# FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008 squads

Below is a list of squads at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008:

## Brazil

* Coach : Moncho Monsalve
| No | Player | Height | Position | Year born (Age) | Current Club |
| 4 | Marcelo Magalhães Machado | 2.00 | SF | (1975-04-12) April 12, 1975 (age 49) | Flamengo |
| 5 | Eduardo Magalhães Machado | 1.91 | SF | (1982-09-10) September 10, 1982 (age 42) | Flamengo |
| 6 | Murilo Becker | 2.11 | F/C | (1983-07-14) July 14, 1983 (age 41) | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 7 | Ricardo Probst | 2.00 | SF | (1976-04-13) April 13, 1976 (age 48) | Conti/Assis |
| 8 | Fulvio Chiantia de Assis | 1.87 | G | (1981-08-15) August 15, 1981 (age 43) | Pallacanestro Roseto |
| 9 | Marcelinho Huertas | 1.91 | PG | (1983-05-25) May 25, 1983 (age 41) | Fortitudo Bologna |
| 10 | Alex Garcia | 1.91 | SG | (1980-03-04) March 4, 1980 (age 44) | Brasilia |
| 11 | Marcus Vinicius Urban Toledo dos Reis | 2.03 | F | (1986-07-10) July 10, 1986 (age 38) | Plus Pujol Lleida |
| 12 | Rafael Araújo | 2.11 | C | (1980-08-12) August 12, 1980 (age 44) | Free agent |
| 13 | João Paulo Batista | 2.08 | C | (1981-10-29) October 29, 1981 (age 42) | Barons LMT |
| 14 | Jonathan Tavernari | 1.96 | F | (1987-06-18) June 18, 1987 (age 37) | Brigham Young University |
| 15 | Tiago Splitter | 2.11 | PF/C | (1985-01-01) January 1, 1985 (age 39) | TAU Cerámica |

## Cameroon

* Coach : Lazare Adingono
| No | Player | Height | Position | Year born (Age) | Current Club |
| 4 | Christian Bayang | 1.92 | SG | (1987-05-07) May 7, 1987 (age 37) | BEAC |
| 5 | Cyrille Makanda | 1.89 | SG | (1980-05-05) May 5, 1980 (age 44) | APOEL B.C. |
| 6 | Parfait Bitee | 1.88 | SG | (1985-07-23) July 23, 1985 (age 39) | Leuven Bears |
| 7 | Franck Ndongo | 2.01 | F | (1988-12-07) December 7, 1988 (age 35) | SONARA |
| 8 | Harding Nana | 2.03 | PF | (1981-01-17) January 17, 1981 (age 43) | Beirasar Rosalía |
| 9 | Joachim Ekanga-Ehawa | 1.87 | SG/SF | (1977-10-07) October 7, 1977 (age 46) | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| 10 | Patrick Bouli | 1.88 | G | (1986-01-11) January 11, 1986 (age 38) | Manhattan College |
| 11 | Jean Pierre Leolain Elong Ebongue | 1.85 | SG | (1985-10-07) October 7, 1985 (age 38) | BEAC |
| 12 | Brice Vounang | 2.03 | F/PF | (1982-12-03) December 3, 1982 (age 41) | SPO Rouen |
| 13 | Alfred Aboya | 2.03 | PF/C | (1985-01-02) January 2, 1985 (age 39) | UCLA |
| 14 | Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje | 2.12 | C | (1978-05-20) May 20, 1978 (age 46) | Oldenburg |
| 15 | Alexis Wangmene | 2.03 | F/PF | (1989-03-01) March 1, 1989 (age 35) | University of Texas |

