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U17 World Championships for Men
FIBA have announced the draw for U17 Men's World Championships to be held from 29 June - 8 July in Lithuania.
Here are the two preliminary pools:
Group A: Australia, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France & USA
Group B: Argentina, Canada, Croatia, Korea, Lithuania & Spain
We open the WC's with a game against the USA!
To recap, here is the preliminary Australian squad:
Sam Daly, SA, Sturt Sabres
Josh Derksen, QLD, Toowoomba
Mirko Djeric, NSW, Bankstown
Nick Duncan, NSW, Manly Warringah
Dante Exum, VIC, Keilor
Matt Jackson, VIC, Diamond Valley
Sam Johns , SA, Southern Tigers
Tanner Krebs, TAS, Grenadiers
Fabijan Krslovic, NSW, Northern Suburbs
Michael Luxford, VIC, Werribee Devils
Cher Maker, NSW, Newington College
Darcy Malone, ACT, West Belconnen
Jonathan Mbakwe, NSW, Sydney City Comets
Christian Petracca, VIC, Bulleen
Jack Purchase, VIC, Melbourne Tigers
Ben Simmons, VIC Metro, Knox
Cade Towers, QLD, Southern Districts Spartans
Felix von Hofe, VIC Metro, Melbourne Tigers
Head Coach: Guy Molloy
Assistant Coach: Alan McAughtry
Assistant Coach: Jamie O'Loughlin
Manager: Kevin Smith
Physio: Eirik Ulvestad
Doctor: Cliff Baxter
http://basketball.net.au/index.php?id=302&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=2318&tx_ttnews[backPid]=1&cHash=7bb49497da
Competition Schedule: http://basketball.net.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Attachments/2012/National_Teams/FIBA_U17_World_Champs_Draw.pdf