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EuroBasket 2019 Draw Results

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The draw was conducted on Tuesday in Belgrade:

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Results:

The format will be four teams per group with four teams.  The top team in each group will make it directly to the quarterfinals while the last place team will be eliminated.  Latvia will hosts Groups A and B while Serbia will host Groups C and D as well as the knockout round.  Both hosts got to pick a team for the other group at their location and Latvia picked Sweden and Serbia picked Slovenia.  Olympic qualification will heat up next summer as these continental championships will be critical.

EuroBasket Qualifiers Round 6 November 21st

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November 21, 2018

Group A:

Slovakia knew that a win at home in Ruzomberok would lead to them advancing, but Barbora Balintova’s effort was not enough as Montenegro got production from the naturalized player spot as Glory Johnson led them to an 82-68 win and qualification.  Attention turned to Reykjavik, where Hildur Kjartandottir and Helena Sverrisdottir wanted to get one win for the home fans despite Iceland’s elimination, but Bosnia and Herzegovina fought back and won 84-74, which was well short of the required margin to qualify.

Slovakia vs. Montenegro 68-82 SVK Balintova 20 Palenikova 17 Hruscakova 10 Felixova 7 Slamova 6/8r Mistinova 5 Deptova 2 Oroszova 1/6r Stasova 0 Mikulasikova 0 Jakubcova 0 MNE Johnson 27/16r Mujovic 15 Matovic 15 Jovanovic 10/6r Aleksic 7 Vucetic 4 Kovacevic 2 Popovic 2 Jaksic 0 Zivkovic DNP Lekovic DNP Markovic DNP

Iceland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 74-84 ISL Kjartandottir 27/11r/7a H. Sverrisdottir 22/14r/9a U. Jonsdottir 7/6r T. Jonsdottir 4 G. Gunnarsdottir 4 Amundadottir 3 Hinriksdottir 2 G. Sverrisdottir 0 B. Gunnarsdottir 0 H. Jonsdottir 0 Bjarnadottir 0 BIH Babic 15 Deura 15 Gajic 13/14r Delic 8 Kapor 8 Dzebo 7/7r Rahmanovic 7 Dzombeta 5 Vrancic 4 Zubac 2 Brcaninovic 0 Markovic 0

Standings: Montenegro 4-2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-2, Slovakia 4-2, Iceland 0-6

Group B:

A Belarus win in Kayseri would mean that both teams advanced automatically and that is what happened as Turkey led in the first half and then surrendered it to fall 60-56.  The two eliminated teams met in Bydgoszcz and Poland beat Estonia 82-51.

Turkey vs. Belarus 56-60 TUR Cakir 14 Senyurek 11 Hollingsworth 8/8r Koksal 6 Alben 5/13r/6a Yalcin 4 Gulcan 4 Guner 2 Takmaz 2 Canitez 0 Yavas 0 Ural 0 BLR Snytsina 17 Likhtarovich 10 Papova 10 Hasper 7/11r Verameyenka 6/8r Rytsikava 3/6r Ziuzkova 3 Bentley 2/6r Tarasava 2 Masko DNP Brych DNP Holubeva DNP

Poland vs. Estonia 82-51 POL Pobozy 16/6r Puss 12/6r Marciniak 9/6r Trzeciak 8 Szybala 8 Szajtauer 7 Gajda 6/7a Kaczmarczyk 5/9r Stankiewicz 5 Dobrowolska 4 Naczk 2 Schmidt 0 EST Rausberg 14 Kosareva 7 Koster 6/11r Asi 6 Pokk 4 Piibur 4 Puik 4 Teder 4 Svilberg 2 Rits 0 Korjus 0 Oinits 0

Standings: Turkey 5-1, Belarus 5-1, Poland 2-4, Estonia 0-6

Group C:

Hungary hoped that Russia would take it easy in Ekaterinburg and allow both teams to advance, but Raisa Musina and company did not oblige, winning 56-53.  With the game being the first of the day, they then had to wait for the other games to be played before they could confirm their spot.  Enxhi Xhanaj had a big game for Albania in Kedianiai, but Lithuania showed no mercy in a 146-58 win, getting plenty of scoring from Gintare Petronyte, Egle Siksniute, and Kamile Nacickaite.

Russia vs. Hungary 56-53 RUS Musina 20/9r Vadeeva 12/7r Vieru 10 Leshkovtseva 5 Shilova 4 Belyakova 3 Beglova 1 Anoikina 1 Maiga 0 Fedorenkova 0 Tikhonenko 0 Petrushina 0 HUN Goree 12/6r Studer 12 Hatar 11/13r Raksanyi 5/6r Dubei 4 Varga 4 Gereben 2 Kiss 2 Katona 1 Lelik 0 Barnai 0 Nagy 0

Lithuania vs. Albania 146-58 LTU Petronyte 27/11r Siksniute 24/15r Nacickaite 20 Meskonyte 16 Baltkojiene 15/8a Sarauskaite 10/15r Knyzaite 9/8r Kvederaviciute 9 Juskaite 8/9a Jurciute 8 Grigalauskyte DNP Svaryte DNP ALB Xhanaj 21/10r/6a Zykaj 16 G. Bujari 8 E. Bujari 6 Aliaj 4 Toska 3 Lalaj 0 Palko 0 Gjoni DNP Verri DNP Sinani DNP Hasanaj DNP

Standings: Russia 6-0, Hungary 4-2, Lithuania 2-4, Albania 0-6

Group D:

Greece needed a win over Israel in Kozani to keep up their hopes of automatic qualification and Evanthia Maltsi turned back the clock again to lead them to an 83-57 win.  Rachael Vanderwal and Great Britain then knew that they needed a win in Manchester to take the top spot and took care of business with an 83-42 win.

Greece vs. Israel 83-57 GRE Maltsi 25 Spanou 18/11r Kaltsidou 16/7r Christinaki 12 Pavlopoulou 4 Kosma 4 Sotiriou 2 Lymoura 2 Spyridopoulou 0 Nikolopoulou 0 Stamati 0 Tsineke 0 ISR Clark 17/11r Doron 14 Levitsky 8 Rotberg 7 Diamant 6 Lev 3 Shalom 2 Karsh 0 Ben Nun 0 Shafir 0 Zairy 0 Banet 0

Great Britain vs. Portugal 83-42 GBR Vanderwal 21 Leedham 18/12r/7a Fagbenle 17/6r Stewart 10/8r Handy 6 Samuelson 3/7a Pressley 3 Collins 3 Shaw 2 Simpson 0 Jones 0 Fong Lyew Quee 0 POR Viana 9 Silva 7/7r Correia 7 Domingues 6 Costa 5 Goncalves 3 Da Silva 3 Carvalheira 2 Ferreira 0 Soeiro 0 Filipe 0 Cruz 0

Standings: Great Britain 5-1, Greece 4-2, Israel 2-4, Portugal 1-5

Group E:

The two eliminated teams played in Cluj Napoca and Gabriela Marginean led Romania to a 70-61 win over Sara Bejedi and Finland.  France avenged their loss in Slovenia with some flair in Charleville-Mezeres, doubling up their opponents 88-44 as both teams advanced.

