A pair of Charlotte Hornets players and one coach will be back on the court this month for National Team duty as qualification continues on for next year’s FIBA World Cup in China.
A total of 32 different teams will be divided into eight groups of four at next summer’s tournament with the top two squads in each quadrant advancing to the single-elimination quarterfinal round. Beginning on August 31, 2019, a total of 96 games will be played at the FIBA World Cup over 16 days across eight different Chinese cities with the top eight finishers receiving automatic qualification to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.