By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Turkish Basketball Federation announced the preliminary roster of the national team for the 2025 FIBA EuroBasket.
Houston Rockets All-Star center Alperen Sengun headlines the group of 16 players. The list also includes Philadelphia 76ers forward/center Adem Bona who is expected to make his debut with the senior Turkish national team after represening the country in youth competitions.
EuroLeague superstar guard Shane Larkin will be the naturalized player of the “12 Giant Men” in his return to a major tournament after the 2022 EuroBasket.
Turkey’s full preliminary roster:
Adem Bona, Alperen Sengun, Berk Ugurlu, Cedi Osman, Ercan Osmani, Erkan Yilmaz, Furkan Korkmaz, Kenan Sipahi, Onuralp Bitim, Omer Yurtseven, Maxim Mutaf, Sertac Sanli, Shane Larkin, Sehmus Hazer, Yigit Arslan, Yigitcan Saybir.
The Turkish team will participate in Group A (Riga), along with Serbia, Czechia, Estonia, Portugal and host Latvia. The four top teams from each of the four EuroBasket groups advance to the knockout stage.