The official roster for the Spanish National Team was announced by the Spanish Basketball Federation this afternoon local time in Spain. With Gasol being the only big name who has opted out from the Spanish National team, the squad looks forward to playing in the World Championships where many teams are without their stars. Spain will look to dominate and perform as well as they have during the last EuroBasket Championships and the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Spain National Team Roster – Turkey 2010

• Pablo Aguilar
• Jose Manuel Calderón
• Víctor Claver
• Rudy Fernández
• Jorge Garbajosa
• Marc Gasol
• Sergio Llull
• Rafa Martínez
• Juan Carlos Navarro
• Alex Mumbrú
• Felipe Reyes
• Ricky Rubio
• Fernando San Emeterio
• Carlos Suárez
• Fran Vázquez

Coaching Staff

• Head Coach: Sergio Scariolo
• Assistant: Chus Mateo
• Assistant: Juan Orenga
• Assistant: Jenaro Díaz

Coach José Ignacio Hernández has publicized the 16 player squad for the World Championships in Czech Republic later in August.

• Elisa Aguilar
• Laia Palau
• Silvia Domínguez
• Nuria Martínez
• Marta Fernández
• Anna Cruz
• Blanca Marcos
• Amaya Valdemoro
• Alba Torrens
• María Pina
• Anna Montañana
• Laura Nicholls
• Cindy Lima
• Lucila Pascua
• Sancho Lyttle
• Laura Herrera

Spain Men’s National Basketball Team World Championship Preparation Game Schedule

• August 1st: SPAIN vs CANADA (19:00) Las Palmas de G.C.
• August 2nd: SPAIN vs COSTA DE MARFIL (19:30) Las Palmas de G.C.
• August 7th: SPAIN vs LITHUANIA (20:00) Vitoria
• August 8th: SPAIN vs SLOVENIA (20:00) Vitoria
• August 10th: SLOVENIA vs SPAIN (20:30) Lbjuliana
• August 15th: SPAIN vs ARGENTINA (18:45) Logroño
  
• August 17th: SPAIN vs BRAZIL (20:30) Logroño
  
• August 20th SPAIN vs LITHUANIA (20:30) Madrid
• August 22nd: SPAIN vs USA (20:30) Madrid

The roster for Spain’s Mens National Basketball Team was announced today. The squad is made up of 15 players and a couple of new faces to the Spanish National Team. Italian Coach Sergio Scariolo has selected the following players:

• José Manuel Calderón
• Ricky Rubio
• Sergio Llull
• Juan Carlos Navarro
• Rudy Fernández
• Rafa Martínez
• Alex Mumbrú
• Carlos Suárez
• Fernando San Emeterio
• Jorge Garbajosa
• Víctor Claver
• Pablo Aguilar
• Marc Gasol
• Felipe Reyes
• Fran Vázquez

Training camp will start July 21st in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for the Spain squad. Here you can download the complete list and pdf of individual stats and information of each player.

The 24 roster for Spain’s Men National Team has been announced today. The list will be cut down to 12 players by Wednesday June 24th 2010.

• Pablo Aguilar
• Carlos Cabezas
• Saúl Blanco
• José Manuel Calderón
• Víctor Claver
• Rudy Fernández
• Germán Gabriel
• Jorge Garbajosa
• Marc Gasol
• Sergio Llull
• Raúl López
• Rafa Martínez
• Alex Mumbrú
• Juan Carlos Navarro
• Brad Oleson
• Felipe Reyes
• Berni Rodríguez
• Sergio Rodríguez
• Ricky Rubio
• Víctor Sada
• Fernando San Emeterio
• Carlos Suárez
• Juanjo Triguero
• Fran Vázquez

2009 Eurobasket Gold

• Pau Gasol
• Rudy Fernández
• Ricky Rubio
• Juan Carlos Navarro
• Víctor Claver
• Felipe Reyes
• Carlos Cabezas
• Raúl López
• Sergio Llull
• Marc Gasol
• Alex Mumbrú
• Jorge Garbajosa

Coach: Sergio Scariolo

2008 Olympic Games Silver

• Pau Gasol
• Rudy Fernández
• Ricky Rubio
• Juan Carlos Navarro
• José Manuel Calderón
• Felipe Reyes
• Carlos Jiménez
• Raúl López
• Berni Rodríguez
• Marc Gasol
• Alex Mumbrú
• Jorge Garbajosa

