Familiar Faces For JTBs (FMWC - Official Draw)
The New Zealand Junior Tall Blacks have been pooled with Argentina, Croatia and Kazakhstan in group D for the FIBA U19 World Championship for Men from July 2-12 after the official draw on Monday.
The JTBs, who will be competing in the U19 world championship for
the first time, open their tournament against Argentina at the North
Shore Events Centre on Tuesday, June 2.
âWeâve played both Argentina and Croatia at the Albert Schweitzer
tournament last year, so weâve experienced how they play,â Junior Tall
Blacks point guard Logan van Beek (Canterbury) said following the draw at Aucklandâs SkyCity.
âItâs going to be tough, but weâve seen these teams before and we
know what areas we have to improve to beat them. This is the first time
the world championships have been in New Zealand and to play at home is
going to be amazing.â
The USA, beaten finalists at the last U19 world championship in
2007, will join France, Iran and Egypt in group B, while European power
Spain will play Oceania champions Australia, Canada and Syria in group
C, and Greece, Lithuania, Angola and Puerto Rico meet in group A.
The FIBA U19 Championship for Men, the third largest FIBA tournament
and biggest for 2009, runs from July 2-12 at the North Shore Events
Centre and ASB Stadium. The championship will be broadcast to 140
countries and an estimated audience of over 100 million.
Group A
Lithuania
Greece
Angola
Puerto Rico
Group B
France
Iran
USA
Egypt
Group C
Canada
Spain
Syria
Australia
Group D
Argentina
Croatia
New Zealand
Kazakhstan
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