Musa, Buza and Nurkic headline Bosnia and Herzegovina's preliminary squad for June-July Qualifiers
SARAJEVO (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers) - Bosnia and Herzegovina have announced their preliminary list of players for the World Cup Qualifiers coming up against France and Belgium.
SARAJEVO (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers) - Bosnia and Herzegovina have announced their preliminary list of players for the vital World Cup Qualifiers coming up against France and Belgium.
Among those in the squad is Dzanan Musa, one of the most exciting youngsters in the competition.
Bosnia and Herzegovina 24-player squad for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers | |||
Josh Adams | Amar Alibegovic | Edin Atic | Nedim Buza |
Sani Campara | Ibrahim Durmo | Amar Gegic | Nemanja Gordic |
Almir Hasandic | Kenan Kamenjas | Ivan Karacic | Elmedin Kikanovic |
Aleksandar Lazic | Markus Loncar | Milan Milosevic | Nedzad Muratovic |
Dzanan Musa | Jusuf Nurkic | Ajdin Penava | Marko Rikalo |
Andrija Stipanovic | Emir Sulejmanovic | Darko Talic | Adin Vrabac |
Just 19 years old, Musa has led his national team in scoring at 15.3 points per game. He is also averaging 4 rebounds and 1.5 steals per contest.
Elmedin Kikanovic, forced out of the February games after picking up a late injury, is on the list, as well as veterans Nemanja Gordic and Andrija Stipanovic.
Jusuf Nurkic, 23, is poised to make his first appearance after a first full season with the NBA's Portland Trailblazers in which the towering 7-footer (2.11m) averaged 14.3 points and 9 rebounds per game.
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