Ricky Rubio on Scariolo’s list

Sergio Scariolo, along with the great news of the return of Ricky Rubio, presented the list of participants for the first of three qualifying windows for EuroBasket 2025., which will host matches between Latvia, Cyprus, Finland and Poland. The Baltic state will also host the final stage of the European Championship, in which the national team will defend its crown if it manages to qualify. For this, must finish among the top two in a group of four regardless of Latvia’s position, the host of the tournament and already with a ticket for it. Another pair of rivals are Belgium and Slovakia.

In this Window from February 19 to 27 Spain will face Latvia on Thursday 22nd at 20:00. in the Principe Felipe de Zaragoza pavilion and will close it from the front Belgium to Charleroi on Sunday 25th at 17:30.. The next one will take place from 18 to 26 November 2024 (twice in Slovakia), and the last one will take place from 17 to 25 February 2025 (Latvia and Belgium).

Selection list

BASES AND ESCORT: Ricky Rubio (Barcelona), Carlos Alosen (Real Madrid), Dario Brizuela (Barcelona), Alberto Diaz (Unicaja), Jaime Fernandez (Lenovo Tenerife).

CROSSES AND POWERFUL DIRECTIONS: Rudy Fernandez (Real Madrid), Alberto Abalde (Real Madrid), Victor Claver (Valencia), Juancho Hernangomez (Panathinaikos), Joel Parra (Barcelona), Jaime Pradilla (Valencia).

TURNING: Sebas Sais (Alvark Tokyo), Yankuba Sima (Unicaja Malaga)

They will join this group six young people who will be part of the concentration: Jordi Rodriguez (Joventut Badalona), Mario Saint-Superi (Tizona Burgos), Lucas Langarita (Casademont Zaragoza), Sergio De Larrea (Horta Godella), Eli John Ndiaye (Real Madrid) and Hugo Gonzalez (Real Madrid).

For the first time since Qualification Windows debuted in November 2017, with qualification for the 2019 World Championships on the line, The Euroleague ceases its activities and the clubs’ matches will not overlap with those of the national teams in connection with the agreement reached with FIBA ​​on July 10. As a compensation, FIBA has withdrawn its November 2023 window.

This allows players from leading continental competitions to participate comfortably in their national teams, although in some cases they have already competed in reserve tournaments. This is a temporary world. Both organizations continue to work towards reaching a long-term and clear agreement.