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Angola (Group B)

.PLAYER
POS
HT
CLUB
COMMENTS
Carlos Almeida
SG
6-4
1 de Agosto
-
Abdel Aziz Boucar
C
6-8
Benfica (Portugal)
The lone member of the team playing pro basketball abroad.
Antonio Carvalho
SF
6-6
Petro Atletico de Luanda
-
Olimpio Cipriano
SG
6-4
1 de Agosto
-
Walter Costa
PG
6-1
1 de Agosto
-
Joaquim Gomes
C
6-8
Valparaiso (NCAA)
 Great athlete. Averaged 13.1 ppg and 8.8 rpg at Valparaiso last season.
Miguel Lutonda
PG
6-2
1 de Agosto
-
Eduardo Mingas
PF
6-7
Inter-Clube de Luanda
-
Gerson Monteiro
SG
6-4
Petro Atletico de Luanda
-
Victor Muzadi
PF
6-7
1 de Agosto
-
Angelo Victoriano
SF
6-6
1 de Agosto
-
Edmar Victoriano
SF
6-6
1 de Agosto
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Argentina (Group A)

.PLAYER
POS
HT
CLUB
COMMENTS
Carlos Delfino
SG
6-7
Detroit Pistons
 Can do a little bit of everything. May not have much playing time.
Gaby Fernandez
PF
6-8
Forum Valladolid (Spain)
A threat from beyond the arc. Doesn't score in the paint.
Emanuel Ginobili
SG
6-6
San Antonio Spurs
 The best player on the team. One of the biggest international stars.
Leo Gutierrez
PF
6-7
Ben Hur
 Undersized power forward with good shooting touch.
Walter Hermann
SF
6-8
Unicaja (Spain)
 Great offensive player. Really big hands.
Alejandro Montecchia
PG
5-11
Pamesa Valencia (Spain)
 Excellent three-point shooter.
Andres Nocioni
SF
6-7
Tau Ceramica (Spain)
 Very strong and athletic. A candidate for ROY with the Bulls this season.
Fabricio Oberto
C
6-10
Pamesa Valencia (Spain)
 Does everything a center should do. Good enough to be in the NBA.
PG
6-4
Lucentum Alicante (Spain)
 Will be one of the best playmakers in Athens.
Luis Scola
PF
6-9
Tau Ceramica (Spain)
 Excellent low-post scorer. A player to watch out for.
Hugo Sconochini
SG
6-3
Virtus Roma (Italy)
 A veteran. Very tough defensive player.
Ruben Wolkowyski
C
6-9
Olympiacos (Greece)
 Strong and athletic center. Played for Boston and Seattle in the NBA.

Australia (Group B)

.PLAYER
POS
HT
CLUB
COMMENTS
David Andersen
C
6-11
Montepaschi Siena (Italy)
 Big man with nice shooting touch. Might end up playing in the NBA.
Andrew Bogut
PF
6-9
Utah (NCAA)
 One of the best young players in basketball. NBA potential.
CJ Bruton
PG
6-2
Sydney Kings
 Good scorer. Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1998.
Martin Cattalini
SF
6-7
Adelaide 36ers
 Had a good basketball career in Europe.
Shane Heal
PG
6-1
Makedonikos (Greece)
 A veteran shooter. Has some experience in the NBA.
Brett Maher
PG
6-2
Adelaide 36ers
Second most valuable player in the Australian league in 2003.
Matt Nielsen
PF
6-11
Sydney Kings
Played with the Nuggets this summer.
John Rillie
SG
6-5
Townsville Crocodiles
 A veteran. Good three-point shooter.
Paul Rogers
C
6-11
Casademont Girona (Spain)
Was once an NBA prospect. Has not lived up to the expectations.
Tony Ronaldson
PF
6-8
Perth Wildcats
 Played college ball at Arizona State.
Glen Saville
SF
6-6
Wollongong Hawks
 Averaged 16.4 points last season.
Jason Smith
SG
6-5
Sutherland Sharks
 Played in Italy a couple of years ago.

