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Chelsea Gray was fantastic for the United States with 21 points and 8 assists in 27 minutes to help them beat Brazil 76-61. In the loss, ex-WNBA player Erika De Souza had 11 points and 12 rebounds and current WNBA player Damiris Dantas had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/pre-oqtwo...#|tab=boxscore
Sofia Roma had 2 points in 8 minutes as Puerto Rico beat the Dominican Republic 108-58. Rookie Isalys Quinones from Dartmouth had 20 points and 7 rebounds, ex-NAIA player Anushka Maldonado had 17 points, and ex-Kentucky player Jennifer O'Neill. In the loss, ex-Robert Morris player Sugeiry Monsac had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/pre-oqtwo...#|tab=boxscore
I wrote about the other two games in the tournaments here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2...november-14th/
Pre-Olympic qualification started in Asia-Oceania and I wrote about those games here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2...november-14th/
One of the problems with new formats is financial and the Democratic Republic of Congo could not secure funding for Africa's pre-qualifying. I wrote about the one game that was played here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2...november-14th/
Europe was also busy, but with continental qualifiers and I wrote about those games here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2...november-14th/
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Only one pre-Olympic qualifying game was played today and it was in Africa:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2...november-15th/
There was relevant news on both the men's and women's side for the Olympics. The final stage of qualifying on the women's side will be played in Belgium, France, Serbia, and China. The final qualifying tournament on the men's side will be played in Canada, Croatia, Lithuania, and Serbia.
Chelsea Gray and Sofia Roma both play at 7pm ET on Saturday. The videos are here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-pgJYXuetI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fqA_c51Jvk
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Chelsea Gray had 6 points and 6 assists in 22 minutes for the United States in a 91-34 win over Argentina.
http://www.fiba.basketball/pre-oqtwo...a#tab=boxscore
Their last game will be against Colombia at 4:30pm ET on Sunday and can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV67LL0cf8E
Sofia Roma did not play as Puerto Rico was close to upsetting Canada in their pre-Olympic qualifying game, but lost 84-80. Jennifer O'Neill had 21 points and ex-James Madison player Jazmon Gwathmey had 16 points. In the win, ex-DII player Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe had 27 points and 11 rebounds, ex-UConn player Kia Nurse had 17 points, and ex-Pepperdine player Miranda Ayim had 11 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/pre-oqtwo...a#tab=boxscore
Their last game will be against Cuba at 3:30pm ET on Sunday with the winner moving on and can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoH9WaUf3Gc
I wrote about the day's other two games here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2...november-16th/
I also wrote about the tournaments in Asia and Africa here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2...november-16th/
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2...november-16th/
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Chelsea Gray had 4 points in 22 minutes as the United States finished their tournament with a 104-48 win over Colombia.
http://www.fiba.basketball/pre-oqtwo...a#tab=boxscore
Sofia Roma did not play as Puerto Rico had a tougher time than expected with Cuba, but survived 83-81 to advance to the next stage of qualification. Jazmon Gwathmey had 15 points and 7 rebounds, rookie Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage from Wichita State had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and ex-Oregon State player Ali Gibson had 12 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/pre-oqtwo...o#tab=boxscore
I wrote about the other two games here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2...november-17th/
The other tournaments also finished in Asia and Africa and I wrote about those games here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2...november-17th/
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2...november-17th/
Europe continued continental qualifiers and I wrote about those games here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2...november-17th/
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The Olympic qualifying process was formalized today:
On the women's side, these groups will play in February:
http://www.fiba.basketball/images.fi...Ojl8w1xOvQ.png
The United States and Japan and two teams from their groups will qualify while the top three teams in the other groups will join them.
The last four spots on the men's side will go to the winners of these tournaments:
http://www.fiba.basketball/images.fi...jQqYKqA8gg.png
A bunch of Canadian players already announced their participation, but we will see how that goes by late June.
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A few tidbits before the end of the year:
Luol Deng was elected president of the South Sudanese federation:
https://www.fiba.basketball/news/ret...tion-president
If he can get other players in the diaspora to play for the team in the future, they could quickly improve their position in Africa.
Mike Fratello will take over from Jeff Van Gundy for the games played during the season:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/new...g-coaches.aspx
Unlike Van Gundy, he did have past international experience before taking this position so he should be able to adapt quickly although Van Gundy was apparently an excellent motivator in this format so that side may be different.
The South American U17 Boy's Championship finished up over the weekend in Santiago, Chile. Brazil beat Argentina in a thriller to win the title, but both had already qualified for next year's U18 Americas Championship and it was Uruguay joining them for the last spot.
Final Standings:
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Ecuador
Venezuela
Chile