Coach: Aíto García Reneses

2007 Eurobasket Silver

• Pau Gasol
• Rudy Fernández
• Carlos Cabezas
• Juan Carlos Navarro
• José Manuel Calderón
• Felipe Reyes
• Carlos Jiménez
• Sergio Rodríguez
• Berni Rodríguez
• Marc Gasol
• Alex Mumbrú
• Jorge Garbajosa

Coach: José Vicente Hernández

2006 World Championships Gold

• Pau Gasol
• Rudy Fernández
• Carlos Cabezas
• Juan Carlos Navarro
• José Manuel Calderón
• Felipe Reyes
• Carlos Jiménez
• Sergio Rodríguez
• Berni Rodríguez
• Marc Gasol
• Alex Mumbrú
• Jorge Garbajosa

Coach: José Vicente Hernández

2003 Eurobasket Silver

• Pau Gasol
• Roger Grimau
• Carles Marco
• Juan Carlos Navarro
• José Manuel Calderón
• Felipe Reyes
• Carlos Jiménez
• Alberto Herreros
• Rodrigo De la Fuente
• Antonio Bueno
• Alfonso Reyes
• Jorge Garbajosa

Coach: Moncho López

2001 Eurobasket Bronze

• Pau Gasol
• Chuck Kornegay
• Paco Vázquez
• Juan Carlos Navarro
• Nacho Rodríguez
• Felipe Reyes
• Carlos Jiménez
• Lucio Angulo
• José Antonio Paraíso
• Raúl López
• Alfonso Reyes
• Jorge Garbajosa

Coach: Javier Imbroda

1999 Eurobasket Silver

• Alberto Angulo
• Nacho Rodilla
• Iván Corrales
• Nacho Romero
• Nacho Rodríguez
• Carlos Jiménez
• Rodrigo De la Fuente
• Alberto Herreros
• Roger Esteller
• Iñaki De Miguel
• Alfonso Reyes
• Roberto Dueñas

Coach: Lolo Sainz

1991 Eurobasket Bronze

• Jordi Villacampa
• Mike Hansen
• José Miguel Antúnez
• Rafa Jofresa
• Quique Andreu
• Manel Bosch
• Pep Cargol
• Fernando Arcega
• Juan Antonio Orenga
• Silvano Bustos
• Antonio Martín
• Juan A. San Epifanio

Coach: Antonio Díaz Miguel

1984 Olympic Games Silver

• José Manuel Beirán
• José Luis Llorente
• Fernando Arcega
• Josep Maria Margall
• Andrés Jiménez
• Fernando Romay
• Fernando Martín
• Juan Antonio Corbalán
• Nacho Solozábal
• Juan Domingo De la Cruz
• Juan Manuel López Iturriaga
• Juan Antonio San Epifanio

Coach: Antonio Díaz Miguel

1983 Eurobasket Silver

• Fernando Arcega
• Joan Creus
• Chicho Sibilio
• Josep Maria Margall
• Andrés Jiménez
• Fernando Romay
• Fernando Martín
• Juan Antonio Corbalán
• Nacho Solozábal
• Juan Domingo De la Cruz
• Juan Manuel López Iturriaga
• Juan Antonio San Epifanio

Coach: Antonio Díaz Miguel

1973 Eurobasket Silver

• Wayne Brabender
• Vicente Ramos
• Carmelo Cabrera
• Enric Margall
• Luis Miguel Santillana
• Rafael Rullán
• Francesc Buscató
• Manolo Flores
• José Luis Sagi-Vela
• Clifford Luyk
• Miguel Angel Estrada
• Gonzalo Sagi-Vela

Coach: Antonio Díaz Miguel

1935 Eurobasket Silver

• Rafael Martín
• Emilio Alonso
• Armando Maunier
• Fernando Muscat
• Rafael Ruano
• Nelo Carbonell
• Cayetano Ortega
• Pedro Alonso

Coach: Mariano Manent

Barcelona has been confirmed and selected as the official site of the 2014 World Basketball Championships. The games will be played in Palau Sant Jordi with capacity of 20,000 spectators. The decision was made by the FIBA Central Board in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Barcelona will host half of games competition beginning at the Eighth-Finals, Quarterfinals and Semifinals. Madrid will host the medal games.

The games of the first round will be played in Bilbao, Granada, Las Palmas, Gran Canaries and Seville.

The FIBA World Championship Schedule in Turkey has been announced. Below are the groups for the first round of the competition of the 2010 World Basketball Championships.