China (Group A)

.PLAYER
POS
HT
CLUB
COMMENTS
Mengke Bateer
C
6-11
Orlando Magic
 Has done nothing remarkable in the NBA, but plays well with China.
Chen Ke
C
6-8
Bayi Army
-
Du Feng
SF
6-8
Guangdong Tigers
-
Fangyu Zhu
SF
6-7
Guangdong Tigers
-
Guo Shiquang
SG
6-4
Liaoning Hunters
-
Li Nan
SG
6-6
Bayi Army
-
Liu Wei
PG
6-3
Shanghai Sharks
-
Mo Ke
PF
6-10
Bayi Rockets
-
Yao Ming
C
7-5
Houston Rockets
 The second best center in the game.
Yungang Zhang
PG
6-0
Beijing Ducks
-
Yi Jianlian
PF
7-1
Guangdong Tigers
 An NBA prospect. Is he really 16?
Zhang Jinsong
SF
6-6
Bayi Army
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Greece (Group B)

.PLAYER
POS
HT
CLUB
COMMENTS
Fragiskos Alvertis
SF
6-8
Panathinaikos
 The leader of the team. Can score in bunches despite his ugly shooting mechanic.
Nikos Chatzivretas
SG
6-4
Panathinaikos
 Very good scorer. Should play an important role.
Dimitris Diamantidis
PG
6-5
Panathinaikos
 One of the best young players on the team.
Dimos Dikoudis
PF
6-10
CSKA Moscow (Russia)
 A very coveted player in Europe.
Antonis Fotsis
SF
6-10
Real Madrid (Spain)
 Talented young player. Lacks aggressiveness.
Mihalis Kakiouzis
PF
6-10
Montepaschi Siena (Italy)
 Shot 43.1% from beyond the arc in the Euroleague.
Lazaros Papadopoulos
C
6-11
Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
Plays hard. Not very skilled offensively.
Theodoros Papaloukas
PG
6-6
CSKA Moscow (Russia)
 Great size for the point guard spot. A very interesting talent.
Dimitris Papanikolau
SF
6-7
Panathinaikos
 Once a very promising player. Good, but not great.
Vassilis Spanoulis
PG
6-3
Maroussi
 50th overall pick in this year's draft.
Kostas Tsartaris
PF
6-10
Panathinaikos
Yet another member of Panathinaikos on the team.
Nikolaos Zisis
SG
6-5
AEK Athens
 Will probably be a reserve in Athens.

Italy (Group A)

.PLAYER
POS
HT
CLUB
COMMENTS
Gianluca Basile
SG
6-4
Fortitudo Bologna
 Very experienced in international competition.
Massimo Bulleri
PG
6-2
Benetton Treviso
 The most talented player on the team. Has great quickness and excellent scoring skills.
Roberto Chiacig
C
6-11
Montepaschi Siena
An old-school center. Will bang, rebound and play defense.
Giacomo Galanda
PF
6-11
Montepaschi Siena
 A big man with outstanding shooting skills.
Luca Garri
PF
6-9
Virtus Roma
 A young and promising big man.
Denis Marconato
C
6-11
Benetton Treviso
 The biggest player on the team. More talented than Chiacig.
Michele Mian
SG
6-5
Snaidero Udine
 Made the last cut. One of the veterans.
Gianmarco Pozzecco
PG
6-1
Fortitudo Bologna
 Can flat out score. Will be Bulleri's backup.
Nikola Radulovic
SF
6-10
Forum Valladolid (Spain)
 The talent is there. What about the attitude?
Alex Righetti
SG
6-6
Virtus Roma
A pretty good shooter.
Rodolfo Rombaldoni
PG
6-3
Sicc Jesi
 Won't see much playing time in Athens.
Matteo Soragna
SF
6-6
Benetton Treviso
 A reserve for European powerhouse Benetton Treviso.