## Canada

* Coach : Leo Rautins
| No | Player | Height | Position | Year born (Age) | Current Club |
| 4 | Jermaine Anderson | 1.86 | PG | (1983-02-08) February 8, 1983 (age 41) | Walter Tigers Tübingen |
| 5 | Tyler Kepkay | 1.83 | PG | (1987-06-19) June 19, 1987 (age 37) | Winling |
| 6 | Samuel Dalembert | 2.11 | C | (1980-05-10) May 10, 1980 (age 44) | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 7 | Olu Famutimi | 1.96 | SG/SF | (1984-02-21) February 21, 1984 (age 40) | Khimik Yuzhny |
| 8 | Carl English | 1.95 | SG/SF | (1981-02-02) February 2, 1981 (age 43) | Gran Canaria |
| 9 | Rowan Barrett | 1.97 | F | (1972-11-24) November 24, 1972 (age 51) | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| 10 | Andy Rautins | 1.98 | SG | (1986-11-02) November 2, 1986 (age 37) | Syracuse University |
| 11 | Dave Thomas | 2.04 | SF | (1976-12-04) December 4, 1976 (age 47) | Cairns Taipans |
| 12 | Aaron Doornekamp | 1.98 | F | (1985-12-05) December 5, 1985 (age 38) | Carleton University |
| 13 | Rans Brempong | 2.04 | PF | (1981-07-22) July 22, 1981 (age 43) | Bayer Giants Leverkusen |
| 14 | Levon Kendall | 2.10 | PF | (1984-07-04) July 4, 1984 (age 40) | Panionios Forthnet |
| 15 | Joel Anthony | 2.06 | C | (1982-08-09) August 9, 1982 (age 42) | Miami Heat |

## Cape Verde

Coach : Eric Silva
| No | Player | Height | Position | Year born (Age) | Current Club |
| 4 | Jeff Xavier | 1.85 | PG | (1985-09-07) September 7, 1985 (age 39) | Providence College |
| 5 | Josh Gomes | 1.90 | PG/SG | (1983-12-10) December 10, 1983 (age 40) | Baitar Benyamina |
| 6 | Abdulay Faty | 2.05 | C | (1985-01-14) January 14, 1985 (age 39) | Desportivo da Huíla |
| 7 | Fidel Mendonca | 1.91 | F | (1984-07-07) July 7, 1984 (age 40) | Olivais Coimbra |
| 8 | Mário Correia | 1.89 | SG | (1978-03-17) March 17, 1978 (age 46) | Promade Cabinda |
| 9 | Antonio Monteiro | 1.92 | F | (1975-07-19) July 19, 1975 (age 49) | |
| 10 | Marques Houtman | 1.90 | PG | (1979-08-18) August 18, 1979 (age 45) | Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto |
| 11 | Aldevino Lima | 2.03 | C | (1986-08-25) August 25, 1986 (age 38) | Northeastern University |
| 12 | Peter Cipriano | 2.06 | PF/C | (1983-02-07) February 7, 1983 (age 41) | Kouvot Kouvola |
| 13 | Avery Oliver | 1.93 | SG/F | (1983-10-12) October 12, 1983 (age 40) | TV Hohenlimburg |
| 14 | Tony Barros | 1.90 | SG/SF | (1984-05-03) May 3, 1984 (age 40) | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| 15 | Rodrigo Mascarenhas | 1.97 | F | (1980-03-24) March 24, 1980 (age 44) | Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto |

## Croatia

Coach : Jasmin Repeša
| No | Player | Height | Position | Year born (Age) | Current Club |
| 4 | Roko Leni Ukić | 1.95 | PG | (1984-12-05) December 5, 1984 (age 39) | Toronto Raptors |
| 5 | Davor Kus | 1.91 | PG/SG | (1978-07-21) July 21, 1978 (age 46) | Unicaja Málaga |
| 6 | Marko Popović | 1.85 | PG | (1982-06-12) June 12, 1982 (age 42) | Zalgiris Kaunas |
| 7 | Marin Rozić | 2.03 | SF | (1983-02-14) February 14, 1983 (age 41) | Cibona Zagreb |
| 8 | Nikola Prkačin | 2.08 | PF | (1975-11-15) November 15, 1975 (age 48) | Cibona Zagreb |
| 9 | Marko Tomas | 2.01 | SG/SF | (1985-01-03) January 3, 1985 (age 39) | Real Madrid |
| 10 | Zoran Planinić | 1.99 | PG | (1982-09-12) September 12, 1982 (age 42) | CSKA Moscow |
| 11 | Sandro Nicević | 2.11 | C | (1976-06-16) June 16, 1976 (age 48) | Benetton Treviso |
| 12 | Damir Markota | 2.09 | SF/PF | (1985-12-26) December 26, 1985 (age 38) | Zalgiris Kaunas |
| 13 | Marko Banić | 2.04 | PF | (1984-08-31) August 31, 1984 (age 40) | Iurbentia Bilbao |
| 14 | Krešimir Lončar | 2.10 | C | (1983-02-12) February 12, 1983 (age 41) | Lokomotiv Rostov |
| 15 | Stanko Barać | 2.17 | C | (1986-08-13) August 13, 1986 (age 38) | Pamesa Valencia |