• Group A (Kayseri): Serbia, Argentina, Australia, Jordan, Germany, Angola
• Group B (Istanbul): Croatia, Brazil, Tunisia, Slovenia, Iran, USA
• Group C (Ankara): China, Turkey, Russia, Puerto Rico, Ivory Coast, Greece
• Group D (Izmir): Lithuania, Lebanon, France, Spain, Canada, New Zealand

Schedule is below

First Round

The First Round will see a total of 60 games, in which each team faces the other five teams in its respective group.

First Round FIBA World Championships Turkey

28th August 2010

Group A (Kayseri)

• Game A 1:     16:30     Australia     vs     Jordan
• Game A 2:     19:00     Angola     vs     Serbia
• Game A 3:     21:30     Germany     vs     Argentina

Group B (Istanbul, Abdi Ipekci Arena)

• Game B 1:     16:30     Tunisia     vs     Slovenia
• Game B 2:     19:00     USA     vs     Croatia
• Game B 3:     21:30     Iran     vs     Brazil

Group C (Ankara)

• Game C 1:     16:00     Greece     vs     China
• Game C 2:     18:30     Russia     vs     Puerto Rico
• Game C 3:     21:00     Ivory Coast     vs     Turkey

Group D (Izmir)

• Game C 1:     16:00     New Zealand     vs     Lithuania
• Game C 2:     18:30     Canada     vs     Lebanon
• Game C 3:     21:00     France     vs     Spain

29th August 2010

Group A (Kayseri)

• Game A 4:     16:30    Jordan     vs     Angola
• Game A 5:     19:00     Serbia     vs     Germany
• Game A 6:     21:30     Argentina    vs     Australia

Group B (Istanbul, Abdi Ipekci Arena)

• Game B 4:     16:30     Slovenia     vs     USA
• Game B 5:     19:00     Croatia     vs     Iran
• Game B 6:     21:30     Brazil     vs     Tunisia

Group C (Ankara)

• Game C 4:     16:00     China     vs     Ivory Coast
• Game C 5:     18:30     Puerto Rico     vs     Greece
• Game C 6:     21:00     Turkey   vs     Russia

Group D (Izmir)

• Game C 1:     16:00     Lithuania     vs     Canada
• Game C 2:     18:30     Lebanon  vs     France
• Game C 3:     21:00     Spain    vs     New Zealand

30th August 2010
Group A (Kayseri)

• Game A 7: 16:30 Jordan vs Serbia
• Game A 8: 19:00 Australia vs Germany
• Game A 9: 21:30 Angola vs Argentina

Group B (Istanbul, Abdi Ipekci Arena)

• Game B 7: 16:30 Slovenia vs Croatia
• Game B 8: 19:00 Tunisia vs Iran
• Game B 9: 21:30 USA vs Brazil

31st August 2010

Group C (Ankara)

• Game C 7: 16:00 Russia vs Ivory Coast
• Game C 8: 18:30 Puerto Rico vs China
• Game C 9: 21:00 Greece vs Turkey

Group D (Izmir)

• Game D 7: 16:00 New Zealand vs Lebanon
• Game D 8: 18:30 France vs Canada
• Game D 9: 21:00 Spain vs Lithuania

1st September 2010

Group A (Kayseri)

• Game A 10: 16:30 Serbia vs Australia
• Game A 11: 19:00 Germany vs Angola
• Game A 12: 21:30 Argentina vs Jordan

Group B (Istanbul, Abdi Ipekci Arena)

• Game B 10: 16:30 Croatia vs Tunisia
• Game B 11: 19:00 Iran vs USA
• Game B 12: 21:30 Brazil vs Slovenia

Group C (Ankara)

• Game C 10: 16:00 China vs Russia
• Game C 11: 18:30 Ivory Coast vs Greece
• Game C 12: 21:00 Turkey vs Puerto Rico

Group D (Izmir)

• Game D 10: 16:00 Canada vs New Zealand
• Game D 11: 18:30 Lebanon vs Spain
• Game D 12: 21:00 Lithuania vs France

2nd September 2010

Group A (Kayseri)

• Game A 13: 16:30 Angola vs Australia
• Game A 14: 19:00 Argentina vs Serbia
• Game A 15: 21:30 Jordan vs Germany

Group B (Istanbul, Abdi Ipekci Arena)

• Game B 13: 16:30 USA vs Tunisia
• Game B 14: 19:00 Slovenia vs Iran
• Game B 15: 21:30 Brazil vs Croatia

Group C (Ankara)

• Game C 13: 16:00 Puerto Rico vs Ivory Coast
• Game C 14: 18:30 Greece vs Russia
• Game C 15: 21:00 Turkey vs China

Group D (Izmir)

• Game D 13: 16:00 Spain vs Canada
• Game D 14: 18:30 Lebanon vs Lithuania
• Game D 15: 21:00 New Zealand vs France

The teams placed 1st – 4th in each group will qualify for the Eighth-Finals.
The teams placed 5th – 6th in each group will return home.