Romania vs. Finland 71-60 ROU Marginean 25 Pavel 14/12r Ghizila 11 Walker 10/15r/8a Stoenescu 7 Irimia 2 Parau 2 Podar 0 Popescu 0 Stoiedin 0 Neagu DNP Armanu DNP FIN Bejedi 21 Kuier 8/12r Tuukkanen 7/13r/6s L. Lehtoranta 6 Holopainen 6 Pirttinen 6 Aijanen 2 R. Lehtoranta 2 Tulonen 2 Pounds 0 Arike 0 Wahlgren 0

France vs. Slovenia 88-44 FRA Miyem 17/11r Hartley 16 Gruda 11 Johannes 11 Chartereau 10 Ayayi 9 Tchatchouang 6 Michel 3 Milapie 2 Bernies 2 Ciak 1 Epoupa 0 SLO Friskovec 12 Oblak 9 Baric 8 Prezelj 7 Lisec 4/8r Jakovina 3 Evans 1 Ocvirk 0 Senicar 0 Krozelj 0 Rupnik 0 Debljak DNP

Standings: France 5-1, Slovenia 5-1, Romania 2-4, Finland 0-6

Group F:

Both teams had already been eliminated, but Zera Butter and the Netherlands put on a show for the home fans in an 89-68 win over Bulgaria.  Spain brought Ukraine all the way out to Melilla as Alina Iagupova tried to get her team the win and automatic qualification, but Marta Xargay led the hosts to an 84-71 win, leaving the visitors waiting on other results.

Netherlands vs. Bulgaria 89-68 NED Butter 20 Broring 13 J. Bettonvil 9/6r Van Den Adel 9 Fokke 9 L. Bettonvil 8/7r Ndiba 7/11r Jongeling 6 De Jonge 4 Kuijt 2/7a Guijt 2 Westerik 0 BUL I. Kostova 16 Georgieva 11/8r Ivanova 11 Dimitrova 9/7r Sharenkapova 7 G. Kostova 6 Stoycheva 4 Kocheva 4 Konstantinova 0 Dineva DNP A.N. Petrova DNP A.K. Petrova DNP

Spain vs. Ukraine 84-71 ESP Xargay 23/6a Nicholls 14/8r Casas 14 Ndour 13 Dominguez 9/7a Conde 7 Araujo 4 Gil 0 Ouvina 0 Romero 0 Ginzo 0 Rodriguez DNP UKR Iagupova 28/6r Radulovic 17 Udodenko 12/6r/6a Moss 7/6r Olkhovyk 3 Naumenko 2 Bilotserkivska 2 Samburska 0 Uro-Nile 0 Horobets DNP Rymarenko DNP Yatskovets DNP

Standings: Spain 6-0, Ukraine 4-2, Netherlands 2-4, Bulgaria 0-6

Group G:

The eliminated teams played first and Marie Gulich led Germany past Marielle Giroud and Switzerland 78-52 in Wolfenbuttel.  A win for hosts Belgium in Kortrijk would send both them and the Czech Republic through and they did just that by fending off Romana Hejdova and company 66-62.

Germany vs. Switzerland 78-52 GER Gulich 24/7r Brunckhorst 9 Greinacher 8/6r Greunke 6 Degbeon 6 Fiebich 5 Wilke 5 Brodersen 5 Bertholdt 4 Schaake 4 Stach 2 Wagner 0 SUI Giroud 21/8r Fora 8 Chardon 5 Ghali 4 Franchina 4 Herminjard 2 Luap 2 Ruga 2 Simioni 2 Kohler 2 Clement 0 Hatch 0

Belgium vs. Czech Republic 66-62 BEL Meesseman 19/8r/7a K. Mestdagh 14/7r Linskens 9/8r Vanloo 8 Raman 7 Delaere 7 Carpreaux 2 Resimont 0 Nauwelaers 0 H. Mestdagh 0 Geldof 0 Grzesinski DNP CZE Hejdova 21/11r Vaughn 10 Hanusova 10 Zaplatova 5 Reisingerova 5 Kat. Elhotova 4 Kar. Elhotova 3 Krakovicova 2 Bartakova 2 Stepanova 0 Pudlakova DNP Berankova DNP

Standings: Czech Republic 5-1, Belgium 5-1, Germany 2-4, Switzerland 0-6

Group H:

The two eliminated teams played first in Zabok and Croatia eased past Macedonia 90-27.  The winner would take the automatic spot in La Spezia and a breakout performance from young Olbis Futo Andre got Italy that 62-56 win over Sweden.

Croatia vs. Macedonia 90-27 CRO Tikvic 15/7r Dojkic 11 Premasunac 10/8r Miletic 9/6r Sandric 9 Buzov 8 Blazevic 6 Rezan 5/7r Todoric 5 Begic 5 Miloglav 5 Dzankic 2 MKD Mitrasinovik 14 Kmetovska 7/6r Kozobashiovska 4 Nikolikj 2 Lazareska 0/6r Pejkovska 0 Stojanovska 0 Dimova 0 Petrushevska 0 Sekulovska 0 Modeva 0 Popova 0

Italy vs. Sweden 62-56 ITA Andre 20/9r Penna 10 Zandalasini 8/8r Romeo 6 Dotto 6 Sottana 5 Cinili 5 Ress 2 Crippa 0 Gorini 0 Masciadri DNP Nicolodi DNP SWE F. Eldebrink 19 Zahui B 10/9r Halvarsson 10/7r Abdi 10 E. Eldebrink 7/6r/8a Hamilton-Carter 0 Barthold 0 Drammeh 0 Lundquist 0 Nystrom 0 Fontaine DNP Nnamaka DNP

Standings: Italy 5-1, Sweden 4-2, Croatia 3-3, Macedonia 0-6

Qualification:

So which teams will join co-hosts Latvia and Serbia?  Group winners Montenegro, Turkey, Russia, Great Britain, France, Spain, Czech Republic, and Italy got the automatic spots.  The three runners up with 5-1 record, Belarus, Slovenia, and Belgium joined them.  That left three spots for 4-2 runners up, which Hungary was at the top of the list for by virtue of having Albania in their group.  Ukraine and Sweden were the next two teams in the ranking, leaving Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the wrong side of the dividing line.

