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Welcome HISTORY tournament 4 National Welcome 9 History of New Zealand Basketball 16 Match Schedule 5 Message from FIBA President 10 Overview - FIBA U19 World Champs 19 Players to Watch & Secretary General 11 Heart Children New Zealand 20 Team Roster - Group A 6 Welcome to Auckland 13 History of the Event 22 Team Roster - Group B 7 Local Welcome 14 FIBA U19 World Championships 24 Team Roster - Group C Past Winners and Locations 26 Team Roster - Group D 15 Host Team - Junior Tall Blacks 29 Referees 30 Autograph Page acknowledgement The 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship would like to acknowledge the support from the following: Staff Directory • FIBA Global Partners - Molten, Mondo & Zepter Dave Mee Event Director • FIBA Main Sponsor - adidas Lauren Watson Event Director Assistant • FIBA Staff - Predrag Bogosavljev, Lubomir Kotleba, Trisha Webb Accommodation, Venues and Ticketing Manager Stephanie Mignot, Ana Brito, Wolfram Klug, Marcos Stefanie Ryan Accommodation, Venues and Ticketing Assistant Beltra, Florian Wanninger & Nicolas Chapart. Dean Wilson Marketing and Branding Director • Event Sponsors - Auckland City Council, North Shore Nicole Dunn Marketing, Branding and Volunteer Manager City Council, Tourism Auckland, NZ Major Events, Dave Worsley Media Director SKYCITY Hotel & SPARC Tom Waterhouse Transport and Team Liaison Manager • LOC Board Members - Patrick Dougherty, Peter Cox, Aaron Mattlage Transport and Team Liaison Assistant Burton Shipley & Michael Thomas Andrew Maehl Sponsorship Director Simon Keely Sponsorship • BBNZ Board - John Gallaher, Stephen Layburn, Mel Young, Jill Bolger, Kevin Smith & Barry Wilson. Gillian Peacock Volunteers Sandra Beacham Accounts and Special Events • FIBA Central Board Member - Barbara Wheadon Shane Goldfinch Accreditation & IT • Trusts - Four Winds Trust, Lion Foundation, Southern Colin Tilley Statistics Trust James Calver Health and Safety Manager We would also like to thank the 300 volunteers that gave Tania Karauria Entertainment and Court Services Manager their time and effort to make the 2009 FIBA U19 World Luvu Afemui Entertainment and Court Services Assistant Championship one to remember! Siti Katoa Programme Designer
NATIONAL WELCOME
Hon. John Key Prime Minister New Zealand
Welcome to the FIBA U19 World Basketball Championship. I’d like to congratulate all the players and wish your teams the best of luck. Representing your country on the world stage is a great achievement and a huge honour. I hope that this tournament is another step on your path to success. I’d like to welcome the coaches, officials and supporters. New Zealand is proud to be hosting this event, one of the year’s highlights in world basketball and our national sporting calendar. I’d like to thank FIBA, the sponsors and the co-hosts. The government is very pleased to be working with you to support this tournament. And, on behalf of all New Zealanders, I’d like to warmly welcome all of you who are visitors to our country. I hope you will have the chance to explore a little bit of New Zealand and get a taste of our fantastic scenery, our fine food and wine, our rich Maori culture and our warm Kiwi hospitality. The 100% pure New Zealand experience is truly one of a kind. Best wishes for an exciting, memorable, and successful championship.
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MESSAGE from FIBA President & Secretary general
Bob Elphinston Patrick Baumann FIBA President FIBA Secretary General IOC Member
U19 World Championship is pure excitement!!
The FIBA U19 World Championship is the place where players are made and stars are born. That was the reason for FIBA deciding to move from a four-year cycle to staging the event every two years as of 2007. This will ensure that every generation of global basketball talent will have the chance to compete at the highest international level. Players are at their full athletic strength, but are not as coach driven as they will be in their future career. That will guarantee pure excitement and passion. Big stars like Vlade Divac, Arvydas Sabonis, Vince Carter, Toni Kukoc, Wang Zhi Zhi, Andrei Kirilenko, Andrew Bogut and Pau Gasol started their career at this championship. New Zealand and the city of Auckland have been awarded the organisation of the 9th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship for Men. The 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship marks the first time that New Zealand has hosted a global basketball event and it is a well deserved honour after the recent success of the senior teams on a global stage. We would like to extend our gratitude to Basketball New Zealand and the city of Auckland for hosting this event and to all our partners and the many helping hands which made this event possible. Welcome to Auckland and good luck to all teams, officials and visitors.
WELCOME to Auckland
The Auckland region sprawls over a narrow isthmus between the sparkling waters of the Waitemata and Manukau Harbours. The cosmopolitan city is surrounded by beautiful beaches as well as a cloak of rainforest on the surrounding hills and 48 dormant volcanic cones to add to the stunning geography.
More than just a great city – Auckland is a whole region full of things to see and do. Within half an hour of standing on a bustling city street you could be exploring one of the harbour’s islands, on a boat dolphin watching, walking through native forest or sipping wine at a vineyard in the countryside.
Auckland’s sheer variety of activities is matched with its range of accommodation options, from luxury lodges and resorts to world-class hotels. Its people are a melting pot of ethnicities, including European, South Pacific and Asian cultures, with a strong indigenous Maori heritage. This diversity brings with it an abundance of unique dining and shopping experiences. Enjoy your Auckland Experience.
To find out more visit:www.aucklandnz.com
LOCAL WELCOME
Hon. John Banks, QSO Andrew Williams JP Mayor Mayor Auckland City North Shore City
MESSAGE OF WELCOME FROM MESSAGE OF WELCOME FROM MAYOR JOHN BANKS, AUCKLAND MAYOR ANDREW WILLIAMS, CITY NORTH SHORE CITY
I would like to welcome teams from all corners of the world Kia Ora and Greetings from the Mayor of North Shore City. to Auckland – New Zealand’s most cosmopolitan city. I extend a very warm welcome to all of the players, coaches, We are privileged to be hosting the world’s third largest officials and supporters of the 16 teams participating in the basketball event, and one of the year’s sporting highlights. 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship. Earlier this year the world’s best yachties contested the North Shore City is extremely proud to be co-hosting a new Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in our harbour playground. tournament of this magnitude where the best young talent in Late last year we hosted the hugely successful FIFA U-17 international basketball is on show as they develop into the Women’s World Cup. superstars of the future. These are all important steps as Auckland establishes itself We are further honoured as the 9th World Championship as a major international events destination. marks the first time New Zealand has hosted a FIBA event, Auckland City Council is proud to partner with North Shore as well as the first time the New Zealand Junior Tall Blacks City Council and Tourism Auckland to support an event have featured in the competition. which is recognised as the breeding ground for future The Shore – as it is affectionately known to locals – is New global basketball stars. Zealand’s fourth largest city and one of the four metropolitan We have helped to host thousands of children at a schools cities that comprises urban Auckland. We are also a major day as well as running a streetball challenge in the city to hub for basketball in New Zealand, having produced NBA promote the event. players and regular vocal home support for the NZ Breakers as they compete in the Australian National Basketball These are all wonderful opportunities for the stars of League. Indeed, the people of our city are passionate tomorrow to get alongside the stars of today. about basketball, with over 10,000 players taking part in Major events are not just about the sporting contest, or the competitions and programmes across the city. significant economic benefits they bring to the city. They Our special Shore lifestyle is shaped by our fabulous beaches, allow Aucklanders to experience a world-class event. They cafes and shopping which we are delighted to share with encourage participation in sport. And most of all, they give the FIBA athletes and coaches who have travelled here to Auckland citizens something to be proud of. represent basketball and their countries with pride, and with the many supporters who cheer their team on from the sidelines. Our city is proud and thrilled to be part of the FIBA basketball family and of this spectacular event and we wish every team ‘good luck’ - may the best team win!
