The under 16 Maltese national team will be in San Marino between 12 and 17 July to take part in the FIBA Europe European Championships Division C.

The preparations for this tournament started months ago, however the training was intensified in the last days.

In this competition Malta will be playing in Group B together with Gibraltar and the organizers, San Marino. Andorra, Monaco and Wales will be competing in Group A.

Malta’s first game will be on Tuesday against hosts San Marino.

Malta’s second game will be played on Wednesday against Gibraltar. Friday and Saturday the qualifying games will be played with the finals scheduled for Sunday 17 July. The Maltese contingent is confident to get a positive result from this competition.

The following players have been called by national coach Bruno Di Pietrantonio together with assistant coaches Peter Farrugia and Kristin Baldacchino:

Nikola Andrejevic – Luxol, Mathias Attard Montalto – Luxol, Simon Attard – Hibs, Matthew Borg – Loyola, Christopher Julian Cordina – Luxol, Matthew Farrugia – Loyola, Nicholas Grech – Depiro, Darrel Schembri – Depiro, Aaron Falzon – Newton North High School USA, Zane Micallef – Geelog Australia.