Garino, Scola, Campazzo lead Argentina's World Cup roster
BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - The ever-reliable star duo of Patricio Garino and Facundo Campazzo join Luis Scola as the faces of Argentina's final roster for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019.
BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - The ever-reliable star duo of Patricio Garino and Facundo Campazzo join Luis Scola as the faces of Argentina's final roster for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019.
Garino, who plies his trade for Saski Baskonia and is set to play at his first World Cup, saw action in the Americas Qualifiers, averaging 15.0 points and 2.5 triples made in the two contests. But he is expected to make an even bigger impact for the Albiceleste quintet in China.
| Argentina's 12-man roster for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 | |||
| Nicolas Brussino | Agustin Caffaro | Facundo Campazzo | Gabriel Deck |
| Marcos Delia | Maximo Fjellerup | Tayavek Gallizzi | Patricio Garino |
| Nicolas Laprovittola | Lucio Redivo | Luis Scola | Luca Vildoza |
The main cogs, of course, will be Campazzo and veteran Scola, who are among five holdovers from Argentina's 2014 World Cup squad, including playmaker Nicolas Laprovittola and big men Tayavek Gallizzi and Marcos Delia.
They are coming off a gold medal finish at the Pan-Am Games 2019 in Lima, Peru, where the Albiceleste held off Team USA in the Semi-Final before blowing out Puerto Rico in the Final, 84-66.
Real Madrid's Campazzo will certainly be the one to watch for Argentina. The 5ft 10in (1.79m) floor general played in four Americas Qualifiers fixtures, with his best performance a 26-point outing against Mexico. The high-energy point guard is projected to be the national team's primary playmaker when action tips off in Wuhan for Group B play.
Scola, for his part, was Argentina's most productive player at the Pan-Am tournament, and he will definitely be one of their most potent weapons in China.
The 39-year-old will be one of the most seasoned players in China, where he will play at his fifth World Cup. The 6ft 8in (2.04m) Scola put up around 16.7 points and 8.1 rebounds per game in the Qualifiers. In China, his match-ups will include the likes of Korea's Ra GunA, Russia's Andrey Vorontsevich and Nigeria's Ike Diogu.
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Other important players for Argentina include center Marcos Delia and shooter Nicolas Brussino, who were among their top performers in the Qualifiers.
Argentina open their World Cup account on August 31 against Korea to be followed by games against Nigeria on September 2 and Russia on September 4.
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