Four NBA players spearhead Turkey's preliminary roster for FIBA Olympic QT / News - Basketnews.com

Turkey will try to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games through the Qualifying Tournament that will be hosted in Istanbul.

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Turkey will share its chances with Ukraine, Bulgaria and Iceland in Group C of the FIBA ​​Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which will be hosted by the country between 12-20 August.

The Netherlands, Croatia, Belgium and Sweden make up the other group. All games will be played at the Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul,

Before the tournament, the federation announced the administrative, technical and basketball roster of the national team. The first day of training camp isMonday, July 17.

The squad is coached by new Panathinaikos' bench boss Ergin Ataman, whose ex-assistant Yakup Sekizkok and future assistant Cenk Yildirim will be also sitting beside him. Ender Arslan, Mehmet Okur and Hakan Demirel are also part of the coaching staff.

Among the 21 players that were called up, four NBA players (Cedi Osman, Alperen Sengun,Omer Yurtseven,Furkan Korkmaz) stand out, while Shane Larkin still holds the naturalized player's position.

The full list:

Shane Larkin Anadolu Efes Erten Gazi Anadolu Efes Furkan Haltali Anadolu Efes Yigit Arslan Bahcesehir College Okben Ulubay Besiktas JK Emlakjet Ercan Osmani Darussafaka Lassa Dogus Ozdemiroglu Darusşafaka Lassa Sehmus Hazer Fenerbahce Beko Scottie Wilbekin Fenerbahce Beko Onuralp Finish Frutti Extra Bursaspor Yigitcan Saybir Frutti Extra Bursaspor Sadik Emir Rough Galatasaray Nef Kenan Sipahi Pinar Karsiyaka Berk Ibrahim Ugurlu Tofas Bursa Berke Buyuktuncel Tofas Bursa Erkan Yilmaz Turk Telecom Cedi Osman Cleveland Cavaliers Sertac Sanli FC Barcelona Alperen Sengun Houston Rockets Omer Faruk Yurtseven Miami Heat Furkan Korkmaz Philadelphia 76ers Like what we are doing? You can express your gratitude here.