Vesely and Satoransky in Czech Republic's preliminary roster for EuroBasket

2022-08-03 10:28
Credit: fiba.basketball
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The Czech Republic Basketball Federation announced the list of 15 players called up for the EuroBasket 2022 and the upcoming FIBA World Cup 2023 qualifiers window.

The new members of FC Barcelona Tomas Satoransky and Jan Vesely are the most notable players alongside Oklahoma City Thunder's Vit Krejci.

The 22-year-old Krejci last season for the Thunder averaged 6.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game in 30 showings.

Jan Vesely

Jan  Vesely
Position: C
Age: 32
Height: 211 cm
Weight: 109 kg
Birth place: Ostrava, Czech Republic

Krejci debuted for the senior national team in 2019 by competing in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, while Satoransky and Vesely have been regularly playing for the national team since 2009.

The Czech Republic besides EuroBasket will also compete in the second round of the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers in late August, where they will play against  France away and will host Hungary in Group K with the top three teams of the six-part pool clinching a spot in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

EuroBasket 2022 will start on September 1. The Czech Republic will host Group D of the preliminary round of the upcoming EuroBasket, where they will face Poland, Serbia, the Netherlands, Finland, and Israel. Finishing in the top 4 of the group would extend the tournament to the knock-out stage, which will start on September 10 in Berlin, Germany.

Czech Republic's 15-man roster:

  • Patrik Auda (Yokohama B-Corsairs)
  • Ondrej Balvin (Prometey)
  • Jaromir Bohacik (Brose Bamberg)
  • Vojtech Hruban (London Lions)
  • David Jelinek (UCAM Murcia)
  • Vit Krejci (Oklahoma City Thunder)
  • Martin Kriz (ERA Nymburk)
  • Tomas Kyzlink (Brose Bamberg)
  • Lukas Palyza (ERA Nymburk)
  • Martin Peterka (Lowen Braunschweig)
  • Viktor Pulpan (egoe Brno)
  • Tomas Satoransky (FC Barcelona)
  • Ondrej Sehnal (Lowen Braunschweig)
  • Jan Vesely (FC Barcelona)
  • Tomas Vyoral (KVIS Pardubice)


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