{"id":506922,"date":"2026-07-22T17:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=506922"},"modified":"2026-07-22T17:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:16:24","slug":"chus-mateo-announces-spains-15-man-roster-for-world-cup-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/chus-mateo-announces-spains-15-man-roster-for-world-cup-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Chus Mateo Announces Spain\u2019s 15-Man Roster for World Cup Qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Spain head coach Chus Mateo has announced the list of 15 players called up for the upcoming two 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifying games against Portugal and Greece.<\/p>\n<p>The roster features experienced names such as the Hernang\u00f3mez brothers, while also including three young talents selected in the NBA Draft: center <strong>Aday Mara<\/strong>, point guard <strong>Sergio de Larrea<\/strong>, and forward <strong>Baba Miller<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>NBA players <strong>Santi Aldama<\/strong> and <strong>Hugo Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> are also part of the group.<\/p>\n<p>Spain\u2019s full roster:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Santi Aldama<\/strong> (Dallas Mavericks, NBA) \u2013 29 caps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Izan Almansa<\/strong> (Real Madrid) \u2013 10 caps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dar\u00edo Brizuela<\/strong> (Bar\u00e7a) \u2013 73 caps<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00c1lvaro C\u00e1rdenas<\/strong> (Valencia Basket) \u2013 7 caps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alberto D\u00edaz<\/strong> (Unicaja) \u2013 54 caps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hugo Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> (Boston Celtics, NBA) \u2013 4 caps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Juancho Hernang\u00f3mez<\/strong> (Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, GRE) \u2013 86 caps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Willy Hernang\u00f3mez<\/strong> \u2013 117 caps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sergio de Larrea<\/strong> (Dallas Mavericks, NBA) \u2013 15 caps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aday Mara<\/strong> (Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA) \u2013 no caps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Baba Miller<\/strong> (Los Angeles Clippers, NBA) \u2013 no caps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joel Parra<\/strong> (Bar\u00e7a) \u2013 56 caps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jaime Pradilla<\/strong> (Real Madrid) \u2013 51 caps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mario Saint-Sup\u00e9ry<\/strong> (Valencia Basket) \u2013 15 caps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Santi Yusta<\/strong> (Anadolu Efes Istanbul, TUR) \u2013 30 caps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Spain will face <strong>Portugal on Friday, August 28 in Zaragoza<\/strong>, before traveling to <strong>Athens to take on Greece on Monday, August 31<\/strong> in the next World Cup qualifying window.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">\ud83d\udea8 OFICIAL | Los 1\u20e35\u20e3 \ud835\uddf7\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddd6\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde1\ud835\udde9\ud835\udde2\ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddd7\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde6 por el Seleccionador <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MateoChus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MateoChus<\/a> para disputar con <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/LaFamilia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LaFamilia<\/a> la Ventana de agosto \ud83d\udd1d<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 Clasificaci\u00f3n <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FIBAWC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FIBAWC<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83d\udcc6 23 al 31 de agosto<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/SomosEquipo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SomosEquipo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qOz27EnrDV\">pic.twitter.com\/qOz27EnrDV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Baloncesto Espa\u00f1a (@BaloncestoESP) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BaloncestoESP\/status\/2079872189579337792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The roster features experienced names such as the Hernang\u00f3mez brothers, while also including three young talents selected 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