The Armenian National Basketball Team will be playing in the United States for the first time ever this weekend.
The Armenian National Basketball Team is set to take on France.The players of the Armenian National Basketball Team have been holding intense practice sessions around the clock as they count down to tip-off with a big game ahead against France this weekend.
The team is being coached by Rex Kalamian who is also the assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons and was once an assistant coach for the. Next season, he will be part of Monty Williams’ coaching staff who was named the NBA’s Coach of Year in 2022 during his tenure with the Phoenix Suns. He continued to say, "The resilience that they showed and just the professionalism – the respect that these guys have for each other, for the game, for the staff, and for our fans is amazing."The matchup against Team France marks the Armenian National Team’s opening game of the 2023 season. It’s also the team’s first game back since their come-from-behind Finals victory over Malta that secured them a gold medal in the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries last July.
"It’s going to be a very big challenge for us. We don't have a huge team. I would say the strength of our team is in the guard play, so we're going to have to beat France a different way," Kalamian said. "We're not going to beat them with our size and physicality.
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