Brazil announce 20 players for FIBA AmeriCup preliminary squad
SAO PABLO (FIBA AmeriCup 2017) - Brazil's new head coach, Cesar Guidetti, announced the 20 players invited to the practices of the national team for the country's participation in the FIBA AmeriCup 2017, from August 25-September 3.
| Brazil 20-player preliminary squad for FIBA AmeriCup 2017 | |||
| Davi Rossetto de Oliveira | Alexey Thiago Pereira Borges | Fúlvio Chiantia de Assis | Arthur Pecos Fernandes |
| George Lucas Alves de Paula | Deryk Evandro Ramos | Jimmy Dreher de Oliveira | Danilo Fuzaro Siqueira |
| Leonardo Simões Mendl | Lucas Dias da Silva | Arthur Henrique Stela Bernardi | Antonio Elpídio Ferreira Júnior |
| Gemerson da Silva Barbosa | Bruno Fernandes Correa Cabloco | Renan Santos Lenz | Lucas Fernandes Mariano |
| Rafael Ferreira de Sousa | Wesley Alexandre Sena da Silva | João Paulo Lopes Batista | Rafael Hettsheimeir |
"We are going to play this AmeriCup with a young team, which has been demonstrating the quality and values that accredit them for this call. The expectation is that we play with great intensity, without losing our organization and always leaving everything we have on the court," said Guidetti.
In the FIBA AmeriCup 2017, Brazil will be part of Group A in Medellín, Colombia, alongside the national squads of Mexico, Puerto Rico and the hosts Colombia.
The Brazilians will begin their participation in the continental competition against Colombia on August 25 and will then face Mexico and Puerto Rico consecutively.
Brazil would need the first position of the preliminary Group to qualify to the Semi-Finals of the FIBA AmeriCup 2017 in Cordoba, Argentina.
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