Mission accomplished. Austria’s NBA star Jakob Pöltl not only thrilled the audience in the Salzburg Alpenstraße sports hall when he made his comeback in the national basketball team, but also found the road to victory. Three days after the 92:66 against Ireland, the red-white-red team celebrated the next smashing victory at the end of the first phase of the qualification for the European Championship 2025 with the 78:49 (37:20) against Cyprus. So first place in the group was dry.
Much to the delight of Pöltl, who used his 2.13 meters effectively and picked 18 rebounds. Added ten points. “I came to win. We did it together,” emphasized the 26-year-old Viennese player for the San Antonio Spurs.
For team boss Raoul Korner, it was a (temporary) tailor-made farewell. The master trainer of the WBC Wels 2009 becomes full-time coach of the Hamburg Towers, his assistant Chris O’Shea (formerly in Gmunden) takes over the national team.
Source: Nachrichten
