Northeastern men's basketball players
Chris Avenant and
Dinko Marshavelski continue to gain valuable experience playing at the international level. Both players have trained this summer with their national team programs in preparation for the FIBA basketball championships. The events serve as qualifying tournaments for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
“It's a tremendous honor for both of these young men to be able to represent their country,” said Northeastern head coach
Bill Coen. “We're extremely proud of them for what they've accomplished and for how they've represented our program and our university. This is an experience they'll never forget.”
Avenant, who will be a sophomore this season, is training with the South Africa National Men's Basketball Team. The team will compete in the FIBA African Nations Championship, or Afrobasket, Aug. 17-28 in Madagascar. The tournament--Africa's biggest basketball championship--will produce one winner that will represent the continent at the 2012 Olympic Games. South Africa is in Group C and will open pool play on Aug. 17 against the Ivory Coast. The team will face Cameroon on Aug. 19 and Egypt on Aug. 21.
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See update below]
Marshavelski, who is entering his junior season at Northeastern, is a member of the Bulgaria National Team. Bulgaria will compete in the FIBA European Basketball Championship, or EuroBasket, in Lithuania, Aug. 31-Sept. 18. Marshavelski recently was sidelined with an injury while training with the national team and will not compete in the championship tournament. Bulgaria will compete in Group D and will face Slovenia in its first game on Aug. 31. The team will take on Belgium on Sept. 1, Ukraine onSept. 3, Russia on Sept. 4, and Georgia on Sept. 5.
Northeastern returns eight players from last year's squad, including four starters. The Huskies will open the season on Nov. 11 at crosstown rival Boston University.
UPDATE
Avenant appeared in all five South Africa games, averaging 16.4 minutes, 3 points and 3 rebounds per game. South Africa went 1-4 in the tournament, with a win over Egypt (71-68) and losses to the Ivory Coast (105-53), Cameroon (87-65), Tunisia (94-50) and Madagascar (82-61).
Chris Avenant
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Afrobasket:
http://www.fiba-afrique.org/
EuroBasket:
http://www.eurobasket2011.com/en/
