adidas eurocamp announces 2013 player roster
Pre-NBA Draft Camp for Top International Players to Take Place June 8-10 in Treviso, Italy
PORTLAND, Ore. (June 4, 2013) – adidas today announced the official player roster for adidas EUROCAMP, the most prestigious international pre-NBA Draft camp featuring top basketball players who will showcase their skills during the three-day event in Treviso, Italy June 8-10, 2013.
In its 11th year, adidas EUROCAMP provides a global stage for the top international prospects to practice, compete and interview with NBA teams and other professional leagues leading up to the NBA Draft. Players will also attend clinics and learn from current and former NBA coaches and players including Flip Saunders (Minnesota Timberwolves), Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets), Serge Ibaka (Oklahoma City Thunder) and Omri Casspi (Cleveland Cavaliers).
“I’m thankful I’ve been successful in the league and looking back adidas EUROCAMP was a great chance for me to show my game and get recognized by NBA scouts and GMs,” said Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City Thunder forward/center, 2012-13 NBA All-Defensive First Team member and 2008 adidas EUROCAMP participant.
More than 45 early entries and NBA Draft-eligible participants, including projected 2013 NBA Draft picks Rudy Gobert (France), Lucas Nogueira (Brazil) and Nemanja Nedovic (Serbia) will participate in adidas EUROCAMP 2013. Former adidas EUROCAMP participants include 62 NBA Draft picks and including Danilo Gallinari, Nicolas Batum, Andrea Bargnani and Omer Asik. 23 former participants currently hold NBA contracts with 57 playing in Euroleague Basketball. In 2012, seven adidas EUROCAMP players were selected during the NBA Draft including first-round pick Evan Fournier of France – the No. 20 overall selection by the Denver Nuggets.
Houston Rockets director of scouting and adidas EUROCAMP camp director Arturas Karnisovas, and Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach and adidas EUROCAMP coaching director, Bill Bayno, return for their second year. In addition, several NBA assistant coaches will join the adidas EUROCAMP coaching staff including Kenny Atkinson (Atlanta Hawks), Kelvin Sampson and Chris Finch (Houston Rockets), Armond Hill (Boston Celtics), Kaleb Canales (Dallas Mavericks), Melvin Hunt (Denver Nuggets), Eric Hughes (Toronto Raptors), Jim Boylen (Indiana Pacers) and Maz Trakh (Oklahoma City Thunder). Also coaching will be Ilias Zouros (former Greece national team head coach) and Sarunas Marciulonis (Olympic gold medalist and former NBA player).
Teams also participating this year include the under-18 adidas USA Select, the under-20 men’s basketball national team from France and the under-19 men’s national team from Serbia. For the first time, adidas EUROCAMP Next Generation, an elite program to enhance both on-court and life skills, joins the event and features the top under-16 European players. Dimitris Itoudis (former Panathinaikos BC assistant coach and European professional basketball player) and Marcelo Nicola (former European professional basketball player) will attend as coaches for adidas EUROCAMP Next Generation.
adidas EUROCAMP will be held at La Ghirada Sports Complex “SportCity” in Treviso, Italy.
Player photos from adidas EUROCAMP will be posted each day and available for download at http://news.adidas.com/GLOBAL/PERFORMANCE/BASKETBALL. Follow the conversation at @adidasHoops with #adidaseurocamp.
About adidas Basketball
adidas has been providing innovative products for the world’s best athletes for more than 60 years, from past legends to today’s superstars, such as Derrick Rose, Dwight Howard, Tim Duncan and Candace Parker. On April 11, 2006 adidas and the National Basketball Association signed an 11-year global merchandising partnership making the adidas brand the official uniform and apparel provider for the NBA, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the NBA Development League (D-League) beginning with the 2006-2007 season.
