FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers: who's in trouble and who can qualify? (1)

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.
EuroLeague and FIBA take unprecedented action (1)

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.
Boris Diaw confident Joel Embiid will play for France

2022-11-09

French national team general manager Boris Diaw remains confident that NBA and Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will play for France, even though Cameroon-born forward obtained American nationality. In July, Embiid obtained French nationality, but in September, it was announced that he also received an American passport. 
Nico Mannion reveals national team conversation with Paolo Banchero

2022-10-21

Paolo Banchero wants to suit up for Italy and has already expressed his intentions to join the national team to his future teammates. Niccolo Mannion, who spoke with the No. 1 NBA draft pick, thinks Banchero is the missing piece to take Italy to the podium.
Paolo Banchero about World Cup 2023: 'It's my goal'

2022-10-15

After reaching the quarterfinals phase at the Olympic Games in 2021 and EuroBasket this year, Italy is now focusing on the FIBA World Cup 2023, which will be hosted by Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Italy's best hope to improve the team is Paolo Banchero, the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NBA draft.
Stephen Curry: 'Whether it's World Cup or vacation, I'd like to have Tokyo on my schedule'

2022-10-02

The reigning NBA champions Golden State Warriors finished their pre-season visit in Japan, Tokyo. GSW overcame Rui Hachimura's Washington Wizards for the second time in a row on Sunday, 104-95 (26-25, 28-31, 20-29, 30-10). Stephen Curry finished the game with 17 points (4/5 2PT, 3/8 3PT), 5 rebounds, and 3 assists.
Vangelis Liolios: 'FIBA took the first step of unity in European basketball' (1)

2022-10-01

The president of the Greek basketball federation, Vangelis Liolios attended an event organized by the Greek Basketball referees federation at the University of Patras and talked about FIBA's decision to change the dates of the World Cup qualifiers window.
Italian federation wants to have Paolo Banchero at FIBA World Cup 2023

2022-09-24

After reaching the quarter-finals at the Olympic Games in 2021 and EuroBasket this year, Italy will start focusing on the FIBA World Cup 2023, which will be hosted by Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines. 
Boris Diaw hopes Joel Embiid will play for France in 2023 World Cup

2022-09-20

The French national team GM, Boris Diaw, hopes to have Joel Embiid in FIBA World Cup 2023, which will be hosted by multiple nations: the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia from next year's August 25 to September 10. "He [Embiid] doesn't have the FIBA license yet. But it would be nice if he could have it and play for the French national team," Diaw spoke on RMC Sport.
Dejan Tomasevic: 'It won't be a tragedy if Serbia doesn't go to World Cup'

2022-07-07

Serbia finds itself in a difficult situation of the FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers.

Lithuania NT announces 15-man roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers

2022-06-10

The Lithuanian Basketball Federation announced a 15-man squad for the World Cup Qualifiers. The national team will travel to Bulgaria to play the first of the two official games on July 1st. The second Qualifiers game will take place on July 4th back in Lithuania against the Czech Republic.

Nigeria's players, federation attack government for withdrawing teams from competition

2022-06-02

Nigeria’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will not take part in international competition for two years, the country’s president announced ten days ago, jeopardizing chances of qualifying teams for the 2024 Olympics.

Eight NBA and EuroLeague players headline France 16-men roster for FIBA WC qualifiers window

2022-05-25

The French basketball federation has officially announced the 16-men squad that will participate in the next FIBA WC qualifiers window in July. 

Lithuanian Basketball Federations voids foreign player status for Ukrainians

2022-03-02

Lithuanian Basketball Federation announced that its voiding foreign player status for every Ukrainian player. In addition to this, the usual taxes in such cases won't be applied as well. This means that from now on, Lithuanian clubs of every division can sign an unlimited number of players with Ukrainian citizenship. This decision will be valid until the end of the 2021-22 season, but it could be ...
Mantas Kalnietis retires from the Lithuanian national team

2022-01-26

End of an era for Mantas Kalnietis and the Lithuanian national team. Long time Lithuania's point guard retires from national team duties. 35-year-old confirmed it in an exclusive interview for BasketNews. "I haven't made this decision in one day," Kalnietis said. "I had a very good time with the national team, and I never had any doubts about playing for my country. I was very lucky because my ...
Svetislav Pesic announced as a new Serbian NT head coach

2021-09-28

Svetislav Pesic is coming back to international basketball. Serbian basketball federation announced that a 72-years-old specialist will replace Igor Kokoskov as a head coach of the national team. Pesic will make his debut in November when Serbia face Latvia in the qualifiers of FIBA World Cup 2023. Earlier it was reported that Pesic, before accepted the offer, had his conditions and wanted to pick ...
2022 EuroBasket will begin right after 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers

2021-08-19

European pre-qualifiers of the 2023 FIBA World Cup wrapped up yesterday, with Belarus, Iceland, Latvia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, Slovakia, and Sweden advancing to the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers. The eight countries have joined the remaining 24 that will compete in the 2022 EuroBasket. All 32 teams will fight for a spot in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. FIBA has announced that the World ...
International tournament top scorers: Scoring prowess doesn't always lead to team success

2021-08-02

So far, in this year's Olympic basketball tournament Luka Doncic tops all scorers with 28.3 points per game. Slovenia has won all three games and safely made it to the quarter-finals. Rui Hachimura ranks second on the list with a 22.3 points average. Unlike Slovenia, Japan lost all three games and ended their fight for the medals. Patty Mills is third with 21.7 points per game. Australia went 3-0 ...
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