By Joan Danés
The next day will be held August 15 in Slovenj Gradec, the ninth edition of Slovenia Ball Tournament. This year the teams are, CROATIA, FYR of MACEDONIA, HUNGARY, SLOVENIA BLUE, SLOVENIA GREEN and SPAIN.
For many of the players is their first international experience with the national team. It is also a good time to start to see what will be some of the players with European basketball projection, these accompanied by players who have achieved an important part of their development and help them continue to improve.
Stand tall players with great ball handling that will allow in the future playing back and facing the basket. We have also seen guard with a good director of the game. The Forward with good hand and a good size that allows great versatility in the game.
Eurohopes has travelled over the past three years watching players 96, 97 and 98, this season will see players from 1999. Some of the players who stood out in the sixth edition have also played in the u18 European this season, although smaller players age. Clear examples are Marko Arapovic '96 (Croatia), Lovro Mazalin '97 (Croatia) and Nejc Zupan'96 (Slovenia). These players have already demonstrated that they had a great future but also a great present.
In the sixth edition were outstanding players and they had a projection that participated in the European U16 was played in 2012.
FYR of Macedonia
Filip Jankovski 1996 and Martin Shalev 1996
Spain
Sergi Costa 1996, Carlos Martinez 1996, Marc Bauza 1996, Adnan Omeragic 1996, Sergio Mendiola 1996 and David Martinez 1996
Croatia
Arian Dosen 1996, Leon Tomic 1996, Marko Jurica 1996 and Marko Arapovic 1996
Estonia
Ken Lill 1996, Kristofer Kurvits 1996, Karl Jürjens 1996, Jaagup Russak 1996 and Marko Meimer 1996
Slovenia
Aljaz Slutej 1996, Sandi Grubelic 1996, Tilen Kodrin 1996, Milan Kovacevic 1996, Nejc Zupan 1996 and Aleksander Medic 1996
In the seventh edition were featured players with great projection and are now playing the U16 European
Croatia
Bruno Skokna 1997, Petar Dubelj 1997, Dragan Bender 1997, Franko Kalpic 1997, Toni Kumanovic 1997, Ante Zizic 1997, Lovro Mazalin 1997 and Matej Gaspert 1997
Montenegro
Nikola Lucic 1997 and Todor Radonjic 1997
Estonia
Norman Käbin 1997, Ivalo Pajumets 1997, Kregor Hermet 1997and Robert Valge 1997
FYR of Macedonia
Dejan Srbinovski 1997, Bojan Serafimov 1997, David Pecalevski 1997, Miodrag Todorovikj 1997 and Oliver Dvojakovski 1997
Spain
Pablo Perez 1997, Xabier Lopez-Arosteguj 1997, Santiago Yusta 1997, Juan Oliva 1997 and Samuel Rodriguez 1997
Slovenia
Blaz Mesicek 1997, Nejc Martincic 1997, Tjaz Hadalin 1997, Nejc Baric 1997, Tadej Tabak 1997, Aljaz Marinc 1997, Zan Sisko 1997 and Urban Durnik 1997
There are also players who participated in the eighth edition and are also in the U16 European who is playing these days.
FYR of Macedonia
Nenad Dimitrijevikj 1998 (participated in the last three editions of the BAM), Stefan Mileski 1998 and Petar Ognjenovikj 1998
Hungary
Gábor Rudner 1998
Slovenia
Gaber Ozegovic 1998 and Elvis Keric 1998
Croatia
Mateo Colak 1998
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