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Men's Basketball 08/24/2023

Seven Former Wildcats To Take Part in 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup

When the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup gets underway on Aug. 25 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, the Arizona Wildcats will be well represented with seven former players taking part for seven different countries.

Among the players competing will be Josh Green (Australia), Lauri Markkanen (Finland), Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Jordan), Dusan Ristic (Serbia) and Emmanuel Akot (South Sudan).

Steve Kerr will serve as the head coach for the United States and current Arizona assistant coach Riccardo Fois will be an assistant coach with Italy.

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The tournament begins with each team playing the three other teams in their group between Aug. 25-30. Then the second round and classification stage takes place from Aug. 31-Sept. 3 before the final phase that will determine the champion will be played from Sept. 5-10 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila.

All games are scheduled to be streamed live on ESPN+ and Courtside1891.

Below is a look at each team with Arizona connections schedule for group stage (all times Pacific):

Josh Green (Australia)

Aug. 25 – Australia vs. Finland, 1:00 a.m.

Aug. 27 – Australia vs. Germany, 1:30 a.m.

Aug. 29 – Australia vs. Japan, 4:10 a.m.

Lauri Markkanen (Finland)

Aug. 25 – Finland vs. Australia, 1:00 a.m.

Aug. 27 – Finland vs. Japan, 5:10 a.m.

Aug. 29 – Finland vs. Germany, 12:30 a.m.

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Jordan)

Aug. 26 – Jordan vs. Greece, 1:45 a.m.

Aug. 28 – Jordan vs. New Zealand, 1:45 a.m.

Aug. 30 – Jordan vs. USA, 1:40 a.m.

Dusan Ristic (Serbia)

Aug. 26 – Serbia vs. China, 5:00 a.m.

Aug. 28 – Serbia vs. Puerto Rico, 5:00 a.m.

Aug. 30 – Serbia vs. South Sudan, 1:00 a.m.

Emmanuel Akot (South Sudan)

Aug. 26 – South Sudan vs. Puerto Rico, 1:00 a.m.

Aug. 28 – South Sudan vs. China, 1:00 a.m.

Aug. 30 – South Sudan vs. Serbia, 1:00 a.m.

Steve Kerr (USA)

Aug. 26 – USA vs. New Zealand, 5:40 a.m.

Aug. 28 – USA vs. Greece, 5:40 a.m.

Aug. 30 – USA vs. Jordan, 1:40 a.m.

Riccardo Fois (Italy)

Aug. 25 – Italy vs. Angola, 1:00 a.m.

Aug. 27 – Italy vs. Dominican Republic, 1:00 a.m.

Aug. 29 – Italy vs. Philippines, 5:00 a.m.

Here's a look at the day-by-day schedule for the Group Phase for each country with Arizona connections (all times Pacific and streamed on ESPN+):

Friday, Aug. 25

1:00 a.m. - Italy (Fois) vs. Angola

1:00 a.m. - Finland (Markkanen) vs. Australia (Green)

Saturday, Aug. 26

1:00 a.m. - South Sudan (Akot) vs. Puerto Rico

1:45 a.m. - Jordan (Hollis-Jefferson) vs. Greece

5:00 a.m. - Serbia (Ristic) vs. China

5:40 a.m. - USA (Kerr) vs. New Zealand

Sunday, Aug. 27

1:00 a.m. - Italy (Fois) vs. Dominican Republic

1:30 a.m. - Australia (Green) vs. Germany

5:10 a.m. - Finland (Markkanen) vs. Japan

Monday, Aug. 28

1:00 a.m. - South Sudan (Akot) vs. China

1:45 a.m. - Jordan (Hollis-Jefferson) vs. New Zealand

5:00 a.m. - Serbia (Ristic) vs. Puerto Rico

5:40 a.m. - USA (Kerr) vs. Greece

Tuesday, Aug. 29

1:00 a.m. - Finland (Markkanen) vs. Germany

4:10 a.m. - Australia (Green) vs. Japan

5:00 a.m. - Italy (Fois) vs. Philippines

Wednesday, Aug. 30

1:00 a.m. - Serbia (Ristic) vs. South Sudan (Akot)

1:40 a.m. - Jordan (Hollis-Jefferson) vs. USA (Kerr)

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