Our Senior men’s national team will be in action over the next days in the FIBA 2029 Eurobasket pre-qualifiers.
The program:
Friday, February 27th –> 18:00 North Macedonia – Luxembourg
Monday, March 2nd –> 20:30 Ireland – Luxembourg
Standings in group A:
1. North Macedonia 2 games / 4 points (+50)
2. Luxembourg 2 / 4 (+17)
3. Ireland 2 / 2 (-24)
4. Azerbaijan 2 / 2 (-43)
Luxembourg has started the competition with 2 victories and will now play on the road twice in this window. On Friday, Luxembourg will play against the group leader North Macedonia. In the RTL Rebound reportage, Head coach Ken Diederich said that the opponent is a „tall and physical team and the clear favorite of the group. It will be a difficult game where we have nothing to lose. We want to play our best possible basketball and perhaps surprise them. » Ben Kovac added that „the opponent will certainly not underestimate Luxembourg and do an even better job scouting team Luxembourg after the first two victories. » The goal for Luxembourg is to earn at least one victory in the upcoming two games.
Luxembourg’s roster and staff:
Carreira Kreps Malcolm (Okapi Aalst, Belgium)
Ceman Dino (Basket Esch)
David Rocha Davy (Fitosur Murgi, Spain)
Do Rosario Delgado Ivan (T71 Dudelange)
Gutenkauf Philippe (Etzella Ettelbruck)
Jack Christopher (T71 Dudelange)
Kalmes Joe (T71 Dudelange)
Kovac Ben (Alm Evreux, France)
Kuresevic Ivor (Amicale Steinsel)
Laurent Alex (Amicale Steinsel)
Logelin Max (Sparta Bertrange)
Oth Konan Christ-Ange (Musel Pikes)
Rugg Clancy (Basket Esch)
Verbeelen Yannick (Sparta Bertrange)
Vujakovic Oliver (Résidence Walfer)
Head Coach: Ken Diederich
Assistant Coach: Denis Toroman
Assistant Coach: Christophe Toussaint
Team Manager: Pit Rodenbourg
Team Doctor: Sam Scolati
Strength Coach: Marcel Bultel
Physio: Paul Schiltz, François Jehasse
Results and upcoming games:
Luxembourg – Ireland 89:77
Azerbaijan – Luxembourg 90:95
February 27: North Macedonia – Luxembourg
March 2: Ireland – Luxembourg
July 2: Luxembourg – Azerbaijan
July 5: Luxembourg – North Macedonia
Competition system:
A total of 10 teams is part of the Pre-Qualifiers divided in 3 groups. Four teams – the three group winners and the best-ranked runner-up will advance to the Second Round where they will join eight teams from the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers First Round.
You can find all information and results on the official FIBA webpage
