Rebuilt Slovenia start Basketball World Cup qualifiers

Ljubljana, 24 November - The Slovenian national basketball team have gathered for the first time after winning the EuroBasket in September to start a qualifying series for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The strongly rebuilt team does not feature its biggest stars from EuroBasket, captain Goran Dragić and teenage prodigy Luka Dončić.

Istanbul, Turkey Slovenian national basketball team lifting trophy after winning the 2017 EuroBasket Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Istanbul, Turkey
Slovenian national basketball team lifting trophy after winning the 2017 EuroBasket
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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