Slovenia count on Olympic core to begin quest towards World Cup
LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) - Reigning European champions Slovenia begin their quest to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 next week with a squad of 14 confirmed by head coach Aleksander Sekulic.
LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) - Reigning EuroBasket champions Slovenia begin their quest to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 next week with a squad of 14 confirmed by head coach Aleksander Sekulic.
Slovenia competed at the Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament for the first time in Tokyo this summer and are able to call upon several members of that historic roster as they look to make it back to the World Cup - after missing out in 2019.
"I believe we all can't wait to get back together. In the summer, we wrote a beautiful national team story and our wish and, last but not least, our obligation is to continue this story in the World Cup qualifiers," commented Sekulic.
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"In the last national team campaign, we created excellent chemistry in the team, which we will have to quickly establish and transfer to the floor. This will again be the key to the results we want," the Slovenia head coach added.
Klemen Prepelic, Jaka Blazic and Edo Muric are all included, with the trio back together again with valuable experience to bring to the team, while Blaz Habot is hoping to earn a debut with the senior team.
| Slovenia squad for the November window | ||||
| Jaka Blazic | Jakob Cebasek | Ziga Dimec | Blaz Habot | Alen Hodzic |
| Jan Kosi | Luka Lapornik | Miha Lapornik | Jurij Macura | Edo Muric |
| Aleksej Nikolic | Klemen Prepelic | Matic Rebec | Luka Rupnik | |
Slovenia's first game will take place in Zagreb away against Croatia on Thursday, November 25 before they return home to welcome Finland in Koper three days later to conclude the first window.
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