Veterans Huertas, Meindl, Hettsheimeir and Lima return to Brazil for the second window

MIAMI (United States) – Coach Gustavo De Conti, after winning the FIBA Intercontinental Cup with Flamengo, is already focused on the second window of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Americas Qualifiers and announced the list of Brazilian players for the Group matches B against Uruguay and Colombia.

The coach called 14-players, with several experienced players, including guard Marcelinho Huertas (Tenerife Canarias-Spain), forward Léo Meindl (Fuenlabrada-Spain) and post players Augusto Lima (Murcia-Spain) and Rafael Hettsheimeir (Bauru) who were not in the first two games.

Next to them, returning contributors from Round One qualifiers, point guard Yago Santos (Flamengo); shooting guards Georginho De Paula (Franca) and Gui Deodato (Minas); forward Vitor Benite (Burgos-Spain); power forwards Rafael Mineiro (Flamengo), Lucas Dias (Franca), Bruno Caboclo (São Paulo) and Tim Soares (Ironi Ness-Israel) and centers Lucas Mariano (Franca) and Cristiano Felício (Ulm-Germany).

Brazil will play at home during this second window at the Pedrocão gym in Franca. First, they will take on Uruguay on the 25th, in a game in which first place in the group will be disputed, since both were victorious in their two first phase contests. Then, on the 28th, they will face Colombia.

"We will have two important and difficult games, playing within Brazil and with the purpose to continue evolving as a group in every way, on and off the court," De Conti said in a statement from the Brazilian Basketball Confederation. "It will be my first time as coach of the national team managing in the country. I am very happy, but when we hit the court, we will be focused on just preparing the team to have good games against Uruguay and Colombia."

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