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USA Basketball: How to watch FIBA showcase game vs. Slovenia on Saturday

Team USA resumes its exhibition schedule on Saturday against Slovenia in Spain.

USA Basketball tipped off its five-game exhibition schedule ahead of the FIBA Basketball World Cup with a dominating win over Puerto Rico.

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards led the Americans with 15 points, four assists and four steals in the 117-74 victory in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cam Johnson and Mikal Bridges of the Brooklyn Nets combined for 29 points.

Other notable performances by Team USA:

The group will resume its exhibition run with a pair of games this weekend in Malaga, Spain. They will face Slovenia on Saturday and Spain on Sunday before traveling to Abu Dhabi for two final games next week prior to their first game of the tournament on Aug. 26.

They will face a team on Saturday playing without Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, who is coming off a 34-point triple-double on Tuesday in a win over Montenegro. He was ruled out early on Saturday for precautionary reasons following the last game.

With the Americans set to play Slovenia on Saturday without Doncic, here is all of the information you need to catch the action live and follow along on TV.

Filip Petrusev, Serbia begin FIBA preparation with win over Greece

Serbia tipped off its exhibition schedule ahead of the FIBA Basketball World Cup with a win over Greece in the Acropolis Cup.

The Serbian men’s national team tipped off its exhibition schedule ahead of the FIBA Basketball World Cup with a win over Greece in the Acropolis Cup on Tuesday.

Bogdan Bogdanovic led the way with 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the 71-64 victory at Olympic Stadium in Marousi, Greece. Marko Guduric added 14 points and seven rebounds, and Dusan Ristic added 11 points.

Philadelphia rookie Filip Petrusev had five points and five rebounds.

The contest was the first public event for Serbia after previously facing Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland and Montenegro in closed games. The team will face Italy on Wednesday before playing Puerto Rico (Aug. 16), China (Aug. 20) and Brazil (Aug. 21).

The FIBA Basketball World Cup will begin on Aug. 25 and take place in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines. Serbia will open against China in Group B on Aug. 26 and then face Puerto Rico on Aug. 28 and South Sudan on Aug. 30 in the group phase.

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USA Basketball: Chet Holmgren, select team took down World Cup roster in scrimmages

USA Basketball opened up its training camp ahead of the FIBA Basketball World Cup this week and wasted no time getting started.

USA Basketball opened its training camp ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup this week in Las Vegas and wasted no time.

The 12-man roster took part in scrimmages on Thursday as the competition offered a look at potential rotations for the tournament. The group will train each day until its first exhibition game on Monday against Puerto Rico.

On Friday, they scrimmaged against the select team.

The secondary squad, which features Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green and Chet Holmgren, will practice against the senior roster ahead of the event. They came out of the gate on fire and defeated the main roster, according to Ben Golliver of the Washington Post.

The select team beating the senior roster likely shouldn’t be a cause for concern considering the players are starting to jell after beginning training camp on Thursday.

“It’s a time-honored tradition of USA Basketball,” said head coach Steve Kerr, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. “Everybody knows the Grant Hill, Bobby Hurley story from ’92. In 2019, for the last World Cup, the select team came in, kicked our butts, and that’s the whole point. You want to get great talent to come in and challenge you and that’s what the select team did today.”

The select team will be eligible to travel and serve as potential injury replacement players before the start of the event in the Philippines. Several players on the main roster have participated with the select team in the past; it serves as a good step to be involved with the program.

After facing Puerto Rico in Las Vegas on Monday, USA Basketball will have friendlies in Spain against Slovenia (Aug. 12) and Spain (Aug. 13) and wrap up its schedule in Abu Dhabi against Greece (Aug. 18) and Germany (Aug. 20).

Team USA will open the FIBA Basketball World Cup on Aug. 26 against New Zealand in Manila. It will face Greece on Aug. 28 and Jordan on Aug. 30 to wrap up the group phase. The top two teams from each group will advance to the second round.

The action will be televised on various ESPN platforms.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup will help seven countries qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The seven spots include the top two teams from the Americas and Europe (not including host France) and one team from Africa, Asia and Oceania.

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Video emerges from Team USA training camp ahead of FIBA Basketball World Cup

The 12-man roster hit the court on Thursday for the start of training camp ahead of the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

USA Basketball tipped off its four-day training camp for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup on Thursday on the campus of UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The 12-man roster, which was announced by the team last month, features NBA All-Stars Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, Brandon Ingram and Jaren Jackson Jr. They hit the court for the first time and wasted no time jumping into a 5-on-5 scrimmage.

The competition pitted Edwards, Haliburton, Ingram, Jackson and Paolo Banchero against Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Cam Johnson, Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler. Josh Hart was also with Edwards & Co. while Bobby Portis was opposite them.

BallisLife was there to capture the action on tape.

The USA Basketball select team was also on hand on Thursday. The 14-man secondary squad will practice and scrimmage daily against the senior roster. Its members will be eligible to travel and serve as potential injury replacement players before the start of the tournament.

The Americans will face Puerto Rico on Monday in Las Vegas in the first of five exhibition games. They will also have friendlies in Spain against Slovenia (Aug. 12) and Spain (Aug. 13) and wrap up their schedule in Abu Dhabi against Greece (Aug. 18) and Germany (Aug. 20).

Team USA will open the FIBA Basketball World Cup on Aug. 26 against New Zealand in Manila. It will face Greece on Aug. 28 and Jordan on Aug. 30 to wrap up the group phase. The top two teams from each group will advance to the second round.

The action will be televised on various ESPN platforms.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup will help seven countries qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The seven spots include the top two teams from both the Americas and Europe (not including host France) and one team each from Africa, Asia and Oceania.

