![]() #5 LithuaniaįIBA World Ranking presented by Nike: 10th Their squad is possibly even stronger than the one that stepped up at the World Cup last year – guess no one wants to spoil V-Span's debut. Not a walk in the park by any stretch of imagination, but you will fancy the guys wearing Hellas on their vests to advance. Out of all eight groups in the Qualifiers, Group F is the only to feature four teams – Czechia, Great Britain, Greece and Netherlands – who all played at FIBA EuroBasket 2022. The time has come: we will get to see Vassilis Spanoulis on the sidelines as the head coach of Greece. Oh, and Ricky Rubio will be back playing basketball and we're loving it! #4 GreeceįIBA World Ranking presented by Nike: 14th For some reason, there was a glitch in the system and this didn't work at the World Cup. The famous saying that basketball is a game where 10 players chase the ball for 40 minutes and Spain always win will be tested once again here. In case you forgot, Spain are still the reigning EuroBasket champions. Needless to say, Serbia will have much loftier goals in mind, but they have dropped some important Qualifiers games in previous campaigns.įIBA World Ranking presented by Nike: 2nd If that squad was good enough for second best in the world, it should be good enough to finish ahead of at least one of Denmark and Georgia, right? Because that's what qualifying for EuroBasket will take in this group, with Finland through directly as co-hosts. However, the 24-man extended squad suggests it'll be worth the wait. The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 runners-up are expected to have a good number of names from their podium run in Manila. At the time of publication, Serbia are yet to announce the shorter list of players for the February window. Svetislav Pesic likes to keep his cards close to his chest. #2 SerbiaįIBA World Ranking presented by Nike: 5th Somebody should put up a 'slippery when wet' sign in Group E – you never know who could slip up. Yes, that means that only two other teams will advance from this group. They're in a group with Bosnia and Herzegovina (*Dzanan Musa waves hello*), Croatia (*Mario Hezonja says hi*) and Cyprus, who are very happy to have qualified automatically as FIBA EuroBasket 2025 co-hosts. With a roster that could make your head spin, they come in as the top dogs in the Power Rankings, but there's one but. ![]() There will be plenty of exciting twists and turns on the road to FIBA EuroBasket 2025, but here is how the starting grid looks in February 2024.įIBA World Ranking presented by Nike: 9thįorget the World Cup blip, France mean business: Collet's squad, armed to the teeth, aims to put things right in the Qualifiers. The teams were ranked taking into consideration the competition system, opponent strength, and of course the squad announcements of the National Federations for the opening window. MUNICH (Germany) - With the start of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers just around the corner, it's time to examine the chances of all 32 qualification hopefuls in Volume 1 of the Smart Power Rankings.
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