Watch All Wednesday EuroBasket Qualifiers Here Free!

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All games will be on Wednesday, November 21st, as the final teams to qualify for next summer’s tournament will be decided.  Times listed are Central European and then Eastern Standard.

Russia vs. Hungary, 3:00pm/9:00am:

Turkey vs. Belarus, 4:00pm/10:00am:

Greece vs. Israel, 4:00pm/10:00am:

Lithuania vs. Albania, 5:30pm/11:30am:

Slovakia vs. Montenegro, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Romania vs. Finland, 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Croatia vs. Macedonia, 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Germany vs. Switzerland, 7:30pm/1:30pm:

Poland vs. Estonia, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Great Britain vs. Portugal, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Netherlands vs. Bulgaria, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Spain vs. Ukraine, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Belgium vs. Czech Republic, 8:30pm/2:30pm:

Italy vs. Sweden, 8:30pm/2:30pm:

Iceland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 8:45pm/2:45pm:

France vs. Slovenia, 8:45pm/2:45pm:

EuroBasket Qualifiers Round 5 November 17th

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November 17, 2018

Group A:

This is probably the most wide open group and only Iceland is out of the picture as Helena Sverrisdottir led the way in Reykjavik, but Slovakia left with an 82-52 win.  Glory Johnson had a big game from the naturalized player position for Montenegro, but Bosnia and Herzegovina took care of business in Sarajevo to win 83-68.

Iceland vs. Slovakia 52-82 ISL H. Sverrisdottir 20 Kjartansdottir 8 B. Gunnarsdottir 5 Hinriksdottir 4 G. Gunnarsdottir 3 T. Jonsdottir 3 Amundadottir 3 Kristinardottir 3 Benonysdottir 2 U. Jonsdottir 1 H. Jonsdottir 0 G. Sverrisdottir 0 SVK Oroszova 17/13r Balintova 15 Palenikova 14 Hruscakova 10/11r Deptova 10 Mistinova 4 Slamova 4 Jakubcova 4 Stasova 2 Mikulasikova 2 Felixova 0

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Montenegro 83-68 BIH Gajic 17/27r Zubac 14 Vrancic 14 Delic 8 Kapor 7 Dzebo 6 Brcaninovic 6 Deura 5 Rahmanovic 4 Babic 2 Dzombeta 0 Markovic DNP MNE Johnson 25/16r Aleksic 11 Jovanovic 10 Matovic 8 Vucetic 6 Jaksic 5 Popovic 2 Mujovic 1 Lekovic 0 Markovic 0 Zivkovic DNP Kovacevic DNP

Standings: Slovakia 4-1, Montenegro 3-2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-2, Iceland 0-5

Group B:

The day of games started in this group as Viktoriya Hasper and Belarus beat Estonia 113-63 in Tallinn to improve their chances to qualify with Anastasia Verameyenka contributing a triple-double.  Turkey did officially qualify by beating Poland 68-49 in Bydgoszcz.

Estonia vs. Belarus 63-113 EST Koster 17/10r Pokk 16 Rits 10 Rausberg 9 Pulk 5 Teder 4 Svilberg 2 Piibur 0 Asi 0 Lilleallik 0 Korjus 0 Oinits 0 BLR Hasper 25/10r Verameyenka 19/10r/11a Bentley 18/7a Papova 17/7r Snytsina 16 Rytsikava 12 Tarasava 6 Likhtarovich 0 Ziuzkova 0 Brych 0 Masko 0 Holubeva DNP

Poland vs. Turkey 49-68 POL Stankiewicz 11 Trzeciak 10 Gajda 9 Pobozy 8/8r Kaczmarczyk 6 Szajtauer 2 Szybala 2 Puss 1 Dobrowolska 0 Schmidt 0 Marciniak 0 Naczk DNP TUR Alben 19/8r Hollingsworth 10/6r Cakir 9 Senyurek 7 Canitez 5/6r Yalcin 5 Caglar 4 Koksal 3 Uzun 3 Gulcan 3 Ural 0 Guner 0

Standings: Turkey 5-0, Belarus 4-1, Poland 1-4, Estonia 0-5

Group C:

Hungary stayed in contention by using the trio of Bernadett Hatar, Zsofia Fegyverneky, and Krisztina Raksanyi to beat Albania 139-27 in Tirana.  Lithuania had also been eliminated, but Kamile Nacickaite and company did not want to just hand the spot to their rivals as Maria Vadeeva and Russia fought back late to win 79-77 in Kedainiai and qualify.

Albania vs. Hungary 27-139 ALB G. Bujari 9 Lalaj 8/10r Aliaj 6 Xhanaj 4 E. Bujari 0 Toska 0 Verri 0 Sinani 0 Palko 0 Hasanaj 0 Gjoni 0 Zykaj 0 HUN Hatar 21/10r Fegyverneky 21/7a Raksanyi 20 Goree 17/6r Nagy 12 Varga 11 Dubei 10 Barnai 8 Gereben 6/6r Lelik 6 Ori 5 Studer 2/7a

Lithuania vs. Russia 77-79 LTU Nacickaite 20 Petronyte 14 Baltkojiene 14/8a Kvederaviciute 9 Siksniute 6 Juskaite 5 Meskonyte 3 Svaryte 2/6r Knyzaite 2 Jurciute 2 Grigalauskyte DNP Sarauskaite DNP RUS Vadeeva 23/9r Belyakova 14 Maiga 10/6r Beglova 6/8a Musina 6 Shilova 6 Leshkovtseva 5 Tikhonenko 4 Petrushina 3 Anoikina 2 Fedorenkova 0 Vieru DNP

Standings: Russia 5-0, Hungary 4-1, Lithuania 1-4, Albania 0-5

Group D:

Sofia Silva and Portugal picked up their first win 75-72 in Matosinhos, stunning Shay Doron and Israel as they hoped to keep themselves in the running.  Johannah Leedham and Great Britain looked to be rolling in Manchester, but her club teammate Styliani Kaltsidou and Greece fought back in the second half to only lose 79-7, preventing the hosts from officially qualifying.

