounds from former collegian Arnaud William Adala Moto to set up a big final game against Egypt that could determine the last team to qualify from the continent. The hosts beat Chad 90-50 to officially qualify as Carlos Morais had 14 points, Yanick Moreira had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and naturalized player Reggie Moore had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/0112/Egypt-Tunisia?jet_appversion=1#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/0112/Morocco-Cameroon#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/0112/Angola-Chad#tab=boxscore
Standings: Tunisia 10-1, Angola 8-3, Egypt 7-4, Cameroon 6-5, Chad 3-8, Morocco 3-8

Eastern Asia pre-qualifiers finished with no games having further bearing on the process after the previous day's games. Guam did finish unbeaten, which makes them an interesting story in the next round as they beat Malaysia 101-78. Earnest Ross had 33 points, Daren Hechanova had 11 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists, and Russell Wesley had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Indonesia beat hosts Thailand 71-65 to form a tie between three Southeast Asia teams as Arki Wisnu had 17 points and 6 rebounds and naturalized player Jamarr Johnson had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Moses Morgan had 35 points in the loss. Singapore kept Macau winless to end the tournament, coming back to win 96-93.
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/0112/Guam-Malaysia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/0112/Indonesia-Thailand#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/0112/Singapore-Macau#tab=boxscore
Standings: Guam 5-0, Malaysia 3-2, Thailand 3-2, Indonesia 3-2, Singapore 1-4, Macau 0-5

awhom111

12-02-2018, 09:52 PM

The United States found themselves with another tough battle in Uruguay, but won 78-70 to officially qualify. Ex-NBA player Esteban Batista had 10 points and 7 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/0212/Uruguay-USA#tab=boxscore

Elsewhere in Group E, Puerto Rico rallied in the second half to beat Panama 71-70. A number of players who played collegiately on the mainland featured as Alex Franklin had 14 points and 6 rebounds, Jorge Bryan Diaz had 11 points and 8 rebounds, Gary Browne had 11 points, and David Huertas had 10 points. The hosts also had players with American ties as Michael Hicks had 12 points and Javier Carter had 11 points and 6 assists. Argentina qualified by beating Mexico 85-71, relying on their ex-NBA players again as Luis Scola had 22 points and 9 rebounds, Nico Laprovittola had 13 points, and Nico Brussino had 12 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/0212/Panama-Puerto-Rico#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/0212/Argentina-Mexico#tab=boxscore
Standings: Argentina 9-1, United States 8-2, Uruguay 6-4, Puerto Rico 6-4, Panama 4-6, Mexico 3-7

Qualifying started in Asia with Group E playing late Saturday night United States time. New Zealand clinched first, beating Syria 97-74 with a number of former collegians contributing as Tom Abercrombie had 15 points and Alex Pledger and Ethan Rusbatch had 11 points each. South Korea got 13 points and 16 rebounds from naturalized player Ricardo Ratliffe to win 88-67 and secure qualification. Jordan got 20 points from naturalized player Dar Tucker as they still remain outside the qualification places. Ex-NBA player Yi Jianlian had 15 points and 8 rebounds as China beat Lebanon 72-52, which got 14 points from former collegian Ahmad Ibrahim.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/0212/New-Zealand-Syria#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/0212/Korea-Jordan#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/0212/China-Lebanon#tab=boxscore
Standings: New Zealand 9-1, South Korea 8-2, China 6-4, Lebanon 6-4, Jordan 5-5, Syria 2-8

Africa Group E wrapped up in Angola. Cameroon needed to beat Egypt and flip the tiebreaker to keep their hopes alive, which they did with an 80-60 win as former collegian Arnaud William Adala Moto had 10 points and 8 rebounds. If Central African Republic and Ivory Coast each lose a game in Group F play in February, then Cameroon will not need any tiebreakers to secure the continent's last spot. Morocco beat Chad 62-45 in a meaningless game. Angola and Tunisia also played with nothing on the line, but the hosts did give the home fans a 69-63 win as former Georgia prepster Carlos Morais had 17 points and naturalized player Reggie Moore had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/0212/Egypt-Cameroon#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/0212/Morocco-Chad#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/game/0212/Angola-Tunisia#tab=boxscore
Standings: Tunisia 10-2, Angola 9-3, Cameroon 7-5, Egypt 7-5, Morocco 4-8, Chad 3-9

In Europe Group I, Slovenia had Latvia on the ropes, but the visitors came back to win 82-77. Spain officially clinched their place, beating Ukraine 72-68 as former collegian Sebas Saiz had 12 points. In the loss, former collegian Volodymyr Gerun and ex-NBA player Slava Kravtsov had 10 points each as they still have a reasonable schedule for taking the last spot in the group. Montenegro still controls its destiny as 17 points and 12 rebounds from former draft pick Bojan Dubljevic got them a 71-66 win over Turkey with, which qualified after securing all the tiebreakers in case they also lose their last two games. In the loss, ex-NBA player Semih Erden had 14 points and 6 rebounds, former collegian Dogus Balbay had 14 points, and naturalized player Scottie Wilbekin had 13 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0212/Slovenia-Latvia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0212/Spain-Ukraine#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0212/Montenegro-Turkey#tab=boxscore
Standings: Spain 8-2, Turkey 7-3, Montenegro 6-4, Latvia 6-4, Ukraine 5-5, Slovenia 2-8

