FIBA EuroBasket 2009 squads explained

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The following is the list of squads for each of the 16 teams competing in the FIBA EuroBasket 2009, held in Poland between 7 and 20 September 2009. Each team selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament.

Group A

Greece

See main article: Greece national basketball team. Coach: Jonas Kazlauskas

No Player Height (m)Height (f)PositionYear bornCurrent Club
4 1.96 6' 05″ Guard 1978 Panionios
5 2.15 7' 01″ Center1983 Olympiacos
6 1.97 6' 06″ Guard 1983 Montepaschi Siena
7 1.93 6' 04″ Guard 1982 Panathinaikos
8 1.98 6' 06″ Guard 1989 Panathinaikos
9 2.09 6' 10″ Forward 1981 Panathinaikos
10 2.06 6' 09″ Forward 1985 Unicaja Málaga
11 2.16 7' 01″ Center 1981 Olympiacos
12 2.05 6' 09″ Forward 1983 Panathinaikos
13 2.13 7' 00″ Center 1989 Utah Jazz
14 2.03 6' 08″ Forward 1984 Panathinaikos
15 2.08 6' 10″ Center 1985 Olympiacos

Croatia

See main article: Croatia men's national basketball team. Coach: Jasmin Repeša

No Player Height (m)Height (f)PositionYear bornCurrent Club
4 1.96 6' 05" Guard 1984 Milwaukee Bucks
5 1.92 6' 04" Guard 1978 Benetton Treviso
6 1.85 6' 01" Guard 1982 UNICS Kazan
7 2.11 6' 11" Center 1978 Olympiacos
8 2.08 6' 10" Forward 1975 Cibona Zagreb
9 2.03 6' 08" Forward 1983 Cibona Zagreb
10 2.01 6' 07" Guard 1982 CSKA Moscow
11 1.98 6' 06" Guard 1980 ViveMenorca
12 2.10 6' 11" Center 1983 UNICS Kazan
13 2.06 6' 09" Forward 1984 Bilbao Basket
14 2.11 6' 11" Center 1976 Benetton Treviso
15 2.16 7' 01" Center 1980 Efes Pilsen

North Macedonia

See main article: Macedonia national basketball team. Coach: Jovica Arsić

No Player Height (m)Height (f)PositionYear bornCurrent Club
4 1.88 6' 02" Guard 1973 ViveMenorca
5 1.85 6' 01" Guard 1981 Rethymno Cretan
6 1.90 6' 03" Guard 1986 KK MZT Skopje
7 1.99 6' 06" Guard 1983 Lukoil Academic
8 1.93 6' 04" Guard 1987 KK AMAK SP
9 1.96 6' 05" Forward 1972 MZT Skopje
10 2.01 6' 07" Forward 1980 KK Rabotnički
11 2.10 6' 11" Center 1977 KK Zadar
12 2.09 6' 10" Forward 1982 Lokomotiv Rostov
13 1.93 6' 04" Forward 1987 AMAK SP
14 2.02 6' 08" Forward 1982 Real Madrid
15 2.16 7' 01" Center 1986 FMP Železnik

Israel

See main article: Israel national basketball team. Coach: Zvi Sherf

No Player Height (m)Height (f)PositionYear bornCurrent Club
4 1.83 6' 00" Guard 1982 Hapoel Jerusalem
5 1.87 6' 02" Guard 1988 Hapoel Jerusalem
6 1.95 6' 05" Guard 1988 Maccabi Tel Aviv
7 1.91 6' 03" Guard 1984 Maccabi Tel Aviv
8 2.01 6' 07" Forward 1983 Maccabi Tel Aviv
9 1.96 6' 05" Guard 1984 Olympiacos
10 1.98 6' 06" Guard 1980 Maccabi Tel Aviv
11 2.07 6' 09" Forward 1985 Caja Laboral
12 2.02 6' 08" Forward 1980 Maccabi Haifa
13 2.02 6' 08" Forward 1978 Maccabi Haifa
14 2.06 6' 09" Center 1980 Maccabi Tel Aviv
15 2.09 6' 10" Center 1979 Ironi Ashkelon

Group B

Russia

See main article: Russia national basketball team. Coach: David Blatt

No Player Height (m)Height (f)PositionYear bornCurrent Club
4 2.07 6' 09" Forward 1987 CSKA Moscow
5 2.03 6' 08" Forward 1986 CSKA Moscow
6 1.90 6' 03" Guard 1983 Lokomotiv Kuban
7 1.95 6' 05" Guard 1985 Khimki
8 2.01 6' 07" Forward 1975 UNICS Kazan
9 2.14 7' 00" Center 1985 CSKA Moscow
10 2.05 6' 09" Forward 1984 Spartak Saint Petersburg
11 1.94 6' 04" Guard 1985 Khimki
12 2.05 6' 09" Forward 1983 Khimki
13 2.00 6' 07" Guard 1986 CSKA Moscow
14 2.01 6' 07" Guard 1983 CSKA Moscow
15 2.16 7' 01" Center 1986 Denver Nuggets