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Canada opens training camp in Toronto ahead of FIBA Basketball World Cup

The Canadian men’s national team converged in Toronto on Tuesday for training camp ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

The Canadian men’s national team converged at the OVO Athletic Centre in Toronto on Tuesday for training camp ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Shai-Gilgeous Alexander (Oklahoma City), RJ Barrett (New York), Dillon Brooks (Houston), Lu Dort (Oklahoma City) and Jamal Murray (Denver) were among those in attendance. The group features mostly NBA players with some from European clubs.

Purdue center Zach Edey is the lone college player in the camp.

The team received interest from several players for the upcoming tournament but general manager Rowan Barrett said it prioritized those that adhered to their three-year commitment. The 18-man training camp roster will need to be pared to 12.

The camp will run through Sunday.

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Canada Basketball announced Sacramento Kings associate head coach Jordi Fernandez as head coach of the team on June 28. He replaced Nick Nurse, who stepped down from that role last month. Fernandez will be joined by current assistants Nate Bjorkgren and Nathaniel Mitchell.

The team will open play in Group H on Aug. 25 against France in Indonesia. It will face Lebanon on Aug. 27 and wrap up the group phase on Aug. 29 with Latvia. The top two teams from each group will advance to the second round.

To prepare, the Canadians will play Germany in the first of five exhibition games on Aug. 9 in Berlin. The group will play two games in the Basketball SuperCup and then face Spain on Aug. 17 and the Dominican Republic on Aug. 18.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup will help seven countries qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The seven spots include the top two teams from the Americas and Europe (not including host France) and one team from Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Canada last qualified for the Olympics in 2000.

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Filip Petrusev named to Serbia’s training camp roster for FIBA Basketball World Cup

Petrusev was among 20 players named to Serbia’s preliminary roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Philadelphia 76ers rookie Filip Petrusev was among 20 players named to Serbia’s preliminary roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in the Philippines.

Petrusev, who was born in Belgrade, has appeared with the senior team three times after debuting in 2021. He most recently played in the FIBA Basketball World Cup European qualifiers, averaging 7.8 points, four rebounds and 1.5 assists in four games.

The 50th pick in 2021 signed a two-year contract with the 76ers this month after playing the past two seasons overseas. He helped lead Crvena zvezda to the Serbian League title last season after averaging 11 points and 4.9 rebounds on 57.3% shooting from the field.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup will begin on Aug. 25 and also take place in Japan and Indonesia. Serbia will open against China in Group B on Aug. 26 and then face Puerto Rico on Aug. 28 and South Sudan on Aug. 30 in the group phase.

To prepare for the event, the Serbians will play several exhibition games starting with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland and Montenegro. They will face Greece (Aug. 8) and Italy (Aug. 9) in the Acropolis Cup before playing Puerto Rico (Aug. 16), China (Aug. 20) and Brazil (Aug. 21).

The team will eventually need to pare its roster to 12 players.

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USA Basketball reveals select team roster ahead of FIBA Basketball World Cup

Holmgren was among the 14 players named to the USA Basketball select team ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren was among the players named to the USA Basketball select team ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

The select team, which features 11 NBA players, will practice and scrimmage daily against the senior roster Aug. 3-6 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 11 will be eligible to travel with the team and serve as potential injury replacement players before the start of the event in the Philippines.

Jamahl Mosley of the Orlando Magic will serve as the head coach.

Joining Holmgren on the team will be teammate Jalen Williams, Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green, New York Knicks guard Quentin Grimes and Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray among others.

USA Basketball previously announced the roster for the FIBA Basketball World Cup with NBA All-Stars Anthony Edwards (Minnesota), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana), Brandon Ingram (New Orleans) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis) headlining the group.

The Americans will face Puerto Rico on Aug. 7 in Las Vegas in the first of five exhibition games. They will also have friendlies in Spain against Slovenia (Aug. 12) and Spain (Aug. 13) and wrap up their schedule in Abu Dhabi against Greece (Aug. 18) and Germany (Aug. 20).

Team USA will open play in Group C on Aug. 26 against New Zealand in Manila. They will face Greece on Aug. 28 and Jordan on Aug. 30 to wrap up the group phase. The top two teams from each group will advance to the second round.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup will help seven countries qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The seven spots include the top two teams from the Americas and Europe (not including host France) and one team from Africa, Asia and Oceania.

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Chet Holmgren among players named to USA Basketball select team

Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren is among the players named to the USA Basketball select team for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren is reportedly among the players named to the USA Basketball select team ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

The news was reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Joe Vardon.

The select team will practice and scrimmage daily against the senior roster Aug. 3-6 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They will also be eligible to travel with the team and serve as potential injury replacement players before the start of the event in the Philippines.

Joining Holmgren on the team will be teammate Jalen Williams, Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green and Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray among others.

The complete select team has yet to be announced.

USA Basketball previously announced the roster for the FIBA Basketball World Cup with NBA All-Stars Anthony Edwards (Minnesota), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana), Brandon Ingram (New Orleans) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis) headlining the group.

They will face Puerto Rico on Aug. 7 in Las Vegas in the first of five exhibition games. They will also have friendlies in Spain against Slovenia (Aug. 12) and Spain (Aug. 13) and wrap up their schedule in Abu Dhabi against Greece (Aug. 18) and Germany (Aug. 20).

Team USA will open play in Group C on Aug. 26 against New Zealand in Manila. They will face Greece on Aug. 28 and Jordan on Aug. 30 to wrap up the group phase. The top two teams from each of the six groups will advance to the second round.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup will help seven countries qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The seven spots include the top two teams from the Americas and Europe (not including host France) and one team from Africa, Asia and Oceania.

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