EuroBasket 2015: Great Britain drawn with Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iceland in qualifying

Great Britain have been drawn with Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iceland in qualifying for EuroBasket 2015 in Ukraine.
GB were placed in Group A and to qualify for the finals they will need to either top the pool or be one of the best six runners-up from the seven pools.
Britain take on Iceland away on August 10 and host Bosnia-Herzegovina three days later.
They then take on Iceland at home on August 20, with their final match away to Bosnia-Herzegovina taking place on August 24. The venues will be confirmed at a later date.
National teams director Warwick Cann said on www.gbbasketball.com: "It is always tough to qualify for EuroBasket.
"This is our primary goal this summer and we obviously will prepare well to reach that goal. Our staff can now plan the preparation phase in detail.
"We have been through this qualifying experience before so we know the challenges involved. We look forward to bringing our squad together to continue to develop towards qualification and our longer term goals."
Full draw:
Group A: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Great Britain, Iceland
Group B: Montenegro, Israel, Bulgaria, Netherlands
Group C: Germany, Poland, Austria, Luxembourg
Group D: Belgium, FYR Macedonia, Belarus, Denmark
Group E: Czech Republic, Georgia, Portugal, Hungary
Group F: Latvia, Sweden, Slovakia, Switzerland
Group G: Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Romania

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