16.02.2026 20:07
The candidate roster for the A National Men's Basketball Team, which will play against Serbia in the FIBA 2027 Basketball World Cup Qualifiers Group C, has been announced. Malachi Emmanuel Flynn, who has acquired Turkish citizenship, has been called up to the squad for the first time.
The Turkish National Men's Basketball Team will face Serbia away on Friday, February 27, at 21:00 Turkish time in the FIBA 2027 Basketball World Cup Qualifiers.
THE SQUAD FOR THE SERBIA MATCHES OF THE 12 GIANT MEN HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED
The national team will host Serbia at the Turkcell Basketball Development Center on Monday, March 2, at 21:00. Before these matches, the candidate squad was also announced by the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF).
FLYNN INVITED FOR THE FIRST TIME
Malachi Emmanuel Flynn, who has acquired Turkish citizenship, has been invited to the squad for the first time under the management of head coach Ergin Ataman.
The candidate squad of the national team under head coach Ergin Ataman includes the following names:
Ercan Osmani, Erkan Yılmaz, Şehmus Hazer (A. Efes), Furkan Haltalı, Malachi Emmanuel Flynn (Bahçeşehir College), Yiğit Arslan, Berk İbrahim Uğurlu, Sertaç Şanlı (Beşiktaş), Onuralp Bitim, James Metecan Birsen, Tarık Biberovic (Fenerbahçe Beko), Can Korkmaz (Galatasaray), Yiğit Onan (Manisa Basket), Furkan Korkmaz, Yiğitcan Saybir (TOFAŞ), İsmail Cem Ulusoy (Trabzonspor), Cedi Osman, Ömer Faruk Yurtseven (Panathinaikos)