3rd September 2010 Travel and Rest Day

Eighth-Finals

The 16 teams qualified from the First Round will play direct elimination games (standard knockout format). From the Eighth-Finals onwards, all games will be played in Istanbul’s Olympic Dome.

For the Eighth-Final round, the game times will, in principle, be 18:00 and 21:00. Please note that the game order is subject to change, and will be finalised and confirmed after the previous round.
4th September 2010

• Game 61: A1 vs B4
• Game 62: D2 vs C3

5th September 2010

• Game 63: C1 vs D4
• Game 64: B2 vs A3

6th September 2010

• Game 65: B1 vs A4
• Game 66: C2 vs D3

7th September 2010

• Game 67: D1 vs C4
• Game 68: A2 vs B3

The winners of the Eighth-Finals will qualify for the Quarter-Finals. The losers of the Eighth-Finals will return home.

Quarter-Finals

For the Quarter-Final round, the game times will, in principle, be 18:00 and 21:00. Please note that the game order is subject to change, and will be finalised and confirmed after the previous round.

8th September 2010

• Game 69: Winner 61 vs Winner 62 (1 – 8 )
• Game 70: Winner 63 vs Winner 64 (1 – 8 )

9th September 2010

• Game 71: Winner 65 vs Winner 66 (1 – 8 )
• Game 72: Winner 67 vs Winner 68 (1 – 8 )

Semi-Finals

For the Semi-Final round, the game times will, in principle, be (15:00), 19:00 and 21:30. Please note that the game order is subject to change, and will be finalised and confirmed after the previous round.

10th September 2010

• Game 73: Loser 69 vs Loser 70 (5 – 8 )
• Game 74: Loser 71 vs Loser 72 (5 – 8 )

11th September 2010

• Game 75: Loser 73 vs Loser 74 (7 – 8 )
• Game 76: Winner 69 vs Winner 70 (1 – 4)
• Game 77: Winner 71 vs Winner 72 (1 – 4)

Finals

For the Final round, the game times will, in principle, be 15:00, 19:00 and 21:30. Please note that the game order is subject to change, and will be finalised and confirmed after the previous round.

12th September 2010

• Game 78: Winner 73 vs Winner 74 (5 – 6)
• Game 79: Loser 76 vs Loser 77 (3 – 4)
• Game 80: Winner 76 vs Winner 77 (1 – 2)

Gold Medals (4)

• Senior Mens Basketball  – Eurobasket 2009 – Gold Medal
• U18 Womens Basketball – Euro Championship – Gold Medal
• U16 Womens Basketball – Euro Championship – Gold Medal
• U16 Mens Basketball – Euro Championship – Gold Medal

Silver Medals (2)

• U19 Womens Basketball – Euro Championship – Silver Medal
• U20 Womens Basketball – Euro Championship – Silver Medal

Bronze medals (2)

• Senior Womens Basketball – Eurobasket 2009 – Bronze Medal
• U20 Mens Basketball – Euro Championshship 2009 – Bronze Medal

Spain won the 2009 Eurobasket Championship against Serbia. Spain led most of the game and by at most 24 points. Pau Gasol led the way on defense with block shots, on offense from every position on the floor and his leadership. Serbia could not play against the tough defense and could not keep up with Spain’s shooting from the outside and inside.

After Spains bad start in the championship, they deserved every bit of winning this gold medal and the first in the history of Spains Mens Basketball in the Eurobasket Championships.

Congrats Spain!

Box Score

SPAIN Rubio (10), Navarro (12), Rudy (13), Garbajosa (3) y Pau Gasol (18) -STARTERS-, Raúl (2), Marc Gasol (6), Reyes (7), Llull (5), Mumbrú (0), Cabezas (7) y Claver (2).

SERBIA Tepic (2), Teodosic (5), Tripkovic (15), Krstic (12) y Velickovic (15) -STARTERS-, Perovic (4), Macvan (0), Popovic (1), Paunic (1), Bjelica (0), Markovic (2) y Raduljica (6).