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The Turkish Basketball Federation updated the preliminary roster of the national team for the EuroBasket 2022 and the 2023 World Cup Qualifiers. Out of 24 players remain 19.

Scottie Wilbekin

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The biggest notable cut is Scottie Wilbekin. Turkey had to choose between Shane Larkin and Wilbekin, as only one naturalized player is eligible to play for the team.

Alperen Sengun, Cedi Osman, Omer Yurtseven, Furkan Korkmaz, are all still included in Turkey's national team list.

Turkey will face Latvia away on August 25 and Serbia at home on August 28 in the Second Round of FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers.

After WC Qualifiers, the focus then switches to EuroBasket 2022 on September 1.

Turkey is placed in Group A, where they will face Montenegro, Georgia, Spain, Bulgaria, and Belgium.

Full 19-player roster:

Alperen Sengun Berk Ugurlu Bugrahan Tuncer Cedi Osman Dogus Ozdemiroglu Egehan Arna Furkan Haltali Furkan Korkmaz Kartal Ozmizrak Melih Mahmutoglu Mtetecan Birsen Muhsin Yasar Onuralp Bitim Omer Faruk Yurtseven Sadik Emir Kabaca Sertac Sanli Shane Larkin Sehmus Hazer Yigitcan Saybir Subscribe to BN+ and get access to exclusive content.