FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers

2022-11-14
The journey towards the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 continues with nine spots still remaining from the European Qualifiers. All 24 teams are back in action on Monday with as many as six nations able to punch their tickets to next year's major tournament. Three teams have already qualified for the tournament - Finland, Latvia, and Germany.
2022-11-13
Serbia's victory over the United Kingdom in Newcastle was an important step forward for a team that failed emphatically in the recent EuroBasket. 
2022-11-12
After comfortably beating Kazakhstan on Friday, the Australian national team guaranteed itself a spot in the 2023 FIBA World Cup next year. The squad was supposed to travel to Iran for the second match of the Qualifiers window. However, the country's basketball federation released an official statement stating the roster's refusal to undergo the trip.
2022-11-12
Gianmarco Pozzecco's Italy lost against Spain in the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers yesterday. After congratulating the opponent team on the victory and pointing out key mistakes, the extravagant coach turned to another topic.
2022-11-12
After playing matches in the EuroLeague, the two biggest clubs of Greek basketball, Panathinaikos Athens and Olympiacos Piraeus, have released their players to the Greek national team. However, not every single local player was allowed to leave. Notably, Panathinaikos' Georgios Papagianis wasn't permitted to join the national team even though he was invited to the training camp.
2022-11-12
Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Serbian national team star Vasilije Micic will not play in the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers game against Turkey, Nikola Stojkovic from Mozzart Sport reports. According to the report, Anadolu Efes and Turkey national team head coach Ergin Ataman allowed Micic to join the Serbian national team camp initially, but before the upcoming game changed his decision.
2022-11-12
After playing effectively on defense, Turkey (3-4) achieved an easy win against Belgium (3-4), with head coach Ergin Ataman emphasizing his team's character. Turkey hosted Belgium at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall in the FIBA 2023 World Cup European Qualifiers Group I game. All 12 national team players stepped on the court and scored at least 1 point.
2022-11-12
Victor Wembanyama's size stunned Lithuania national team that suffered a blowout defeat in a home crowd, 65-90. Victor Wembanyama scored 20 points and had nine rebounds in 23 minutes, but his impact was bigger than a solid stat sheet for an 18-year-old senior national team rookie.
2022-11-12
Aided by the return of their best player in these 2023 FIBA World Cup Americas Qualifiers, Brazil (6-3) notched a crucial 94-79 (30-21, 28-13, 17-21, 19-24) victory against Team USA (7-2) Friday afternoon at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.
2022-11-11
A day after he coached Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in the EuroLeague, Dimitris Itoudis now was at the helm of the Greek national team. Even though the first match was successful for the veteran specialist, Greece lost against Latvia in a resounding manner this evening. Talking after the match, Itoudis congratulated the opponent first.
2022-11-11
Victor Wembanyama made his French national team (7-2) debut, and it couldn't get any better. France achieved a convincing 90-65 victory against Lithuania (7-2), while his phone was heating because of congratulations messages from family and friends after the game.
2022-11-11
Although Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade released their Serbian players to compete for the country's national team, several other members of the roster did not receive such privileges. While Danilo Andjusic and Uros Trifunovic are currently with the Serbian national team, Yam Madar and Ioannis Papapetrou were not allowed to leave the EuroLeague club to represent their countries.
2022-11-11
When you stop for a second, it's incredible to realize what Vincent Collet went through in the last 13 years as the head coach of the French national team. He coached the best basketball talents France ever had, starting with Tony Parker, Boris Diaw, Nicolas Batum, Rudy Gobert, and Evan Fournier.
2022-11-11
Today begins the fifth 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers window, in which few teams will have an opportunity to secure a place in the main tournament that will take place in Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines. The 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers Second Round consists of four groups. From each group, the top three teams will qualify for the main tournament.
2022-11-11
During the ongoing disagreement between EuroLeague and FIBA, both organizations made an unprecedented effort in the fixtures calendar. Before the upcoming 2023 World Cup European Qualifiers window, rapid changes were made that seem to suit some of the teams. BasketNews takes a look in this unique situation.
2022-11-11
That was probably the lowest media presence Victor Wembanyama faced last month since his Las Vegas trip. There were only a couple of media members in Panevezys on the eve of the 18-year-old debut in the French national team jersey. But it doesn't make another Wembanyama's milestone less exciting.
2022-11-10
FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers are back, with many teams preparing for crucial games in order to qualify for the main tournament. From 10-14 November, stars such as Victor Wembanyama will be competing in the 5th Qualifying Window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.
2022-11-10
Victor Wembanyama has been the talk of the basketball world and is currently preparing for a senior debut with the French national team in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers.
2022-11-10
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul forward Marko Guduric and Anadolu Efes Istanbul star Vasilije Micic will be available in the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers game against Turkey. Guduric confirmed it while talking to the Serbian media.
2022-11-09
French national team general manager Boris Diaw didn't rule out the possibility of Thomas Heurtel playing for Les Bleus once again. After the EuroBasket 2022, where France won silver, Heurtel signed for the Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg.
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