With professional NBA players around captain Dennis Schroeder, German basketball players in Bonn vs. Sweden have started preparations for this year’s World Cup.
With professional NBA players around captain Dennis Schroeder, German basketball players in Bonn vs. Sweden have started preparations for this year’s World Cup. International is scheduled for August 5, three weeks before the start of high-level events in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines (August 25 to September 10).
The course starts on July 31. Before the duel in the Telekom Dome, there will be an internal test against Sweden. “It’s a very good situation for us,” said national team coach Gordon Herbert. “We are facing a very good team which will be much stronger than in the World Cup qualifiers. We will start with 16 or 17 players and then after that. The rapid increase has reduced our World Cup squad to twelve. a player.”
Once launched, the Super Cup will follow in Hamburg, and China, Canada and New Zealand will be the guests of the four-man tournament (August 12 and 13). Next, European Championship bronze medalists Germany will take on the USA Basketball Abu Dhabi Showcase (August 18-20) against US Olympic and two-time European champion Greece.
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