HISTORY OF NEW ZEALAND BASKETBALL
Basketball was introduced into New Zealand by the YMCA, encouraged by Mormon missionaries and popular among servicemen returning from the Pacific after World War II.The first national championships were held in 1938 and continued until the early 1980s. These tournaments were replaced in the 1980s by the men’s and women’s national leagues. Internationally, the Tall Blacks men and Tall Ferns women have both attended world championship tournaments and Olympic Games. The men were invited to the 1986 world championships in Spain where they defeated Malaysia 77-75 for their first victory at this level. The women attended the 1994 championships in Australia and had their only victory against Kenya 93-76 in the final round. In 2000, both men and women attended the Sydney Olympics where they each won one game, the men beat Angola 70-60, while the women overcame Senegal 72-69. The men continued their emergence on the world stage by stunning Australia in the 2001 FIBA Oceania Championship, their first series victory over the Boomers, to qualify for the 2002 world championships. Prior to the 2001 success, New Zealand had only beaten Australia once, in game two of the 1978 FIBA Oceania series at Walter Nash Stadium, Lower Hutt. New Zealand basketball’s watershed moment came at the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis. Under the guidance of coach Tab Baldwin, the Tall Blacks stunned the world by going from virtual unknowns all the way to the final four, and Pero Cameron at the 2002 World Champs leading defending champions Yugoslavia at halftime of their semifinal, a game watched by an estimated 750,000 viewers back home. The Tall Blacks defeated Russia, Venezuela, China and Puerto Rico on their way to the semifinals, the best performance by an Oceania country at a FIBA men’s world championship. Captain Pero Cameron, still a member of the Tall Blacks, was named in the tournament team, alongside Yao Ming, Dirk Nowitzki, Manu Ginobili and Peja Stojakovic. Since then, Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns both played at the 2004 Athens Olympics, the Tall Blacks upsetting Serbia & Montenegro in pool play on their way to 10th, while the Tall Ferns knocked off China and South Korea to qualify for the quarterfinals for the first time. Two years later, the Tall Blacks were back at the FIBA World Championship, progressing to the eighth-finals before falling to Olympic gold medalists Tall Blacks at the 2004 Athens Olympics Argentina. When Australia captured the FIBA World Championship for Women, they again left the way open for the Tall Ferns to attend their third consecutive Olympics in Beijing, 2008. En route, the Kiwi women achieved their first ever victory over the Opals. Basketball New Zealand organises and operates up to 40 premiership and national tournaments in various age-groups for its member associations, along with the National Basketball League, Conference Basketball League and Women’s Basketball Championship. With the success of the national teams, Basketball New Zealand has had to increase its service of the code’s grassroots to foster more and better players, coaches, officials and administrators. Angela Marino at the 2004 Athens Olympics
Overview - 2009 FIBA u19 World ChampS
FIBA Central Board Member - Barbara Wheadon helps FIBA Sports Director Lubomir Kotleba with the draw for the FIBA U19 World Championship - held at SKYCITY on 2 March, 2009. (photo by Ben Campbell Photography)
To rate the status of the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship for Greece. But to leave out Croatia and France would be unwise. And Men it is perhaps best to look back and then to predict forward. what of the Asian champions Iran or the African nations - Angola Sixteen nations featuring some of the best talent the sport has and Egypt? ever seen converge on Auckland for this event. The tournament is Six of the seven winning nations from previous tournaments will be regarded as the third biggest in the sport. Only the FIBA men’s and challenging for the title. The United States have won three times. women’s world championships are larger. Australia, Greece and Spain all have one title, with the other two It is not only the first time New Zealand has hosted a FIBA tournaments having been won by the former Yugoslavia. In 2007, (International Basketball Federation) event, but also the first time the hosts Serbia overcame the United States to win the title. southern hemisphere has hosted the FIBA U19 World Championship Interest in the tournament will see around 100 player scouts descend for Men. The New Zealand team will be making its debut in the on the region, along with over 300 players and officials. tournament. The event also provides a prime opportunity for the next generation This tournament is recognised as the breeding ground for future of Tall Blacks to step into the international arena for the first time. global basketball stars with many of today’s well known basketballers having participated in past tournaments. This will be an exciting period for all of us. We will be NBA stars such as Vince Carter performing against the best juniors players in the world on (United States of America), Luis Scola (Argentina), Pau Gasol (Spain), Andrei our home court … I’m sure this will be something we’ll Kirilenko (Russia), Andrew Bogut look back on as a highlight in our careers. (Australia) and Vlade Divac - a winner with Yugoslavia in 1987 have all played previous FIBA U19 World Champs. “This will be an exciting period for all of us,” says Junior Tall Black Who knows who will raise their hand as a star of the future from guard Logan van Beek from Canterbury. “We will be performing this tournament. against the best juniors players in the world on our home court … I’m sure this will be something we look back on as a highlight in 62 matches will be played at two different venues, with the North our careers.” Shore Events Centre, Takapuna and the ASB Stadium, Kohimarama used to their capacity. The quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will all be held at the North Shore Events Centre. Live TV coverage of the tournament will mean more basketball than ever on the screens for viewers and a great opportunity for the sport in Aotearoa. Some of the best senior basketball nations in the world have been touted as favourites - United States, Argentina, Spain, Australia and
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Heart Children New Zealand is excited to be the nominated charity of the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship. What an awesome event to have in New Zealand! 12 babies are born every week with a heart defect in New Zealand. There is not a day goes by that a child does not undergo open heart surgery at Auckland’s Paediatric Heart Unit, or new parents face the prospect of caring for a chronically ill child. For many of these children having a heart condition means extended and regular periods in hospital for corrective surgeries and procedures, ongoing medication, tests and the possibility of further surgery, further complications. From before birth, surgery, through rehabilitation and into the future Heart Children New Zealand understands how important it is to have a strong support network to fall back on. We need help so that we can continue to grow this network. We hope you all enjoy the competition, best of luck to the teams and please support Heart Children New Zealand in any way you can.
