2017 World University Games

[carlo]

Germany Universiade team won the Stankovic Cup beating a Croatian "B" team in the title game 69-65.
Boxscore

Robin Amaize named MVP.

Germany lost to Croatia in an earlier prelim round game.

[locdogjr]

Germany Universiade team won the Stankovic Cup beating a Croatian "B" team in the title game 69-65.
Boxscore

Robin Amaize named MVP.

Germany lost to Croatia in an earlier prelim round game.

Should be a good tournament, I just bought my tickets for three different days.

[carlo]

Czech Republic Men's team:

Tomáš Bělohradský, C 200 1997
Václav Bujnoch, C 200 1993
Rostislav Dragoun, G 190 1996
Lukáš Feštr, G 185 1994
Filip Kroutil, Fw 190 1996
Jan Křivánek, Fw 203 1994
Miroslav Kvapil, Fw 202 1993
Martin Novák, F/C 199 1993
Radek Pumprla, Fw 193 1995
Marek Sehnal, Fw 196 1996
Vilém Svoboda, Fw 195 1995
Ondřej Šiška, G 190 1993
Jan Štěrba, F/C 195 1995

[LuDux]

After M.Valinskas injury Lithuanian team has 13 candidates left

Rytis Juknevičius 23 187 cm
Kristupas Žemaitis 20 192 cm

Justas Tamulis 22 196 cm
Tomas Dimša 23 195 cm
Evaldas Šaulys 24 196 cm
Ignas Vaitkus 24 196 cm

Mindaugas Kačinas 23 205 cm
Donatas Tarolis 23 202 cm
Regimantas Miniotas 21 206 cm

Matas Jucikas 23 205 cm
Martinas Gebenas 22 206 cm
Martynas Sajus 21 208 cm
Laimonas Chatkevičius 24 211 cm

[carlo]

Canada women's preliminary list of 18 announced:

http://www.basketball.ca/en/news-article/20-athletes-invited-to-attend-development-womens-national-team

Angela Bongomin is currently engaged with the U19 WC team.

It's a mix of players attending American & Canadian colleges, plus one HS (Kyla Shand, who was an alternate for the U19 WC team) and one from Spanish League D2 (Mariah Nunes).

The team will also compete at the U23/24 Tokyo tournament.

[JGX]

Canada women's preliminary list of 18 announced:

http://www.basketball.ca/en/news-article/20-athletes-invited-to-attend-development-womens-national-team

Angela Bongomin is currently engaged with the U19 WC team.

It's a mix of players attending American & Canadian colleges, plus one HS (Kyla Shand, who was an alternate for the U19 WC team) and one from Spanish League D2 (Mariah Nunes).

The team will also compete at the U23/24 Tokyo tournament.

Alex Kiss-Rusk is currently having a strong tournament for Quebec in the Francophone Games--17 points 9 rebounds against Mali in the quarterfinals, 21 points 13 rebounds against Romania in the group stage. They play Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (full of current and former Belgian youth internations) in the semifinals.

[Hepcat]

So Matas Jucikas, Laimonas Chatkevičius and Rytis Juknevičius were cut loose from the Lithuanian roster. Admittedly I'm surprised that Jucikas and Chatkevičius were let go but this is simply because I'm familiar with their names. I can't say I have any particular insight in how they were doing with the team.

Center Martynas Sajus who had been at the national team's training camp until last weekend joined the team though. The final roster of the Lithuanian team therefore now stands as follows:

Paulius Danisevičius 22 178 cm
Dovis Bičkauskis 23 191 cm
Kristupas Žemaitis 20 192 cm
Justas Tamulis 22 196 cm
Evaldas Šaulys 24 190 cm
Tomas Dimša 23 195 cm
Ignas Vaitkus 24 196 cm
Mindaugas Kačinas 23 205 cm
Donatas Tarolis 23 202 cm
Martynas Sajus 21 208 cm
Martinas Gebenas 22 206 cm
Regimantas Miniotas 21 206 cm

While the team previously seemed to be spinning its wheels during friendlies with losses to Angola and China and victories only against New Zealand, it may now be jelling. The final score during yesterday's friendly against Serbia was 86-68 for Lithuania.

[serbianhoops]

Scorers for Serbia in loss to Lithuania : Jovanovic 7, Brkic 8, Tejic 18, Nenadic 6, Veljkovic 2, Pavlovic 4, Djokovic 6, Nikolic 4, Sarenac 8, Topalovic 2, Vranes 2, Matic.

Lithuanians shot 58% from the 3pt-line.


Scorers for Serbia in today's 67-57 win over Montenegro : Jovanovic 9, Brkic, Tejic 17, Nenadic 18, Veljkovic 3, Pavlovic 2, Djokovic 11, Nikolic, Sarenac 3, Topalovic 1, Vranes 3, Matic.
Scorers for Montenegro : Knezevic 12, Krivokapic 7, Hadzibegovic 5, Radunovic 6, Vrbica 9, Starovlah 4, Mikovic 1, Pavic 6, Nikolic 7.

[carlo]

Germany will send the A2 team, that is going to play at Stankovic Cup in Shenzhen from July 19-23.