## Germany

Coach : Dirk Bauermann
| No | Player | Height | Position | Year born (Age) | Current Club |
| 4 | Tim Ohlbrecht | 2.10 | PF | (1988-08-30) August 30, 1988 (age 36) | Brose Baskets |
| 5 | Philip Zwiener | 2.01 | F | (1985-07-23) July 23, 1985 (age 39) | ALBA Berlin |
| 6 | Sven Schultze | 2.08 | PF | (1978-07-11) July 11, 1978 (age 46) | Snaidero Cucine Udine |
| 7 | Robert Garrett | 1.93 | SG | (1977-03-18) March 18, 1977 (age 47) | Brose Baskets |
| 8 | Konrad Wysocki | 2.04 | SF | (1983-03-28) March 28, 1983 (age 41) | Deutsche Bank Skyliners |
| 9 | Steffen Hamann | 1.96 | PG | (1981-06-14) June 14, 1981 (age 43) | ALBA Berlin |
| 10 | Demond Greene | 1.86 | SG | (1979-06-15) June 15, 1979 (age 45) | Brose Baskets |
| 11 | Pascal Roller | 1.80 | PG | (1976-11-20) November 20, 1976 (age 47) | Deutsche Bank Skyliners |
| 12 | Chris Kaman | 2.13 | C | (1982-04-28) April 28, 1982 (age 42) | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 13 | Patrick Femerling | 2.15 | C | (1975-03-04) March 4, 1975 (age 49) | ALBA Berlin |
| 14 | Dirk Nowitzki | 2.13 | PF | (1978-06-19) June 19, 1978 (age 46) | Dallas Mavericks |
| 15 | Jan-Hendrik Jagla | 2.13 | PF/C | (1981-06-25) June 25, 1981 (age 43) | Joventut Badalona |

## Greece

Coach : Panagiotis Giannakis
| No | Player | Height | Position | Year born (Age) | Current Club |
| 4 | Theodoros Papaloukas | 2.00 | PG | (1977-05-08) May 8, 1977 (age 47) | Olympiacos |
| 5 | Ioannis Bourousis | 2.15 | C | (1983-11-17) November 17, 1983 (age 40) | Olympiacos |
| 6 | Nikos Zisis | 1.97 | G | (1983-08-16) August 16, 1983 (age 41) | CSKA Moscow |
| 7 | Vassilis Spanoulis | 1.93 | G | (1982-08-07) August 7, 1982 (age 42) | Panathinaikos |
| 8 | Panagiotis Vasilopoulos | 2.05 | F | (1984-02-08) February 8, 1984 (age 40) | Olympiacos |
| 9 | Antonis Fotsis | 2.09 | PF | (1981-04-01) April 1, 1981 (age 43) | Panathinaikos |
| 10 | Giorgos Printezis | 2.06 | PF | (1985-02-22) February 22, 1985 (age 39) | Olympiacos |
| 11 | Andreas Glyniadakis | 2.16 | C | (1981-08-26) August 26, 1981 (age 43) | Maroussi |
| 12 | Kostas Tsartsaris | 2.10 | PF/C | (1979-10-17) October 17, 1979 (age 44) | Panathinaikos |
| 13 | Dimitris Diamantidis | 1.96 | G | (1980-05-06) May 6, 1980 (age 44) | Panathinaikos |
| 14 | Sofoklis Schortsanitis | 2.08 | C | (1985-06-22) June 22, 1985 (age 39) | Olympiacos |
| 15 | Michalis Pelekanos | 1.99 | G/F | (1981-05-25) May 25, 1981 (age 43) | Olympiacos |