For further information on the work of Heart Children please visit our website: www.heartchildren.org.nz or to make a $20 donation today phone 0900 4 HEART or text HEART to 469 for a $3 donation. SKYCITY WELCOMES THE STARS OF THE FIBA U19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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The FIBA U19 World Championship has been played every four years since the first tournament in 1979 in Brazil. In 2007, it was decided the tournament would be played every two years, in odd years. Many current basketball icons have played in previous FIBA U19 World Championships such as Andrew Bogut (Australia), Vince Carter (United States of America), Pau Gasol (Spain), Andrei Kirilenko (Russia) & Luis Scola (Argentina).
YEAR HOST FINAL THIRD PLACE MATCH Champion Score 2nd Place 3rd Place Score 4th Place 2009 Auckland 2007 Novi Sad Serbia 74 - 69 USA France 75 - 67 Brazil 2003 Thessaloniki Australia 126 - 92 Lithuania Greece 73 - 64 Croatia 1999 Portugal Spain 94 - 87 USA Croatia 66 - 59 Argentina 1995 Athens Greece 91 - 73 Australia Spain 77 - 64 Croatia 1991 Edmonton USA 90 - 85 Italy Argentina 74 - 71 Yugoslavia SUMMA RI ES 1987 Bormio Yugoslavia 87 - 76 USA Italy 77 - 66 West Germany 1983 Palma de Mallorca USA 82 - 78 Soviet Union Brazil 71 - 66 Spain 1979 Salvador USA 75 - 55 Brazil Argentina 77 - 75 Yugoslavia
Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total USA 3 3 0 6 Australia 1 1 0 2 Spain 1 0 1 2 Greece 1 0 1 2 Serbia 1 0 0 1 Yugoslavia 1 0 0 1 Brazil 0 1 1 2 Italy 0 1 1 2 Lithuania 0 1 0 1 B LE MEDAL TA Soviet Union 0 1 0 1 Argentina 0 0 2 2 France 0 0 1 1 Croatia 0 0 1 1
RANK TEAM GP W-L 1. Serbia 9 8 - 1 2. USA 9 8 - 1 3. France 9 6 - 3 4. Brazil 9 4 - 5 5. Australia 9 8 - 1 6. Argentina 9 4 - 5 7. Turkey 9 4 - 5 8. Spain 9 4 - 5 9. Lithuania 8 4 - 4 10. Canada 8 4 - 4 11. Korea 8 3 - 5 12. China 8 1 - 7
FI NAL R ANK I NGS - 2007 13. Nigeria 5 2 - 3 14. Lebanon 5 1 - 4 15. Mali 5 1 - 4 16. Puerto Rico 5 0 - 5 13 FIBA U19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PAST WINNERS & LOCATIONS
2007 winners: Serbia Location: Novi Sad, Serbia
2003 winners: Australia Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
1999 winners: Spain Location: Lisbon, Portugal
1995 Winners: Greece Location: Athens, Greece
1991 winners: United States Location: Edmonton, Canada
1987 Winners: Yugoslavia Location: Bormio, Italy
1983 winners: United States Location: Palma de Mallorca, Spain
1979 winners: United States Location: Salvador, Brazil 2007 Champions Serbia 2003 Champions Australia
14 HOST TEAM - JUNIOR TALL BLACKS
At the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men, hosts the Junior Tall Blacks are competing in their first FIBA U19 tournament and first age-group world championship since the FIBA U23 World Championship in Australia in 1997. Dion Prewster, in his fifth year with the JTBs after making his debut in 2005 as a 15-year-old, is captaining New Zealand as they attempt to get by Argentina , Croatia and Kazakhstan in group D. Prewster was born in Santa Ana , California , USA , and spent his early years in American Samoa and Hawaii before moving to New Zealand at age seven. He grew up and started playing basketball in the country’s capital, Wellington , leading the region’s teams to two national age-group championships in 2005 and 2006. He returned to his country of birth for his senior year at high school, leading the Iowa City High to a 4A state championship, before going on to attend San Jacinto College, outside Houston, Texas. Prewster is one of six players on the New Zealand roster in at least their third year with the team. Logan Van Beek Forward Richie Edwards, based in Lakeland , Florida , will be in his fourth season, as will North Harbour centre Rob Loe, who will be playing in his backyard at the North Shore Events Centre, and Wellington forward David Beck. Porirua guard Brook Ruscoe and Otago forward Morgan Nathan have been with the JTBs since 2007, while Canterbury point guard Logan van Beek and Otago forward Sam King were also part of the squad last year. Nelson guard Josh Bloxham, Porirua forward Tipene Friday, Hutt Valley swingman Riki Buckrell and Otago forward Tom Rowe are the team rookies in 2009. The JTBs’ preparation has included a series of training camps from December to May, with the team having come together in Wellington for an intensive month-long residential programme in June. Dion Prewster New Zealand will be coached by former National Basketball League legend Kenny McFadden, now in his third year as JTBs head coach. McFadden is one of only 11 players to score more than 5000 points in the NBL and one of six with more than 1000 assists. He helped the Wellington Saints to four NBL championships during the 1980s and now works as a development coach in Wellington. McFadden is assisted by Judd Flavell, who played 15 years in the NBL and was a member of the Tall Blacks senior national team that reached the semifinals at the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis. Jozsef Molnar is video technician, while former Tall Ferns senior women’s national team coach Mike McHugh is technical advisor.
