The new head coach of the Armenian national basketball team, Bogdan Karacic, has announced the squad for the final match of the 2027 World Cup qualification stage against Albania, which will take place on February 20 in Tirana.
Armenian National Basketball Team Squad for the Match Against Albania:
- Albert Tadevosyan (Erebuni) — 195 cm
- Andre Spight Mkrtchyan (Biguá, Uruguay) — 191 cm
- Chris Jones (Valencia, Spain) — 188 cm
- Zak Tavitian (Diamond, Australia) — 203 cm
- Artem Tavakalyan (Erebuni) — 198 cm
- Gabriel Achemyan (Omenetmen, Lebanon) — 195 cm
- Yura Melikyan (BKMA) — 205 cm
- David Khachatryan (Urartu) — 210 cm
- Karen Melikyan (BKMA) — 195 cm
- Daniel Kirakosyan
- Haykaz Grigoryan (Erebuni) — 195 cm
- Migran Nerses (Urartu) — 191 cm
Notably, Syrian-Armenian basketball player Migran Nerses has been called up to the national team for the first time. In 2016, he played for Armenia’s U-20 national team. Recently, Nerses has been playing for "Urartu."
Due to injuries, Arkadi Mkrtchyan, Daniel Gevorgyan, and Alexey Chizhenok could not be included in the squad.
The national team training camp will begin on February 13 in Yerevan, and on February 17, the Armenian delegation will travel to Albania for the final match of the qualification stage.