Portugal vs. Israel 75-72 POR Silva 20/13r Costa 18 Correia 16 Domingues 9 Viana 4 Soeiro 4 Da Silva 2 Filipe 2 Ferreira 0 Goncalves DNP Rodrigues DNP Cruz DNP ISR Doron 23 Clark 14/9r Diamant 13/6r Shafir 8/6a Rotberg 7 Levitsky 5 Banet 2 Zairy 0 Shalom 0 Karsh 0 Ben Nun 0 Lev 0

Great Britain vs. Greece 79-77 GBR Leedham 21 Jones 16 Handy 14/6r Samuelson 14 Vanderwal 6 Fagbenle 4/10r Simpson 3 Stewart 1 Pressley 0 Collins 0 Fong Lyew Quee DNP Shaw DNP GRE Kaltsidou 21 Maltsi 19 Spydridopoulou 15 Pavlopoulou 6 Spanou 4 Sotiriou 4 Gemelos 4 Christinaki 4 Lymoura 0 Kosma 0 Stamati 0 Nikolopoulou 0

Standings: Great Britain 4-1, Greece 3-2, Israel 2-3, Portugal 1-4

Group E:

Slovenia is the surprise first team to qualify from this group beating Finland 88-66 in Helsinki.  France is still in the hunt and officially eliminated Romania in Cluj Napoca 90-61.

Finland vs. Slovenia 66-88 FIN Bejedi 19 Aijanen 14/6r Kuier 9/8r Holopainen 8 Wahlgren 5 L. Lehtoranta 3 Pirttinen 3 Tulonen 3 Tuukkanen 2/12r/6a R. Lehtoranta 2 Pounds 0 Kahelin 0 SLO Evans 19 Friskovec 17 Lisec 13/9r Baric 9/6a Jakovina 8 Prezelj 8 Oblak 7/8a Ocvirk 3 Debeljak 2 Rupnik 2 Kroselj 0 Senicar DNP

Romania vs. France 61-90 ROU Marginean 18 Ghizila 11 Walker 10/6r Stoenescu 8 Pavel 6/6r A. Parau 6 Podar 2 Armanu 0 Irimia 0 Stoiedin 0 Neagu 0 I. Parau 0 FRA Ciak 15/7r Miyem 11 Michel 11 Johannes 10 Ayayi 9/6r Hartley 9 Gruda 8/8r Chartereau 6 Epoupa 5 Badiane 4 Tchatchouang 2 Bernies 0

Standings: Slovenia 5-0, France 4-1, Romania 1-4, Finland 0-5

Group F:

Alina Iagupova was brilliant again as Ukraine beat eliminated Bulgaria 86-60 in Sofia to stay alive.  Spain qualified with a 65-48 win over the Netherlands in Amsterdam.

Bulgaria vs. Ukraine 60-86 BUL Ivanova 15/8a Georgieva 12/11r Kocheva 12 Dimitrova 9 Konstantinova 6 Stoycheva 5 G. Kostova 1 Sharenkapova 0 A. K. Petrova 0 I. Kostova 0 Dineva 0 A. N. Petrova DNP UKR Iagupova 32/6a Udodenko 14 Naumenko 11/6r Moss 11 Bilotserkivska 7 Uro-Nile 4/6r Radulovic 3 Olkhovyk 2 Rymarenko 2 Horobets 0 Samburska 0 Yatskovets DNP

Netherlands vs. Spain 48-65 NED Van Den Adel 10 Ndiba 9/9r Butter 8 J. Bettonvil 6 L. Bettonvil 5 Broring 5 De Jonge 3 Kuijt 1 Fokke 1 Westerik 0 Jongeling 0 Guijt 0 ESP Ouvina 12 Nicholls 9 Xargay 9 Dominguez 9 Ndour 8/13r Casas 6 Conde 5 Lo 5 Ginzo 1 Rodriguez 1 Arrojo 0 Romero 0

Standings: Spain 5-0, Ukraine 4-1, Netherland 1-4, Bulgaria 0-5

Group G:

Karolina Elhotova helped Czech Republic officially qualify with an 88-53 win over eliminated Switzerland in Fribourg.  Germany led early in Marburg, but Emma Meesseman and Belgium took care of business with a 77-58 win ahead of Wednesday’s big game.

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic 53-88 SUI Simioni 13 Giroud 12/7r Ghali 8 Franchina 6 Herminjard 6 Chardon 4 Luap 4 Fora 0 Clement 0 Kohler 0 Martinez 0 Gotschmann 0 CZE Kar. Elhotova 20 Hanusova 16/6r Kat. Elhotova 15 Vaughn 7 Reisingerova 6 Stepanova 6 Krakovicova 5/6r Hejdova 4/9r Bartakova 4/10a Berankova 3 Zaplatova 2 Pudlakova 0

Germany vs. Belgium 58-77 GER Greinacher 12 Stach 11/7r/6a Fiebich 9 Greunke 5 Degbeon 5 Brunckhorst 5 Schaake 4 Wilke 3 Gulich 2 Bertholdt 2 Brodersen 0 Wagner 0 BEL Meesseman 28 K. Mestdagh 17/9r H. Mestdagh 11 Linskens 7/9r Delaere 6 Carpreaux 4 Raman 4 Resimont 0 Nauwelaers 0 Vanloo 0 Nahwezhi DNP Geldof DNP

Standings: Czech Republic 5-0, Belgium 4-1, Germany 1-4, Switzerland 0-5

Group H:

Italy won 64-52 in Slavonski Brod to help eliminate Croatia.  Frida Eldebrink and Louice Halvarsson helped Sweden dismantle eliminated Macedonia 118-48 in Skopje despite the best efforts of Aleksandra Stojanovska to set up the big showdown on Wednesday.

Croatia vs. Italy 52-64 CRO Tivkic 11 Premasunac 9 Rezan 8/8r Sandric 8 Dojkic 6 Miletic 4 Miloglav 4 Todoric 2 Begic 0 Buzov 0 Blazevic DNP Dzankic DNP ITA Penna 17 Dotto 13 Sottana 13 Romeo 10 Zandalasini 5 Andre 4 Nicolodi 2 Ress 0 Cinili 0 Crippa 0 Gorini DNP Masciadri DNP

Macedonia vs. Sweden 48-118 MKD Stojanovska 21/10r Nikolikj 8 Lazareska 6 Kmetovska 6 Mitrasinovik 5 Kozhobashiovska 2 Pejkovska 0 Dimova 0 Petrushevska 0 Sekulovska DNP Modeva DNP Popova DNP SWE F. Eldebrink 22 Halvarsson 20/10r Fontaine 17 Lundquist 13/7a Zahui B 10/10r E. Eldebrink 7/8a Barthold 6/6r Abdi 6 Nystrom 6 Nnamaka 6 Drammeh 3 Hamilton-Carter 2

Standings: Italy 4-1, Sweden 4-1, Croatia 2-3, Macedonia 0-5

Watch All Saturday’s EuroBasket Qualifiers in One Place!