Roster (of 13):

Mahir Agva (Giessen 46ers)
Ismet Akpinar (Ratiopharm Ulm)
Robin Amaize (Medi Bayreuth)
Till Gloger (Mitteldeutscher BC)
Jonas Grof (Phoenix Hagen)
Stefan Ilzhöfer (Römerstrom Gladiators Trier)
Dominic Lockhart (BG Göttingen)
Andreas Obst (Oettinger Rockets)
Johannes Richter (Oettinger Rockets)
Sid-Marlon Theis (Walter Tigers Tübingen)
Maximilian Ugrai (Science City Jena)
Fabian Bleck (Eisbären Bremerhaven)
Lukas Meisner (Columbia University/USA)

Final team:

Mahir Agva (Giessen 46ers)
Robin Amaize (Medi Bayreuth)
Till Gloger (Mitteldeutscher BC)
Jonas Grof (Phoenix Hagen)
Stefan Ilzhöfer (Römerstrom Gladiators Trier)
Dominic Lockhart (BG Göttingen)
Andreas Obst (Oettinger Rockets)
Johannes Richter (Oettinger Rockets)
Sid-Marlon Theis (Walter Tigers Tübingen)
Maximilian Ugrai (Science City Jena)
Fabian Bleck (Eisbären Bremerhaven)
Lukas Meisner (Columbia University/USA)

[serbianhoops]

Serbia lose to China 65-69 in the 3rd and last day of the preparation tournament held in Dalian.

According to Serbian coach Zoran Todorovic, Chinese game’s officials somehow managed to make a mess of a game Serbia would’ve won under pretty much any circumstances. It's worth mentioning that Serbia's three leading players Tejic, Nenadic and Djokovic were rested, and that Vranes, Sarenac, Brkic and Topalovic have stepped in and filled the void left by the absences of the leading players mentionned above.

Scorers for Serbia : Jovanovic 5, Brkic 9, Tejic DNP, Nenadic DNP, Veljkovic 2, Pavlovic 2, Djokovic DNP, Nikolic 4, Sarenac 16, Topalovic 8, Vranes 16, Matic 2.

[locdogjr]

Serbia lose to China 65-69 in the 3rd and last day of the preparation tournament held in Dalian.

According to Serbian coach Zoran Todorovic, Chinese game’s officials somehow managed to make a mess of a game Serbia would’ve won under pretty much any circumstances. It's worth mentioning that Serbia's three leading players Tejic, Nenadic and Djokovic were rested, and that Vranes, Sarenac, Brkic and Topalovic have stepped in and filled the void left by the absences of the leading players mentionned above.

Scorers for Serbia : Jovanovic 5, Brkic 9, Tejic DNP, Nenadic DNP, Veljkovic 2, Pavlovic 2, Djokovic DNP, Nikolic 4, Sarenac 16, Topalovic 8, Vranes 16, Matic 2.

It is somewhat amazing any team would even go to China for training......

Chinese refs? Screwing up and cheating?! nooooo......

[serbianhoops]

USA Holds Off Canada 94-86

First of two exhibition games between the squads

Isaac Haas scored 20 points with 11 rebounds and Team USA made 11 of its last 12 free throw attempts to defeat Team Canada 94-86 in an exhibition game in front of 3,780 fans at Carmel High School.

The two teams are competing in the World University Games in Taipei and will wrap up a brief, two-game series on Saturday at Lafayette Jefferson High School in Lafayette, Indiana.

Team USA jumped out to a 24-17 first-quarter lead, but trailed at the break 43-42 after Team Canada used a late second-quarter run to wipe out a 10-point American lead.

Team USA then outscored its northern neighbor 52-43 in the second half for the eight-point victory.

Haas led five players in double-figures with 20 points and 11 rebounds in 23 minutes of action. The 7-foot, 2-inch center from Hokes Bluff, Alabama, was 8-of-9 from the field.

Carsen Edwards added 14 points, Vincent Edwards had 13 points and nine rebounds, and P.J. Thompson and Dakota Mathias chipped in with 10 points each.

Conor Morgan, who was Canada's National Player of the Year, led Team Canada with 23 points and 12 rebounds.

Team USA's four seniors (Haas, V. Edwards, Thompson, Mathias) accounted for 53 of the 94 points scored.

The Americans shot 32-of-73 (.438) from the field, 6-of-21 (.286) from deep and 24-of-32 (.750) from the free throw line. Both teams had 17 turnovers and Team USA outrebounded the Canadians 49-43

Full game film :

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[JGX]

USA/Purdue beat Canada 103-91 in overtime in the second game:

http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/081217aaa.html

[carlo]

University of Maryland, representing USA women, will play two friendlies with Chinese Taipei and Australia prior to the tournament start. Australia should be the same team currently competing at the U23/24 tournament in Japan.

http://umterps.com/fls/29700/wug/

[carlo]

Czech Republic women's team:

Beáta Adamcová G/F 185 cm 1993
Petra Bakajsová Fw 184 1993
Pamela-Theres Effangová G 178 1993
Kamila Hošková G 175 1995 Rider (NCAA)
Anna Hrušková Fw 181 1995
Eva Kopecká G 171 1996
Kateřina Kozumplíková PG 172 1993
Tereza Kracíková C 188 1996 Drexel (NCAA)
Aneta Mainclová C 191 1996
Eliška Mircová PG 178 1996
Michaela Mocová C 188 1994
Tereza Vyoralová PG 176 1994

Few known names, Kracikova should be the better of the two NCAA players with 12.9 ppg as a senior.