Eurobasket 2011 Spain Screening

In 2010 their absence was suffered too much. The Spanish basketball team went to the World Championship in Turkey to try to retain the championship in 2006 but fell by the wayside. One reason was his decision not to participate. Now again for everything. The Eurobasket 2011 proposed as a challenge to qualify for the 2012 London Olympic Games and he wants to be.

We refer to Pau Gasol, Spanish basketball player the greatest of all time. The pivot of the Los Angeles Lakers is one of the 15 names announced by coach Sergio Scariolo on the preliminary list.

My intention is to be, if the national team counts on me. I would like to help Spain win the European one.

Gasol said this in reference to the title won in 2009. And this double award for 2011 is for you to achieve the final will qualify for the ecumenical event in the capital of Great Britain in 2012.

Of the 15 cited, Scariolo be cut to three and one of the strongest candidates is one that is not Spanish. This is Serge Ibaka, Congolese of Oklahoma City Thunder, which is in the process of Spanish nationality.

We do not know if Ibaka will be with us. The ELF (Spanish Federation of Basketball) has taken all necessary steps and we are cautiously optimistic, but we have to wait

He said the coach. The Italian raised the following list ...

Juan Carlos Navarro, Ricky Rubio, Víctor Sada (Regal Barcelona), Felipe Reyes, Sergio Llull, Carlos Suárez (Real Madrid), Pau Gasol (LA Lakers), Rudy Fernandez (Portland Trail Blazers), Jose Manuel Calderon (Toronto Raptors) Marc Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies), Victor Claver, Rafa Martínez (Power Electronics Valencia), Fernando San Emeterio (Caja Laboral), Serge Ibaka (Oklahoma City Thunder) and Xavi Rey (Gran Canaria 2014).

Eurobasket 2011 begins August 31 in Lithuania.