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Turkey will host Lithuania in the Basketball World Cup qualifiers
Turkey's men's national basketball team will host Lithuania tomorrow at the Turkcell Basketball Development Center in its opening game of the second round's Group J in the 2027 World Cup qualifiers.
Turkey's men's national basketball team will face Lithuania tomorrow in its opening game of Group J in the second round of the 2027 World Cup qualifiers. The game at the Turkcell Basketball Development Center will tip off at 21:00.
The game will be broadcast live on TRT 1 and S Sport. Turkey will aim to start the second round with a victory by defeating Lithuania in front of its home fans.
Turkey completed the first round with six wins
Turkey finished the first round as the leaders of Group C with six wins in six games. Lithuania finished second in Group D with three wins and three losses.
In the second round, where teams carry over their first-round wins and losses, Turkey stands out as the most advantaged team in Group J.
13th official game against Lithuania
Turkey and Lithuania will meet for the 13th time in official games. In the 12 official matches between the teams since 1997, Turkey has won three times and Lithuania nine times.
The national team last faced Lithuania in an official game in the quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup. Lithuania won the game 73-61 in Barcelona, Spain.
Preparations continued in Germany
Turkey's men's national basketball team began preparations on August 16 for its games in the first window of Group J. The national team traveled to Germany on August 18 and took part in the Turkish Airlines DBB Super Cup, held in Hamburg on August 21 and 22.
Turkey lost 95-94 to Croatia in its opening game of the tournament. The national team defeated Czechia 99-84 in its second game and finished the tournament in third place.
Provisional roster
The following players are included in the provisional roster of the national basketball team coached by Ergin Ataman:
- Darius Karutasu
- Ercan Osmani
- Erkan Yılmaz
- Kenan Sipahi
- Malachi Flynn
- Berk İbrahim Uğurlu
- Furkan Korkmaz
- Metecan Birsen
- Onuralp Bitim
- Sertaç Şanlı
- Şehmus Hazer
- Yiğitcan Saybir
- Yiğit Arslan
- Cedi Osman
- Adem Bona
- Ömer Faruk Yurtseven
- Ömer Kutluay
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