By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
20 players will compile the preliminary squad of the Turkish national team, as announced today by the country’s national basketball federation.
These athletes are included in the roster of a team that will participate in various friendly games after which coach Ergin Ataman will make the final cuts.
Turkey will play in the Qualifying tournament of Manila, Philippines to claim a spot in the Olympic Games of Rio.
Here is the list of the players:
Cedi Osman (Anadolu Efes)
Furkan Korkmaz (Anadolu Efes)
Tolga Geçim (Banvit)
Can Maxim Mutaf (Banvit)
Ender Arslan (Darussafaka Dogus)
Metin Turen (Darussafaka Dogus)
Semih Erden (Darussafaka Dogus)
Mehmet Yağmur (Darussafaka Doguş)
Oguz Savaş (Darussafaka Doğuş)
Melih Mahmutoglu (Fenerbahçe)
Barıs Hersek (Fenerbahçe)
Huseyin Goksenin Koksal (Galatasaray Odeabank)
Sinan Guler (Galatasaray Odeabank)
J. Metecan Birsen (Istanbul BBSK)
Kenan Sipahi (Pınar Karşıyaka)
Samet Geyik (Pınar Karşıyaka)
Omer Faruk Asık (New Orleans Pelicans)