## Korea

* Coach : Kim Nam-Gi
| No | Player | Height | Position | Year born (Age) | Current Club |
| 4 | Ha Seung-Jin | 2.21 | C | (1985-08-04) August 4, 1985 (age 39) | |
| 5 | Jung Young-Sam | 1.87 | SG/SF | (1984-04-21) April 21, 1984 (age 40) | Incheon ET Land Black Slamer |
| 6 | Lee Kwang-Jae | 1.88 | SG/SF | (1984-04-21) April 21, 1984 (age 40) | Dongbu Promy |
| 7 | Kim Tae-Sool | 1.80 | PG | (1984-08-13) August 13, 1984 (age 40) | Seoul SK Knights |
| 8 | Jeon Jung-Gyu | 1.88 | SG | (1983-10-14) October 14, 1983 (age 40) | Incheon ET Land Black Slamer |
| 9 | Joo Hee-Jung | 1.82 | PG | (1977-02-04) February 4, 1977 (age 47) | Anyang KT&G Kites |
| 10 | Kang Byung-Hyun | 1.92 | PG/SG | (1985-05-05) May 5, 1985 (age 39) | Chung-Ang University |
| 11 | Yang Hee-Jong | 1.94 | SF | (1984-05-11) May 11, 1984 (age 40) | Anyang KT&G Kites |
| 12 | Oh Sekeun | 2.01 | C | (1987-05-20) May 20, 1987 (age 37) | Chung-Ang University |
| 13 | Yoon Ho-Young | 1.96 | SF | (1984-06-01) June 1, 1984 (age 40) | Chung-Ang University |
| 14 | Kim Joo-Sung | 2.05 | C | (1979-11-09) November 9, 1979 (age 44) | Dongbu Promy |
| 15 | Kim Min-Soo | 2.00 | PF | (1982-01-16) January 16, 1982 (age 42) | Seoul SK Knights |

## Lebanon

* Coach : Fuad Abou Chakra
| No | Player | Height | Position | Year born (Age) | Current Club |
| 4 | Jean Abdel-Nour | 1.98 | SF | (1983-11-29) November 29, 1983 (age 40) | Bluestars |
| 5 | Mazen Mneimneh | 1.92 | SG | (1986-02-01) February 1, 1986 (age 38) | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut |
| 6 | Ali Mahmoud | 1.82 | PG | (1983-05-28) May 28, 1983 (age 41) | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut |
| 7 | Rony Fahed | 1.84 | PG | (1981-11-06) November 6, 1981 (age 42) | Sagesse Beirut |
| 8 | Omar El Turk | 1.84 | PG | (1981-09-30) September 30, 1981 (age 43) | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut |
| 9 | Brian Anthony Beshara Feghali | 2.04 | SF/PF | (1977-12-30) December 30, 1977 (age 46) | Al Mouttahed Tripoli |
| 10 | Roy Samaha | 2.05 | C | (1984-09-12) September 12, 1984 (age 40) | Bluestars |
| 11 | Bassem Balaa | 1.98 | F | (1981-07-10) July 10, 1981 (age 43) | Bluestars |
| 12 | Ali Fakhreddine | 2.02 | PF/C | (1983-04-03) April 3, 1983 (age 41) | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut |
| 13 | Sabah Khoury | 1.96 | SG | (1982-11-10) November 10, 1982 (age 41) | Sagesse Beirut |
| 14 | Hussein Tawbe | 1.95 | PF | (1982-07-16) July 16, 1982 (age 42) | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut |
| 15 | Fadi El Khatib | 1.98 | SG/SF | (1979-01-01) January 1, 1979 (age 45) | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut |

## New Zealand

* Coach : Nenad Vucinic
| No | Player | Height | Position | Year born (Age) | Current Club |
| 4 | Lindsay Tait | 1.90 | G | (1982-01-08) January 8, 1982 (age 42) | Wellington Saints |
| 5 | Michael Fitchett | 1.83 | PG | (1982-09-20) September 20, 1982 (age 42) | Nelson Giants |
| 6 | Kirk Penney | 1.95 | G | (1980-11-23) November 23, 1980 (age 43) | New Zealand Breakers |
| 7 | Mika Vukona | 1.93 | F | (1982-05-13) May 13, 1982 (age 42) | South Dragons |
| 8 | Jeremy Kench | 1.86 | PG | (1984-04-27) April 27, 1984 (age 40) | Canterbury Rams |
| 9 | Paora Winitana | 1.95 | G | (1976-12-06) December 6, 1976 (age 47) | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| 10 | Alex Pledger | 2.16 | C | (1987-03-27) March 27, 1987 (age 37) | University of Missouri–Kansas City |
| 11 | Pero Cameron | 1.98 | F | (1974-06-05) June 5, 1974 (age 50) | Gold Coast Blaze |
| 12 | Corey Webster | | G | (1988-11-29) November 29, 1988 (age 35) | Lambuth University |
| 13 | Nick Horvath | 2.08 | C | (1981-02-18) February 18, 1981 (age 43) | Wellington Saints |
| 14 | Craig Bradshaw | 2.05 | C | (1983-07-28) July 28, 1983 (age 41) | Brisbane Bullets |
| 15 | Ben Hill | 1.96 | F | (1979-06-18) June 18, 1979 (age 45) | Waikato Pistons |

