MUNICH (Germany) - The road to FIBA EuroBasket 2029 continues on Friday, with six teams aiming to keep their unbeaten starts going and four looking to get off the mark.
Four teams - the three group winners and the best-ranked runners-up will advance to the Second Round, where they will join eight teams from the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers First Round.
Let us take a closer look at the groups and the state of things.
Group A
# | TEAM | GP | W | L | +/- | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -24 | 0 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -43 | 0 |
Schedule: February 27 - North Macedonia vs Luxembourg, 17:00 CET February 27 - Ireland vs Azerbaijan, 19:30 CET March 2 - Azerbaijan vs North Macedonia, 16:00 CET March 2 - Ireland vs Luxembourg, 19:30 CET
The resumption of Group A will begin with the two unbeaten sides meeting, with North Macedonia hosting Luxembourg. After averaging a whopping 33.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in the first window, Luxembourg's Clancy Rugg looks to keep his strong form going against the North Macedonians, led by skilled forward Andrej Jakimovski. This week will see either Ireland or Azerbaijan get off the mark, as the Irish start a two-home stand in this window.
Ones to watch: CJ Fulton (IRE), Clancy Rugg (LUX), Andrej Jakimovski (MKD), Wesley Van Beck (AZE)
Group B
Schedule: February 27 - Norway vs Bulgaria, 19:00 CET March 2 - Armenia vs Bulgaria, 16:15 CET
A key Group B battle resumes as the two undefeated teams, Norway and Bulgaria, square off. The team they both beat, Armenia, are in action on Monday as they host the Bulgarians, with the latter looking to create some separation at the top after this window.
Ones to watch: Harald Frey (NOR), Aleksandar Stoimenov (BUL), Andre Spight (ARM)
Group C
Schedule: February 27 - Kosovo vs Slovakia, 18:00 CET March 2 - Albania vs Slovakia, 17:00 CET
Slovakia hit the road in this window as they will look to build an advantage in Group C. They take on Kosovo first, before travelling to Albania, with the Albanians desperate for a first win in the group. For Kosovo, with just the one game in this window, they will be eager to inflict a first loss on Slovakia to keep things interesting.
Ones to watch: Tomas Pavelka (SVK), Dardan Berisha (KOS), Juljan Hamati (ALB)
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