Brazil announces extended roster for 2023 FIBA World Cup / News - Basketnews.com

At 40 years old, Marcelinho Huertas headlines the Brazilian roster alongside Raul Neto and Bruno Caboclo.

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Four years after an unsuccessful finish in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, the Brazilian national team aim to improve the result in the 2023 edition of the tournament.

The Brazilian Basketball Confederation (CBB) has announced a 23-man extended roster for the upcoming World Cup.

Most notably, Lenovo Tenerife's 40-year-old guard Marcelinho Huertas headlines the backcourt alongside Raul Neto from the Cleveland Cavaliers. The ratiopharm Ulm duo of Bruno Caboclo and Yago Mateus are included on the list as well.

Brazil has been placed in Group G of the 2023 World Cup together with Spain, Iran, and Cote d'Ivoire.

Marcelinho Huertas - Lenovo Tenerife (Spain) Yago Mateus - ratiopharm Ulm (Germany) Caio Pacheco - Capitanes de Ciudad de México (G-League) Elio Corazza Neto - São Paulo Futebol Clube (Brazil) Alexey Borges - 123 Minas (Brazil) Raul Neto - Cleveland Cavaliers (USA) George de Paula - Franca Basquete (Brazil) Vitor Benite - Gran Canaria (Spain) Guilherme Deodato - Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Brazil) Didi Louzada - Cleveland Charge (USA) Reynan Camilo - Franca Basquete (Brazil) Guilherme Santos - Santa Cruz Warriors (USA) Leonardo Meindl - U-BT Cluj-Napoca (Romania) Rafael Munford - Esporte Clube Pinheiros (Brazil) Samis Calderón - NBA Academy (Mexico) Gabriel Jaú - Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Brazil) Renan Lenz - 123 Minas (Brazil) Lucas Dias - Franca Basquete (Brazil) Bruno Caboclo - ratiopharm Ulm (Germany) Márcio Santos - Franca Basquete (Brazil) Lucas Mariano - Franca Basquete (Brazil) Felipe dos Anjos - MoraBanc Andorra (Spain) Rafael Hettsheimeir - Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Brazil) Tim Soares - Mets de Guaynabo (Puerto Rico) Cristiano Felício - Coviran Granada (Spain)

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