| 17 January 2010
Ukraine forward Olexandra Gorbunova could not have been happier with her team's draw for their EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifying games. Her national side will face Slovakia, Germany and Great Britain in Group D following the draw that took place in Munich on Saturday. The top two sides from each of the four groups will advance to the Final Round in Poland. "I checked the result of the draw online and I think that we have to advance from our group," said Gorbunova, who recently left Spain's Halcon Avenida and returned home to Ukraine to play for BC Dnipro. "It is not the toughest group and it's also good we only have four teams. "Unfortunately, we still don't know who our coach will be and who is going to be invited to play, but provided our leagues don't have another conflict and all the players are allowed to play for the national team, we should advance. "We played all these teams numerous times and we know them very well. "I don't think they are going to dramatically change their rosters or strategy, so it's definitely going to be to our advantage." |