MIES (Switzerland) - Across four different World Cup 2027 Qualifiers, we've checked the data to see who the tallest, shortest, oldest, and youngest were competing in the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers Window 2.
Who was the tallest?
There were three players who towered over the 2.20-meter mark in this window. Romaro Gill returned as the tallest player in this window, but now is also joined by China's Jiahao Yu at 2.21M. The 22-year-old Yu was key in his team's win over Chinese Taipei this window with 9 points and 6 rebounds.
Rank | Name | Country | Height |
1 | Jiahao Yu | China | 2.21M (7ft 3in) |
- | Romaro Gill | Jamaica | 2.21M (7ft 3in) |
3 | Abdulwahab Alhamwi | Syria | 2.20M (7ft 3in) |
4 | Omar Oraby | Egypt | 2.18M (7ft 2in) |
- | Ragnar Nathanaelsson | Iceland | 2.18M (7ft 2in) |
- | Hasan Aliakbari | Iran | 2.18M (7ft 2in) |
7 | Luigi Suigo | Italy | 2.16M (7ft 1in) |
- | Norris Agbakoko | Germany | 2.16M (7ft 1in) |
- | Artem Pustovyi | Ukraine | 2.16M (7ft 1in) |
- | Alen Omic | Slovenia | 2.16M (7ft 1in) |
Who is the shortest?
The two players who "top" our list here are prime examples of how you can stand out despite giving a few inches to their opponents.
Childe Dundao is the reigning AfroBasket 2025 TISSOT MVP from laast summer and he's still on fire. In Window 2, he set the steals record in the African Qualifiers and flirted with a triple-double while averaging 22.7 points and 6.0 assists per game.
Japan's team caption Yuki Togashi continues to make big shots and big plays for the national team and averaged 6.5 points and 4.0 assists per game.
Rank | Name | Country | Height |
1 | Childe Dundao | Angola | 1.67M (5ft 6in) |
- | Yuki Togashi | Japan | 1.67M (5ft 6in) |
3 | Takumi Saito | Japan | 1.70M (5ft 6in) |
- | Jin Wei Gao | Chinese Taipei | 1.72M (5ft 8in) |
- | Sheng-Ju Ting | Chinese Taipei | 1.72M (5ft 8in) |
6 | Fayed Baale | Uganda | 1.73M (5ft 8in) |
7 | 6 players | - | 1.75M (5ft 9in) |
Who is the oldest?
Ali Hameed, who will be turning 42 in less that two months, checked in this window for Iraq, grabbed a board, and also got himself on the scoreboard.
Rank | Name | Country | Birth Date |
1 | Ali Hameed | Iraq | APR 26 1984 |
2 | Juan Tello | Colombia | May 5 1985 |
3 | Paul Stoll | Mexico | DEC 14 1985 |
4 | Windi Graterol | Venezuela | SEP 10 1986 |
5 | Ahmad Alhamarsheh | Jordan | OCT 10 1986 |
6 | Michaell Jackson | Colombia | JUL 11 1987 |
7 | Karim Rodriguez | Mexico | JAN 17 1988 |
8 | Gabriel Giron | Mexico | FEB 27 1988 |
9 | Justin Brownlee | Philippines | APR 23 1988 |
10 | Catalin Baciu | Romania | AUG 26 1988 |
Who is the youngest?
Times flies by when theres so much action from World Cup Qualifiers window to window. Stefan Joksimovic, who was the youngest player in Window 1, already has 4 national team caps on his resume and is the fourth youngest player in Window 2.
Now, we have August Engelhardt Moller, a 2010-born forward who shined at the U16 EuroBasket Division B last year by averaging 14.8 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. Moller logged in for his senior national team debut against Georgia this window.
Rank | Name | Country | Birth Date |
1 | August Engelhardt Moller | Denmark | JAN 29 2010 |
2 | Gustav Drejer Erichsen | Denmark | FEB 21 2009 |
3 | Mervedi Miteo | Congo DR | DEC 13 2008 |
4 | Stefan Joksimovic | Slovenia | NOV 16 2008 |
5 | Mate Khatiashvili | Georgia | NOV 7 2008 |
6 | Abdulla Mousa | Qatar | JUN 26 2008 |
7 | Jackson Ball | New Zealand | MAR 10 2008 |
8 | Joel Rugette | Uganda | OCT 16 2007 |
9 | Aron Stazic | Austria | SEP 22 2007 |
10 | Samu Adler | Finland | AUG 10 2007 |
Disclaimer: Our database was constructed from the final rosters validated at the technical meetings. Some of those players may not have played in Window 2.
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