Paul Jackiewicz
adidas Basketball PR
503-593-5316 (m)
Paul.Jackiewicz@adidas.com
2013 adidas EUROCAMP Early Entry and Draft Eligible Participants
NAME
|
HEIGHT
|
POSITION
|
HOME COUNTRY
|
TEAM
|
Danilo Andjusic
|
6’5”
|
Shooting Guard
|
Serbia
|
Partizan
|
Ondrej Balvin
|
7’1”
|
Center
|
Czech Republic
|
Cajasol Seville
|
Janis Berzins
|
6’8”
|
Power Forward
|
Latvia
|
Valmiera
|
V’yacheslav Bobrov
|
6’7”
|
Small Forward
|
Ukraine
|
BC Kiev
|
Ryan Broekhoff
|
6’7”
|
Small Forward
|
Australia
|
Valparaiso - NCAA
|
Clint Capela
|
6’9”
|
Power Forward
|
Switzerland
|
Chalon
|
Aquille Carr
|
5’8”
|
Point Guard
|
United States
|
Princeton Day Academy
|
Vitalis Chikoko
|
6’10”
|
Power Forward
|
Zimbabwe
|
TBB Trier
|
Linos Chrysikopoulos
|
6’9”
|
Small Forward
|
Greece
|
Paok
|
Nemanja Dangubic
|
6’5”
|
Small Forward
|
Serbia
|
Mega Vizura
|
Daniel Diez
|
6’8”
|
Small Forward
|
Spain
|
Lagun Aro GBC
|
Bojan Dubljevic
|
6’10”
|
Power Forward
|
Montenegro
|
Valencia
|
Dante Exum
|
6’6”
|
Point Guard
|
Australia
|
AIS
|
Jaime Fernandez
|
6’2”
|
Shooting Guard
|
Spain
|
Asefa Estudiantes
|
Viktor Gaddefors
|
6’8”
|
Small Forward
|
Sweden
|
Virtus Bologna
|
Alessandro Gentile
|
6’7”
|
Small Forward
|
Italy
|
EA7 Milano
|
Rudy Gobert
|
7’2”
|
Center
|
France
|
Cholet
|
Guillermo Hernangomez
|
6’10”
|
Center
|
Spain
|
Real Madrid 2
|
Nikola Ivanovic
|
6’3”
|
Point Guard
|
Montenegro
|
Buducnost
|
Livio Jean Charles
|
6’9”
|
Small Forward
|
France
|
Asvel
|
Dmitry Kulagin
|
6’6”
|
Shooting Guard
|
Russia
|
Triumph
|
Mindaungas Kupsas
|
7’1”
|
Center
|
Lithuania
|
Lietkabetis
|
Louis Labeyrie
|
6’10”
|
Power Forward
|
France
|
Paris Levallois
|
Andrew Lawrence
|
6’1”
|
Point Guard
|
Great Britain
|
Charleston - NCAA
|
Augusto Lima
|
6’9”
|
Power Forward
|
Spain
|
Unicaja Malaga
|
Marko Lukovic
|
6’9”
|
Small Forward
|
Serbia
|
Mega Vizura
|
Oleksandr Lypovyy
|
6’7”
|
Point Guard
|
Ukraine
|
BC Donetsk
|
Lucas Mariano
|
6’9”
|
Center
|
Brazil
|
Franca - Brazil
|
Nicolo Melli
|
6’9”
|
Power Forward
|
Italy
|
EA7 Milano
|
Vasilije Micic
|
6’5”
|
Point Guard
|
Serbia
|
Mega Vizura
|
Boubacar Moungoro
|
6’6”
|
Small Forward
|
Mali
|
IMG Academy
|
Nemanja Nedovic
|
6’3”
|
Point Guard
|
Serbia
|
Lietuvos Rytas
|
Raul Neto
|
6’1”
|
Point Guard
|
Brazil
|
Lagun Aro GBC
|
Lucas Nogueira
|
7’0”
|
Center
|
Brazil
|
Asefa Estudiantes
|
Jakub Parzenski
|
7’0”
|
Center
|
Poland
|
Virtus Bologna
|
Achille Polonara
|
6’7”
|
Power Forward
|
Italy
|
Varese
|
Klemen Prepelic
|
6’3”
|
Shooting Guard
|
Slovenia
|
Union Olimpija Lubljiana
|
Artem Pustovyi
|
7’1”
|
Center
|
Ukraine
|
Khimik
|
Nikola Radicevic
|
6’5”
|
Point Guard
|
Serbia
|
Cajasol Seville
|
Joan Sastre
|
6’7”
|
Small Forward
|
Spain
|
Cajasol Seville
|
Emir Sulejmanovic
|
6’9”
|
Power Forward
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Union Olimpija Ljubljana
|
Janis Timma
|
6’7”
|
Power Forward
|
Latvia
|
Ventspils
|
Vladislav Trushkin
|
6’7”
|
Power Forward
|
Russia
|
Spartak Vidnoye
|
Edgaras Ulanovas
|
6’6”
|
Small Forward
|
Lithuania
|
Pieno Zvaigzdes
|
Adin Vrabac
|
6’8”
|
Small Forward
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
OKK Spars
|
Andrey Zubkov
|
6’9”
|
Small Forward
|
Russia
|
Lokomotiv Kuban
|
###
Share with your friends: |