The knockout stage of the European Basketball Championship, best known as EuroBasket 2022, is taking place between Saturday, Sept. 10 and Sunday, Sept. 18. All subsequent games are being played inside the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.
The knockout stage comprises 16 nations that advanced from group-stage play, which began on Sept. 1. The good news for the Houston Rockets is that both of the team’s players at EuroBasket — Alperen Sengun for Turkey, and Usman Garuba for Spain — have advanced. Turkey went 3-2 in the group stage, while Spain was 4-1.
In four phases, that group of 16 will be cut to eight, four, two, and ultimately one champion via the Sept. 18 championship game. There will also be a third-place game on that same date.
Through the five group-stage games, Sengun has averaged 18.2 points (63.3% FG), 8.8 rebounds, and 2.6 assists in 30.8 minutes for Turkey, while Garuba is averaging 4.4 points (69.2% FG) and 4.8 rebounds in 16.4 minutes for Spain. Later this month, each international player will begin his second professional season with the Rockets after being selected in the first round of the 2021 NBA draft.
For now, scroll on for photos of their EuroBasket game action.