Germany

See main article: Germany national basketball team. Coach: Dirk Bauermann

NoPlayerHeight (m)Height (f)PositionYear bornCurrent Club
4 1.96 6' 05" Guard 1988 Iowa State University
5 1.85 6' 01" Guard 1984 New Yorker Phantoms
6 2.08 6' 10" Forward 1978 Free Agent
7 2.11 6' 11" Center 1988 Telekom Baskets Bonn
8 2.04 6' 08" Forward 1982
9 1.95 6' 05" Guard 1981 ALBA Berlin
10 1.86 6' 01" Guard 1979 Free Agent
11 2.15 7' 01" Center 1989 Brose Baskets
12 2.01 6' 07" Forward 1989 Gonzaga University
13 2.15 7' 01" Center 1975 Free Agent
14 2.11 6' 11" Forward 1989 Ratiopharm Ulm
15 2.13 7' 00" Center 1981 Free Agent

Latvia

See main article: Latvia national basketball team. Coach: Kęstutis Kemzūra

No Player Height (m)Height (f)PositionYear bornLast Club
4 2.04 6' 08" Forward 1972 ASK Rīga
5 1.94 6' 04" Guard 1976 ASK Rīga
6 1.94 6' 04" Guard 1983 Barons LMT
7 1.91 6' 03" Guard 1982 Bilbao Basket
8 2.03 6' 08" Forward 1987 ASK Rīga
9 1.88 6' 02" Guard 1981 Fuenlabrada
10 2.00 6' 07" Forward 1984 BK VEF Rīga
11 2.06 6' 09" Center 1978 Enisey Krasnoyarsk
12 2.07 6' 09" Forward 1988 BK VEF Rīga
13 1.96 6' 05" Forward 1984 Liepājas Lauvas
14 1.96 6' 05" Forward 1983 Reyer Venezia
15 2.11 6' 11" Center 1986 Golden State Warriors

France

See main article: France national basketball team. Coach: Vincent Collet

No Player Height (m)Height (f)PositionYear bornCurrent Club
4 1.93 6' 04" Guard 1989 Le Mans
5 2.03 6' 08" Forward 1988 Portland Trail Blazers
6 1.85 6' 01" Guard 1978 ASVEL Villeurbanne
7 2.07 6' 09" Forward 1980 Joventut Badalona
8 2.11 6' 11" Center 1986 Indiana Pacers
9 1.88 6' 02" Guard 1982 San Antonio Spurs
10 1.91 6' 03" Guard 1985 Gravelines Dunkerque
11 2.02 6' 08" Forward 1981 Valencia BC
12 1.96 6' 05" Guard 1987 San Antonio Spurs
13 2.03 6' 08" Forward 1982 San Antonio Spurs
14 2.08 6' 10" Center 1983 Los Angeles Clippers
15 2.08 6' 10" Center 1985 Lokomotiv Kuban

Group C

Spain

See main article: Spain national basketball team. Coach: Sergio Scariolo

NoPlayerHeight Height PositionYear bornCurrent Club
4 2.15 7–1 Center 1980 Los Angeles Lakers
5 1.98 6–6 Guard 1985 Portland Trail Blazers
6 1.96 6–5 Guard 1990 FC Barcelona
7 1.92 6–4 Guard 1980 FC Barcelona
8 2.07 6–9 Forward 1988 Valencia BC
9 2.06 6–9 Center 1980 Real Madrid
10 1.87 6–2 Guard 1980 Khimki
11 1.86 6–1 Guard 1980 Khimki
12 1.90 6–3 Guard 1987 Real Madrid
13 2.16 7–1 Center 1985 Memphis Grizzlies
14 2.02 6–8 Forward 1979 Bilbao Basket
15 2.07 6–9 Forward 1977 Real Madrid

Slovenia

See main article: Slovenia national basketball team. Coach: Jure Zdovc

NoPlayerHeightHeight PositionYear bornCurrent Club
4 2.10 6–11 Center 1983 GMAC Bologna
5 1.86 6–1 Guard 1978 FC Barcelona
6 1.99 6–6 Guard 1985 Benetton Treviso
7 2.16 7–1 Center 1979 Philadelphia 76ers
8 2.05 6–9 Forward 1979 CSKA Moscow
9 1.98 6–6 Guard 1987 Union Olimpija
10 2.07 6–9 Forward 1980 Efes Pilsen
11 1.94 6–4 Guard 1986 Phoenix Suns
12 2.03 6–8 Forward 1974 Nymburk
13 1.95 6–5 Guard 1979 Estudiantes
14 2.09 6–10 Forward 1977 Lottomatica Roma
15 2.10 6–11 Center 1984 FC Barcelona

Serbia

See main article: Serbia men's national basketball team. Coach: Dušan Ivković

No Player Height Height PositionYear bornCurrent Club
4 1.91 6–3 Guard 1983 Lietuvos Rytas
5 2.02 6–8 Forward 1987 Panathinaikos
6 1.96 6–5 Guard 1987 Olympiacos
7 1.95 6–5 Guard 1987 Oostende
8 2.09 6–10 Forward 1988 Crvena Zvezda
9 1.99 6–6 Guard 1988 Hemofarm
10 1.98 6–6 Guard 1986 DKV Joventut
11 2.13 7–0 Center 1988 FMP Železnik
12 2.13 7–0 Center 1983 Oklahoma City Thunder
13 2.18 7–2 Center 1986 Valencia BC
14 2.05 6–9 Forward 1986 Real Madrid
15 2.06 6–9 Forward 1989 Hemofarm