Lithuania (Group B)

.PLAYER
POS
HT
CLUB
COMMENTS
Vidas Ginevicius
PG
6-4
Zalgiris Kaunas
 Good playmaker. Looks to get teammates involved first.
Sarunas Jasikevicius
PG
6-4
Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
 The best point guard left in Europe. Has won every major competition he's played in the last two years.
Robertas Javtokas
C
6-10
Lietuvos Rytas
 Playing well again after a very serious motorcycle accident.
Ksyistof Lavrinovic
PF
6-10
Ural Great (Russia)
 The Raptors have some interest in this tough center.
Arvydas Macijauskas
SG
6-4
Tau Ceramica (Spain)
 Has been called the new Drazen Petrovic.
Dainius Salenga
SF
6-6
Zalgiris Kaunas
 One of the worst shooters on the team.
Ramunas Siskauskas
SF
6-6
Benetton Treviso (Italy)
 Fine offensive player.
Donatas Slanina
SG
6-4
Caja San Fernando (Spain)
 Great shooting mechanic.
Darius Songaila
PF
6-9
Sacramento Kings
 The only NBA player on the Lithuanian National Team.
Saulius Stombergas
SF
6-8
Ulker (Turkey)
The best shooter on a very good shooting team.
Eureljus Zukauskas
C
7-2
Ulker (Turkey)
A poor man's Radoslav Nesterovic.
Mindaugas Zukauskas
SF
6-8
Montepaschi Siena (Italy)
 Averaged just 5.1 ppg for Siena in the Euroleague.

New Zealand (Group A)

.PLAYER
POS
HT
CLUB
COMMENTS
Ed Book
C
6-11
Nelson Giants
 Replaced an injured Sean Marks in the 2002 World Championship.
Dillon Boucher
SG
6-5
Waikato Titans
 Good defensive player. Plays with heart.
Craig Bradshaw
PF
6-9
Winthrop Eagles
 Third tallest player on the team.
Pero Cameron
PF
6-6
Waikato Titans
 Undersized power forward with great basketball IQ.
Mark Dickel
PG
6-2
Otago Nuggets
 Led the NCAA in assists one year while at UNLV.
Paul Henare
PG
6-0
G&H Hawks
 Has some experience in Europe. Played in Serbia in 2003.
Phill Jones
SF
6-5
Nelson Giants
 One of the best players in the country in the last decade.
Sean Marks
C
6-10
San Antonio Spurs
 The star. Has just re-signed with the Spurs.
Aaron Olson
SG
6-5
Auckland Stars
 Born and raised in Canada.
Kirk Penney
SG
6-5
Auna Gran Canaria (Spain)
 Great shooter. Played with the Heat last year.
Tony Rampton
C
7-0
Cairns Taipans (Australia)
One of the few playing abroad.
Paora Winitana
SG
6-6
G&H Hawks
 Quick hands. Averaged 2.1 spg last season.

Puerto Rico (Group B)

.PLAYER
POS
HT
CLUB
COMMENTS
Rick Apodaca
SG
6-3
Capitanes de Arecibo
 One of Puerto Rico's most promising players.
Carlos Arroyo
PG
6-2
Utah Jazz
The star of the team. One of the best point guards in the tournament.
Elias Ayuso
SG
6-2
Atleticos de San German
 Talented player raised in the Bronx.
Eddie Casiano
PG
6-3
Leones de Ponce
 Deadly three-point shooter. Looks to score rather than get teammates involved.
Christian Dalmau
SG
6-4
Atleticos de San German
 Will bring a spark off the bench
Sharif Fajardo
PF
6-10
Trieste (Italy)
Good post presence. Strong on the boards. Quite athletic.
Alex Falcon
SF
6-7
Lobos UAC (Mexico)
Played in the Mexican league last season.
Bobby Joe Hatton
PG
6-2
Madeira (Portugal)
 Won't see much playing time behind Arroyo.
Rolando Hourruitinier
SF
6-7
Cangrejeros de Santurce
 Very active defender. Not a great offensive talent.
Piculin Ortiz
C
6-10
Cangrejeros de Santurce
 A legend in Puertorican basketball. Very experienced and talented.
Peter John Ramos
C
7-3
Washington Wizards
A giant with a lot of potential. Could develop into something special in the NBA.
Jorge Rivera
SF
6-7
Vaqueros de Bayamon
 Didn't play in the Olympic qualifying tournament last summer.
Daniel Santiago
C
7-1
Milwaukee Bucks
Very long. Played for the Bucks last season.

