Wildcats Playing In The FIBA U19 World Cup

[DANI3L - (DT4)]

Starting a thread to track and discuss the multiple Cats that will, or could be playing for their respective country in the FIBA U19 2021 World Cup.

Dates

• July 3 - July 11
  
  

Qualified Countries with Cats

Lithuania

• Azuolas Tubelis
• Tautvilas Tubelis 

Mali

• Oumar Ballo - played in the 2019 U19 World Cup

USA

• Dalen Terry - Tryout for team in June

Canada

• Bennedict Mathurin - if he joins Canada's roster

France

• Adama Bal - if selected for roster

*sidenote - it's weird seeing Sean Miller's name as part of USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team Committee

[Surgeon]

There are four tournaments this summer: u17, u18, u19 and the Olympic tournament.

Good chance we have at least one guy in each.

[DANI3L - (DT4)]

There are four tournaments this summer: u17, u18, u19 and the Olympic tournament.

Good chance we have at least one guy in each.

..

Who would qualify and play in the U17 tournament? Bal is 17 and I think our youngest player, which is why he will either play for the u18 or u19 team depending on needs for the roster.

[DANI3L - (DT4)]

Also, I do not see the events you are talking about unless they are not on the FIBA level.

This summer I see the U19 World Cup, U17 Centrobasket Championship, U16 Americas Championship and the U17 South American  Championship

https://www.fiba.basketball/calendar

[WerderBremen]

http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u19/2021/news/begarin-wembanyama-and-strazel-lead-star-studded-france-nominations

Bal was not nominated

[DANI3L - (DT4)]

http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u19/2021/news/begarin-wembanyama-and-strazel-lead-star-studded-france-nominations

Bal was not nominated

Yeah, technically he belongs on their u18 team as he's still 17, but there was a chance he'd be invited.

[DANI3L - (DT4)]

Terry with the assist at the USA team tryouts

https://twitter.com/usabjnt/status/1406770606029250564

[DANI3L - (DT4)]

Scratch Dalen from the US roster

https://twitter.com/AZDesertSwarm/status/1407206031252406272

[DANI3L - (DT4)]

Looks like Benn is jumping right to Canada's senior team and is competing for a roster spot for Canada's Olympic team

https://twitter.com/ZonaZealots/status/1408113580281503747

https://zonazealots.com/2021/06/24/arizona-basketball-bennedict-mathurin-named-to-canadian-olympic-qualifying-team/

[DANI3L - (DT4)]

Benn dropped from Canada's Men's Senior team that will try to make the Olympics. He will most likely join Canada's U19 team for the World Cup.

https://twitter.com/CanBball/status/1409538650971381768

https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/basketball/pascoe/arizona-s-bennedict-mathurin-dropped-from-canada-s-senior-team/article_a4c50af0-d834-11eb-86be-1bdf55995309.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share&id=201408