Israel Qualify For Eurobasket

Toby Nathan - Thursday 2nd 2010f September 2010

The Israeli basketball team have qualified for next summer’s Eurobasket tournament.

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The tournament, which will be held in Lithuania, will be the tenth consecutive Eurobasket the men’s team have qualified for, and was sealed even though they fell to a 79-69 defeat to Montenegro, as they finished as one of the two best runners-up.

Star forward, Omri Casspi, (pictured) who plays for the Sacramento Kings in the NBA, said: “We did what we were supposed to do and met all the expectations, but most importantly we made it to the EuroBasket. Our next goal is to get to the [2012] Olympics in London.”

Their joy was shared by the Israeli women’s team – who qualified for their third consecutive tournament. Sealing their place with a 79-72 victory over Romania in Ramat Gan, the win saw them qualify top of group B.

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