San Antonio Spurs draftee Juan Núñez was named to Spain’s 12-man senior national team roster for the 2024 Olympic qualifying tournament in Valencia, Spain.
Núñez, who was the 36th pick in the NBA draft, joins mainstays Rudy Fernández, Juancho Hernangómez, Willy Hernangómez, Santi Aldama and Usman Garuba on the roster. He has been with the team in training camp preparing for the tournament, which begins on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old has represented Spain at the senior level twice, most recently in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. He averaged five points, 5.2 assists and 3.4 rebounds on 37.5% shooting from 3-point range in five games as Spain finished ninth.
🚨 OFICIAL | Los 1⃣2⃣ jugadores que disputarán con #LaFamilia el Preolímpico de Valencia 🙌#FIBAOQT | #SomosEquipo pic.twitter.com/nmtBUEQYC2
— Baloncesto España (@BaloncestoESP) June 30, 2024
Spain opens the tournament in Group A with Lebanon and will then face Angola on Wednesday. The top two teams from the group will advance to the semifinals and face the top two teams from Group B, which features the Bahamas, Finland and Poland.
The winner of the qualifying tournament will claim one of the four remaining spots in the 2024 Olympic Games. That country will be placed in Group A to start the Olympics, along with Australia, Canada and another team from a qualifying tournament.
Spain has qualified for the Olympics 13 times, including the past six tournaments. The team last took home a medal in 2016 after finishing with the bronze.
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