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15 QUALIFYING / PRELIMINARY CLASSIFICATION DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 Sun DAY 5 Thurs 2nd July Fri 3rd July Sat 4th July 5th July Mon 6th July
6 10.00am 11 10.00am 22 11.00am 29 11.00am IRI USA SYR B1 v. v. v. v. USA FRA AUS A3
5 12.30pm 16 12.30pm 23 1.30pm 30 1.30pm ESP KAZ CRO D2 v. v. v. v. SYR ARG ARG C2
4 5.00pm 14 5.00pm 21 5.00pm 31 5.00pm CAN AUS CAN D3 v. v. v. v. AUS ESP ESP C1
8 7.30pm* 15 7.30pm 24 7.30pm 32 7.30pm
NORTH SHORE EVENTS CENTRE SHORE EVENTS NORTH ARG NZL NZL D1 v. v. v. v. NZL CRO KAZ C3
7 10.00am 12 10.00am 20 11.00am REST DAY 25 11.00am CRO EGY USA A4 v. v. v. v. KAZ IRI EGY B4
1 12.30pm 10 12.30pm 18 1.30pm 26 1.30pm LTU SYR ANG C4 v. v. v. v. PUR CAN PUR D4
3 5.00pm 13 5.00pm 19 5.00pm 27 5.00pm FRA PUR FRA B2
ASB STADIUM v. v. v. v. EGY GRE IRI A2
2 7.30pm 9 7.30pm 17 7.30pm 28 7.30pm GRE ANG LTU B3 v. v. v. v. ANG LTU GRE A1
GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D Angola (ANG) Egypt (EGY) Australia (AUS) Argentina (ARG) Greece (GRE) France (FRA) Canada (CAN) Croatia (CRO) Lithuania (LTU) Iran (IRI) Spain (ESP) Kazakhstan (KAZ) Puerto Rico (PUR) USA (USA) Syria (SYR) New Zealand (NZL)
*NSEC* NSEC tip tip off off20.30, 20.30, Opening Opening Ceremony Ceremony at 19.30 at 19.30 58 QUALIFYING / CLASSIFICATION QUALIFYING DAY 6 DAY 7 Thur DAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 Tues 7th July Wed 8th July 9th July Fri 10th July Sat 11th July Sun 12th July CLASSIFICATION CLASSIFICATION CLASSIFICATION 37 11.00am 43 11.00am 47 9.00am 53 9.00am 59 11.00am A2 B1 v. v. E5 v. F6 L47 v L48* L55 v L56*** B1 A1 48 11.15am 54 11.15am 60 1.15pm 38 1.30pm 44 1.30pm E6 v. F5 W47 v W48** W55 v W56****
C3 D2 QUARTER FINALS 55 1.30pm BRONZE MEDAL v. v. D3 C3 49 1.30pm L49 v. L50 61 5.00pm E1 v. F4 56 4.00pm L57 v. L58 39 5.00pm 45 5.00pm 50 4.00pm L51 v. L52 GOLD MEDAL C1 D3 v. v. E3 v. F2 SEMI FINALS 62 7.30pm D2 C2 51 6.15pm 57 6.15pm W57 v. W58 40 7.30pm 46 7.30pm E2 v. F3 W49 v. W50 C2 D1 52 8.30pm 58 8.30pm v. v. D1 C1 E4 v. F1 W51 v. W52
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33 11.00am 41 11.00am REST DAY E F * Playoff for 11th and 12th A1 C1 ** Playoff**Playoff for 9thfor 9 andth and 10th 10th Loser 25 B2 A2 C2 v. v. A3 C3 *** Playoff***Playoff for for7th 7 andth and 8th 8th Loser 26 A3 B1 D1 **** Playoff for 5th andth 6thth B2 D2 ****Playoff for 5 and 6 34 1.30pm 42 1.30pm B3 D3 Winner 25 B3 v. v. Winner 26 A2
35 5.00pm A3 v. B3
36 7.30pm A1 v. B2 SCMATCHH EDULESCHEDULE
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PLAYERS TO WATCH
New Zealand – Logan van Beek Point guard Logan van Beek has stepped up as much as any Junior Tall Black this year. Chasing a spot in the FIBA U19 World Championship team earlier this year, he went from being just another member of the JTBs’ extended squad to, within a couple of weeks, joining the JTBs’ March tour to Melbourne and stepping onto a National Basketball League court for the Youthtown Auckland Stars. Living on Auckland’s North Shore and training with the JTBs’ assistant coach and the NZ Breakers Academy, van Beek had answered an SOS call from Stars coach Kenny Stone after an injury to their on-court general, 2008 Rookie of the Year Tyrone Davey. The 18-year-old, 1.83m pivot stepped into the breach, playing nine games (including four starts) for the Stars. He netted 49 points, making all 11 of his free-throw attempts, dishing out 22 assists and pulling down 20 rebounds. Also a cricketer, as an all-rounder and right-arm quick he was a member of the New Zealand U19 cricket side for their internal tour against provincial A teams in February and will shift his priority back to cricket after the FIBA U19 World Championship – he’s hoping to make the junior Black Caps squad for the ICC U19 World Cup in Kenya next February. “It’s basically half-and-half with basketball and cricket this year,” van Beek says. “After the world championships are over, I’m going full-on with cricket. And then after that, I’ll have to make a decision between them.” But right now, basketball has his focus.
Australia - Hugh Greenwood This Tasmanian Institute of Sport and Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder was named Junior Male Australian Player of the Year in 2008 for his unrelenting on-court effort. A hard-working defender with an uncanny ability to find his way to the basket, Greenwood led Australia to gold at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, averaging 14 points and 3.5 assists for the tournament and registering a game high 27 points on 12-20 shooting in the final against China. In May this year Greenwood took the giant step up as the youngest player named in the Australian Boomers squad.
USA – Seth Curry USA guard Seth Curry is a gifted natural shooting guard who possesses remarkable range. Ranked as the NCAA’s leading freshman scorer in 2007-08 after averaging 20.2 points per game for Liberty University, he set Liberty and Big South Conference records for freshman scoring. He is the only freshman in Big South history to hit at least 100 3-pointers. He finished with 102 made 3-pointers. Seth comes from a basketball family. His father Dell starred at Virginia Tech and played most of his 16 NBA seasons with the Charlotte Hornets. He was respected as one of the NBA’s most prolific 3-point shooters. His older brother Stephen recently starred at Davidson College and is expected to be an early selection in the 2009 NBA Draft.
Greece – Nikos Pappas Touted as a second round NBA draft pick, Pappas has a big reputation and has proved his worth so far at many levels. The 1.94m point guard and shooting guard signed with Spanish ACB league club Iurbentia Bilbao before being loaned to Real Madrid in the Spanish IEB league, having made his pro debut at the HEBA A1 league with Panellinios Athens during the 2006-07 season and steadily progressing from there. Pappas was named the MVP at the prestigious Albert Schweitzer tournament and played in the 2009 Nike Hoop Summit, where he helped the World Select Team defeat Team USA. As a member of Greek junior national basketball teams, Pappas won the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe U18 Championship and, a year later, went one better with gold at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under- 18 Championship, where he was also voted to the All-Tournament Team.