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There are 16 games to watch on Saturday, November 17th as there are only two games left in qualifying.  Times listed are Central European, then Eastern Standard:

Estonia vs. Belarus, 4:00pm/10:00am:

Iceland vs. Slovakia, 5:00pm/11:00am:

Albania vs. Hungary, 5:00pm/11:00am:

Bulgaria vs. Ukraine, 5:00pm/11:00am:

Finland vs. Slovenia, 5:30pm/11:30am:

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic, 5:30pm/11:30am:

Lithuania vs. Russia, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Romania vs. France, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Poland vs. Turkey, 6:30pm/12:30pm:

Portugal vs. Israel, 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Croatia vs. Italy, 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Germany vs. Belgium, 7:30pm/1:30pm:

Great Britain vs. Greece, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Netherlands vs. Spain, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Montenegro, 8:15pm/2:15pm:

Macedonia vs. Sweden, 8:15pm/2:15pm:

SuperCup Recap October 17th

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October 17, 2018

On Wednesday, the SuperCup was held with the EuroLeague and EuroCup winners from last season playing one other in one game.  The fans in Ekaterinburg got their first look at something closer to their final roster and it was every bit as dominant as it was expected to be as they rolled to a 79-40 win.  They should be the overwhelming favorites to win EuroLeague again while also positioning themselves for a clean sweep of all available trophies.  Galatasaray will find it harder to repeat their run in EuroCup without a few additions to their roster.

Ekaterinburg vs. Galatasaray 79-40 EKA McBride 18 Torrens 13/6r Vandersloot 11/6a Griner 11 Vadeeva 9/6r Baric 6 Musina 4 Belyakova 3 Meesseman 2 GAL Macaulay 13/10r Jefferson 10/6r Abdi 3

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EuroBasket 2019 Qualifiers Game 2 November 15th

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November 15, 2017

Group A:

A battle of winless teams in Ruzomberok  went to the Slovak Republic 78-62 despite Helena Sverrisdottir’s best efforts for Iceland.  That left the undefeated teams to square off in Podgorica, where Jelena Dubljevic and Montenegro beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 76-55.

Slovak Republic vs. Iceland 78-62 SVK Hruscakova 17/14r Oroszova 17/8r Felixova 12 Mistinova 12 Kovacikova 9/6r Dudasova 7 Bartanusova 4 Haskova 0 Jelencikova 0 Janoscikova 0 Jakubcova 0 ISL H. Sverrisdottir 22/7r/6a Kjartansdottir 9/10r Amundadottir 9 Agustsdottir 8 E. Gunnarsdottir 4 Thrastardottir 4 B. Gunnarsdottir 3 T. Jonsdottir 3 Benonysdottir 0 G. Sverrisdottir 0 H. Jonsdottir 0 Hrafnkelsdottir DNP

Montenegro vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 76-55 MNE Dubljevic 26/7r Pocek 12/8r Jovanovic 12/6r Aleksic 12 Mujovic 6 Vucetic 5 Popovic 3 Pasic 0 Matovic 0 Zivkovic 0 Rakovic 0 Jaksic 0 BIH Vrancic 10 Dzinic 8 N. Delic 8 Deura 7 Gajic 6/11r Rahmanovic 4 Babic 4 Kalusic 3 Brcaninovic 3 Dzebo 2 Dzombeta 0 A. Delic 0

Group B:

This group started early in Minsk as Viktoriya Hasper and Belarus beat Merike Anderson and Estonia 80-63.  They are joined in the undefeated column by Turkey, which overcame a slow start in Ankara to beat Poland 73-53.

Belarus vs. Estonia 80-63 BLR Hasper 20 Tarasava 15 Snytsina 13 Papova 9/7r Verameyenka 7/10r Rytsikava 5 Likhtarovich 4 Masko 2 Ziuzkova 2 Brych 2 Ivashchanka 1 Holubeva 0 EST Anderson 22 Pokk 11/6r Bratka 8 Pulk 6 Koster 5/9r Asi 5 Rits2 Lilleallik 2 Reinvald 2 Piibur 0 Vaino 0 Pajumets 0

Turkey vs. Poland 73-53 TUR Hollingsworth 14/8r Koksal 14 Cakir 11/6a Canitez 10/8r Cora 7/6r Caglar 5/8r Senyurek 5 Aydin 4 Bilgic 3 Emirtekin 0 Guner DNP Ural DNP POL Pawlak 12 Misiek 11 Gajda 9 Kaczmarczyk 8/6r Zietara 6 Zurowska-Cegielska 2 Stankiewicz 2 Szajtauer 2 Pobozy 1 Makurat 0 Skobel 0 Adamowicz 0

Group C:

In Moscow, Russia just managed to fend off Lithuania 64-62.  Dorina Zele and Hungary eased to a 137-48 win over Albania in Miskolc to also remain unbeaten.

Russia vs. Lithuania 64-62 RUS Maiga 13 Leshkovtseva 11 Vadeeva 8/9r Petrushina 8 Beglova 7 Cherepanova 6 Tikhonenko 4 Belyakova 4 Musina 3 Vieru 0/6r Zavialova 0 Logunova 0 LTU Petronyte 19/9r Nacickaite 16 Saurazaite 8 Sulciute 4 Okockyte 4 Grigalauskyte 4 Svaryte 3 Kvederaviciute 2 Labuckiene 2 Druskyte 0 Juskaite 0 Solopova DNP

Hungary vs. Albania 137-48 HUN Zele 25 Hatar 17/11r Studer 14 Szabo 14 Krivacevic 12/7r Dubei 12/6r Goree 11/7r Katona 8/8a Varga 7 Raksanyi 7/6a Medgyessy 4/10a ALB Lalaj 10 Myrto 9 Zykaj 9 Aliaj 8/7r Bujari 8 Qypi 2 Rreshpja 2 Xhanaj 0 Gjoni 0 Toska 0 Berranija 0 Sinani 0

Group D:

A battle of undefeated teams in Kozani was quite entertaining as Greece fended off Great Britain 61-59.  In Tel Aviv, Israel needed a big second half to overcome feisty Portugal 59-56 as both teams were looking for their first win.

