The united states team published the list of 12 players that will make up the team that will seek qualification for the Men’s World Cup to be played in Japan, Finland and Indonesia. The United States will play two games as part of their fourth qualifying window before the FIBA World Cup 2023. The team hosts Uruguay on August 25th at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas and will then travel to Barranquilla to play Colombia on August 29 at the Elias Chewing Coliseum.
The 12 athletes cited by the coach Jim Boylen to compete for the United States have years of experience as professionals, some in the NBAothers in the NBA G League and seven more in the professional international leagues with seven these also with previous experience in basketball in the United States. Those summoned are: Tyler Cavanauhg, Malik Ellison, Michael Frazier II, Langston Galloway, Dewan Hernandez, DaQuan Jeffries, John Jenkins, Mac McClung, Eric Mika, David Sockton, Robert Woodard II, McKinley Wright IV.
Frazier, Galloway, Jeffries, Jenkins, Mika y Stockton return from the qualifying team for the Men’s Basketball World Cup after being called up in the window that was played recently in the month of July 2022. The team went 2-0 in away games in Puerto Rico and Cuba to close the first qualifying round. Meanwhile Woodard Has previous experience in the team United States basketball at the youth level. There, she won a gold medal at the 2015 FIBA U16 Americas Championship and participated in various junior national team mini-camps.
The head coach of the United States, Jim Boylenwill serve his fourth consecutive call-up as head coach for the qualifying team for the Basketball World Cup. He also took office in November 2021, February 2022 and July 2022. Next to him on the bench will be the assistant coaches Othella Harrington y Ty Elliswho served as assistant coaches in the previous three world cup qualifying windows.
The United States enters the game tied with Brazil for the top Group F. A total of seven teams from the Americas will advance to the FIBA World Cup 2023 next August in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines. The fifth qualifying window is scheduled for novemberwhile the sixth and final is scheduled for February 2023.
Jaime Echenique, the great novelty in the call of the Colombian basketball team
The list of sixteen summoned to the Colombian basketball teamwho will face a new double date in the dispute to access the next qualifying phase towards the FIBA World Cup 2023 which will take place in FiPhilippines, Japan and Indonesia. Among them stands out the name of Jaime Echeniqueplayer at the service of the subsidiary team of the Washington Wizards who will debut with the national team, after four years of starting his professional career.
In total they are 16 players that make up the list of summoned for this double qualifying date, mostly from international basketball. In addition to Echenique, among the most prominent names stand out Brian Angolaforward at the service of AEK de Atenas and that in the first qualifying round he led the Colombians in scoring with an average of 20 points.
Other notable names include point guard Hansel Attentionat the service of the Oviedo Basketball Club of Spain and responsible for the creation of the game in Colombia, the power forward Andres Ibarguen of the Prat Basketball Club of Spain and leader in rebounds with an average of 9. The center is also in the call Juan Telloa starter during the first round and who will presumably see fewer minutes with the arrival of Echenique.
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