Luka Doncic, Klemen Prepelic and Mike Tobey, the three leading scorers for Slovenia at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, continue to be key catalysts for the team.
Japan faced a 22-point deficit entering the second half of the Basketball World Cup contest. With the win, Australia advanced to the second round.
Overcoming a 13-point halftime deficit, Cape Verde controlled the fourth quarter, beat Venezuela and raised its profile on the global basketball landscape.
Yuki Kawamura and Keisei Tominaga are only 22 years old, but the talented guards appear ready to be cornerstones of the Akatsuki Japan roster for years...
Josh Hawkinson notched his first Basketball World Cup double-double and 22-year-old guards Yuki Kawamura and Keisei Tominaga combined for 42 points.
In 2010, Australia defeated Germany by 35 points in the global tournament in Turkey. Germany triumphed by three points in the teams' rematch at Okinawa Arena.
Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic scored a game-high 37 points. His impressive all-around effort included seven rebounds, six assists and two steals.
Hustling, converting numerous scoring chances and playing aggressively, Yudai Baba energized Japan despite its loss to Germany at the Basketball World Cup.
Japan missed 15 of 18 3-point shots in the first half of its Basketball World Cup opener and trailed by 22 points entering the second half...
Patty Mills scored a game-high 25 points and Josh Giddey flirted with a triple-double to lead Australia to victory in the Basketball World Cup match.
Only three players return from Japan's 2019 Basketball World Cup roster, plus impressions of Golden Boot winner Hinata Miyazawa and hurdler Shunsuke Izumiya.
Luka Doncic led Slovenia with 23 points in a final tuneup for the FIBA Basketball World Cup. The dazzling playmaker also handed out seven assists.