Here’s to thinking he’ll be starting in the 2011 edition of that tourney. Currently attending INSEP, Chassang was one of the younger players on the Belgrade Nike International Junior Tournament finalist. Maraux went for 5.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and just under one steal in 17 minutes per game at the 2009 U16 European Championship last year.Īlexandre Chassang. This point guard is touted for his defensive skills, but all aspects of his game are quite admirable as well. Last seen on the international stage at the 2009 U16 European Championship Men putting in quality minutes against Lithuania and Germany, Candussi impressed at the Nike Brand camp.Ĭharly Maraux. The book on the Europeans in the Jordan Classic looks something like the following.įrancesco Candussi. The roster switch-up now gives Spain and Italy two players each in the game. In for the internationals will be Italian point guard Matteo Ibro and two guard Albert Homs of Spain replacing Obekpa will be Anthony Bennett of Canada. Vasilije Micic and Nikola Jankovic of Serbia cannot make the trip also out is Nigeria’s Christopher Obekpa. Thanks to our old friend Eyjafjallajoekull, however, some changes have been made.
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Originally, a full 10 of these 16 were representing The Continent, with Lithuania, Serbia and France each claiming two spots.
players in the limelight, as “Black” and “White” teams have been drawn at random from the stock of internationals. Game two of the tripleheader puts 16 non-U.S. Three games will be played between some of the world’s finest U18 players. Just in case international youth basketball fans weren’t sated by the recent Albert Schweitzer and Nike Hoop Summit youth tournaments, perhaps the upcoming Jordan Brand Classic in New York today will go a bit further in sating the craving.