Vechta (dpa) - national basketball coach Henrik Rödl wants to rebuild his squad for the second game of the European Championship qualification in Great Britain on Monday.
After three players celebrated their debut in the national jersey with Bennet Hundt, Leon Kratzer and Louis Olinde in the impressive 83: 69 win against France on Friday evening in Vechta, Joshua Obiesie and Jan Niklas Wimberg, who are not in the line-up against France, are also said to be in Newcastle Get a chance. "I want to give all 14 players a chance to play. We'll see which two players will miss out in the UK," said Rödl.
The German team will complete a training session in Vechta on Saturday before taking the bus to Amsterdam in the afternoon. From there, the selection of the German Basketball Federation flies to Newcastle in the evening, where the second game of qualification is due on Monday (9:00 p.m.). Germany competes in the group out of competition because the team is already qualified as a partial host of the 2021 European Championship. "Nevertheless, these games will help us in the future," said Rödl.
Information about the German squad on the DBB homepage
Information about the EM 2021 on the DBB homepage
Information about the EM qualification on the FIBA homepage