19 ROSTER - GROUP A
ANGOLA # Name DOB Pos Place of Birth Height cm(ft) Edson Alfredo da Costa Ndoniema 11.02.91 Luanda/ANG Islando Patricio Sebastião Manuel 07.01.91 Luanda/ANG Joaquim Nunda 10.12.91 Luanda/ANG Hermenegildo Santos 16.08.90 Luanda/ANG Head Coach: Yanick Pires Moreira 31.07.91 Luanda/ANG Assistant Coach: Braulio Edgar Alcântara Morais 17.12.90 Luanda/ANG Video Technician: Edilson Ramos 22.03.92 Cacuso/ANG Technical Advisor: Paulo Sopite 06.10.93 Luanda/ANG Manager: Joao Filho 01.06.92 Soyo/ANG Miguel Sebastião Kiala 10.11.90 Luanda/ANG Programme Director: Emanuel Pedro Antonio 01.07.90 Bengo/ANG Previous FIBA U19 World Champs results: Agostinho Coelho 21.01.90 Malange/ANG 1983 13th 1991 13th Josemar Carvalho 14.01.90 Benguela/ANG 1995 14th Valdelicio Joaquim 15.04.90 Luanda/ANG 2003 13th Yury Anderson de Brito Demba 03.01.90 Luanda/ANG Qualification path for 2009 FIBA U19 World Eduardo Ferreira 10.07.90 Luena/ANG Championship: 2008 FIBA Africa U18 Championship Nuno Muandumba 08.03.91 Saurimo/ANG – Silver medal Josemar Adriano 12.05.91 Luanda/ANG
GREECE
Head Coach: Georgios Vlassopoulos # Name DOB POS Place of Birth Height cm(ft) Assistant Coach: Serafeim Theodosiou 4 Epameinondas S. Papantoniou 28.04.90 PG Cholargos/GRE 185 (6’0) 5 Dimitrios Katsivelis 01.10.91 SF Thessaloniki/GRE 194 (6’4) Team Manager: Georgios Koniaris 6 Ioannis Angelopoulos 28.01.91 PG Cholargos/GRE 189 (6’2) Physiotherapist: Tilemachos Tsagkronis 7 Evangelos Mantzaris 16.04.90 SG Athens/GRE 190 (6’2) Technical Advisor: Georgios Proestos 8 Ioannis Karathanasis 17.02.91 SF Thessaloniki/GRE 200 (6’6) Team Doctor: Constantinos Parisis 9 Konstantinos Papanikolaou 31.07.90 PF Trikala/GRE 201 (6’7) Head of Delegation: Panagiotis Tsagkronis10 Georgios Georgakis 18.03.91 C Marousi/GRE 204 (6’8) Journalist: Efstathios Dimolas 11 Konstantinos Sloukas 15.01.90 PG Thessaloniki/GRE 187 (6’1) Previous FIBA U19 World Champs results: 12 Vlantimir Giankovits 03.03.90 SF Belgrade/SERBIA 202 (6’7) 1995 1st 1999 7th 2003 3rd 13 Nikolaos Pappas 11.07.90 PG Marousi/GRE 193 (6’4) Qualification path for 2009 FIBA U19 World14 Leonidas Kaselakis 01.06.90 C Cholargos/GRE 198 (6’6) Championship: 15 Zisis Sarikopoulos 31.03.90 C Athens/GRE 210 (6’10) 2008 FIBA Europe U18 Championship - Gold medal
Team Roster registered as of 23.06.09.
20 ROSTER - GROUP A
LITHUANIA
# Name DOB Pos Place of Birth Height cm(ft) Head Coach: Vitoldas Masalskis 4 Rokas Jukonis 02’05’90 F Vilnius/LTU 193 (6’4) Assistant Coach: Gintaras Razutis 5 Dovydas Redikas 11’12’92 G Kursenai/LTU 193 (6’4) Assistant Coach: Vaidas Verbickas 6 Matas Sapiega 13’03’90 G Kaunas/LTU 179 (5’10) Scouting Coach: Gediminas Petrauskas 7 Gediminas Bertasius 15’04’90 F Vilnius/LTU 196 (6’5) Doctor: Laimute Becelyte 8 Tautvydas Julius Slezas 31’03’90 C Kaunas/LTU 207 (6’9) Head of Delegation: Aurimas Patasius 9 Rokas Simkevicius 01’07’90 G Klaipeda/LTU 190 (6’2) 10 Eimantas Bendzius 23’04’90 F Klaipeda/LTU 203 (6’7) Previous FIBA U19 World Champs results: 11 Donatas Motiejunas 20’09’90 C Kaunas/LTU 210 (6’10) 1995 5th 2003 2nd 12 Gediminas Orelik 14’05’90 F Siauliai/LTU 197 (6’5) 2007 9th 13 Vytenis Cizauskas 16’09’92 G Kaisiadoriu r’/LTU 187 (6’1) Qualification path for 2009 FIBA U19 World 14 Tadas Padegimas 16’05’90 F Kaunas/LTU 201 (6’7) Championship: 15 Adomas Drungilas 06’10’90 C Palanga/LTU 203 (6’7) 2008 FIBA Europe U18 Championship – Silver medal
PUERTO RICO
# Name DOB Pos Place of Birth Height cm(ft) 4 Josh Nirenberg 11.01.90 C Florida, USA 206 (6’9) Head Coach: Carlos Calcaño 5 Raymond Cintrón 22.02.90 SG Santurce, PR 183 (6’0) Assistant Coach: Edmundo Baez 6 Isaac Sosa 16.02.90 SG Santurce, PR 188 (6’2) Administrator: Luis R. Allende Ruiz 7 Jiovani Fontan 4.01.90 PG New Jersey, USA 185 (6’1) Administrator: Yum Ramos Perales 8 Xavier Zambrana 25.03.91 Small F Carolina, PR 196 (6’5) Trainer: Luis León 9 Alexander Abreu 14.08.91 PG New York, USA 180 (5’11) Property Manager: Ronald López 10 Steven Miró 25.05.91 SG/Small F San Juan, PR 193 (6’4) Federation’s President: Ruben Nigaglioni 11 Carlos López 23.06.90 SF/C Mayaguez, PR 208 (6’10) Doctor: Arnaldo Rodríguez 12 Ruben Cabrera 11.04.90 SF Bayamón, PR 200 (6’7) Scout: Rolando Horruitiner 13 Kevin Young 24.06.90 SF California, USA 206 (6’9) Previous FIBA U19 World Champs results: 1987 8th 2003 6th 14 Mike Rosario 2.11.90 SG New Jersey, USA 193 (6’4) 1995 10th 2007 16th 15 Darius Morales 27.10.90 SF/C Florida, USA 206 (6’9) Qualification path for 2009 FIBA U19 World Jesús Rivera 24.12.90 Small F/SF Carolina, PR 198 (6’6) Championship: Joseph Vegerano 24.05.90 PG Bayamón, PR 188 (6’2) 2008 FIBA America U18 Championship – Fourth Place Ivan Aska SF Florida, USA 203 (6’8)
Team Roster registered as of 23.06.09.