Greece vs. Great Britain 61-59 GRE Christinaki 18 Stamati 10 Kaltsidou 8 Spanou 6/10r Chatzinikolaou 6 Maltsi 5 Nikolopoulou 2 Spyridopoulou 2 Sotiriou 2 Fouraki 2 Tsineke DNP Lymoura DNP GBR Leedham 17/10r Fagbenle 16/8r Handy 9 Collins 7 Jones 3 Simpson 3 Stewart 2/9r Vanderwal 2 Prior 0 Shaw DNP Sunley-Paisley DNP Emanuel-Carr DNP

Israel vs. Portugal 59-56 ISR Clark 19/10r Zairy 10 Levitsky 8/6r Shafir 8 Lev 6 Ben-Nun 3 Diamant 3 Kedem 2 Rotberg 0 Shalom 0 Raber DNP Yizchaki DNP POR Da Silva 12/8r Correia 11/6r Domingues 9 Silva 7 Viana 7 Brandao 5 Neves 3 M. Goncalves 2 Filipe 0 Rosario 0 C. Goncalves 0 Ferreira DNP

Group E:

Slovenia emphatically beat Finland 97-57 in Celje to remain undefeated.  Sandrine Gruda and France had a slower start in Villeneuve, but joined them with an 87-45 win over Romania.

Slovenia vs. Finland 97-57 SLO Prezelj 18 Evans 14/10r Lisec 12/13r Abramovic 12 Baric 10/7r Oblak 8/7a Friskovec 7 Ocvirk 6 Trebec 4 Senicar 2 Jakovina 2 Kroselj 2 FIN Tuukkanen 16/14r Bejedi 11/10r Lahtinen 9 Holopainen 6 Makitalo 5 Kuier 4/6r Arike 4 Pounds 2 Lehtoranta 0 Kesanen 0 Gronberg 0 Aaltonen 0

France vs. Romania 87-45 FRA Gruda 23/9r Ciak 13 Minte 10 Johannes 9 Michel 7 Chartereau 7 Bouderra 7 Ayayi 5 Gaye 4 Amant 2 Epoupa 0/8a ROM Marginean 13 Walker 11 Parau 9 Pavel 8 Irimia 4 Ursu 0 Nagy 0 Ghizila 0 Kilin 0 Stoenescu 0 Neagu 0 Filip 0

Group F:

Even by her lofty standards, Alina Iagupova put on a memorable show in Kiev, nearly outscoring Bulgaria on her own in Ukraine’s 94-44 win.  Marta Xargay tried to duplicate the feat in Valladolid as Spain comprehensively dismantled the Netherlands 92-26 as they could have stopped scoring after the first quarter and still won the game.  Both teams remain unbeaten.

Ukraine vs. Bulgaria 94-44 UKR Iagupova 41/9r Moss 11/10r Samburska 11 Yatskovets 7 Olhovyk 6 Berezhynska 5 Naumenko 5 Rymarenko 4 Horobets 2 Bilotserkivska 2 Uro-Nile 0 Zavidna 0 BUL Stoycheva 8/7r Ivanova 7 Kocheva 6 Zlatanova 5 Dimitrova 5 Sharenkapova 5 Georgieva 4/7r Kostova 2/8r Peteva 2 Ivanova 0 Voynova DNP Nikolova DNP

Spain vs. Netherlands 92-26 ESP Xargay 22/7r Ndour 17/6r Nicholls 11/10r Rodriguez 10 Perez 8 Cruz 8 Torrens 7/6r Romero 4 Sanchez 3 Dominguez 2 Conde 0 Ouvina 0 NED Butter 5 J. Bettonvil 5 Van Grinsven 4/9r Van Den Adel 4 Ndiba 3 Broring 2 Kuijt 2 L. Bettonvil 1 De Kleijn 0 Adams 0 Treffers 0 Slim 0

Group G:

The Czech Republic continued a strong start to life in the qualifiers as they pulled away from Switzerland in the second half to win 62-35 in Prague.  Emma Meesseman was unstoppable in Kortrijk as they beat Germany 103-60 to also remain undefeated.

Czech Republic vs. Switzerland 62-35 CZE Elhotova 13/6r Peckova 12 Hanusova 9/9r Vorackova 6 Vaughn 6 Reisingerova 5 Zaplatova 5 Bartakova 4 Hejdova 2 Bartonova 0 Sujanova 0 Pudlakova 0 SUI Giroud 17/14r Fora 7 Franchina 4 Simioni 3 Baumann 2 Tomezzoli 2 Michaux 0 Herminjard 0 Clement 0 Lugt 0 Zali 0 Tolusso 0

Belgium vs. Federal Republic of Germany 103-60 BEL Meesseman 31 K. Mestdagh 19 Wauters 15/8r Vanloo 9/7a Linskens 8/6r Raman 8 Delaere 6 Carpreaux 5/9a Hendrickx 2 Nauwelaers 0 H. Mestdagh 0 Maes DNP GER Brunckhorst 13/6r Bertholdt 13 Greinacher 12/8r Ilmberger 9/6r Schaake 6 Brodersen 4 Grigoleit 3 Korner 0 Greunke 0 Wagner 0 Wilke DNP Zipser DNP

Group H:

Two teams looked for their first win in Sodertalje and it was Sweden coming out on top over Macedonia 91-51.  Marija Rezan dominated in the post and got some help from Antonija Sandric as Croatia got the 83-71 win in San Martino di Lupari over Giorgia Sottana and Italy, which could prove to be the crucial result in the final standings.

Sweden vs. Macedonia 91-51 SWE Zahui B 19/16r Drammeh 13 F. Eldebrink 10/8a Hamilton-Carter 9 Loyd 9 E. Eldebrink 7 Abdi 7 Lundquist 7 Fontaine 6 Barthold 4 Nystrom 0 Vesterberg 0 MKD Givens 18/7r Mitrasinovik 17 Trajchevska 7 Lazareska 5 Stojanovska 2 Kmetovska 2 Petrushevska 0 Adamovska DNP Dimova DNP Janevska DNP Selcova DNP Shekjeroska DNP

Italy vs. Croatia 71-83 ITA Sottana 25 Zandalasini 17/10r De Pretto 8 Dotto 7 Crippa 5 Cinili 4 Formica 4 Kacerik 1 Andre’ 0 Masciadri 0 Bestagno 0 Gorini DNP CRO Rezan 35/13r Sandric 22 Dojkic 16 Premasunac 8/7a Begic 2 Todoric 0 Slonjsak 0 Miletic 0 Dzankic 0 Buzov 0 Bura 0 Miloglav DNP

EuroBasket 2019 Qualifiers Game 1 November 11th

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November 11, 2017

For a second consecutive cycle, qualification will take place during the club season with two games in each of the three windows.  There is an even number of teams this time so there will be eight groups of four.  The winners and six best runners up will join hosts Serbia and Latvia in the tournament that will determine qualification for the next Olympics.