Great Britain

See main article: Great Britain national basketball team. Coach: Chris Finch

NoPlayerHeightHeight PositionYear bornCurrent Club
4 1.95 6–5 Guard 1980 Keravnos
5 2.08 6–10 Forward 1983 Angelico Biella
6 1.90 6–3 Guard 1981 Harem Scafati
7 2.06 6–9 Forward 1983 Houston Rockets
8 2.03 6–8 Forward 1980 CSK VVS Samara
9 1.98 6–6 Forward 1982 Gravelines Dunkerque
10 2.11 6–11 Center 1980 Unicaja Málaga
11 2.11 6–11 Forward 1987 Unicaja Málaga
12 1.83 6–0 Guard 1973 Dexia Mons-Hainaut
13 2.10 6–10 Center 1988 Estudiantes
14 1.82 5–11 Guard 1980 Beirasar Rosalía
15 2.17 7–1 Center 1977 Aris Thessaloniki

Group D

Lithuania

See main article: Lithuania men's national basketball team. Coach: Ramūnas Butautas

NoPlayerHeight Height PositionYear bornCurrent Club
4 1.80 5–11 Guard 1981 ASK Riga
5 1.96 6–5 Guard 1986
6 2.00 6–7 Guard 1985 Armani Jeans Milano
7 2.12 6–11 Center 1979 Real Madrid
8 1.98 6–6 Guard 1979 ASVEL Villeurbanne
9 1.90 6–3 Guard 1982 CB Murcia
10 2.00 6–7 Forward 1985 Lietuvos Rytas
11 2.03 6–8 Forward 1985 Olympiacos
12 2.10 6–11 Forward 1979 Montepaschi Siena
13 2.03 6–8 Forward 1982 Galatasaray
14 2.09 6–10 Center 1979 Armani Jeans Milano
15 2.11 6–11 Center 1980 Khimki

Turkey

See main article: Turkey national basketball team. Coach: Bogdan Tanjević

NoPlayerHeight Height PositionYear bornCurrent Club
4 2.01 6–7 Forward 1977 Türk Telekom
5 1.95 6–5 Guard 1983 Efes Pilsen
6 1.93 6–4 Guard 1984 Beşiktaş
7 1.94 6–4 Guard 1978 Fenerbahçe
8 2.08 6–10 Forward 1987 Milwaukee Bucks
9 2.07 6–9 Forward 1988 Darüşşafaka
10 1.91 6–3 Guard 1979 Efes Pilsen
11 2.11 7–0 Center 1987 Fenerbahçe
12 2.11 7–0 Center 1986 Fenerbahçe
13 1.90 6–3 Guard 1983 Efes Pilsen
14 2.13 7–0 Center 1986 Fenerbahçe
15 2.08 6–10 Forward 1979 Toronto Raptors

Poland

See main article: Poland national basketball team. Coach: Muli Katzurin

NoPlayerHeight Height PositionYear bornCurrent Club
4 2.11 6–11 Forward 1985 Maccabi Tel Aviv
5 2.00 6–7 Forward 1978 Turów Zgorzelec
6 1.96 6–5 Guard 1986 Clinicas Rincon Axarquia
7 1.84 6–0 Guard 1984 Ostrów Wielkopolski
8 1.83 6–0 Guard 1983 Seven 2007 Roseto
9 2.09 6–10 Center 1982 Air Avellino
10 2.09 6–10 Forward 1970 KK Poznań
11 2.05 6–9 Forward 1982 Lagun Aro GBC
12 1.85 6–1 Guard 1982 Asseco Prokom
13 2.11 6–11 Center 1984 Orlando Magic
14 2.05 6–9 Forward 1981 Turów Zgorzelec
15 1.87 6–2 Guard 1983 Anwil Włocławek

Bulgaria

See main article: Bulgaria national basketball team. Coach: Pini Gershon

NoPlayerHeight Height PositionYear bornCurrent Club
4 2.06 6–9 Forward 1986 Sigma Coatings Montegranaro
5 2.06 6–9 Forward 1986 ViveMenorca
6 1.98 6–6 Guard 1988 Lukoil Academic
7 1.91 6–3 Guard 1983 Telekom Baskets Bonn
8 1.96 6–5 Guard 1980 CB Granada
9 1.98 6–6 Forward 1986 Levski Sofia
10 2.06 6–9 Center 1978 Levski Sofia
11 2.02 6–8 Forward 1979 Lukoil Academic
12 2.08 6–10 Forward 1977 Khimik Yuzhny
13 2.12 6–11 Center 1981 Levski Sofia
14 1.98 6–6 Guard 1990 Valencia BC
15 1.98 6–6 Guard 1977 Lukoil Academic