21 ROSTER - GROUP B
EGYPT
Head Coach: Mohamed Hesham Saleh # Name DOB Pos Place of Birth Height cm(ft) Assistant Coach: Wessam Gaber Eldiasty 4 Motaz Pellah Mohamed Okasha 14.02.90 PG Giza/EGYPT 188 (6’2) Administrator: Saber Hassanein 5 Moustafa Hany Abdellatif 25.10.92 PF Alex/EGYPT 198 (6’6) 6 Amr Sherif Abdelhalim 14.06.91 G Cairo/EGYPT 192 (6’3) Doctor: Ahmed Mohamed Abdelbaky 7 Mohamed Said Mohamed Ellethi 10.01.90 PF Alex/EGYPT 198 (6’6) Official: Mohamed Abdelmotteleb Soliman 8 Adham Mohamed Elsayed 25.11.91 SG Elsharkia/EGYPT 190 (6’2) 9 Osama Shawki Mohamed Shebl 01.02.91 G Alex/EGYPT 192 (6’3) Previous FIBA U19 World Champs results: 10 Moamen Said Mobarak 11.04.91 PG Alex/EGYPT 185 (6’0) 1979 12th 11 Aly Mohamed Ahmed 15.03.92 C Alex/EGYPT 208 (6’9) 1999 13th 12 Zyad Mohamed Ashmawy 09.08.92 G Giza/EGYPT 196 (6’5) Qualification path for 2009 FIBA U19 World 13 Karim Mohamed Hassanein 18.08.91 SG Cairo/EGYPT 191 (6’3) Championship: 2008 FIBA Africa U18 Championship 14 Amr Mohamed Elakraa 01.01.91 C Alex/EGYPT 209 (6’10) – Gold Medal 15 Omar Tarek Oraby 08.09.91 C Giza/EGYPT 212 (6’11)
FRANCE
Head Coach: Richard Billant # Name DOB Pos Place of Birth Height cm(ft) Assistant Coach: Laurent Hantz 4 Jonathan Bourhis 10.10.90 PG Tours/FRA 183 (6’0) Assistant Coach: Olivier Bourgain 5 Stanley Dubois 02.04.90 PG Paris/FRA 188 (6’2) 6 Andrew Albicy 21.03.90 PG Serves/FRA 175 (5’8) Physiotherapist: Christian Lisita 7 Bryson Pope 07.03.90 SG Ploemeur/FRA 196 (6’6) Doctor: René Gentils 8 Paul Lacombe 12.06.90 SG Venissieux/FRA 195 (6’4) Head of Delegation: Phillipe Legname 9 Nicolas Lang 01.05.90 SG Mulhouse/FRA 197 (6’5) Previous FIBA U19 World Champs results: 10 Alexis Tanghe 19.09.90 PF Blois/FRA 208 (6’9) 1995 8th 11 Landing Sané 19.12.90 PF Ermont/FRA 207 (6’9) 2007 3rd 12 Christophe Leonard 03.01.90 SG Schoelcher/Martinique 200 (6’6) Qualification path for 2009 FIBA U19 World 13 Tanguy Ramassamy 17.01.90 C Point a Pitre/GUA 203 (6’7) Championship: 2008 FIBA Europe U18 Championship 14 Jacques Yohann 14.02.90 PF Chalon sur Mame/FRA 204 (6’8) – Fourth Place 15 Miguel Buval 06.12.90 C Le Lamentin/Martinique 206 (6’9)
Team Roster registered as of 23.06.09.
22 ROSTER - GROUP B
IRAN
Head Coach: Mohammad Reza Nouri # Name DOB Pos Place of Birth Height cm(ft) Assistant Coach: Alireza Asnaasharan 4 Mohammad Reza Falahat 10.09.91 PG Esfahan/IRAN 180 (5’10) Team Manager: Mohammad Reza Nouri 5 Emad Salmani 22.08.90 G Esfahan/IRAN 185 (6’0) 6 Ramin Honarmand 22.03.90 PG Esfahan/IRAN 180 (5’10) Official: Hamid Geramian 7 Mehdi Shirjang 31.05.90 G Shiraz/IRAN 188 (6’2) Official: Mahmoud Allahverdi 8 Mohammad Jamshidijafarabadi 30.07.91 SG Shahrekord/IRAN 187 (6’1) Head of Delegation: 9 Amir Samani Ghalehtaki 17.01.91 G/PF Esfahan/IRAN 202 (6’7) Mahmoud Mashhoun 10 Mohammad Amjad 17.03.90 PG/SG Esfahan/IRAN 180 (5’10) Press: Hamidreza Zaefarani 11 Ramtin Zare Shirazi 03.01.91 PF Esfahan/IRAN 200 (6’6)
Previous FIBA U19 World Champs results: 12 Mohammad Hasanzadeh 06.10.90 PF Shiraz/IRAN 202 (6’7) 2003 16th Saberi Akhlaghi Qualification path for 2009 FIBA U19 World 13 Sooren Der Boghosian Pakajaki 20.02.90 C Tehran/IRAN 205 (6’8) Championship: 14 Arsalan Kazemi Naeini 22.04.90 SG Esfahan/IRAN 202 (6’7) 2008 FIBA Asia U18 Championship – Gold Medal 15 Farbod Farman 10.03.91 C Mashhad/IRAN 202 (6’7) USA
Head Coach: James Dixon # Name DOB Pos Place of Birth Height cm(ft) Assistant Coach: Christopher Lowery 4 Ashton Gibbs 19.01.90 G New Jersey/USA 188 (6’2) Assistant Coach: Matthew Painter 5 Seth Curry 23.08.90 G North Carolina/USA 191 (6’3) Team Manager: Koby Altman 6 Tyshawn Taylor 12.04.90 G New Jersey/USA 191 (6’3) Trainer: Daniel Shimensky 7 Shelvin Mack 22.04.90 G Kentucky/USA 191 (6’3) Team Leader: Sean Ford 8 Klay Thompson 08.02.90 G California/USA 198 (6’6) Physician: Dr. Herbert Parris 9 Terrico White 07.03.90 G Tennessee/USA 196 (6’5) Press Officer:Craig Miller 10 Gordon Hayward 23.03.90 F Indiana/USA 203 (6’8) Previous FIBA U19 World Champs results: 11 John Shurna 30.04.90 F Illinois/USA 203 (6’8) 1979 1st 1991 1st 2003 5th 1983 1st 1995 7th 2007 2nd 12 Darius Miller 21.03.90 F Kentucky/USA 201 (6’7) 1987 2nd 1999 2nd 13 DeAngelo Casto 17.02.90 F Washington/USA 203 (6’8)
Qualification path for 2009 FIBA U19 World 14 Arnett Moultrie 18.11.90 C Tennessee/USA 211 (6’11) Championship: 15 Howard Thompkins 29.04.90 F New York/USA 206 (6’9) 2008 FIBA America U18 Championship – Silver Medal
Team Roster registered as of 23.06.09.
