Cárdenas and Saint-Supéry named in Spain’s roster for the World Cup Qualifiers

Valencia Basket players Álvaro Cárdenas and Mario Saint-Supéry have been included in the 15-player squad selected by head coach Chus Mateo for the November window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. Spain will face Montenegro in Podgorica on Thursday, November 26, at 19:00, before taking on Greece in Santiago de Compostela on Sunday, November 29, at 18:00.

Despite opening the second qualifying round with two defeats, against Portugal and away to Greece, the national team remains second in Group I with a 5-3 record, level with Georgia.

Spain’s full squad consists of Alberto Abalde, Francis Alonso, Ferran Bassas, Darío Brizuela, Álvaro Cárdenas, Jaime Fernández, Juancho Hernangómez, Willy Hernangómez, Pierre Oriola, Joel Parra, Oriol Paulí, Jaime Pradilla, Álex Reyes, Mario Saint-Supéry and Santi Yusta. Héctor Alderete, Carlos Alocén, Mikel Sanz, Pablo Tamba, Adrián Torres and Yankuba Sima, who began the season with Valencia Basket, have also been invited to join the squad.

The national team’s training camp will begin on Monday, November 23, in Guadalajara. However, the Spanish internationals, like the rest of our players called up by their respective national teams, will not join their national squads until after the EuroLeague Round 14 fixture at the Roig Arena, where Valencia Basket will face Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens on Tuesday, November 24, at 20:30.