In Group F, Hungary prevailed 91-86 in overtime to eliminate the Netherlands and keep their own chances alive as naturalized player Darrin Govins had 15 points. Former collegians figured in the loss, as Thomas van der Mars had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Charlon Kloof had 14 points and 7 assists, and Shane Hammink had 10 points. Lithuania stopped their generosity, beating Croatia 79-62 with 15 points from former draft pick Renaldas Seibutis while former draft pick Tomislav Zubcic had 11 points in the loss. Poland sits in the last spot after beating Italy 94-78 as former NBA player Maciej Lampe had 22 points and 8 rebounds and naturalized player A.J. Slaughter had 10 points and 11 assists. In the loss, Christian Burns, who is naturalized by marriage, and former draft pick Alessandro Gentile had 10 points each.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0212/Hungary-Netherlands#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0212/Lithuania-Croatia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0212/Poland-Italy#tab=boxscore
Standings: Lithuania 9-1, Italy 7-3, Poland 6-4, Hungary 5-5, Croatia 4-6, Netherlands 3-7

EuroBasket pre-qualification also continued as Austria is in solid position in Group D after an 81-71 win over Cyprus with 20 points and 8 rebounds from naturalized player Sylven Landesberg. In the loss, former collegian Nikolaos Stylianou had 19 points and naturalized Tyrell Biggs had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Macedonia is the clear leader in Group B after beating Kosovo 78-68 as naturalized player Shane Whittington had 15 points and 6 rebounds while former collegian Lis Shoshi had 18 points and 15 rebounds in the loss. In Group C, Belgium is in control after a 70-60 win in Portugal. Group A is much more convoluted as Belarus picked up their first win and handed Denmark its first loss 84-79. In the win, former collegian Artsioum Parakhouski had 18 points and 10 rebounds and naturalized player Devon Saddler had 11 points and 8 rebounds while former collegian Jonathan Gilling had 22 points and 6 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/0212/Armenia-Austria#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/0212/MKD-Kosovo#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/0212/Portugal-Belgium#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/0212/Denmark-Belarus#tab=boxscore

awhom111

12-04-2018, 12:02 AM

The final day of qualifying of the year started in Asia Group F with Australia beating Qatar 110-59 as former collegians were involved with Cam Gliddon providing 17 points and David Barlow adding 12 points. Japan then beat Kazakhstan 86-70 with 41 points from naturalized player Nick Fazekas. The Philippines was again the only team from the Eastern half to lose, falling 78-70 to Iran, which should feel safe now. Christian Stanhardinger, who is technically occupying the naturalized player spot, had 17 points and 8 rebounds and Marcio Lassiter, a former collegian who was allowed back into the national team by his club in an effort to create unity in the country after fallout from the brawl, had 12 points and 7 assists.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/0312/Australia-Qatar#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/0312/Japan-Kazakhstan#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/game/0312/Philippines-Iran#tab=boxscore
Standings: Australia 9-1, Iran 7-3, Japan 6-4, Philippines 5-5, Kazakhstan 4-6, Qatar 2-8

In Europe Group K, Russia beat the Czech Republic 81-61 to retain control of the last spot and just as importantly won a battle with Ukraine for the services of Joel Bolomboy, who had 15 points and 6 rebounds after picking the country of his mother of the country of his birth. In a meaningless game, France beat Bulgaria 77-53 with 17 points from former G League player Yakuba Ouattara and 10 points and 6 rebounds from former draft pick Mathias Lessort. Finland was staring at likely elimination, but then stormed back late to beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 81-77 as former draft pick Petteri Koponen had 18 points, Jamar Wilson, who is naturalized by marriage, had 15 points, and former collegian Shawn Huff had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0312/Russia-Czech-Republic#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0312/France-Bulgaria#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0312/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina-Finland#tab=boxscore
Standings: France 9-1, Czech Republic 7-3, Russia 6-4, Finland 5-5, Bulgaria 4-6, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-8

In Group L, Georgia edged Israel 71-69 in overtime to have the best chance at sneaking into the last spot as former collegian Jake Cohen had 22 points and 8 rebounds in the loss. Germany beat Estonia 87-70 with 13 points from former collegian Niels Giffey in a meaningless game. Serbia is still in the last position after handing Greece their first loss 84-61 as ex-NBA player Miroslav Raduljica and former draft pick Vasilije Micic had 13 points and 6 assists each.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0312/Georgia-Israel#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0312/Germany-Estonia#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/0312/Serbia-Greece#tab=boxscore
Standings: Greece 9-1, Germany 9-1, Serbia 6-4, Georgia 5-5, Israel 4-6, Estonia 2-8

One game in Europe's pre-qualifying was played as Cyprus hosted Great Britain in a makeup game for before it was known that Cyprus would replace Armenia in this group. The visitors got 14 points from Ovie Soko and 12 points and 7 rebounds from Gabe Olaseni among their contingent of former collegians to win 75-61 while naturalized player Tyrell Biggs had 16 points in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/1609/Armenia-Great-Britain#tab=boxscore

In the Americas Group F, Canada was the latest team to qualify after an impressive 94-67 win in Brazil. Players with American experience were key as Kyle Wiltjer had 25 points and 7 rebounds, Kyle Landry had 10 points and 7 rebounds, and Duane Notice had 10 points. The US Virgin Islands were finally able to able to host a home game after the hurricane and they played well before losing to Venezuela 77-76. As usual, they relied on players with time spent on the mainland as Georgio Milligan had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Walter Hodge had 20 points, Jamaal Samuel had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Ivan Aska had 14 points and 8 rebounds while former message board recruiting adventure Greg Echenique had 14 points and 15 rebounds. The Dominican Republic took care of business to still be in the running as they beat Chile 74-65, although former collegian Manny Suarez did have 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 blocks.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/0312/Brazil-Canada#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/0312/Venezuela-Virgin-Islands#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/game/0312/Chile-Dominican-Republic#tab=boxscore
Standings: Venezuela 9-1, Canada 8-2, Brazil 7-3, Dominican Republic 6-4, Chile 2-8, US Virgin Islands 2-8