Scariolo names Spain's preliminary squad for Qualifiers against Montenegro and Slovenia
MADRID (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers) - Five members of Spain's EuroBasket 2017 team have been included in the preliminary squad for the World Cup Qualifiers against Montenegro and Slovenia
MADRID (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers) - Five members of Spain's team at FIBA EuroBasket 2017 have been included in the 24-player preliminary for the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers against Montenegro and Slovenia.
According to the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB), head coach Sergio Scariolo has called out to Fernando San Emeterio, Pierre Oriola, Sergio Rodriguez, Joan Sastre and Guillem Vives from the Spanish side that came in third at Europe's biggest basketball competition in September.
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The quintet is joined, among others, by a number of rising stars such as Alberto Abalde, Ilimane Diop and Oriol Pauli.
| Spain preliminary squad for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers | |||
| Alberto Abalde | Victor Arteaga | Pablo Aguilar | Javier Beiran |
| Victor Claver | Quino Colom | Alberto Diaz | Ilimane Diop |
| Jaime Fernandez | Rudy Fernandez | Nacho Llovet | Albert Oliver |
| Pierre Oriola | Oriol Pauli | Xavi Rabaseda | Pau Ribas |
| Sergio Rodriguez | Sebas Saiz | Fernando San Emeterio | Joan Sastre |
| Fran Vazquez | Javi Vega | Sergi Vidal | Guillem Vives |
Spain open their Group A campaign by taking on Montenegro on November 24 in Podgorica.
Two days later, they will host Europe's reigning champions Slovenia in Burgos in a rematch of a FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Semi-Final.
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