After having analyzed in the detail the four best placed European nations of the tournament, I will come back to the other European teams, unfortunately only in a shorter fashion as I saw these teams only once in Mannheim. Also, I will limit myself really to the main players of these teams in order to [...]

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Maybe the positive surprise of the tournament was the 8th place of Sweden. The team from coach Tommie Hansson won the game it had to win against Germany in order to qualify for the Top 8 but then declined slowly in their performance. The team has however some interesting prospects in their roster, especially from [...]

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The Spanish team was present but of course without their absolute superstar of the 1990 generation Ricky Rubio. The team from coach Jota Cuspinera presented however a nice combination of talent and was probably one of the deepest teams present in Mannheim. We took a particular at one of the most talented players of the [...]

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Turkey came to Mannheim with a baggage full of confidence and a mixture of very talented players. The main man to scout for me was of course 1992 born Enes Kanter who has dominated the U16 Türk Telekom Tournament a few weeks before. But it was not only him that came up with interesting performances.

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The Greek team came to Mannheim without being considered as one of the favorites. The tallest player just being 2m02, it looked like the guys from coach Georgias Vlassopoulos would be punished inside. But it came a whole lot different. Not only that Greece won the tournament, the team featured some very interesting talent, at [...]

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The Albert Schweitzer Tournament is over and it is time to talk about the players and the tournament in general. The first article will be about the level of the tournament and a report about the best non-European players.

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Here are my final picks from the Albert Schweitzer Tournament 2008. There will be a lot more detailed reports published in the next days.

First of all, here is my report on the final day that I wrote for Ball in Europe
Nearly 30.000 fans followed the tournament throughout the whole week
The injury of Maurice Stuckey that [...]

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Before returning to Mannheim for the Finals day tomorrow, here are some important facts of the last two days.

The Final will be the awaited Greece – Turkey clash. It will be loud and rowdy in the US Sports Arena tomorrow.
Nikos Pappas is the absolute favorite for the MVP trophy. The Greek guard went for 39pts [...]

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Today there are no games but here are the picks about yesterday’s action in Mannheim.

Kostas Sloukas has joined the Greek team and when he is fully integrated, he will probably form the best backcourt of the tournament.
Staying with the Greek team, Nikos Pappas was unstoppable by the US team despite always doing the same move. [...]

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Before heading off to Mannheim, here are a few picks out of yesterday’s action.

Spain is dominating its group. After a 40pts success against New Zealand, the team from Iberia also demolished Croatia by 38. And it was once again a nice team effort with 5 guys in double figures. Title candidate?
Some nations are already out [...]

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The team from New Zealand looks not the be among the top teams. However Dion Prewster was everywhere for them with 11pts, 12rebs, 6asts and 8 turnovers. The athletic forward is probably the best prospect of the team together with SG Brook Ruscoe and 1991 born 2m07 guy Robert Loe
Spain won their opener easily with [...]

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Today, I will have a Live chat about the upcoming tournament. Your questions and infos are welcome. Be ready for 14h CET.

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Tomorrow Friday at 14h00 CET, I will go for a 1h Live Chat here on the site about the upcoming Albert Schweitzer Tournament. Actually, I am seeking some experts to join the discussion but every reader of this website is welcome to add their comments or questions.

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A few minutes before watching the top Euroleague clash between Partizan and Panathinaikos, I come up with some interesting notes

Maurice Stuckey is injured and won’t play the Albert Schweitzer Tournament
No Matias Nocedal for Argentina either
Australia beat Germany heavily in the first of the AST preparation games. While the Germans could stand till halftime, the second [...]

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South Africa will not be playing in the tournament this year. The team will be replaced by the Netherlands U18 squad.
Some pre-tournament test dates have also been revealed: 18th March: Germany vs. Australia; 19th March: Germany vs. New Zealand and USA vs. Crailsheim; 20th March: Germany vs. USA and Australia vs. TSG Ehingen and New [...]

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The Spanish federation FEB has announced the roster of 12 players that will join Mannheim for the Albert Schweitzer Tournament in two weeks. And the team looks like it is a potential candidate for one of the top spots.

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Today, the roster for the US team has been announced. The team that should have been coached by Dwayne Casey will finally be led by Lionel Hollins due to medical reasons. Hollins is member of the Memphis Grizzlies.

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I want to take a first look at the rosters or pre-selections that are already known to participate at this year’s edition. Maybe this can be an indication to see who can be the possible successor of Nicolas Batum as the 2006 MVP.

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Ricky Rubio has been elected Young Player of the year. Not really what I have voted.
Seydou N’Joya is back in Nancy and has signed a “jeune aspirant” contract valid until the end of the season. He played with Norköpping in Sweden where he averaged 8.2ppg and 4.2apg in the 5 games he played.
Giorgi Shermadini [...]

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End of March is coming which means that the Albert Schweitzer Tournament is approaching. Today, the German basketball federation published some important details about the group stage as well as ticket information.

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