23 ROSTER - GROUP C
AUSTRALIA
# Name DOB Pos Place of Birth Height cm(ft) Head Coach: Martin Clarke 4 Jorden Page 06.10.90 G Nambour/Aust 183 (6’0) Assistant Coach: Damian Cotter 5 Bryce Arnott 23.04.90 G Berwick/Aust 185 (6’0) Assistant Coach: Timothy Mallon 6 Jason Cadee 15.04.91 G Green Acre/Aust 186 (6’1) Team Doctor: Graham Lee 7 Christan Salecich 01.09.90 G Prairiewood/Aust 193 (6’4) Manager: Bob McGugan 8 Matthew Dellavedova 08.09.90 G Maryborough/Aust 190 (6’2) Physiotherapist: Peter Suffolk 9 Hugh Greenwood 06.03.92 F Hobart/Aust 189 (6’2) 10 Ryan Broekhoff 23.08.90 F Frankston/Aust 197 (6’5) Previous FIBA U19 World Champs results: 1979 9th 1995 2nd 11 Brock Motum 16.10.90 F Sunnybank/Aust 206 (6’9) 1983 10th 1999 5th 12 Cody Ellis 24.04.90 F Subiaco/Aust 204 (6’8) 1987 5th 2003 1st 1991 11th 2007 5th 13 Matthew Hodgson 02.08.91 C Ipswich/Aust 208 (6’9) 14 Mitchell Young 06.08.90 F Coffs Harbour/Aust 206 (6’9) Qualification path for 2009 FIBA U19 World 15 Shane Harris-Tunks 27.05.90 C Green Acre/Aust 206 (6’9) Championship: FIBA Oceania lone qualifying berth
CANADA
Head Coach: Greg Francis # Name DOB Pos Hometown Height cm(ft) Assistant Coach: Dave DeAveiro 4 Typhoon Dusk Nurse 03.07.90 G Vancouver/CAN 183 (6’0) 5 Robert Anthony Gagliardi 04.01.90 G Oshawa/CAN 188 (6’1) Assistant Coach: Pete Guarasci 6 Murphy William Burnatowski 18.07.90 F Kitchener/CAN 200 (6’7) Physiotherapist: Minh Nguyen 7 Cory Joseph NA G Pickering/ON 191 (6’3) Manager: Dean McCord 8 Jordan Baker NA G Edmonton/AB 200 (6’7) Team Leader: Andrew Cook 9 Mangisto Arop 01.10.90 G Abyei/SDN 196 (6’5)
Previous FIBA U19 World Champs results: 10 Laurent Ducharme Rivard 18.01.91 G Longueli/CAN 196 (6’5) 1979 7th 1991 8th 11 Tristan Thompson NA F Brampton/ON 200 (6’9) 1983 14th 2007 10th 1987 6th 12 Marc Christian Trasolini 21.0(6.90 F Vancouver/CAN 200 (6’9) 13 Michael David Allison 04.08.90 F Hamilton/CAN 200 (6’9) Qualification path for 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship: 14 Kelly Tyler Corness Olynk 19.04.91 F Scarborough/CAN 211 (6’11) 2008 FIBA America U18 Championship 15 Robert Kenneth Dewar 29.0(6.90 C Hamilton/CAN 211 (6’11) – Bronze Medal
Team Roster registered as of 23.06.09.
24 ROSTER - GROUP C
SPAIN
Head Coach: Juan Antonio Orenga # Name DOB Pos Place of Birth Height cm(ft) Assistant Coach: Antonio Perez 4 Ivan Martinez 02.03.90 Valladolid 193 (6’4) 5 Daniel Perez 28.02.90 Barcelona 184 (6’0) Physiotherapist: Carlos Rigola 6 Marcos Molina 18.04.90 Murcia 202 (6’7) Physical Trainer: Carlos Aragon 7 Samuel Dominguez 14.02.91 Las Palmas 205 (6’8) Doctor: Raimundo Prieto 8 Alvaro Munoz 25.11.90 Avila 197 (6’5) Delegate: Ignacio Jimenez 9 Ernesto Diaz 14.03.90 Malaga 193 (6’4) Expedition Chief: Juan Carlos Hernandez 10 Julio Sosa 28.01.90 Cadiz 193 (6’4)
Previous FIBA U19 World Champs results: 11 Alejandro Hernandez 12.02.90 Murcia 190 (6’2) 1983 4th 1999 1st 12 Antoni Jaume Vicens 27.03.90 Mallorca 202 (6’7) 1991 6th 2007 8th 1995 3rd 13 José María Gil 09.06.91 Madrid 208 (6’9) 14 Eduardo Martinez 05.05.90 Logrono 201 (6’7) Qualification path for 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship: 15 Jorge Santana 09.01.90 Las Palmas 193 (6’4) 2008 FIBA Europe U18 Championship – Fifth place
SYRIA
Head Coach: Gorge Homsi Zidan # Name DOB Pos Place of Birth Height cm(ft) Assistant Coach: Firas Al Koji 4 Tarek Al Jabe 08.02.90 PG Damascus/SYR 182 (6’0) Official: Aiman Salah 5 Samer Bawadekji 01.10.90 SG Aleppo/SYR 188 (6’1) 6 Orwa Al Shatti 01.25.91 G Damascus/SYR 189 (6’2) Team Manager: Mohamad Ashraf Alaetouni 7 Abd Al Wahab Al Hamowi 06.15.90 C Homs/SYR 217 (6’11) Physiotherapist: Maher Joumaah 8 Magd Harbasha 04.21.90 PG Damascus/SYR 180 (6’0) 9 Nouras Ahmad Ook 06.27.90 G Aleppo/SYR 190 (6’3) Syrian Delegation President: Hazem Al Samman 10 Mhd.Azmi Abd Al Nour 07.03.90 C Aleppo/SYR 203 (6’0)
Previous FIBA U19 World Champs results: 11 Seboh Kharajian 01.06.92 G Aleppo/SYR 184 (6’0) 1991 12th 12 Hani Adribe 10.04.90 PF Damascus/SYR 198 (6’0)
Qualification path for 2009 FIBA U19 World 13 Obida Al Samman 01.01.90 SG Hama/SYR 186 (6’0) Championship: 14 Belal Gneed 01.01.90 PF Homs/SYR 188 (6’0) 2008 FIBA Asia U18 Championship – Bronze Medal 15 Mahmoud Osfira 01.02.91 PF Aleppo/SYR 202 (6’0)
Team Roster registered as of 23.06.09.
