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| NEWSVlada Jovanovic is the man of the moment in Serbia. Appointed as the new coach of Partizan Belgrade this week, Jovanovic will be putting most of his energy now into getting Serbia ready for the U18 European Championship in Vilnius. |
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Russia could be one of the teams to beat at the U18 European Championship in Vilnius next month if their performance on Sunday night in Kaunas is anything to go by. Andrey Loginov poured in 19 points and five others reached double figures as the Russians beat a USA side preparing up for the FIBA U17 World Championship, 95-82. |
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Dirk Nowitzki is probably as close to irreplaceable as you could ever get at National Team level for any country anywhere in the World. Filling his oversized shoes in the future is an unenviable task and indeed one that is odds-on never to be fulfilled- or at least in the way that German basketball fans would hope for. In reality, it is probably the cream of the current crop of German youngsters rather than any one individual who now hold the key to ensuring Germany continue to compete at major championships in years to come. |
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Turkey boss Mustafa Derin is putting his players through their paces in Gemlik as part of their preparations for the U18 European Championship in Vilnius. Derin has 17 players at the training camp. |
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Germany Under-18 coach Kay Blumel has announced the 14 players that will compete for spots in the squad to play in the Douai tournament in France. The group will gather from June 17-20 in Rotenburg an der Fulda. |
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2009Serbia held off France 78-72 to be crowned champions of the U18 European Championship Men 2009 in Metz, France. Serbia last won this tournament two years ago in Madrid, Spain and head coach Vladimir Jovanovic was elated - although at the same time at a loss for words - afterwards. |
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