Group A:

Montenegro debuted a new naturalized player, but it was Jelena Dubljevic who led them in Reykjavik as they won 84-62.  Hildur Bjorg Kjartansdottir led Iceland.   This is probably one of the more open groups and Bosnia and Herzegovina had a promising start in Sarajevo as Milica Deura led them past Sabina Oroszova and the Slovak Republic 79-67.

Iceland vs. Montenegro 62-84 ISL Kjartansdottir 23/6r H. Sverrisdottir 18/10r/9a Jonsdottir 5 Amundadottir 4 Jonsdottir 4 Brynsjarsdottir 3 Gunnarsdottir 2 G. Sverrisdottir 2 Thrastardottir 1 Agustdottir 0 Benonysdottir 0 Benonisdottir 0 MNE Dubljevic 30/6r Johnson 11 Rakovic 8 Jovanovic 7 Matovic 6 Pasic 5 Aleksic 5 Pocek 4 Mujovic 3 Zivkovic 3 Vucetic 2 Popovic 0

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Slovak Republic 79-67 BIH Deura 27 Gajic 15/10r Vrancic 10 Kalusic 6 Dzinic 6 A. Delic 6 Brcaninovic 5 N. Delic 2 Rahmanovic 2 Babic 0 Dzombeta DNP Dzebo DNP SVK Oroszova 24/12r Mistinova 12 Hruscakova 10/11r Kovacikova 10 Jelencikova 5 Felixova 4 Dudasova 2 Bartanusova 0/6a Jakubcova 0 Janoscikova 0 Haskova 0

Group B:

The first game of the day was in Tallinn, where Turkey beat Estonia 81-56.  Belarus won 70-62 in Walbrzych as Agnieszka Kaczmarczyk and Poland missed a big opportunity for a win that could have given them the inside track.

Estonia vs. Turkey 56-81 EST Pokk 19 Anderson 13 Piibur 8 Koster 5/9r Reinvald 4 Nikolai 4 Asi 3 Bratka 0 Lilleallik 0 Uiga 0 Rits 0 Pajumets 0 TUR Koksal 14 Hollingsworth 12 Cakir 12/6a Bilgic 11 Senyurek 10 Cora 9 Aydin 4 Guner 4 Caglar 3 Ural 2 Canitez 0 Emirtekin 0

Poland vs. Belarus 62-70 POL Kaczmarczyk 22 Zurowska-Cegielska 10 Misiek 8 Makurat 7 Gajda 7 Zietara 5/7r/7a Szajtauer 2 Skobel 1 Pobozy 0 Stankiewicz 0 Pawlak DNP Trzeciak DNP BLR Verameyenka 16/8r Papova 14/6r Hasper 13 Snytsina 9/6a Tarasava 8 Likhtarovich 7/6a Rytsikava 3 Ziuzkova 0 Ivashchanka DNP Masko DNP Filonchyk DNP Holubeva DNP

Group C:

Russia has had another change in philosophy and went to work early in Tirana, getting enough points in the first quarter to win 122-37.  Hungary debuted a new naturalized player and Cyesha Goree made the difference in Kedainiai as they got a critical 73-70 win over Lithuania.

Albania vs. Russia 37-122 ALB Bujari 12 Lalaj 12 Aliaj 7 Xhanaj 2 Zykaj 2 Myrto 2 Qypi 0 Gjoni 0 Toska DNP Rreshpja DNP Berranija DNP Sinani DNP RUS Vadeeva 18/10r Leshkovtseva 16 Belyakova 14 Cherepanova 14 Logunova 13 Musina 13 Tikhonenko 10/10r Petrushina 5 Maiga 5 Beglova 5 Zavialova 5/6a Vieru 4

Lithuania vs. Hungary 70-73 LTU Petronyte 19/9r Okockyte 12/10a Sulciute 12 Nacickaite 12 Grigalauskyte 7 Labuckiene 5 Kvederaviciute 2 Saurazaite 1 Solopova 0 Gabalyte 0 Juskaite 0 Svaryte DNP HUN Goree 21/7r Krivacevic 14 Raksanyi 7 Simon 7 Studer 6/6r Katona 6 Zele 5 Medgyessy 3 Dubei 2 Varga 2 Hatar 0 Szabo DNP

Group D:

Greece had a good start in Almada, but needed to hang on late to beat Portugal 66-60.  There was extra basketball to close the day as there is no clear cut favorite in the group.  Great Britain successfully defended their home court as Johannah Leedham helped them prevail 90-87 in overtime against Katia Levitsky and Israel.

Portugal vs. Greece 60-66 POR Da Silva 18 Domingues 12 Filipe 10 Viana 7 Brandao 4/6a Correia 4 Neves 3 Silva 2 C. Goncalves 0 Rosario 0 Ferreira 0 M. Goncalves DNP GRE Kaltsidou 15/7r Spyridopoulou 14 Stamati 11 Spanou 9 Nikolopoulou 7 Chatzinikolaou 5 Sotiriou 3 Christinaki 2 Maltsi 0 Fouraki 0 Lymoura 0 Tsineke 0

Great Britain vs. Israel 90-87(OT) GBR Leedham 22/13r Fagbenle 19/8r Jones 14 Handy 13 Vanderwal 11/7r Stewart 6/6r Simpson 3 Collins 1 Sunley-Paisley 1 Emanuel-Carr 0 Prior DNP Shaw DNP ISR Levitsky 23 Clark 19/6a Diamant 17 Zairy 12 Shafir 10/9a Ben Nun 6 Lev 0 Yizchaki 0 Rotberg 0 Raber 0 Shalom DNP Kedem DNP

Group E:

Eva Lisec and Slovenia looked to build on their momentum from the summer and went to Oradea and beat Romania 80-59.  Sandrine Gruda and France started fast in Helsinki and rolled to a 103-44 win over Finland.

Romania vs. Slovenia 59-80 ROM Walker 17/7r Marginean 10 Parau 9 Pavel 5 Ursu 4 Kilin 4 Stoenescu 4 Filip 4 Ardelean 2 Nagy 0 Neagu 0 Irimia 0 SLO Lisec 26 Evans 15 Baric 15/7a Oblak 8 Prezelj 6 Friskovec 4 Abramovic 2 Trebec 2 Ocvirk 1 Senicar 1 Jakovina 0 Kroselj 0

Finland vs. France 44-103 FIN Holopainenn 8 Lehtoranta 7 Pounds 6 Kuier 5/6r Tuukkanen 5 Bejedi 4 Makitalo 3 Lahtinen 3 Sten 3 Kesanan 0 Aaltonen 0 Wahlgren 0 FRA Gruda 21/7r Miyem 16/7r Johannes 13 Chartereau 11 Gaye 10 Epoupa 6/7r/9a Bouderra 6 Ciak 6 Michel 5 Minte 4 Tchatchouang 3 Ayayi 2

Group F:

Defending champions Spain started in Sofia, beating Bulgaria 92-42.  A strong second half in Amsterdam fueled by just another great Alina Iagupova game got Ukraine the 72-58 win over the Netherlands.