Serbia-Montenegro (Group A)

.PLAYER
POS
HT
CLUB
COMMENTS
Vule Avdalovic
PG
6-3
Partizan Belgrade
Would have never made the team without all those absences.
Dejan Bodiroga
SF
6-8
FC Barcelona (Spain)
 A basketball legend. Probably the best player not in the NBA.
Zarko Cabarkapa
SF
6-11
Phoenix Suns
 A poor man's Dirk Nowitzki. Great potential.
Predrag Drobjank
PF
6-11
Charlotte Bobcats
 Great shooting touch. Plays harder with the NT than with his clubs.
Goran Jeretin
PG
6-4
Red Star Belgrade
 Put up decent numbers with Red Star this season.
Djuro Ostojic
C
6-10
Breogan (Spain)
A tough man in the middle. Lacks athleticism.
Aleksandar Pavlovic
SF
6-8
Cleveland Cavaliers
 May start for the Cavaliers this season.
Peter Popovic
C
7-0
Hemofarm Vrsac
Replaced Darko Milicic on his club.
Vladimir Radmanovic
PF
6-10
Seattle SuperSonics
A key player on this team thanks to his versatility and experience.
Igor Rakocevic
PG
6-4
Pamesa Valencia (Spain)
 Dominates in Europe. Should get another chance in the NBA.
Vlado Scepanovic
SG
6-5
Panathinaikos (Greece)
 Hard to stop when he starts hitting shots.
Dejan Tomasevic
C
6-10
Pamesa Valencia (Spain)
 A fundamentally sound center. Great passing skills.
Milos Vujanic
PG
6-3
Fortitudo Bologna (Italy)
 Great scorer. Might play in the NBA this season.

Spain (Group A)

.PLAYER
POS
HT
CLUB
COMMENTS
Jose Manuel Calderon
PG
6-3
Tau Ceramica
 Very athletic point guard. Has NBA potential.
Jaume Comas
PG
6-1
Plus Pujos Lleida
 Very quick. No international experience.
Rodrigo de la Fuente
SG
6-6
FC Barcelona
 A team player. Will do all those little things.
Roberto Dueñas
C
7-2
FC Barcelona
 One of the biggest players in the world. A factor when healthy.
Rudy Fernandez
SG
6-5
Joventut Badalona
 A likely lottery pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. Very flashy shooting guard.
Jorge Garbajosa
PF
6-9
Unicaja
 One of the best forwards in Europe. A tougher, less talented version of Keith Van Horn.
Pau Gasol
C
7-1
Memphis Grizzlies
 The Spanish team really depends on him offensively.
Iker Iturbe
SF
6-7
Adecco Estudiantes
 Can guard power forwards. Good three-point shooter.
Carlos Jimenez
SF
6-7
Adecco Estudiantes
 The ultimate team player. High basketball IQ.
Juan Carlos Navarro
SG
6-4
FC Barcelona
 The second offensive option behind Gasol. Must improve his shooting percentages.
Felipe Reyes
PF
6-8
Adecco Estudiantes
Low-post bruiser with great rebounding skills.
Oscar Yebra
SF
6-7
Pamesa Valencia
 The best shooter on the team. Won't play much.

United States (Group B)

.PLAYER
POS
HT
CLUB
COMMENTS
Carmelo Anthony
SF
6-8
Denver Nuggets
 Really wanted to be a part of the team.
Carlos Boozer
PF
6-9
Utah Jazz
 A great opportunity for him to make people forget about what he did last month.
Tim Duncan
C
7-0
San Antonio Spurs
 The best player in Athens by far.
Allen Iverson
SG
6-1
Philadelphia 76ers
 The oldest player. Will probably lead the team in scoring.
LeBron James
SG
6-8
Cleveland Cavaliers
 May have to play the point very often.
Richard Jefferson
SF
6-7
New Jersey Nets
 Will probably start at small forward for Team USA.
Stephon Marbury
PG
6-2
New York Knicks
 The only pure point guard on the team.
Shawn Marion
SF
6-7
Phoenix Suns
 Member of the team that lost three games in the last World Championship.
Lamar Odom
SF
6-10
Los Angeles Lakers
 His versatility will be one important asset for the team.
Emeka Okafor
C
6-10
Charlotte Bobcats
 If he gets significant playing time, that will be a bad sign for Team USA.
Amare Stoudemire
PF
6-10
Phoenix Suns
A matchup nightmare due to his strength, quickness and athleticism.
Dwyane Wade
PG
6-4
Miami Heat
 A star in the making. Shouldn't play a big role in Athens.

 

 

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