Iceland to launch preparations on July 20
REYKJAVIK (FIBA EuroBasket 2017) - Iceland have announced a 24-man squad ahead of FIBA EuroBasket 2017.
REYKJAVIK (FIBA EuroBasket 2017) - Iceland have announced a 24-man squad ahead of FIBA EuroBasket 2017.
While there are promising youngsters coming up in the Iceland squad like Davidson College guard Jon Axel Gudmundsson and Furman University graduate Kristofer Acox, there are also plenty of veterans, such as Jon Stefansson and Hlynur Baeringsson.
There is also the impressive shooting guard Martin Hermannsson, who did well as a 21-year-old on Iceland's FIBA EuroBasket 2015 roster.
| Iceland's 24-man squad ahead of FIBA EuroBasket 2017 | ||||
| Kristofer Acox | Hlynur Baeringsson | Petur Runar Birgisson | Brynjar por Bjornsson | Sigtryggur Arnar Bjornsson |
| Pavel Ermolinskij | Elvar Mar Fridriksson | Jon Axel Gudmundsson | Logi Gunnarsson | Martin Hermannsson |
| Tryggvi Snaer Hlinason | Dagur Kar Jonsson | Kari Jonsson | Axel Karason | Ragnar Agust Nathanaelsson |
| Gunnar Ólafsson | Olafur Olafsson | Haukur Helgi Palsson | Kristinn Palsson | Matthias Orri Sigurdarson |
| Jon Arnor Stefansson | Aegir Steinarsson | Sigurdur Thorsteinsson | Hordur Axel Vilhjalmsson | |
Craig Pedersen's men will make a second-straight appearance in Europe's flagship event after an appearance in Berlin two years ago. They will go up against Poland, Greece, France, Slovenia and Finland in Helsinki.
Iceland had to go through a difficult qualifying campaign last summer but made it to the big event again.
Iceland had a second straight successful EuroBasket qualifying campaign
Pedersen, whose assistant coaches are Arnar Gudjonsson and Finnur Freyr Stefansson, just as in 2015, will begin practicing for the FIBA EuroBasket on July 20.
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