Bulgaria vs. Spain 42-92 BUL Voynova 8 H. Ivanova 8 Georgieva 8 Stoycheva 7 Dimitrova 6 Kocheva 3 Sharenkapova 2 Peteva 0 Kostova 0 Zlatanova DNP G. Ivanova DNP Nikolova DNP ESP Nicholls 14 Ndour 13/9r Xargay 13 Ouvina 11 Torrens 7/7r Sanchez 7 Cruz 7 Dominguez 6 Rodriguez 6 Perez 4/6r Romero 4 Conde 0

Netherlands vs. Ukraine 58-72 NED Treffers 11/13r Van Den Adel 10 Broring 8 J. Bettonvil 7 Van Grinsven 6/9r De Kleijn 6 Butter 5 Kuijt 5 Ndiba 0/6r Adams 0 Slim 0 L. Bettonvil DNP UKR Iagupova 33/10r Moss 11/7r Berezhynska 11 Olkhovyk 6 Samburska 5 Yatskovets 2 Bilotserkivska 2 Naumenko 2 Zavidna 0 Horobets DNP Rymarenko DNP Uro-Nile DNP

Group G:

Emma Meesseman and Belgium went to Fribourg and beat Switzerland 85-58.  The Czech Republic did not have to go through the last set of qualifiers due to being hosts, but had a good start in this round with an 89-56 win in Saarlouis over Germany behind Alena Hanusova and Katerina Elhotova.

Switzerland vs. Belgium 56-85 SUI Giroud 15/6r Fora 15 Herminjard 12 Simioni 10 Baumann 4 Franchina 0 Lugt 0 Michaux 0 Zali 0 Clement 0 Tolusso 0 Tomezzoli 0 BEL Meesseman 26 K. Mestdagh 15/6a Delaere 11 Wauters 8/6r Linksens 6 Vanloo 6/7a Nauwelaers 5 Hendrickx 2/7r H. Mestdagh 2 Raman 2 Carpreaux 2/7a Allemand DNP

Federal Republic of Germany vs. Czech Republic 56-89 GER Greinacher 12 Brunckhorst 11 Ilmberger 11 Bertholdt 8 Grigoleit 6 Schaake 4 Brodersen 2 Greunke 2 Korner 0 Wagner 0 Wilke DNP Zipser DNP CZE Hanusova 21 Kat. Elhotova 20 Hejdova 11 Vaughn 10 Peckova 10 Zaplatova 5 Vorackova 2 Bartonova 2 Bartakova 2 Kar. Elhotova 2 Sujanova 2 Stepanova 2

Group H:

Italy was far from convincing in Skopje with their superior depth, but beat Chrissy Givens and Macedonia 61-52.  This group is wide open and Sweden’s 57-54 win in Zagreb could give them the edge over Croatia later.

Macedonia vs. Italy 52-61 MKD Givens 22/6r Mitrasinovik 14 Kmetovska 10/9r Trajchevska 6/8r Lazareska 0/6r Stojanovska 0 Adamovska DNP Petrushevska DNP Dimova DNP Janevska DNP Selcova DNP Shekjeroska DNP ITA Cinili 12/6r Sottana 11 Andre’ 10/12r Zandalasini 8/7a Crippa 7/8r Dotto 7 Bestagno 2 Formica 2 De Pretto 2 Masciadri 0 Gorini 0 Kacerik DNP

Croatia vs. Sweden 54-57 CRO Rezan 19/9r Sandric 17/7r Buzov 10 Begic 4/6r Dojkic 2 Miletic 2 Bura 0 Premasunac 0 Dzankic 0 Slonjsak 0 Todoric DNP Miloglav DNP SWE Zahui B 18/17r Abdi 15 Fontaine 9 E. Eldebrink 7 Drammeh 5 F. Eldebrink 3/6r Lundquist 0 Barthold 0 Loyd 0 Astrom DNP Hamilton-Carter DNP Nystrom DNP

SuperCup Recap October 5th

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October 5, 2017

The SuperCup was played on Thursday with the EuroLeague and EuroCup winners from last season squaring off in a single game in Kursk.  Dynamo Kursk had strengthened their team from last year in a bid to repeat while Yakin Dogu Universitesi looked to continue building from their success and to announce themselves as contenders to being among the top teams in Europe.  Each team was missing a player due to the WNBA Finals, but it was a good game throughout as the hosts built their lead in the second half and won 84-73.  Adding Sonja Petrovic to a strong roster could be critical late in the season as she led the way in this game and Angel McCoughtry made her return from resting.

Dynamo Kursk vs. Yakin Dogu Universitesi 84-73 KURS Petrovic 20/10r McCoughtry 18 Prince 14 Ciak 10 Cruz 0 YDUB Hollingsworth 19/6r Vandersloot 18/6r/10a McBride 13 Wauters 12/7r Cakir 3

EuroBasket 2017 Draw Results

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December 9, 2016

FIBA conducted the draw for the group placements for next year’s tournament on Friday in Prague.  The sixteen teams were drawn into four groups.  Hradec Kralove will host groups A and B while Prague will host groups C and D and the final phase of games starting with the quarterfinals.  Round robin games will be played on June 16th, 17th, and 19th.  Crossover games will be played on June 20th, while the quarterfinals will be played on June 22nd before the the final two days of games on June 24th and 24th

Groups (teams listed in seed order):

  • A: Spain, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Hungary
  • B: Turkey, Belarus, Slovak Republic, Italy
  • C: France, Serbia, Greece, Slovenia
  • D: Russia, Montenegro, Latvia, Belgium

The format is slightly different as a result of the reduction in teams from the tournament two years ago.  The top team in each group will automatically advance to the quarterfinals, so teams are likely to fight hard for that spot and the extra rest in round robin play.  The bottom team in each group will be eliminated after the round robin is complete.  The second and third place teams will play a crossover game with the other group in the same location to determine the other four quarterfinalists.  The second place team in Group A faces the third place team in Group B while the second place team in Group B faces the third place team in Group A.  Groups C and D will follow the same format in Prague.  Teams who make it to the quarterfinals will play three additional games with the losers playing additional games to determine a final ranking.  Those games will still be important because the five highest finishers besides Spain will join hosts Spain in the 2018 World Championship.