Doncic leads Slovenia's extended roster for FIBA Basketball World Cup / News - Basketnews.com

Slovenia has a 15-man roster for the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 that includes Luka Doncic, Vlatko Cancar, Klemen Prepelic, Mike Tobey, and others.

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Slovenia announced the extended roster for the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.

The extended roster has 15 names in it, including Luka Doncic, Vlatko Cancar, Klemen Prepelic, Mike Tobey, and others.

After a 91-98 loss against Greece in a friendly game in Ljubljana, Slovenia's head coach Aleksander Sekulic cut Sasa Ciani.

"We thanked Sasa Ciani, so we are traveling to Athens with 14 players," Aleksander Sekulic said after the match with Greece.

Slovenia will travel with 14 players because Tobey didn't join the team yet.

The 31-year-old forward Jordan Morgan is also included in the list, meaning that Slovenia's head coach Aleksander Sekulic would have to choose either Morgan or Tobey, as FIBA rules do not allow to have two naturalized players on the roster.

Slovenia will play in Group F in Okinawa, Japan, and face Cape Verde, Georgia, and Venezuela.

If Slovenia advances to the Second Round, it will meet teams from Group E, which consists of Germany, Finland, Australia, and the host nation Japan.

FIBA Basketball World Cup will take place in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia from August 25th to September 10th and will be hosted by three nations for the first time.

Slovenia extended roster for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023

Jaka Blazic Vlatko Cancar Jakob Cebasek Ziga Dimec Luka Doncic Zoran Dragic Gregor Glas Gregor Hrovat Aljaz Kunc Jordan Morgan Aleksej Nikolic Bine Prepelic Klemen Prepelic Ziga Samar Mike Tobey

Slovenia FIBA World Cup preparation schedule

Date Opponent Location July 25th China Celje, Slovenia August 2nd Greece Ljubljana, Slovenia August 4th Greece Athens, Greece August 8th Croatia Ljubljana, Slovenia August 11th Spain Malaga, Spain August 12th Team USA Malaga, Spain August 19th Japan Tokyo, Japan Like what we are doing? You can express your gratitude here.