## Puerto Rico

* Coach : Manolo Cintron
| No | Player | Height | Position | Year born (Age) | Current Club |
| 4 | Peter John Ramos | 2.22 | C | (1985-05-23) May 23, 1985 (age 39) | Criollos de Caguas |
| 5 | José Juan Barea | 1.83 | PG | (1984-06-26) June 26, 1984 (age 40) | Dallas Mavericks |
| 6 | Filiberto Rivera | 1.87 | PG | (1982-09-28) September 28, 1982 (age 42) | AEK Athens |
| 7 | Carlos Arroyo | 1.88 | PG | (1979-07-30) July 30, 1979 (age 45) | Orlando Magic |
| 8 | Joel Jones | 1.98 | G | (1981-07-17) July 17, 1981 (age 43) | Ponce Lions |
| 9 | Alex Falcón | 2.00 | SF/PF | (1973-11-20) November 20, 1973 (age 50) | Santurce Crabbers |
| 10 | Larry Ayuso | 1.90 | SG | (1977-03-27) March 27, 1977 (age 47) | Cibona Zagreb |
| 11 | Ricardo Sanchez | 2.12 | C | (1987-07-06) July 6, 1987 (age 37) | Idaho Stampede |
| 12 | Javier Mojica | 1.86 | G | (1984-08-31) August 31, 1984 (age 40) | Fajardo Cariduros |
| 13 | Luis Villalfañe | 2.08 | C | (1981-06-21) June 21, 1981 (age 43) | Gigantes de Carolina |
| 14 | Carmelo Antrone Lee | 2.00 | SF | (1977-06-07) June 7, 1977 (age 47) | Guaynabo Conquistadores |
| 15 | Daniel Santiago | 2.16 | C | (1976-06-24) June 24, 1976 (age 48) | Unicaja Malaga |

## Slovenia

* Coach : Aleš Pipan
| No | Player | Height | Position | Year born (Age) | Current Club |
| 4 | Željko Zagorac | 2.04 | F/C | (1981-03-09) March 9, 1981 (age 43) | Helios Domžale |
| 5 | Jaka Lakovič | 1.86 | PG | (1978-07-09) July 9, 1978 (age 46) | FC Barcelona |
| 6 | Jaka Klobučar | 1.99 | PG/SG | (1987-08-19) August 19, 1987 (age 37) | Union Olimpija |
| 7 | Sani Bečirovič | 1.95 | SG | (1981-05-19) May 19, 1981 (age 43) | Lottomatica Roma |
| 8 | Rasho Nesterovič | 2.13 | C | (1976-05-30) May 30, 1976 (age 48) | Indiana Pacers |
| 9 | Goran Dragić | 1.90 | PG | (1986-05-06) May 6, 1986 (age 38) | Union Olimpija |
| 10 | Uroš Slokar | 2.06 | PF/C | (1983-05-14) May 14, 1983 (age 41) | Triumph Lyubertsy |
| 11 | Nebojša Joksimović | 1.93 | SG | (1981-11-17) November 17, 1981 (age 42) | Hemofarm |
| 12 | Emir Preldžič | 2.06 | SF/PF | (1987-09-06) September 6, 1987 (age 37) | Fenerbahçe |
| 13 | Domen Lorbek | 1.98 | SG | (1985-03-06) March 6, 1985 (age 39) | MMT Estudiantes |
| 14 | Dragisa Drobnjak | 2.00 | F | (1977-11-05) November 5, 1977 (age 46) | Turów Zgorzelec |
| 15 | Miha Zupan | 2.06 | PF/C | (1982-09-13) September 13, 1982 (age 42) | Union Olimpija |