PRUNTY CUTS TRIO TO LEAVE 12 FOR QUALIFIERS
Ex-NBA guard Ben Gordon has been included in Great Britain’s final 12-man squad for their EuroBasket qualifiers.
Joe Hart, Fahro Alihodzic and Rob Gilchrist have been released from camp and the remaining members of the squad will fly out on Tuesday to Kecskemet where they will face Hungary a daty later with a tip-off time of 1900 BST.
| Number | Name | Height | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Ben MOCKFORD | 6’2 | Guard |
| 1 | Will SAUNDERS | 6’7 | Forward |
| 4 | Andrew LAWRENCE | 6’3 | Guard |
| 5 | Teddy OKEREAFOR | 6’3 | Guard |
| 6 | Kyle JOHNSON | 6’4 | Forward |
| 7 | Ben GORDON | 6’3 | Guard |
| 10 | Dan CLARK | 6’10 | Forward |
| 11 | Gareth MURRAY | 6’7 | Forward |
| 13 | Eric BOATENG | 6’11 | Centre |
| 20 | Kieron ACHARA | 6’10 | Forward |
| 21 | Alex YOUNG | 6’2 | Guard |
| 25 | Gabe OLASENI | 6’10 | Centre |
Head Coach Joe Prunty said, “Joe, Robert, and Fahro worked extremely hard during their time in camp.  We appreciate their efforts and know they are still a part of the programme moving forward.”
“We have had a competitive preparation phase, both with our games and within our practices. Â We have developed very good chemistry and have a unified team ready to compete in our pool.”
Following Wednesday’s opener in Hungary, come three crucial home qualifiers in the space of a week, all of them played in the Copper Box Arena.
Macedonia are the first to travel to the Olympic Park for this Saturday’s game which begins at 6.30pm. Â Luxembourg follow on Wednesday September 7th in an encounter which tips off at 7pm.
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