If QMB indeed has papers to support his eligibility and if SBP secured Kouame’s exemption then we are set… Plus Kai, AJ, Tamayo and KQ, we no longer need a tall NP. By 2027 WC and 2028 Olympics we can aspire for the moon by targeting either Jalen Green or Dylan Harper as our NP if by then they won’t receive a call- up from USA Basketball. Libre mangarap..
Sir Fil,
Jaleen Green born Feb. 9, 2002(22 yrs. old)
Dylan Harper born Mar. 2, 2006(18 yrs. old)
all played in a sanctioned tourney.
amongst the two , DH has a fighting chance to get an exemption assuming they could obtain their respective docs early next year.
Reference: FIBA Internal Regulation Book 3(rev. 26 Mar. 2022) Players with Two or More Nationalities with Previous Registrations, Article 19 a,b i, ii, iii; Article 20.c-d; 21-23; Article 74.e
“Players with two or more nationalities”
17. Any player who played (i.e appeared on a final team delegation roster) in a main official competition of FIBA (including a FIBA 3x3 Competition) for a national team for which the player is eligible is considered as having chosen the national team of that country.
- a. A player who has transferred as a young player according to articles 3-73 or 3-74 may not choose to play for the national team of any country other than the country from which the player’s transferred, until the player has reached the age of twenty three (23).
b. The Secretary General, may, in his sole discretion, partially or entirely lift the restrictions of 3.19.a in exceptional circumstances, which may include, without limitation, the following:
i. The Player already played(see article 3-17) for the national team of another country than the one from which the player initially transferred.
ii. The player had two or more nationalities (and was in possession of the relevant of the passports) at the time of the initial transfer.
iii. The player is not eligible to play for the national team of the country from which the player initially transferred.
21.
A player who has played (see article 17) for a national team in a main official competition of FIBA only before reaching his or her seventeenth (17) birthday may play for a national team of another country if both National Member Federation agree; in the absence of an agreement the Secretary General decides.
22. A player who has played(see article 17) for a national team in a main official competition of FIBA after having reached his or her seventeenth (17) birthday may not play for a national team of another country. However, in exceptional circumstances the Secretary General may authorize such a player for the national team of his or her country of origin, if this is in the best interest of the development of the basketball in this country. An administrative fee as stipulated in article 3-341 and decided by the Secretary General is payable to FIBA.
”Players with previous registration”.
74. If the young player’s proposed international transfer is linked to basketball, FIBA shall take the following criteria into account when making the decision on the letter of clearance (no administrative fee will be charged):
a. The player’s new club shall guarantee adequate academic and/ or school and or/ vocational training that prepares the player a career after a career as a professional player.
e. The young player, the young player’s parents, the new club, and the New National Member Federation shall declare in writing that (i)
they have read and understood the conditions of article 3-19, and that (ii) until the player’s twenty third(23) birthday, the player shall make himself or herself available for the national team of the country from which the player transferred, unless otherwise decided by the Secretary General as per article 3-19 and if necessary, for the preparation time as well as for training camps provided thay they do not interfere with school activities.