Ireland coach Mark Keenan names final 12 for EuroBasket qualifiers

Aidan Harris Igiehon is set for his international debut after being selected in the final 12 for this week's FIBA EuroBasket 2025 FIBA qualifiers against Austria and Switzerland.

CJ Fulton and Will Hanley, who won the European Championship for Small Countries with Ireland last summer, both return and are in line for their EuroBasket debuts.

Former Dublin Lions player, Igiehon, is currently playing for Grand Canyon University in NCAA Division 1. Fulton and Hanley are also US-based and this is the first EuroBasket window both have been available.

Fulton, who is now with Lafayette College, was recently named in the Patriot League All-Rookie Team after an impressive debut season in NCAA Division 1.

On the 12 selected, Ireland head coach Mark Keenan said: "I am very happy with our final selection. The pool of players that were available for selection for this window made it very difficult for us to make this final selection. It's good to freshen things up with new blood coming into the team also. CJ Fulton, Will Hanley and Aidan Harris Igiehon are great additions to the team and have slotted into the team really well."

John Carroll captains the team after Kyle Hosford announced his international retirement on Monday, with Sean Flood stepping up as vice-captain.

James Gormley, Neil Lynch, Conor O’Sullivan, Ciaran Roe and Matt Treacy are on a five-man reserve list.

Ireland face Austria in Salzburg on Thursday, followed by a home game against Switzerland on Sunday at the National Basketball Arena.

The Irish are third in Group A, trailing their upcoming opponents by a point. The group winners and the two best second-placed finishers from three groups will advance to round two of the pre-qualifiers, which begin in August, with another