The basketball team Russia will not participate in the Eurobasket to be held between September 1 and 18, 2022. The Central Board of FIBA Europe implemented FIBA’s decision regarding Russia and Belarus and removed both from the competition. The selection that will occupy the position of Russia in the group of Spain will be Montenegro.
Montenegrins have the best balance (3-3) of the non-classified teams and FIBA has decided to select them as substitutes for the Russians. those of Scariolo they will face Turkey, Georgia, Belgium, Bulgaria and Montenegro in Group A.
Russia is withdrawn from #EuroBasket 2022. Montenegro, as the team with the best win-loss record (3-3) among those who didn’t advance from the EuroBasket Qualifiers, will replace Russia in the tournament and will compete in Group A in Tbilisi. pic.twitter.com/ARtJbmfNfx
— FIBA #EuroBasket 2022 (@EuroBasket) May 20, 2022
The Spanish team wants to recover the gold they got in 2015 and improve the bronze of the last edition, in 2017.