25 ROSTER - GROUP D
ARGENTINA
Head Coach: Enrique Tolcachier # Name DOB Pos Place of Birth Height cm(ft) Assistant Coach: Eduardo Japez 4 Mateo Gaynor 29.04.90 G Buenos Aires/ARG 196 (6’5) 5 Juan Fernandez 22.07.90 PG Cordoba/ARG 192 (6’3) Assistant Coach: Marcelo Fernandez 6 Federico Glinberg 05.06.90 C Buenos Aires/ARG 198 (6’6) Team Doctor: Ariel Terzi 7 Cristian Cortes 16.06.90 PG Buenos Aires/ARG 182 (5’11) Physiotherapist: Diego Dimartino 8 Matias Nocedal 30.05.90 SG Buenos Aires/ARG 190 (6’0) Clouds Assistant: Facundo Vartanian 9 Pablo Chera 17.01.90 C Cordoba/ARG 206 (6’9) Delegation President: Gerardo Montoya 10 Luciano Gonzalez 01.01.90 SG Entre Rios/ARG 190 (6’2) Previous FIBA U19 World Champs results: 11 Fabian Barrios 23.02.90 G Corrientes/ARG 194 (6’4) 1979 3rd 1995 6th 2007 6th 12 Leornado Canete 08.02.90 C Buenos Aires/ARG 201 (6’7) 1983 7th 1999 4th 1991 3rd 2003 10th 13 Nicolas Laprovittola 31.01.90 PG Buenos Aires/ARG 185 (6’0) 14 Andres Landoni 17.09.90 PF Cordoba/ARG 202 (6’7) Qualification path for 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship: 15 Lisandro Rasio 30.12.90 PF Buenos Aires/ARG 198 (6’6) 2008 FIBA America U18 Championship – Gold Medal
CROATIA
# Name DOB Pos Place of Birth Height cm(ft) Sime Olivari 08.10.90 C Zadar/CRO 198 (6’6) Head of Delegation: Vanjak Vladimir Mario Delas 16.01.90 C Split/CRO 208 (6’9) Head Coach: Borislav Kurtovic Darko Planinic 22.11.90 C Mostar/BIH 210 (6’10) Assistant Coach: Ante Nazor Josip Bilinovac 30.12.90 G Mostar/BIH 192 (6’3) Physician: Tomislav Cerovecki Toni Prostran 09.04.91 G Zadar/CRO 183 (6’0) Physiotherapist: Slobodan Skoric Goran Fodor 11.04.90 G Cakovec/CRO 195 (6’4) Tomislav Zubcic 17.01.90 C Zadar/CRO 212 (6’11)
Previous FIBA U19 World Champs results: Nikola Dosen 15.11.91 F Zadar/CRO 196 (6’5) 1995 1st Leon Radosevic 26.02.90 C Sisak/CRO 207 (6’9) 1999 7th Domagoj Bubalo 02.08.91 C Mostar/BIH 210 (6’10) 2003 3rd Dino Butorac 08.10.90 G Pozega/CRO 186 (6’1) Qualification path for 2009 FIBA U19 World Luka Babic 29.09.91 F Split/CRO 200 (6’6) Championship: 2008 FIBA Europe U18 Championship Ivan Batur 04.07.91 G Zadar/CRO 203 (6’7) – Bronze Medal Matteo Juricic 28.01.90 G Rijeka/CRO 185 (6’0)
Team Roster registered as of 23.06.09.
26 ROSTER - GROUP D
KAZAKHSTAN
Head Coach: Vadim Burakov # Name DOB Pos Place of Birth Height cm(ft) Assistant Coach: Alexey Yeropkin Omirzak Akhmet 20.08.90 Almaty/KAZ Anton Arsenyev 07.11.91 Almaty/KAZ Team Manager: Nikolay Mikhalchuk Denis Degtyarev 05.10.90 Karaganda/KAZ Administrator: Bulat Mukhambetkaliyev Kadyrzhan Gubashev 31.01.90 Atiray/KAZ Trainer: Leonid Novikov Pavel Ilin 24.05.92 Almaty/KAZ Head of Delegation: Samson Arakelyan Berik Ismail 17.01.90 Almaty/KAZ Coaches Advisor: Matevos Nikogossyan Yuriy Kozhanov 05.01.90 Kadshagay/KAZ Head of Administration: Sergey Shmakov Ruslan Sarmyrza 18.03.91 Almaty/KAZ Artyom Skornyakov 28.08.90 Almaty/KAZ Previous FIBA U19 World Champs results: 2009 is first event qualified Rustem Tuleu 28.02.90 Almaty/KAZ
Qualification path for 2009 FIBA U19 World Alexandr Zhigulin 26.04.94 Karagandy/KAZ Championship: Alexandr Tyutyunik 05.07.90 Almaty/KAZ 2008 FIBA Asia U18 Championship – Silver Medal
NEW ZEALAND (JUNIOR TALL BLACKS)
Head Coach: Kenny McFadden # Name DOB Pos Place of Birth Height cm(ft) Assistant Coach: Judd Flavell 4 Josh Bloxham 13.03.90 PG Christchurch/NZL 183 (6’0) 5 Richie Edwards 30.06.90 SF Amsterdam, NY/USA 200 (6’6) Video Technician: Jozsef Molnar 6 Tom Rowe 21.02.91 SF Dunedin/NZL 200 (6’6) Technical Advisor: Mike McHugh 7 Logan van Beek 07.09.90 PG Christchurch/NZL 183 (6’0) Manager: Debbie Webb 8 Brook Ruscoe 02.09.90 PG/SG Wellington/NZL 186 (6’1) Programme Director: Deslea Wrathall 9 David Beck 17.04.90 PF Wellington/NZL 198 (6’6) Physiotherapist: Bryce Ebben 10 Morgan Nathan 06.01.91 SF/PF Queenstown/NZL 197 (6’5) 11 Tipene Friday 24.10.90 PF Wellington/NZL 196 (6’5) Previous FIBA U19 World Champs results: New Zealand has never competed at a 12 Sam King 08.04.91 PF Invercagill/NZL 199 (6’6) FIBA U19 World Championship 13 Dion Prewster 10.01.90 SG Santa Ana, CA/USA 195 (6’4) Qualification path for 2009 FIBA U19 World 14 Riki Buckrell 08.04.90 SF Hawera/NZL 192 (6’3) Championship: 15 Rob Loe 05.08.91 C Leicester/ENG 211 (6’11) Host country - earned automatic berth
Team Roster registered as of 23.06.09.
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