RYAN Leonard of Limerick Sport Eagles has been included in the 12-man Ireland squad for the EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers games with Azerbaijan and Luxembourg this weekend.
Leonard is set to make his competitive debut, having last played for Ireland in friendlies against Slovakia and Luxembourg back in 2019.
Ireland head coach Michael Bree said: “We’ve gathered a really strong squad and I’m looking forward to getting the guys on the court. We’ve had plenty of get-togethers online to go through things, so we can hit the ground running when everyone is in camp.”
Captain Sean Flood added: “We’re raring to go, we’re targeting two wins in this window to get our campaign back on track. Being at home for both these fixtures will be huge, as our home crowd really back us to the hilt and create an amazing atmosphere at the National Basketball Arena (Dublin).”
Ireland face Azerbaijan on Friday and Luxembourg on Monday
Both fixtures will be live on TG4.
Ireland: Jordan Blount (Flexachem KCYMS), Rapolas Buivydas (Belfast Star), CJ Fulton (Iowa Wolves), Sean Flood (unattached), Sean Fitzpatrick (UCD Marian), Ryan Leonard (Limerick Sport Eagles), Sam Alajiki (Hapoel Galil Elion, Israel), Matt Zona (Cheshire Phoenix, UK), Neal Quinn (BCM Gravelines Dunkerque, France), Adrian O’Sullivan (Ballincollig), Eoin Nelson (Energywise Ireland Neptune), James Gormley (Griifth College Éanna).