Eurobasket 2023: German Women's Basketball Qualifies for the Final Round After 11 Years | History in the Making

The jubilation after the final siren was huge. With a 92:61 in the last certification game against host Bosnia-Herzegovina, the DBB females in Sarajevo made everything clear, after twelve long years there was another ticket for the Euro basket. At the end of the dry spell, nationwide coach Walt Hopkins was more than relieved. I'm proud and actually happy, stated the American after the return to the EM stage was perfect. Hopkins took over the position in September 2020. In the very first effort, the 37-year-old missed the certification with the choice of the German Basketball Federation, in the 2nd it worked.

We are together for two and a half years, and I constantly understood that they could do it, stated Hopkins, that I could reveal them ways how it can prosper, makes me extremely happy. The draw for the European Championships in Israel and Slovenia (June 15 to 25, 2023) will happen on March 8, four groups of four are formed. In addition to the German team, Great Britain, Hungary and Slovakia also secured a beginning place on the last minute.