June 7, 2022 - At the end of June, the 2023 Basketball World Cup qualifications will take place, in which Croatia will play against Slovenia and Finland.
The Croatia basketball team expects an away match in Slovenia and a home match against Finland in Rijeka later this month.
June 30, 2022, at 20:15 Slovenia - CROATIA (Arena Stožice, Ljubljana)
July 3, 2022, at 20:00 CROATIA - Finland (Zamet Center, Rijeka)
Coach Damir Mulaomerović led Croatia in the last cycle in February, when the national team recorded a defeat and a victory against Sweden. With that victory, Croatia remains in the race for a spot at the 2023 World Cup.
"We have decided on a wider list of 26 players. There were a lot of unknowns about playing NBA players, and in the meantime, we got confirmation that they can train from June 27 onwards, so only three days before the game. So we have a wider list, and all the players deserve to be on it. From that base, we will select those who will come to the preparations on June 15. So we will invite a few more players because we will not be able to use NBA players until the 27th. Of course, we will also watch who finished the competitions and refresh some guys and I hope that as many of us as possible will come to the initial gathering. We have certain problems because, for example, Karlo Matković is in training in the NBA, but we will solve some problems on the fly and soon publish a short list of players for preparations in Opatija," said coach Mulaomerović eight days before the start of preparations.
The 2023 Basketball World Cup will be played in Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines next year.
3rd cycle 2023 Basketball World Cup qualifications
- Roko Rogić
- Goran Filipović
- Lovro Gnjidić
- Mate Kalajžić
- Borna Kapusta
- Bojan Bogdanović
- Mario Hezonja
- Filip Krušlin
- Sven Smajlagić
- Mateo Drežnjak
- Toni Perković
- Dominik Mavra
- Toni Jelenković
- Ivan Ramljak
- Pavle Marčinković
- Toni Nakić
- Roko Prkačin
- Željko Šakić
- Tomislav Zubčić
- Matej Rudan
- Dario Drežnjak
- Dragan Bender
- Ivica Zubac
- Ante Toni Žižić
- Karlo Matković
- Danko Branković
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