By Nick Moyle, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News, 2024-06-18 13:56:07
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圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋杰瑞米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan) 在2024年3月9日星期六，旧金山举行的NBA篮球比赛中，对阵金州勇士队的上半场做出反应。(美联社照片/戈多弗雷多·A·瓦斯克斯)
杰瑞米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan) 在进行踝关节手术后，两个半月后重返赛场。
这位马刺队二年级前锋一直在波兰弗罗茨瓦夫的WKK体育中心与波兰国家队一起训练，为下个月在西班牙举行的奥运会资格赛做准备。22岁的索汉预计将是阵容中唯一一位现役NBA球员的关键贡献者。上个赛季，他的场均数据是11.6分，6.4个篮板，3.4次助攻，0.9个三分球和0.8次抢断，创造了职业生涯新高。
出生于俄克拉荷马州的索汉拥有双重国籍，此前曾代表波兰参加了2019年FUBA U16欧洲锦标赛和2022年欧洲篮球锦标赛资格赛。他的母亲阿涅塔(Aneta) 出生于华沙，在担任波兰俱乐部华沙波兰尼亚队的职业球员之前，曾在二级学院潘汉德尔州立大学打过篮球。
波兰被分在B组，与巴哈马和芬兰同组。A组包括西班牙、安哥拉和黎巴嫩。
小组赛将在7月3日对阵巴哈马，7月4日对阵芬兰。半决赛定于7月6日举行，决赛将在第二天举行。
瓦伦西亚资格赛的冠军将获得2024年巴黎夏季奥运会四个剩余席位中的一个。其他资格赛将于7月2日至7日在波多黎各、希腊和拉脱维亚举行。
波兰目前在国际篮联世界排名中位列第15位，他们正在寻求自1980年以来首次参加奥运会。这将是一项艰巨的任务，因为2022年欧洲篮球锦标赛冠军西班牙被认为是在其主场最有力的争夺者。
对波兰来说，好消息是索汉似乎从4月份接受的手术中恢复良好，该手术是为了治疗左脚踝撞击症 ，这使他在圣安东尼奥的第二个赛季提前结束，剩余8场比赛未参加。
“杰瑞米想要为国家队效力，为波兰效力，他真的很想为奥运会而战，”波兰国家队主管卢卡什·科沙雷克(Lukasz Koszarek)说，见basketnews.com。
一位年轻的篮球迷举着写着“从波兰飞了6340英里来看圣安东尼奥马刺队的杰瑞米·索汉”的标语，他们在2024年3月25日星期一，在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥的弗罗斯特银行中心，马刺队对阵菲尼克斯太阳队的比赛热身时，举起了这个标语。
人群对圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋杰瑞米·索汉在2024年3月25日星期一，在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥的弗罗斯特银行中心，对阵菲尼克斯太阳队的下半场，投出的制胜三分球做出反应。马刺队以104-102战胜太阳队。
圣安东尼奥马刺队的扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins) (23) 和杰瑞米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan) (10) 在2024年3月27日星期三，犹他州盐湖城举行的NBA篮球比赛的下半场，防守犹他爵士队前锋劳里·马尔卡宁(Lauri Markkanen) (23)。(美联社照片/里克·鲍默)
圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋杰瑞米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan) (10) 在2024年3月25日星期一，在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥的弗罗斯特银行中心的上半场，对菲尼克斯太阳队中锋尤素夫·努尔基奇(Jusuf Nurkic) (20) 扣篮。马刺队以104-102战胜太阳队。
圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋杰瑞米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan) 在2024年3月23日星期六，圣安东尼奥弗罗斯特银行中心举行的NBA比赛的上半场，对菲尼克斯太阳队后卫布拉德利·比尔(Bradley Beal) 扣篮。菲尼克斯队以131-106战胜马刺队。
圣安东尼奥，德克萨斯州 - 3月12日：圣安东尼奥马刺队的杰瑞米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan) (10) 在2024年3月12日，德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥的弗罗斯特银行中心举行的上半场，与休斯敦火箭队的贾巴里·史密斯(Jabari Smith) (10) 争抢一个松球。
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Spurs’ Sochan preparing for Olympic Qualifying Tournament with Poland
San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan reacts during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors, Saturday, March 9, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Jeremy Sochan is back on the court two and a half months after undergoing ankle surgery.
The second-year Spurs forward has been training with the Polish national team at the WKK Sport Center in Wroclaw, Poland, ahead of next month’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Spain. Sochan, 22, is expected to be a key contributor as the roster’s only active NBA player. He averaged 11.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.9 3s and 0.8 steals last season, setting career highs across the board.
The Oklahoma-born Sochan holds dual citizenship and has previously represented Poland at the 2019 FUBA U16 European Championship and 2022 EuroBasket qualification tournament. His mother, Aneta, was born in Warsaw and played college basketball at Division II Panhandle State before playing professionally for Polish club Polonia Warsaw.
Poland was placed in Group B along with the Bahamas and Finland. Group A consists of Spain, Angola and Lebanon.
Group play will pit Poland against the Bahamas on July 3 and Finland on July 4. The semifinals are scheduled for July 6 with the championship to take place the following day.
The winner of the Valencia Qualifying Tournament will earn one of the four remaining spots in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. The other qualifying tournaments will be held from July 2-7 in Puerto Rico, Greece and Latvia.
Poland is currently No. 15 in FIBA’s world rankings and is seeking its first bid to the Olympics since 1980. That won’t be an easy task with 2022 EuroBasket champion Spain pegged as the favorite on its home turf.
The good news for Poland is Sochan seems to have recovered well from an April surgery to treat a left ankle impingement that preemptively ended his second season in San Antonio with eight games remaining.
“Jeremy wants to play for the national team, for Poland, and he really wants to fight for the Olympic Games,” Poland national team director Lukasz Koszarek said, per basketnews.com.
A young basketball fan holds up a sign that reads “flew 6340 miles from Poland to see San Antonio Spurs’ Jeremy Sochan as the team warms up to take on the Phoenix Suns at Frost Bank Center on Monday, March 25, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.
The crowd reacts to San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan’s game-winning three-point shot during the second half against the Phoenix Suns at Frost Bank Center on Monday, March 25, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Suns, 104-102.
San Antonio Spurs’ Zach Collins (23) and Jeremy Sochan (10) defend against Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan (10) dunks over Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic (20) during the first half at Frost Bank Center on Monday, March 25, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Suns, 104-102.
San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan dunks over Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal during the first half of their NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Phoenix beat the Spurs 131-106.
SAN ANTONIO, TX - MARCH 12: Jeremy Sochan #10 of the San Antonio Spurs scrambles for a loose ball with Jabari Smith Jr. #10 of the Houston Rockets in the first half at Frost Bank Center on March 12, 2024 in San Antonio, Texas.
By Nick Moyle, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News